The Maryland State Fair runs from August 23 to September 3. The Virginia State Fair is set for September 28 – October 7. The biggest county fairs in Maryland and Virginia are going on now.

If the Maryland State Fair were any more fun, ... True, there’s a lot that we don’t take into account — one-offs like Aug. 27’s Dog Fair-Live or Aug. 29’s Ranch Rodeo, ...

Last year, the Maryland State Fair, like so many other events, was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. In fact, the Timonium fairgrounds became a drive-thru COVID-19 testing facility.

The Maryland State Fair Board of Directors, management and staff have already begun planning for the "Best 12 Days of Summer" when the Maryland State Fair returns Aug. 26 to Sept. 6, 2021.

Colored lights fill the midway after sunset on opening weekend of the 2022 Maryland State Fair at the Timonium Fairgrounds. Jaden O’Dell, 10, Cecil County, tries to get Black and White Dairy ...

COREY: Rodeo is not prevalent in Maryland so anytime there's a rodeo everybody wants to come to it, whether it's the Bill Pickett or whether it's at the state fair. MAN: Come on Nick!

From 2011 to 2012, the Maryland State Fair and Agricultural Society brought in nearly $1.5 million in net income. From 2017 to 2018, the nonprofit lost more than $464,000, according to tax documents.