Angelina County Fair - Lufkin

“ The Angelina County Fair Foundation is organized to promote youth, education and agriculture by providing an opportunity for the youth to display and exhibit projects from throughout the county and to attain scholarships to assist in furtherance of their education.” 1928 - First Angelina County Fair showcasing area industries and farming operations in October. 1938 - Expanded to become the Forest Festival, held on the present site of Lufkin Middle School which was used for POW Camp in 1942-1945. 1950 - Began showing livestock at Morris Frank Park as “Fat Calf Show and Auction.” 1957 - The Junior Livestock Show, is now independent from the Forest Festival held in the spring. 1983 - Moved to the George H Henderson, Jr. Expo as the Angelina County Junior Livestock Show with a record breaking $122,000 in the auction.