SWAIN COUNTY AGRICULTURAL FAIR
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      • For Spring Craft & More Fling Vendors
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  • Entertainment
    • 2026 Contestants
    • 2026 Battle of the Bands Contest >
      • Equipment & Onstage Rules
      • Judging Criteria
    • 2026 Headliner Concert
    • 2025 Battle of the Bands Winners
  • Vendor Booths
    • Arts & Crafts Vendors >
      • 2026 Vendor Line-up
    • Educational Booths >
      • 2026 Line-up
    • Food Trucks / Food Vendors >
      • 2026 Food Truck Alley
  • Fair Entries
    • Youth Livestock Shows >
      • All Breeds Market Steer Show
      • All Breeds Beef Heifer Show
      • All Breeds Market Lamb/Market Goat/Breeding Doe Shows
      • All Breeds Rabbit Show
      • All Breeds Poultry Show
    • Youth & Adult Entries >
      • Arts & Crafts
      • Baked Goods & Preserved Foods
      • Quilts
      • Farm Produce >
        • Garden Vegetables, Fruit, Eggs & Flowers
        • Honey
  • Contests
    • Food Eating Contests
    • Greased Pig Contest
    • Anything on Wheels Contest
  • Fundraisers
    • Everett Street Diner Coupon Fundraiser
    • Bring Home the Bacon
    • Spring Craft & More Fling
  • Be a Fair Sponsor
  • Contact
  • Volunteer at the Fair
  • Swain County Cooperative Extension
  • Home
    • Welcome to the Fair!
    • 2026 Fair Schedule
  • About
  • News!
    • Volunteer at the Fair
    • Braden Rumfelt Takes the 2026 Fair Stage
    • 4th Annual Spring Craft & More Fling >
      • For Spring Craft & More Fling Vendors
    • America 250 Sticker Design Contest
    • Ag Fair Delights Crowds on Candy Cane Lane
    • Bring Home the Bacon Winner
    • Scarecrow and Friends
    • Mo Pitney 2025 Headliner
    • Plaque Dedication
    • 2025 Gun Raffle Winner
  • Entertainment
    • 2026 Contestants
    • 2026 Battle of the Bands Contest >
      • Equipment & Onstage Rules
      • Judging Criteria
    • 2026 Headliner Concert
    • 2025 Battle of the Bands Winners
  • Vendor Booths
    • Arts & Crafts Vendors >
      • 2026 Vendor Line-up
    • Educational Booths >
      • 2026 Line-up
    • Food Trucks / Food Vendors >
      • 2026 Food Truck Alley
  • Fair Entries
    • Youth Livestock Shows >
      • All Breeds Market Steer Show
      • All Breeds Beef Heifer Show
      • All Breeds Market Lamb/Market Goat/Breeding Doe Shows
      • All Breeds Rabbit Show
      • All Breeds Poultry Show
    • Youth & Adult Entries >
      • Arts & Crafts
      • Baked Goods & Preserved Foods
      • Quilts
      • Farm Produce >
        • Garden Vegetables, Fruit, Eggs & Flowers
        • Honey
  • Contests
    • Food Eating Contests
    • Greased Pig Contest
    • Anything on Wheels Contest
  • Fundraisers
    • Everett Street Diner Coupon Fundraiser
    • Bring Home the Bacon
    • Spring Craft & More Fling
  • Be a Fair Sponsor
  • Contact
  • Volunteer at the Fair
  • Swain County Cooperative Extension

2026 Fair Schedule

​Friday, August 21, 2026 | 3:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • 3:00 pm: Gates open 
  • Poultry & Rabbit Display (open until 6:00 pm)
  • Livestock Shows (starting at 3:00 pm)
    • Market Steer: ~ 3:00 pm
    • Beef Heifer: following conclusion of Market Steer Show
    • Cattle Showmanship to follow conformation
  • Craft Booths & Food Vendors Open 
  • Bring Home the Bacon Fundraiser
  • 6:00 pm: Battle of the Bands

Saturday, August 22, 2026 | 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
  • 11:00 am: ​ Opening Ceremony & 4-H Presenting the Colors
  • Poultry & Rabbit Display 
  • Livestock Shows (starting at 11:30 am)
    • Market Lamb: ~11:30 am
    • Market Goat: 3:30 pm  (after 1:00 pm Headliner Concert)
    • Breeding Doe: following conclusion of Market Goat Show
    • Goat Showmanship to follow Breeding Doe confirmation
  • Appalachian Clogging/Storytelling Tent
    • 11:00 am.....Clogging
    • 11:30 am.....Storytelling
    • 11:45 am.....Clogging
    • 12:15 pm.....Break
    • 2:00 pm.....Storytelling
    • 2:30 pm.....Clogging
    • 3:00 pm......Storytelling
  • 12:00 pm: Corn on the Cob Eating Contest
  • 1:00 pm: Braden Rumfelt - Headliner Concert 
  • 3:00 pm: Greased Pig Contest
  • 3:45 pm: Hot Dog Eating Contest
  • 4:30 pm: Anything on Wheels Contest 
  • ALL DAY ACTIVITIES:
    • Craft Vendors
    • Food Truck Alley
    • Educational Exhibits
    • Bring Home the Bacon Fundraiser (until ticket run out)
    • Youth & Adult Prize Winning Exhibits
    • Kid's Inflatables (Bounce Houses)
    • Cornhole Boards & other Outdoor Games
    • Corn Box for Kid's
    • Kid's Pony Rides
    • Fair Merch
    • Antique Farm & Ranch Equipment Exhibit
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ENTERTAINMENT SCHEDULE

​​Exact times are subject to change
BATTLE OF THE BANDS
Friday Night Schedule
6:00 PM - Band #1
6:30 PM - Band #2
7:00 PM - Band #3
7:30 PM - Band #4
8:00 PM - Band #5
​8:30 PM - Band #6
~9:00 PM - Announce Winners
APPALACIAN CLOGGING
Saturday Schedule
11:00 am - 1:00 pm & ​2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
  • Balsam Mountain
  • Southern Appalachia
  • Green Valley

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​HEADLINER CONCERT

Braden Rumfelt
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1:00 PM
Main Stage


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