This year as the crowds pass under that historic arch at the east entrance to the Dyer County Fairgrounds on Monday evening, September 3, a milestone will be achieved. The Dyer County Fair will be celebrating its 125th Anniversary – a record achieved by very few fairs across the country.

Dyer County Fair’s first charter was recorded May 1, 1882 at 5:30 o’clock P.M. at the Dyer County Courthouse. It was signed and witnessed by the following men who gathered there for this historic event: Tom W. Neal, A. Rawles, D. E. Parker, Hamilton Parks, Jr., James W. Baker, H. L. Fowlkes and W. N. McKnight. These men were among some of the most prominent men in Dyer County.

Not only will we be celebrating our 125th Anniversary, we will also be celebrating a run of 60 consecutive years.