county fair
noun
: a fair usually held annually at a set location in a county especially to exhibit local agricultural products and livestock
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The official version is that Mrs. Dadson went into labor while her husband, Kyle, was showing pigs at a nearby county fair.
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Scott Cacciola, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2025
Earlier this year, the California Authority of Racing Fairs canceled all races at county fairs, effectively shuttering horse racing in Northern California.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
People are drawn to the events by their party-like atmosphere, county fair homeyness and, of course, the chance to win meat packaged and provided by a butcher or distributor.
—David Andreatta, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
But who are the masters of this newly consolidated county fair?
—Charlie Engman, ARTnews.com, 20 Sep. 2024
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Scott Cacciola, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2025
Earlier this year, the California Authority of Racing Fairs canceled all races at county fairs, effectively shuttering horse racing in Northern California.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025
People are drawn to the events by their party-like atmosphere, county fair homeyness and, of course, the chance to win meat packaged and provided by a butcher or distributor.
—David Andreatta, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
But who are the masters of this newly consolidated county fair?
—Charlie Engman, ARTnews.com, 20 Sep. 2024
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“County fair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/county%20fair. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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