Umatilla County Fair
The Umatilla County Fair is a fair held in Hermiston in Umatilla County, Oregon.[1] The fair runs from the middle of June through to the middle of August each year.[1] It was started in August 1912 as the Hermiston Dairy and Hog Show as a joint fair with Morrow County, a one-time-only affair since legislation in 1913 made it no longer possible to have a bi-county fair.[2]
| Umatilla County Fair | |
|---|---|
 Fairgrounds at the end of Orchard St. | |
| Genre | County fair |
| Dates | 11–15 August 2020 (subject to cancellation) |
| Location(s) | Hermiston, Oregon |
| Years active | 1912–16; 1919–41; since 1946 |
| Website | Umatilla Fair |
This old-fashioned fair is held annually in Eastern Oregon and generally provides traveling carnival rides, livestock and open class exhibits, and live entertainers with bleacher capacity of about 500 people in conjunction with Farm City Pro Rodeo.[3][1]
References
- "Umatilla County Fair". Umatilla County Fair. www.co.umatilla.or.us. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- "Umatilla County Fair History". Umatilla County Fair. www.co.umatilla.or.us. Archived from the original on January 4, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- "Farm-City Pro Rodeo". Chute Eight. www.farmcityprorodeo.com. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
External links
- Official Website
- Hail Storm at the Umatilla County Fair KEPR-TV news video.
- Video: Umatilla County Fair 2009 Sights and Sounds By Robert Deane - The Hermiston Herald
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