Northwestern Michigan Fair

06/15/2026

Animal Exhibit Registration is OPEN until July 1st.
Non-Animal Exhibit Registration is OPEN until July 1st.
Fair Week Camping and Golf Cart Registration is OPEN until July 1st.
Queen and Homemaker applications are due July 1st.
NO LATE REGISTRATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

06/15/2026

Guess what? Guess what? Guess what? This Thursday will be our first giveaway of the summer! Yes, you heard that right! We will have our first Question of the week this Thursday. We will do what we did last year with announcing the Question of the week by doing a Live Stream. The winner will be announced Friday morning also by a Facebook Live. Thank you all for supporting our Fair!

06/15/2026

Animal Exhibit Registration is OPEN until July 1st.
Non-Animal Exhibit Registration is OPEN until July 1st.
Fair Week Camping and Golf Cart Registration is OPEN until July 1st.
NO LATE REGISTRATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

06/09/2026

Registration is open again, thank you for your patience.

06/09/2026

We are currently experiencing an issue with our registration and are working on fixing it, please hold off on registering until a new announcement is made. Thank you

06/04/2026

During tonight's meeting the Fair board will take notes of every question and answer. Not all questions will have an answer tonight. The Fair board will follow up with answers to all questions as soon as possible and post them on our website. Thank you.

06/02/2026

Animal Exhibit Registration if OPEN until July 1st.
Non-Animal Exhibit Registration is OPEN until July 1st.
Fair Week Camping and Golf Cart Registration is OPEN until July 1st.
NO LATE REGISTRATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

06/02/2026

After reflecting on our Mission Statement and considering the growth and future of the Northwestern Michigan Fair, this Board has decided to sever the direct relationship with MSU and move forward as a Youth Fair for the 2027 Fair. Moving to a Youth Fair will streamline management of our event. This change creates greater opportunities for the Fair to support Youth and the Community by opening the Fair to all the surrounding Youth in the five counties we serve of Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska and Leelanau.

Let’s be clear ALL 4-H Clubs, FFA and Youth in our five-county area will be welcomed.

We will continue to work with all local organizations, and group your clubs and organizations in camping spaces and the barns to the best of our ability. The only change will be that all Youth will register for Youth Classes and no longer have a “4-H only” category available.

Click below for further information.

An in-person meeting will take place to explain more and to answer any questions you may have.
This meeting will be THIS Thursday, June 4th at 7PM under the Pavilion at the NW MI Fair Grounds.

https://www.northwesternmichiganfair.net/p/fair-info/youth-fair?fbclid=IwY2xjawSLtSdleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFxUWNLREVhWVNzR0xKb2VQc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHgkQAj-kbDARFWCXAfsEQlZa9O2laPb7uO-B_QSzIQtmmHX1F_WejI4PZ_F4_aem_YWdncwCiovfkxlGPZrsSucM4RkVg&brid=YWdncwEpXPiMroD_j-tYyJA-ABYg

After reflecting on our Mission Statement and considering the growth and future of the Northwestern Michigan Fair, this Board has decided to sever the direct relationship with MSU and move forward as a Youth Fair for the 2027 Fair. Moving to a Youth Fair will streamline management of our event. This...

05/27/2026

Good Morning! Have you and your spouse thought about renewing your wedding vows? Would you love to do this at the Northwestern Michigan Fair Grounds?
This year, the ceremony will be held on Sunday August 9th at 4:30pm. Please join us for renewal of wedding vows! You will receive an honoree ride on the Big Wheel from Arnold Amusements, dinner for 2 at Steve's Smokin' BBQ and many other little surprises!

If interested, please email Carolyne (me) at [email protected]

I look forward to hearing from you!

05/23/2026