By Elliott Brack
Editor and publisher, GwinnettForum
SEPT. 5, 2025 | The 73rd annual Gwinnett County Fair returns to the Lawrenceville Fairgrounds September 11-21, all focused on an agricultural theme, with adult, youth and home exhibits, a giant midway, contests and attractions.
You will be able to find plenty of cotton candy, candied apples, funnel cakes and other fairground food, while enjoying the ferris wheel and several new amazing rides.
As usual, there will be livestock shows and awarding of prizes.
There are three major attractions this year. They are:
- Circus Incredible: an aerial jump and tightrope show;
- Agri-Golf: a children’s mini-golf game; and
- Captain Jim’s Magic Show: an incredible sleight of hand artist..
Last year, the attendance was off, with 87,566 people attending. Bee Vang, operations manager of the Fair, says: “We had rain the first few days last year and it really hurt the attendance.” The record number of people at the Fair was 276,533 in 2016.
Again this year, providing the midway will be Amusements of America. They will bring such rides to the midway as Polar Express, Top Gun, Starship, Sky Fall, Free Fall, Orbiter, Windjammer, Bear Affair, and Granny Bugs.
The county fair is a production of the Gwinnett Livestock and Fair Association, and first put on the fair at a site near where the Lawrenceville Boys and Girls Club is now located on Stone Mountain Street. It moved to the present Fairgrounds location, with 72 acres and lots of parking space, accessible off Sugarloaf Parkway, in 1972. It is a non-profit, 501c3 charitable organization dedicated to the preservation of the agricultural history of Gwinnett County and the education of its citizens. The fairground is booked most of the year on weekends for various productions.
Members of the board of the Fair Association include Bill Atkinson, president; James Freeman, vice president; Patrick Cronin, treasurer; Randall Davis, secretary, and Michael Nash, Brad Crowe, Gary Farmer, John H. Lovin and Kelly Parham, directors.
Among the daily events of the 2025 Fair will be:
Thursday Sept. 11
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- 1 p.m. – Dairy Goat Show
- 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. – Circus Incredible
- 7 and 9 p.m.- Paul Bunyan Lumberjack Show
Friday Sept, 12
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- 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. – Captain Jim is Magic Show
- 7 and 9 p.m. – Circus Incredible
Saturday, Sept. 13
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- 11:30 a.m.– Market Goat Show
- 4:30, 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. – Captain Jim is Magic Show
- 5, 7, and 9 p.m.– Circus Incredible
Sunday, Sept. 14
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- Noon– Combined Showmanship, Market Lamb Show, and Breeding Ewe Show
- 4:30, 6:30, and 8:30 p.m. – Captain Jim is Magic Show
- 5, 7, and 9 p.m. – Circus Incredible
Monday, Sept. 15
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- 6 p.m. – Santa Gertrudis Show
- 6:30 and 8:30 p.m.– Captain Jim is Magic Show
- 7 and 9 p.m. – Circus Incredible
Tuesday, Sept. 16
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- 7:30 p.m.– Border Collie Herding Demonstration in the Large Arena
- 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. – Captain Jim is Magic Show
- 7 and 9 p.m.-Circus Incredible
Wednesday, Sept. 17
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- 7:30 p.m.– Border Collie Herding Demonstration in the Large Arena
- 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. – Captain Jim is Magic Show
- 7 and 9 p.m. – Circus Incredible
Thursday, Sept. 18
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- 5 p.m. – Open Sheep Show and Wool Judging
- 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. – Captain Jim is Magic Show
- 7 and 9 p.m.- Circus Incredible
Friday, Sept. 19
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- 6:30 and 8:30 p.m.– Captain Jim is Magic Show
- 7 and 9:p.m. – Circus Incredible
Saturday, Sept. 20
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- 11 a.m. – Dairy Heifer Show
- 4:30 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. – Captain Jim is Magic Show
- 5, 7, 9 p.m. – Circus Incredible
Sunday, Sept. 21
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- 9 a.m. – Swine Show (Small Arena)
- 4:30, 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. – Captain Jim is Magic Show
- 5, 7, and 9 pm.– Circus Incredible
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