Clay County Fair

#ClayCountyFair #SpencerIowa Definitely the World’s Greatest County Fair! Real people can enter into competition categories and WIN, tons of great vendors, fantastic entertainment, and just gets better every year.

Every September the Clay County Fair goes on in Spencer, Iowa. It gets better every year with so much free entertainment, the animals, tractors, carnival, exhibits and of course all the great food to eat. This is fun for all ages.

I returned to the Clay County Fair on it’s last day (Sunday) of the 2014 event. I drove all the way up from Ames for the Day, instead of other Sunday alternatives (like the Tom Harkin’s last steak fry in Indianola), and never looked back (except to check for the Iowa Highway Patrol).
I paid $ 5 to park less than a half-​block away, and then entered what is perhaps the best County Fair ever. I spent most of my time marveling at the huge displays of farm equipment (of various brands), barns full of farm animals, and various commercial exhibits.. I also got to visit with one of the Richter brothers of 3 Sons fame, enjoy some of the Art at the Barn, listen to some good music, watch some cool model trains and some chain saw art, and of course nosh down on a nutty bar. I left feeling happy, healthy and terrific, and i really hope that I can come back next year.

The people of NW Iowa claim this is the greatest county fair in the world. I have been to multiple county fairs in Iowa and I will say it’s the best one I’ve been to so far.
The fair does a great job of providing lots of things to see and do. If you like animals they have everything from horses and cows to bunnies and goats. They have typical fair events like carnival rides, farm equipment, and an expo area. They also have fun different things like a baking contest, table setting contest, and a big railroad area.
Like any fair most people go there for the food and this fair is no exception. Clay county fair is known for its Nutty Bar ice cream bars. It also has a boat load of food venders. I got the bacon tenderloin that had bacon ground up in the meat and it was great.
All in all I can’t recommend the fair enough. I still prefer the Iowa State Fair more but you truly can’t go wrong with either. If you go to this fair I guarantee you will find a couple things you enjoy.