LOOK AT THE LIST BELOW AND THEN CAST YOUR VOTE FOR
YOUR TOP 5 FAVORITE FAIR
FOODS AT OUR COUNTY FAIR
ON AUG 13-22, 2026!
FAIR FOOD CATEGORIES
Best/Worst Classics (hamburgers, cheeseburgers, corn dogs, chili dogs, cotton candy, fried ice cream, turkey legs)
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Best/Worst Cheese Combo (cheese fries, fried mozzarella sticks, nacho supreme, mac-n-cheese bites)
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Best/Worst Comfort/Nostalgic (funnel cakes, soft pretzels, roasted peanuts in the shell, candy apples)
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Best/Worst Corn Dog Invention (spicy jalapeño corn dog, foot-long corn dog, mini corn dog bites, bacon-wrapped corn dog)
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Best/Worst Cotton Candy Flavors/Inventions (traditional pink, blue, rainbow, raspberry, pina colada, glow-in-the-dark)
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Best/Worst Crowd Pleaser/Crowd Failure (giant BBQ turkey legs, blooming onions, deep-fried butter, hot spicy lemonade)
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Best/Worst Crunchy/Chewy Factor (churros, pork rinds, caramel popcorn, giant soft pretzels, buffalo jerky)
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Best/Worst Caffeine/Energy/Sparkler Drink Flavors (root beer float, monster energy slush, cherry limeade, strawberry sparkler)
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Best/Worst Deep-Fried (deep-fried Oreos, deep-fried Snickers, deep-fried Twinkies, deep-fried pickles, deep-fried cheeze sticks)
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Best/Worst Double-Dipper (chocolate-dipped banana, caramel-dipped apple, ranch-dipped chicken tenders, cheese-dipped pretzel)
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Best/Worst Easiest/Hardest-To-Eat (corn on the cob, pulled pork BBQ, giant cotton candy, funnel cakes with too much sugar)
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Best/Worst Fold-It-In-Half-To-Eat-It (giant pizza slice, pita gyro, taco, massive waffle sandwich)
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Best/Worst Giant Pretzel Creation (jalapeño cheddar pretzel, cinnamon sugar pretzel, giant salted soft pretzel, pepperoni stuffed pretzel)
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Best/Worst Gimmick/Too-Much-Effort (donut burger, fried spaghetti, glitter-covered treats, 5-foot-long skewer, deep-fried butter)
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Best/Worst Gooey/Melty (queso-smothered nachos, hot cinnamon rolls, brownie sundaes, Philly cheesesteaks)
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Best/Worst Gut-Buster (triple-patty cheeseburger, bacon-wrapped meatloaf, massive poutine, pulled pork sundae)
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Best/Worst Health Food Failure (deep-fried salad on a stick, "low-fat" fried dough, no-meat burger, ice cream and bacon, fruit cup with whipped cream)
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Best/Worst Heart By-Pass Item (deep-fried bacon, donut-bun bacon burger, lard-fried funnel cake, double bacon grilled cheese)
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Best/Worst Ice Cream Cone Inventions (waffle bowl sundae, dipped chocolate cone, unicorn ice cream, funnel cake ice cream sandwich)
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Best/Worst "Don't Even Think About It!" (deep-fried butter, chocolate-covered onions, spicy cricket taco, raw seafood sampler)
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Best/Worst "This-Must-Have-Fallen-Off-The-Truck" (mysterious jerky, unmarked meat skewer, mystery flavor soda, lumpy mystery slush)
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Best/Worst "OMG! You've-Just-Got-To-Try-This!" (bacon-wrapped turkey leg, deep-fried cheesecake, maple bacon donut, Nashville hot chicken sandwich)
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Best/Worst "This Looked/Smelled Better Than It Tastes" (decorative candied apple, plastic-looking pizza, fancy-colored lemonade, stale popcorn)
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Best/Worst "This Tastes Better Than It Looks/Smells" (messy chili cheese fries, ugly-but-delicious funnel cake, browned apple slices, funky-looking pork belly)
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Best/Worst Appearance/Color/Texture (neon blue slush, sparkly candy apple, perfectly crispy fries, soggy breading)
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Best/Worst Bacon Added/Wrapped (bacon-wrapped asparagus, bacon-wrapped jalapeño popper, bacon-topped donut, bacon-wrapped hot dog)
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Best/Worst Bathroom-Stinker-Upper (heavily spiced chili, extra-garlic-loaded fries, deep-fried onion ring, spicy sausage dog)
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Best/Worst BBQ Combo/Mix-It-Up (pulled pork fries, brisket sandwich, BBQ wings, smoked ribs combo)
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Best/Worst Boba/Specialty Tea Flavors (strawberry milk tea, brown sugar boba, jasmine tea, matcha latte)
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Best/Worst Brain-Freeze Risk (massive snow cone, frozen mocha, slushy, ice cream float)
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Best/Worst Bread/Dough Item (fried dough, cinnamon roll, garlic breadstick, stuffed bread pocket)
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Best/Worst Burn-Your-Tongue Offender (fresh-out-of-fryer churro, piping hot pizza, steaming soup, fresh funnel cake)
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Best/Worst Inventive/Failure/Whatever (spaghetti-on-a-stick, fried pizza roll, candy sushi, flavored popcorn)
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Best/Worst It-Takes-Two-Hands-To-Eat (giant turkey leg, foot-long corn dog, large BBQ sandwich, double-stack burger)
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Best/Worst Ive-Got-To-Share-This-On-Facebook (rainbow grilled cheese, massive, towering milkshake, deep-fried everything on a stick, glitter burger)
