Jay County Fair

10/09/2026

The Jay County Fair is excited to announce the Mistletoe Market is back for the 2026 Holiday Season! We will be holding the event in conjunction with Jay County Chamber of Commerce Winterfest activities and during the Jay County Fair Christmas Light walk-through night. We are expecting many people to be in attendance at the fairgrounds with the walk-through night, along with the Parade of Lights taking place in Downtown Portland and ending at the Fairgrounds. There will be other activities taking place at the fairgrounds as well to entice people to attend.

The vendor form and information is attached to this email. We are now accepting vendors and the deadline to submit is October 31, 2026. Payment is being collected via a Square payment link at the end of the vendor form. For additional information or questions, please email [email protected] or call/text Reda Theurer-Miller at (260) 703-1040 or Katie Loy at (260) 251-3113.

Vendor Application/Form: https://forms.gle/rR2wUrrF3DW4aUKH9

10/01/2026

🐕🔥 Welcome back to the GREAT Jay County Fairgrounds!

We’re excited to once again welcome the Coonhound World Championship Finals to Jay County Fairgrounds, October 1–3!

This marks the second consecutive year we’ve had the honor of hosting this event, something that rarely happens! We’re proud to welcome 500+ competitors, families, and spectators to our community for a weekend of championship competition and great sportsmanship.

Events like this are a great opportunity to showcase our fairgrounds and everything Jay County has to offer while bringing visitors from across the country to our community.

Best of luck to all the hunters and hounds competing this weekend! 🐕🏆

📍 Jay County Fairgrounds
📅 October 1–3, 2026

10/01/2026

This Saturday, the Jay County Fairgrounds will have another fantastic Cards and Collectibles Show at the Bubp Exhibition Hall. The show is 9am till 2pm and will feature: Modern and Vintage Sports Cards, Pokémon and other TCG cards, Coins/Silver/paper money, vintage Music Albums, Vintage toys, and so much more. Come and see what Holy grails you may find this weekend right here! Over 80 tables of Collectibles. There are a few vendor spots available, contact Jason McGraw at 260-251-0414.

09/30/2026

Really appreciate the Wildflower Beauty Lounge & Scratch 27 Bar & Grille for being another set of wonderful sponsors from our Blooms and Brews event last weekend. Thank you also again to those that came out to support the Jay County Fair.

09/30/2026

Two more amazing sponsors from last Saturday's Blooms & Brews event. We can't be successful without all of the wonderful JCF supporters.

09/30/2026

Special thank you to one of our amazing sponsors for last Saturday's Blooms & Brews event.

09/25/2026

🌸🍻 IT’S ALMOST TIME FOR BLOOMS & BREWS! 🍻🌸

Before we get together this Saturday, we want to take a moment to give a BIG shoutout to the local businesses who make events like this possible!

The Jay County Fair is incredibly grateful for the continued support of these loyal Blooms & Brews sponsors:

🌸 Wildflower Beauty Lounge
🍻 Scratch 27 Bar & Grille
🥒 Greazy Pickle
🍺 Dunkirk Moose Lodge

These businesses don’t just serve our community — they invest in it. Their sponsorship helps the Jay County Fair continue creating events that bring people together, support local traditions, and give our community another reason to gather and have a great time.

We truly appreciate businesses that continue to show up, give back, and support the Jay County Fair year after year. ❤️

So when you’re at Blooms & Brews this Saturday at 5:00 PM, be sure to give a little extra love to the businesses that helped make it happen! 👏

🌸 Wildflower Beauty Lounge
🍻 Scratch 27 Bar & Grille
🥒 Greazy Pickle
🍺 Dunkirk Moose Lodge

Thank you for believing in the Jay County Fair and investing in our community! We couldn’t do it without you! ❤️

Now let’s show these sponsors some Jay County love! 👏🌸🍻

09/25/2026

Next Saturday; October 3rd from 9am till 2pm, is the next Jay County Fair Cards and Collectibles Show. We have only 8 more tables left and we will be SOLD OUT! With 90 tables of Sports Cards (Modern & Vintage), Pokémon, TCG, Toys, Coins and Paper Money, Die-Cast, Pez, Vintage Music Albums, Sports Memorabilia, and so much more! Also, be sure to stop out and support RYZONE'S food truck who will of course be on hand to serve lunch! If you made it last month, you know it was an AMAZING SHOW! See you next Saturday!!!!

09/23/2026

📣 The September edition of the Jay County Fair Updates is here!

Take a look at this month’s edition to catch up on what’s happening at the Jay County Fairgrounds and what’s coming up next.

Have a topic, project, event, or something else you’d like to see included in next month’s edition? Let us know in the comments or send us a message!

Thank you for continuing to support the Jay County Fair! 🎡

Check out this US Letter designed by Jay County Chamber of Commerce.

09/20/2026

Make plans to attend the 3rd Annual Blooms & Brews on Saturday, September 26th at the Farmer’s Building!

🍺 $30 gets you 6 samples of b**r and w**e
🍷 4 w**es, 5 b**rs & 1 c***r available, plus domestic b**r options for those without taste buds 🤪

🍻 Full servings available for purchase
🌮 Food trucks will be on site
🎶 Live music featuring Bourbon Boys @ 7pm
⛳️ Putt-putt and other yard games will be set up for some friendly competition!

🕓 5:00 PM start, unknown end time 🤨

Grab your friends and enjoy a night of great drinks, food, live music, games and fun!

👋 See you on September 26th! 🍷🍻

Thank you to Dunkirk Moose, Scratch 27 Bar and Grille, Greazy Pickle, and Shaver Field Services for coming on as a sponsors!