When: Wednesday, August 20 through Sunday, August 24, 2025
Where: Kitsap County Fairgrounds, 1200 Fairgrounds Rd NW, Bremerton, WA 98311
Join Brigid Trading Company for our second year at the Kitsap Fair and Stampede - right in our own backyard!
Find our booth outside on the blacktop with the other craft vendors.
History of the Kitsap Fair
The first recorded Kitsap County Fair was held in 1923 in Port Orchard. It moved to Bremerton, in 1958. In 1929, exhibitors at the Fair totaled 1,000; today there are more than 6,000, with an annual attendance of over 80,000.
In 1960, the Chief Kitsap Stampede sold stock certificates for $1 and constructed the Thunderbird Arena. When completed, it held 12,000 spectators. In the late ‘70’s, portions of the Arena were condemned. The covered grandstands were later added. Today the Arena holds 5,000 spectators and is used year-round for various events such as the Demolition Derby, Draft Horse Show, monster trucks, and more. The complex has an annual overall attendance at its various events of more than 211,000.
In January 2020, the The Kitsap Fair and Stampede Association was formed to take over the responsibility of producing the annual Kitsap Fair and Rodeo. The non-profit organization is governed by 11 appointed board members. They come with a variety of experience in business, public service and public involvement.
Unfortunately, the 2020 fair was cancelled due to the COVID-19 virus. In 2023, the Fair and Rodeo celebrated the 100th Kitsap Fair. In 2024, the Kitsap Stampede celebrated 75 years of rodeo in the county.
More Info at kitsapfair.org
