★ Established 1947 · Berkeley County, WV ★

A youth fair, built by community.

Eight days every August, Berkeley County kids show up — with animals raised, projects sewn, and ribbons earned. The fair exists because this community shows up with them.

VOL. 79 · NO. 1 · "Youth Strong, America Proud"
★ Our Story

Built on 79 years of community.

The Berkeley County Youth Fair is one of the few remaining fairs in the region dedicated entirely to youth exhibitors. Our fair represents 4-H, FFA, FCCLA, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and the Boys & Girls Club — all the organizations giving Berkeley County kids a place to learn, lead, and compete.

Each fair begins in late summer with the Miss Berkeley County Youth Fair contest, then runs for over a week of livestock shows, indoor projects, contests, carnival rides, fair food, and live entertainment — concluding on Saturday with the market animal auction.

We exist because Berkeley County kids work hard year-round — and because their families, friends, and neighbors show up every August to celebrate it.

From the prize-winning steer in the show ring to the hand-stitched quilt in the Indoor Projects building, every entry on the fairgrounds represents months of work by a young person who chose to put themselves out there. Our job is to make sure that work gets seen.

Kids riding the carnival swings at BCYF
★ Fair Week ★
Where memories get made.
★ The 79th Annual Fair

By the numbers.

79th
Annual fair
8
Days of the fair
644
Youth exhibitors
20K+
Annual visitors
★ What We Do

Three things, done well.

★ Pillar One ★

Showcase youth work

From livestock shows to indoor projects, every exhibitor gets a stage and a chance to be judged on the merits of what they made.

★ Pillar Two ★

Connect community

Eight nights of carnival rides, fair food, concerts, and contests bring Berkeley County together once a year — neighbors meeting neighbors.

★ Pillar Three ★

Pass on tradition

79 years of memories, families bringing kids to where they once exhibited themselves. The fair is how Berkeley County hands down what matters.

★ See You at the Fair

Eight days of tradition. One Berkeley County.