Tennessee Association of Fairs
Annual Meeting & Convention
January 16 – 18, 2025
Embassy Suites Hotel & Convention Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee
This year’s convention theme is “A Volunteer Tradition”
We’re glad you asked!
For questions related to your hotel stay, please visit your hotel’s front desk. If you have questions related to the convention or convention registration, visit one of our staff members at the information desk located in the convention center.
Various entertainment showcases will take place during convention giving you an opportunity to review many of the acts available for your fair’s booking. Feel free to stop by and enjoy any of these showcase sessions during your time at convention.
The trade show is a great opportunity to visit with our associate members. The 2025 trade show will be located in the lobby area of the convention center.
A free made-to-order breakfast will be available each morning of convention as well as a lunch buffet offered for purchase during the following hours: Friday, Jan. 17th from 11:00 – 12:30, and Saturday, Jan. 18th from 11:15 – 12:15. For additional food options such as quick service and in-room dining, click here.
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Welcome to Murfreesboro!
Steps away from the shops and restaurants at The Avenue Murfreesboro and just 30 minutes from downtown Nashville, the Embassy Suites welcomes industry leaders and guests from across the state for the 2025 Annual Meeting & Convention. While enjoying your stay, take time to enjoy a daily made-to-order breakfast, indoor pool, and fitness center.
2023 Tennessee Outstanding Fairs
The winners of the primary 2023 fair categories include:
Division A
State Champion: Fentress County Fair
1st Runner-up: Overton County Fair
2nd Runner-up: White County Fair
Most Improved: Sequatchie County Fair
Division AA
State Champion: Lincoln County Fair
1st Runner-up: Henry County Fair
2nd Runner-up: Rhea County Fair
Most Improved: Cocke County Fair
Division AAA
State Champion: Greene County Fair
1st Runner-up: Williamson County Fair
2nd Runner-up: Sevier County Fair
Most Improved: Robertson County Fair
Premiere Awards (selected from among previous winners):
Champion of Champions: Dyer County Fair
Division A: Decatur County Fair
Division AAA: Gibson County Fair
In the regional division, the Appalachian Fair and the Tennessee Valley Fair received the Award of Merit. In the state division, the Wilson County Fair – Tennessee State Fair received the Award of Merit based on overall fair operations. Other 2023 honorees include Leah Threet of the Cumberland County Fair who received the Judy Basse Memorial Award for outstanding fair secretary, and John Allen of the Putnam County Fair who received the Thornton Taylor Award for outstanding dedication to the fair programs in Tennessee; Ricky Smith of the Cumberland County Fair who received the Vernon Henson Memorial Plaque; and David Hale of the Wilson County Fair – Tennessee State Fair who received the Jimmy Floyd Memorial Award as outstanding associate member.
Tennessee Association of Fairs
To promote and encourage agricultural fairs in the great state of Tennessee.
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Contact Info
- secretary@tennesseefairs.com
- +1 (423) 280-1209
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463 Porter Lake Road,
Spring City, TN 37381
