During the 1800s and 1900s, the dates for the Geauga County Fair were expanded and moved up to be held earlier in the season in an effort to showcase the year's harvest, yet avoid Ohio's sometimes unpredictable late fall weather. Today, The Great Geauga County Fair is now held annually each Labor Day weekend, Thursday through Monday, and is the "grand finale" highlight to Geauga County's summer fun events. The "Great" in the Fair's name and seal was officially added in this century to signify the Fair's seniority standing as the "Great Granddaddy" of Ohio's county fairs!