Good fair. Everyone was so helpful. We were there for the Fluffy/Jeff Dunham show in the grand…read morestands. We have not been to a county fair in years. It was fun. We passed on the rides. I don't do that well. We ended up with delightful people around us for the show. Recommend to anyone wanting a county fair.

We were here for the Fall Out Boy concert on 9/18/15. It's a typical county fair. Rides, carnival…read morefood (yum! Lol!) and a lot of unfortunate looking people. They have bathrooms that are inside buildings so that's better than a port-a-potty but since it was pouring rain and the concert was outside the bathrooms were a bit muddy. There was an attendant in there doing the best she could to keep it clean and all things considered she did a great job! Concert was awesome!

This festival is always a lot of fun. The pancake breakfast at the pavilion is always good. They…read morehave some farmers market booths selling blueberries and other goodies. Cool town on the water.

The nachos are very good. If you correct the old man's math you can pay fewer money for them cakes…read more Ask for extra sausage if you need extra saisage! We think Margot killed a moth and Jho cried until I gave him syrup.

What a joke of a fair. There is nothing to go and see here. If you aren't going for just the rides…read moreor food what else is there to do? There is nothing available for people to enjoy and do there. Waste of time and money. The new fair board even took away the fireworks! What is the reason this fair is still around? It should be permanently closed.

The St.Joseph county 4h fair is one of the few great festivals south bend has left. Over the years…read moreother great festivals and events have disappeared. The 4h fair is a nice event for families, couples, and a variety of different people to get out of the house eat gooey yummy carnival treats and have fun. The food selection is nice.... from the deep fried alligator, and the deep fried Oreos. Of course just like other festivals the food and drinks are expensive!!!!!! But that's to be expected at any festival. The selection of rides and shows are very family friendly and nice as well, with kiddie/simple rides (for those that don't like heights or have weak stomaches) and more intense adult rides for semi thrill seekers. Also they have jewelry vendors/booths to buy merchandise and mementos. The 4h fair isn't like going to a fair in Chicago or New York City but it's a little bit above a standard fair. I have no complaints. Overall I've always liked the 4h fair and I hope they stay around for a long time. The 4h fair equals Good times, and good fun!

Oh... my... god. We're driving across Michigan, I'm thinking about my new wine obsession, and…read moresuddenly the wine gods smile on us and I spot a sign for this festival that was going to be riiight on the way. YES We actually only made it the free wine tastings at the two wineries in town--St Julian's and Warner's. HIGHLY recommend St. Julian's. Yes, it's totally held in big stuffy tent in the gravel lot behind their building. Enter the tent, however, and you are basically in wine tasting heaven. They pretty much brought out every single one of their wines for the occasion. There were at least nine different stations, each featuring 4-8 wines, with laminated sheets displaying the tasting notes. There were also tasting sheets and pencils for writing notes. For a wine beginner like me, this was an amazing way to learn about a whole lot of different varietals all at once, and I loved a lot of what I tasted. The place was set up in such a way that there was absolutely no pressure to buy--in fact, sales were handled in a separate tent. Also, they were doing a 20% off sale on all bottles, rendering them cheaper than Binny's! Crazy deal on their already affordably-priced wine. After all this, Warner's was kind of a let down. The place was near empty when we arrived and it was a bit awkward with the wine attendants waiting as we tasted maybe three samples. We weren't too impressed by our selections, so we left pretty soon afterwards. The grounds were very nice though, with the river running through it. Bottom line, just go to Julian's. You will get sticky drinking many sips of wine out of tiny plastic cups and you will be happy.

Let's just start with the greatest part of the festival, the Spasmastics (sp?) playing at St…read moreJulians. They did an amazing show. They kept the crowd dancing and laughing, it was amazing. The four gents from Chicago were so incredible to do a meet and greet after the show. It was truly the best part of the event. I enjoyed the car show very much. There were some very beautiful cars on display up and down the main street. With the two good things listed Iust say that I have gone to this festival in Paw Paw a few times now and the trend is not promising. Due to new rules by the government they must use tickets to monitor the consumption of alcohol at the tastings. Understandable, but what did this mean for 2017? Five tickets for 1 ounce samples given out for a $5 cover charge. Most wine bottles are 750mL or 25.4 ounces... No wonder the wineries are excited for the festival, to sell 1 ounce samples to the public for twice the cost per ounce over them buying the bottle from a store. The cider tasting at St Julians was the best racketeering scheme of them all, same 1 ounce sample for a $1 ticket of a $3.99 bottle of cider... I would love a festival that got people to play 450% over shelf price of my product. Got to try 5 flavors out of the greater than 40 options they had on site. The carnival quality was just kind of sad. The only thing that looked halfway kept up was the food booths, which is likely only a byproduct of health code requirements. We attempted to enjoy a carnival ride twice and both times the worker was going on break. I understand work breaks, especially for someone working the Gravitron, but his attitude was completely uncalled for when we asked the simple question of how long would he be on break. It is a straight forward question that should have been answered without needing to be asked by the people standing in line to get on. Jobs have schedules, letting people know what the break schedule is would help them not waste 5 minutes in line when a "15 minute" (20 actual minute) break is coming. To wrap it all up, the police presence at the festival was just staggering. Hundreds of officers from departments all over were swarming around the festival. You could not go 20 feet without seeing another Law Enforcement Officer. The barcode scanners at the event that gather name and address of all attendees... If crime was not zero then I am concerned as to why not. In the course of walking from the carnival the sugar bear downtown, I personally counted 6 marked LEO cars and 23 officers on foot. That was even using the back trail by the river to get away from the crowds and having to walk on the roads.

fun fun fun ,until you look around and find your self looking at nude women with a bunch and i mean…read morea bunch of sweaty truckers and soup kitchen regulars all cramped up eating hot dogs and popcorn yelling

Fun in the sun and nothing on. Can't go wrong. The yearly hoe down is the reason to go visit in…read moreJuly. Fun fun