We have lots of county fairs here in Arizona--each county is different on when theirs is. (Maricopa County shares the State Fair grounds and is in March.) The Arizona State Fair is in Oct. It used to be a bit later, but it was the last fair of the season and a lot of the vendors wanted it a bit earlier.
It can be fun to go to any of the fairs, but it isn't as much fun to work for the Fair. <G>
Pati, in Phx