98798 Exhibitor Form (pdf)
The Calhoun County Fairgrounds, in historic Marshall, Michigan, is home to Michigan’s oldest fair and boasts Floral Hall, the oldest fair building in the state. The Calhoun County Fairgrounds were founded in 1848.
The Fairgrounds include these features and much more:
- 2,400 seat grandstand
- New modern stage/entertainment center
- Camping facilities available for renting
- Old Maple Grove Church building available for Wedding Rentals
- RV Winter Storage
- One of the finest half-mile tracks in the state
- Over 223 acres of grassy, shaded grounds and paved streets
- One hundred year old oak trees
- Beautiful landscaping
- 25 all purpose buildings including:
Family Comfort Center with handicap accessible restrooms & showers / Floral Hall - Michigan's Oldest Fair Building! / Grandstand & Stage / Belcher Commerce Building / Merchant's Building with Kitchen / 4-H Boys & Girls Building / Helen & Chet Hemmingsen Sheep & Goat Barn / Show Ring, Covered & Other Arenas / Gazebo on wheels / Fairgrounds Main Office
Contact the Calhoun County Fair Office for when our camping facilities are available, to make a reservation or more information .
Calhoun County Agricultural & Industrial Society Mission Statement:
The mission of the Calhoun County Agricultural & Industrial Society is to preserve its agricultural heritage; to foster connections between agriculture, business, education, industry and technology; and to engage an ever-increasing number and diversity of people from across the county and beyond.
A Membership includes a season pass to the Calhoun County Fair, August 11th - 17th, 2013.
2013 Membership Dates are January 1, 2013 through August 31st, 2013. Beginning September 1, 2013 through August 31, 2014 will be a 2014 membership.
To purchase your membership you can call the Fair Office at 269-781-8161.
Please note:
A 2013 Membership will expire BEFORE voting at the annual meeting. To vote at the annual meeting you will need to renew your membership for 2014.
Come Celebrate our 165th Birthday with Us!!
“ Hip, hooray fer the county fair!
Bet yer whiskers I’ll be there
Ter see the cows an’th’ big prize calf,
An’ all o’ th’ funny things, an’ laugh.
Farmers come th’ wagonful---
Street cars got all they can pull.
Jim rid in on th’ old gray mare---
Hip, Hooray fer’ th’ county fair!
Hip, hooray fer’ th’ county fair!
See them pumpkins---I declare
Bigger’n tubs! By ginger, I
Would like a piece o’pumpkin pie.
Comr on, fellers, whoop her up!
Let’s cut loose an’ make things jump,
Kick yer heels up in th’ air
Hip, hooray fer’ th’ county fair!”
…Written by Marshall’s Howard Dwight Smiley year unknown