Jay County Fair

The Great

July 9 - 16

2022

806 East Votaw

Portland, Indiana

About Our Fair

The Great Jay County Fair has been entertaining people from East Central Indiana since 1872. The Jay County Fair Association is a non-profit organization that operates and maintains its facilities without government assistance.

Each year the fair hosts a variety of Grandstand events including concerts, harness races, demo derbies, and many more!

Visitors can also find a variety of food and drink vendors throughout the grounds as well as a carnival!

Our History

All the fun in one place!

Grandstand Events

In addition to all the Grandstand events, you can find a carnival, food and drink vendors, and more at the Jay County Fair in Portland, Indiana!

Demo Derby

July 9th in Portland, Indiana! Rules, prizes, and schedules are all available in the event page!

Micro Wrestling

The Micro Wrestling Federation is a full-scale, WWE type event supported by an entire cast under five feet tall. It’s going to be pandemonium as the Micro Wrestlers body slam, bear hug, and headlock throughout an evening of nonstop action.

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Full Throttle Monster Trucks

More info coming soon!

Auto Cross

More information coming soon!

Harness Racing

More information coming soon!

CAIN

The music headliners kick off on Thursday, July 14, 2022, with the Christian Music group CAIN! The group, who is made up of 3 siblings, has over 100 million music streams and has been named by Billboard, BDS, and MediaBase as the Most Played Artist on Christian radio.

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Cole Swindell with Tyler Rich

Headlining the grandstand on Friday, July 15th is the Grammy-Nominated multi-platinum rising superstar, country music artist Cole Swindell, who in the last several years has raked in over 1 BILLION streams, had over 10 number 1’s and has won multiple awards. He will be joined that night by Tyler Rich and Ashley Cooke!