Berrien County Youth Fair

I’ve been there few times and I don’t find anything fun around there. Not many interesting stuff there.
I’ve been to Pima County Fairground and trust me on this one: it’s better than Berrien County Fairground.
They have interesting food vendors and you are allowed to drink alcohol on this ground!
All I smelled is elephant ears, cotton candy and popcorn. Not very good food vendors in Berrien County Fairground.

If you, your friends and/​or family want «good/​clean/​honest» fun, then plan on getting HERE early and spending the entire day! I moved to Berrien County over 17 years ago and would hear EVERYONE talking about «going to the Youth Fair» but I blew it off, for no reason whatsoever. I guess it took a group of «very cool and hip» teenagers talking excitedly about attending it while I was at the check out lane at Harding’s, to go and give it a go. That was 5 years ago and… well, let’s just say that it’s on my laptop e-​calendar to attend yearly. From the animal barns where you can see every kind of chicken, guinea pig and calf to the fantastic CORN DOGS, slathered in mustard and washed down with a foaming root beer, to the motor cross races and concerts, this is truly a fantastic piece of Americana that shouldn’t be missed.
There are flush bathrooms a-​plenty, the grounds are beautifully landscaped and maintained and we’ve never been there when the crowds are anything less than pleasant. Each year we try to experience new things, from watching the horses being judged and exercised to the judging of flowers in the horticultural area. The Midway is also fun to visit and see how it changes from a daytime viewing to the night, when it’s lit up like Vegas.
And, an unexpected bit of fun that my family and I had last year was to visit and view the interior of more travel trailers than you can shake a stick at! All in all, you’d have to be a hard-​hearted individual to NOT find something of interest to you and your friends if you visit this charming fair. :D

If you are in southwest MI during the fair in August, make sure you check it out at least once. There is so much to do. My kids have enjoyed the free circus on Wednesdays, the Friday night rodeo, and Demolition Derby, and of course all of the farm animals on display in the big barns. There is so much carney food, you have to come twice in order to try everything. There is one vendor in particular though… It is a steak and potatoes stand that sells a cut up piece of perfectly cooked steak, mixed with homemade mashed potatoes, onions, and mushrooms all in a paper boat. Wow!