Fair serves up a taste of rural Tennessee
The Exhibits Building was packed full of crafts, quilts, art, food items, plants and produce and more during the West Tennessee State Fair. Photo by Holly Roeder, Independent. October’s 2026 West Tennessee State Fair provided the local community a clean, family-friendly environment for games, good food and snazzy rides, but also a small taste of what Chester County citizens have to offer. The fair offered many family fun activities each night, including music, a junior rodeo and a youth talent contest. Roy Weaver, the fair exhibitionist explained that this show was the largest antique tractor show in Tennessee. Among all the activities, tucked away in front of the Ferris wheel, in a big building, the state fair exhibition displayed a wide range of exhibits for fairgoers to stroll around and admire. The exhibition wasn’t just for fun, but gave the local community the chance to test their skills in various competitions. With no entry fee, participants got to show off their various talents in a variety of categories, winning ribbons and even prize money for first place in some cases. This particular fair centers mostly on agricultural production; therefore, most of the categories featured the best canned goods, baked items and plants.
