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Schedule 2026 Somerset County Fair
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Agricultural Showcase

Somerset County Fair

2026 Schedule

August 21–29, 2026  •  Somerset County, Pennsylvania

Sunday is Somerset Trust Day • Free Admission for Everyone
9 Days of Fun $12 Gate Includes Everything Sun Aug 23: Free Somerset Trust Day Fireworks Tuesday

At the Gate

Fri • Aug 21 $5 Grandstand admission for the Antique Tractor Pull Pit Fee $5 to get on the track
Sat • Aug 22 Free Free gate • Demolition Derby $12 at the grandstand Pit Fee $20
Sun • Aug 23 Free Somerset Trust Day: everything free, courtesy of Somerset Trust
Mon Aug 24 onward $12 Gate includes everything: rides & grandstand
Friday August 21
Grandstand $5
  • 7:00 PM★Antique Tractor PullPit fee $5 to get on the track
Saturday August 22
Free Gate • Derby $12
  • 8-11 AMMarket Animals Entered
  • 9 AM-12 PMPoultry EnteredIncludes turkeys and meat chickens
  • 9 AM-2 PMExhibit Hall Entries ReceivedOne day only
  • 9 AM-4 PMAntique Farm Machinery Entered
  • 9 AM-2 PM“Growing a Nation”2026 fair theme
  • 11:30 AMTractor Ride Line-Up
  • 1:00 PMJr. Activities & Grange Hall Judging
  • 2-7 PMExhibit Hall Judging
  • 5:00 PMSquare Dancing TractorsRoof Garden Tractor Buddies
  • 5:00 PMMarket Goat JudgingNEW SHOW BARN
  • 6:00 PM★Demolition DerbyPit fee $20
Sunday August 23
Free • Somerset Trust Day
★ Somerset Trust Day • Free Admission for AllGate, rides, and grandstand all free, courtesy of Somerset Trust
  • 9:00 AMDairy Goat ShowNEW SHOW BARN
  • 10:00 AMHorse Show
  • 12:00 PMExhibit Hall Opens
  • 1:00 PMHorse PullGRANDSTANDS
  • 1:00 PMAntique Farm Machinery Judging
  • 2:00 PMTurkey & Meat Chicken JudgingFollowed by poultry
  • 2:00 PMBake Sale AuctionBenefits a worthy cause
  • 4:00 PMQueen ContestNEW SHOW BARN
  • 6:45 PMOpening CeremonyMIDWAY
  • 7:00 PM★ParadeMIDWAYThrough the midway
Monday August 24
$12 Gate • All Included
  • 8:00 AMSaddle Horse & Pony Judging
  • 9 AM-12 PMDairy Entries
  • 9:00 AMExhibit Hall OpensVendors at noon
  • TBDBeef Breeding Judging
  • 10:00 AMRabbit Judging
  • 12-11 PMCommercial Buildings Open
  • 2:00 PMMarket Lamb JudgingNEW SHOW BARN
  • 5-10:30 PMPenn Valley Shows Carnival Opens
  • 6:00 PM★ATV, UTV & Truck Drag Racing
Tuesday August 25
$12 Gate • All Included
  • 9:00 AMMarket Steer JudgingNEW SHOW BARN
  • 9:00 AMExhibit Hall OpensVendors at noon
  • 12-11 PMCommercial Buildings Open
  • 3:00 PMMarket Swine JudgingNEW SHOW BARN
  • 5-10:30 PMPenn Valley Shows Carnival Opens
  • 7:00 PM★Figure 8 Race & Derby
  • 9-9:30 PM★FireworksRain date Saturday
Wednesday August 26
$12 Gate • All Included
  • 9:00 AMDraft Horse Judging
  • 9:00 AMDairy JudgingNEW SHOW BARN
  • 9:00 AMExhibit Hall OpensVendors at noon
  • 12-11 PMCommercial Buildings Open
  • 1:00 PMChildren’s Pedal Power
  • 5-10:30 PMPenn Valley Shows Carnival Opens
  • 7:00 PM★Lucky E’s Kids Rodeo
  • 8:00 PM★Rodeo
Thursday August 27
$12 Gate • All Included
  • 9:00 AMBreeding Sheep JudgingNEW SHOW BARN
  • 9:00 AMExhibit Hall OpensVendors at noon
  • 9:30 AMBreeding Meat GoatsNEW SHOW BARN
  • 10:00 AMYouth Horse Show
  • 12-11 PMCommercial Buildings Open
  • 3-5 PMSupreme Showman Contest
  • 5-10:30 PMPenn Valley Shows Carnival Opens
  • 6:30 PM★Farm Tractor Pull
  • 7:00 PMSupreme Showmanship Finals
Friday August 28
$12 Gate • All Included
  • 9:00 AMExhibit Hall OpensVendors at noon
  • 9-11 AMSenior Citizens DayFree parking and admission
  • 10:00 AMDave Dahl Music
  • 11:00 AMMeadow View Ice Cream Social
  • 12-11 PMCommercial Buildings Open
  • 1:00 PMPet ParadeDECKER BARNPresented by Rep. Carl Metzgar
  • 3:00 PMFamily GamesPresented by Sube Insurance
  • 4-10:30 PMPenn Valley Shows Carnival Opens
  • 7:00 PMWoodcarving AuctionDECKER BARN
  • 7:00 PM★Truck & Semi Pull
Saturday August 29
$12 Gate • All Included
  • 6:00 AMDairy Cows Released
  • 9:00 AMHorseshoe Pitching ContestSuder Beverage, Meyersdale
  • 9:00 AMExhibit Hall OpensVendors at noon
  • 10:00 AMAnnual Jr. Livestock SaleNEW SHOW BARN
  • 12-11 PMCommercial Buildings Open
  • 5-10:30 PMPenn Valley Shows Carnival Opens
  • 6:00 PM★Somerset National Truck & Tractor Pull
  • 7-9 PMExhibit Hall Entries RemovedPasses valid today after 7 PM
  • 7:00 PMNon-Sale Livestock Released

How to Read the Schedule

★ Grandstand & arena highlight New Show Barn Livestock judging venue Midway Grandstands Decker Barn

Times are subject to change.  TBD marks an event whose start time is still being confirmed. Exhibit Hall and Commercial Buildings open daily; vendors are typically set by noon. The Penn Valley Shows Carnival runs nightly throughout the week.

Somerset County Fair • Agricultural Showcase • 2026

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