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Best/Worst Kid's Favorite (cotton candy, mini corn dogs, slushies, chocolate-dipped apples)
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Best/Worst Loaded Baked Potato Combo (chili-cheese potato, bacon-chive potato, BBQ pulled pork potato, broccoli-cheddar potato)
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Best/Worst Mac-&-Cheeze-&-? (mac-n-cheese bacon dog, fried mac-n-cheese balls, buffalo chicken mac, brisket mac)
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Best/Worst Mash-up (chocolate-covered dill pickles, taco pizza, donut burger, fried ice cream taco)
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Best/Worst Meatball Flavors (BBQ meatballs, spicy marinara meatballs, teriyaki meatballs, Swedish meatballs)
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Best/Worst Meat-On-A-Bone (turkey leg, pork chop on a stick, BBQ ribs, chicken wing skewer)
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Best/Worst Messiest Eat (powdered sugar funnel cake, chili cheese fries, ribs with extra sauce, dripping ice cream cone)
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Best/Worst Mystery Item (unidentifiable meat bite, mystery flavor jellybean, unknown fried filling, "swamp" water drink)
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Best/Worst Needs (Or Has) Too Much Sauce (overly drenched chili dog, extra-ranch-soaked tenders, heavy BBQ wings, loaded taco)
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Best/Worst New Creative (fried avocado, spicy mango jerky, exotic fruit skewer, dessert nachos)
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Best/Worst New Item (pickle corn dog, funnel cake fries, plant-based bratwurst, cereal-crusted donut)
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Best/Worst Overall Item (corn dog, funnel cake, turkey leg, fresh-squeezed lemonade)
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Best/Worst Over-The-Top (mountain of nachos, massive milkshake, mega-sized sundae, 10-patty burger)
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Best/Worst Pickle Product (fried pickles, pickle-on-a-stick, pickle juice slushie, pickle-wrapped bacon)
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Best/Worst Regional Specialty (pork tenderloin sandwich, fried cheese curds, shrimp po' boy, brisket tacos)
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Best/Worst Regrettable (cold fries, burnt popcorn, soggy fried dough, overly salty jerky)
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Best/Worst Rubbery/Soggy (cold corn dog, limp French fries, lukewarm pizza, soggy chicken nuggets)
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Best/Worst Second-Helping (churros, kettle corn, fried Oreos, cheese fries)
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Best/Worst “Should Not Been Done” (fried soda, chocolate-covered bacon-wrapped pickle, spicy gumdrop, coffee-flavored ribs)
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Best/Worst Sit-Down Eat (full BBQ dinner plate, steak sandwich, sit-down fish fry, loaded potato bowl)
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Best/Worst Southern/Tex-Mex (chicken and waffles, pulled pork tacos, spicy nachos, beef burrito)
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Best/Worst Spicy/Sweet/Savory/Smoky (jalapeño honey wings, candied bacon, smoked brisket, spicy churro)
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Best/Worst Sugar Rush (cotton candy, caramel apples, churros, funnel cake)
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Best/Worst Surprise Item (deep-fried cheesecake, bacon-filled donut, surprising sweet pepper popper, hidden cheese jalapeño)
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Best/Worst Tropical Fruit Fusion (pineapple whip, mango chili slush, coconut shrimp, tropical fruit kabob)
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Best/Worst Ugly-But-Delicious (sloppy joe, chili fries, pulled pork mess, mashed potato bowl)
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Best/Worst Use Of Chocolate (chocolate-dipped strawberries, chocolate-covered bacon, chocolate-drizzled funnel cake, chocolate banana)
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Best/Worst Value (giant shareable popcorn, filling turkey leg, meal deal combo, large lemonade refill)
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Best/Worst Walking Eat (corn dog, churro, pretzel, walking taco)
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Best/Worst Way-To-Much-Sodium! (extra-salted popcorn, pickles, jerky, massive nachos)
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Best/Worst Why-Did-They-Even-Try-This-? (fried mayo, chocolate liver, pickled candy, hot sauce lemonade)
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Best/Worst Worth-The-Wait-In-Line-For (fresh funnel cake, hot-off-the-grill turkey leg, fried Oreos, made-to-order cheeseburger)
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Best/Worst What-The-Heck-Is-This-Thing? (fried butter stick, exotic animal meat skewer, glowing drink, unrecognizable fried dough creation)
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Most/Least Napkin-Intensive (ribs, chili cheese fries, powdered sugar funnel cake, sticky wings)
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Most/Least “Nastiest-But-Wonderful!” (greasy pizza, fried dough, heavily salted fries, bacon-wrapped anything)
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Most/Least Over-rated (cotton candy, bottled water, standard burger, plain popcorn)
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Most/Least Refreshing (fresh-squeezed lemonade, shaved ice, fruit cup, iced tea)
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Most/Least Tastiest (funnel cake, corn dog, BBQ pork, soft pretzel)
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Most/Least Under-rated (roasted corn, pork chop on a stick, fried pickles, garlic fries)
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FOR YOUR TOP 5 FAVORITE FAIR FOODS AT OUR COUNTY FAIR ON AUG 13-22, 2026!
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