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Lincoln County Fair, Fayetteville, TN: Dates and Vendor Booths

Listing compiled by Darrin DeTorres, Booth Season · Last updated November 8, 2026 from the organizer's published information

When and where is the Lincoln County Fair in Tennessee?

The Lincoln County Fair is held at 1003 Hedgemont Avenue in Fayetteville, Tennessee, the Lincoln County seat. The 2027 fair runs September 18–25, 2027. The 2026 fair, the 121st, ran September 19–26 with harness racing, demolition derbies, truck and tractor pulls, livestock shows, concerts and a carnival midway.

What happens at the Lincoln County Fair?

This is what the fair scheduled in 2026. The fair says its times are tentative, and the 2027 schedule isn't out yet.

• Friday, September 18 (preview night): free admission and parking, a carnival sneak peek with rides from 6 p.m. (tickets only), the 5th annual Cruise-In and an adult cornhole tournament.
• Saturday, September 19: opening day, with the Demolition Derby at 7 p.m., a new Youth Stock Demolition Derby, a Power Wheels Derby and goat shows. The $25 gate price includes the derby and a ride armband.
• Sunday, September 20: dairy goat show, stick horse races, quarter horse, pony and mule races, and a Gospel Jubilee.
• Monday, September 21: hog and heifer shows, the Young Miss through Fairest of Fair pageants, and a non-sanctioned truck and tractor pull at 7 p.m.
• Tuesday, September 22: harness races at 2 and 7 p.m., beef cattle shows, baby and little miss pageants, and a youth rabbit show.
• Wednesday, September 23: harness races, a side-by-side Jump & Run and pro wrestling.
• Thursday, September 24: free admission for everyone, Century Farms Recognition Day, Senior Citizens Day, and Joel Ellett and the Eldorado Band from 7 to 9 p.m.
• Friday, September 25: dairy cattle shows, a pedal tractor pull, the sanctioned truck and tractor pull at 7 p.m. and the Memory Train Band.
• Saturday, September 26: 4-H events, the 4-H, FFA and open sheep show, harness races, a hot dog eating contest and the closing-night Jump & Run.

Gate admission in 2026 was $10 most days (children 5 and under free), $25 on opening Saturday, and free on Thursday. A season pass was $60 with parking. Carnival rides ran every day, opening at 1 p.m. on weekends and 5 p.m. on weekdays.

How do vendors get a booth at the Lincoln County Fair?

The fair doesn't post a vendor application, fee or deadline online, so you start with a phone call.

1. Call the right contact. For a food or concession stand, or to rent space on the grounds, call Darrell Gray, who handles grounds rental and concessions vendors, at (931) 993-9477. For a booth in the Commercial Exhibit Building, contact Debby Terry-Keith at (615) 714-2183 or dterrykeith@gmail.com.
2. Ask what the application needs: what you sell, the space size, whether you need electricity, and any tax ID or insurance requirement. None of these is published.
3. Ask about the fee and how to pay. Not yet published. Contact the fair office.
4. Ask for the deadline. Not yet published. The fair runs September 18–25, 2027, so call early in the year.
5. Ask when you'll hear back and get your space confirmed in writing.
6. Ask for setup and teardown times. Not published. In 2026 the gates opened at 8 a.m. on opening Saturday, 4 p.m. on Monday, and 11 a.m. or noon on the other days.

The fair's published rules apply to every concession: the fair can inspect any booth at any time, can cancel a concession "for reasons satisfactory to itself" without a refund, doesn't cover loss, damage or theft of your property on the grounds, and doesn't allow sales of anything against state or federal law.

Other Lincoln County fairs

This page covers the Lincoln County Fair in Lincoln County, Tennessee, held in Fayetteville. Other states, including Wyoming, have their own Lincoln County fairs; Booth Season doesn't list any of them yet.

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How this page was made: this page was dynamically generated from the organizer's own website and documents, linked on this page, as of November 8, 2026. Details can change, so confirm the fee, deadline and rules with the organizer before you apply or pay. Run this event? Claim this listing to correct it.