A'Fair in Hernando

The Hernando Optimist Club hosts the A'Fair every year on the 3rd Saturday of May. This event started in August 1974 and continues to grow every year. All of the activities are held on the beautiful historic downtown square in Hernando, Mississippi. The Hernando A'Fair is a "rain or shine" event. There is no admission fee and parking is free. The A'Fair starts off at 7:30am with the Laurie L. Wylie Memorial 5K Race. Registration is held on Center Street across from the Trustmark Bank parking lot. All proceeds go directly to the Laurie L. Wylie Education Fund. Artists and crafters have booths in the parking area around the Hernando Courthouse and downtown Commerce Street to the Hernando City Hall. In 2016, 220 vendors with handcrafted pottery, watercolor, oil painting, photography, sewn and embroidered items, woodcraft, ironcraft, jewelry, and everything in between attended. Several ve...