The South Florida Fair is an annual January fair on 100 acres in West Palm Beach, founded in 1912 as the Palm Beach County Fair and renamed in 1960. Nearly 500,000 people attend each year for midway rides, agricultural and livestock exhibits, and the historic Yesteryear Village.
It is a major regional fair with rides, exhibits, food, and entertainment.
Few Florida fairs can point to continuous operation since 1912, and the South Florida Fair leans into that history through Yesteryear Village, a collection of relocated and reconstructed period buildings that lets visitors walk through a recreated turn-of-the-century Florida settlement rather than just reading about one
The fairgrounds sit on the site of the former Palm Beach Speedway, adjacent to the iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre, giving the event a large permanent footprint with more than 100 attractions including four roller coasters
The 2012 centennial celebration marked a full century of the fair operating in some form, a milestone few Southeastern fairs of its size can claim
The fair's roots as the 1912 Palm Beach County Fair are preserved in Yesteryear Village
where period structures and demonstrations keep the region's agricultural and pioneer history visible to modern visitors
Livestock and 4-H competitions carry forward the fair's original purpose as a showcase for local farming and ranching
a thread that has continued even as the event expanded into a large midway and concert operation
Dates TBA · Usually January
Driving to the fairgrounds is typical.
Casual, comfortable clothing suited to Florida's dry-season January weather, which can swing from cool mornings to warm afternoons; closed-toe shoes are recommended for the midway and...
South Florida Fair is easier when valuables are secure and the group knows where to meet if separated.
West Palm Beach
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South Florida Fair is listed for Past edition: 16 January–1 February 2026. Always re-check the official or local source close to travel.
The festival is listed in West Palm Beach, United States. The map coordinate is a planning reference, not a guarantee of a ticket gate or exact venue.
17 days is the listed festival span. Add time for arrival, local transport, queues, and any route changes during the event.
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West Palm Beach, FL
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