Greene County Fairgrounds

General information

The Greene County Fair is one of two county-owned fairs in the State of Pennsylvania; most others are owned by shareholders. The present site is located on Roy Furman Highway (between Route 21 and Route 188) in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. There are three (3) entrances to the fairgrounds; one off of Route 188 (Jefferson Road), and two off of Route 21 (one on the eastern side of the grounds & one on the western side). The initial fairground site was originally located on the east end of Morgan Street, near the Crawford Bridge over Ten-Mile Creek on what is now the Waynesburg University Football Field in Waynesburg.

The initial fair was held about 1867 in Waynesburg and was sponsored by the Waynesburg Central Fair Association. It took place on the fairgrounds, which was then located on the south side of Waynesburg, east of Morgan Street (in the area where the current Waynesburg Universtiy Football Stadium).

In 1940, the Fair Association found itself in debt, the County Commissioners purchased the 41-acre fairground. They sponsored only one fair in 1941, until after the war. The next fair was held in September 1946 and every year since, without interruption.