Hello friends!

It will soon be time to “Meet on the Midway”! Yes, bring your appetite and your sense of adventure and plan to have a wonderful time at this year’s 76th Coosa Valley Fair!

Way back in 1949, a group of Exchange Club Members decided Rome and Floyd County needed a local Fair for our community to enjoy! And 76 years later, here we are still creating wonderful memories! We are so thankful that our Exchange Club still has an active member of one of the descendants of the original Coosa Valley Fair Founders! Mr. Scott Henson’s father, Paul Henson, was one of the original Fair Founders! Scott celebrates 61 years of service this year with the Exchange Club of Rome and the Coosa Valley Fair!
My family moved to Floyd County in 2003, and we started coming to the Fair in 2005. I am proud to say I entered some of my knitting projects in the Fair and was pleasantly surprised to win a Best in Division and Blue Ribbon for a knitted baby sweater and a Blue Ribbon for my one and only pair of knitted socks! I’ve also won ribbons for some knitted scarves and a knitted handbag as well! So much fun!!!
And then a few years later the REAL magic happened…I got to ride a CAMEL at the Coosa Valley Fair!!! Who would have thought you could ride a camel at the Fair in Rome, Georgia!?! That is a memory I will never forget! We’ve also taken home a cocoon (or chrysalis) from the Fair and watched the amazing metamorphosis of a caterpillar into a beautiful butterfly, which we then released into the wild! We have such wonderful, happy memories of the Fair and I am honored to be the President of this years’ 76th Coosa Valley Fair!
Wade Shows will once again be bringing the thrills, games and beloved fair foods to the Fair this year. Cotton candy, candy apples, corndogs, funnel cakes, boiled peanuts, pork rinds and don’t forget the roasted corn and much more!
It’s so great to see our community come together and support local non-profits by purchasing food and drinks from the food booths. Each of our Food booths are rented by our local non-profits and it’s wonderful to see the money coming in and helping our local community.
The Exchange Club uses proceeds from the Coosa Valley Fair to help many of our local non-profit organizations within our community raise funds for their various endeavors.

The Community Building houses displays from local schools, clubs, and Veterans groups to promote and educate the public on what they do each day to help our community. This is also where locals can show off their talents and take home some bragging rights (ribbons) for their entries of quilts, pottery, woodworking, painted porcelain, arts and crafts, and homemade scarecrows. Baked items and home canning are also ribbon winners in this building along with the huge flower, fruit, and vegetable displays.
Located in a separate building on the fairgrounds, the Fine Arts & Photography Building will have fantastic displays to show off our local artistic talent from schools and community members, including a huge photography contest at all skill levels.
Our Village Building will once again be full to the brim with local small businesses looking forward to promoting their business in the old-fashioned way; with one-on-one contact with visitors. Go browse through the Village Building…you never know what treasures you may find there while you check out the tractors, lawnmowers, all-terrain vehicles and motorcycles. You can also visit various political groups and church groups from our community. I’m excited to share that Michael Frisbee will be back with his entertaining Magic Acts as well!
And last but definitely not least is the Special Events Building. This will be the loudest and most exciting building at the fairgrounds – with its audience of mothers, dads, grandparents, family, and friends cheering on their favorites! It is home to our beauty pageants featuring all age groups where our Miss Coosa Valley Fair will be crowned. This building also hosts the cheerleading competitions.
We will once again celebrate our senior members of the community with fun activities early in the afternoon on Thursday.
The entire Coosa Valley Fair experience is designed for the community to have fun and make memories that will last a lifetime. Our very professional parking team will get you parked, and the efficient folks at the admission gates will get you into the Fair without delay. During your visit, our local police and security teams will be on-site and working diligently to ensure you have a safe time at the Fair.
So, mark your calendar – the Coosa Valley Fair runs September 30 – October 4, 2025. Bring your favorite people and have unforgettable fun making more memories!
I’m so excited to share our Fair with each of you this year!

Sincerely,

Kathi Watson
2025 President, Coosa Valley Fair Association