The 2026 Mississippi State Fair drew 514,000 visitors during its 11-day run, according to the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce.
SuperTalk Mississippi News photographer Blake Harrell captured scenes from this year’s fair in Jackson. See our favorite photos in the gallery below.
The Ferris wheel lit up at the Mississippi State Fair in Jackson, Miss., Friday, Oct. 9, 2026. (Photo by Blake Harrell/SuperTalk Mississippi News) Deputies with the Hinds County Sheriff’s Office, along with Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones, riding on horseback as part of security efforts at the Mississippi State Fair in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026. (Photo by Blake Harrell/SuperTalk Mississippi News) Fair rides seen at the Mississippi State Fair in Jackson, Miss., Friday, Oct. 9, 2026. (Photo by Blake Harrell/SuperTalk Mississippi News) State and local officials gather at the ribbon-cutting for the 2026 Mississippi State Fair in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026. (Photo by Blake Harrell/SuperTalk Mississippi News) Toys handing overhead inside a game booth at the Mississippi State Fair in Jackson, Miss., Friday, Oct. 9, 2026. (Photo by Blake Harrell/SuperTalk Mississippi News) Food vendors seen at the Mississippi State Fair in Jackson, Miss., Friday, Oct. 9, 2026. (Photo by Blake Harrell/SuperTalk Mississippi News) Mississippi Agriculture Commissioner Andy Gipson watches a flyover at the ribbon-cutting for the 2026 Mississippi State Fair in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026. (Photo by Blake Harrell/SuperTalk Mississippi News) Food vendors seen at the Mississippi State Fair in Jackson, Miss., Friday, Oct. 9, 2026. (Photo by Blake Harrell/SuperTalk Mississippi News) Fair rides seen at the Mississippi State Fair in Jackson, Miss., Friday, Oct. 9, 2026. (Photo by Blake Harrell/SuperTalk Mississippi News) Fair rides seen at the Mississippi State Fair in Jackson, Miss., Friday, Oct. 9, 2026. (Photo by Blake Harrell/SuperTalk Mississippi News)