Western Michigan Fair Association — Local services in Pere Marquette Charter Township

There is no advertising about the flea market at the Western Michigan Fair Grounds. The Flea market is always on each Saturday beginning around 9 a.m. Due to the Western Michigan Fair beginning on Aug. 07, there will be no flea market during those 2 weekends. It's a nice place to visit, facilities are available for vendors and marketeers. There are no food vendors but a few hundred feet into the grounds are bathrooms open to the public and a single Porta-pottie right on the flea market grounds. The vendors welcome visitors, there are usually 7 or more vendors. The weather is always a factor, rain means no...

My 12 year old daughter accidentally stepped on the man's finger who was running the ferris wheel and he said he was going to punch her in the face!!! Absolutely horrified by this and I contacted the fair via their website about this and have not gotten a response. I don't think anyone wants a full grown man who threatens to punch little girls in the face running the ride at the fair!!! Why would his finger even be anywhere where it could be stepped on? What was he thinking??!!! Save your money and go to Michigan's adventure it's 10 bucks more and they have...

The fairgrounds are some of the best I've seen. They have a little bit of everything going on all summer. Horse shows, derbies, the western Michigan fair for one week in August, etc. The buildings are well kept, the livestock barns are well ventilated, there are always either bathrooms or port-a-johns fairly close to you no matter what part of the campus you are on, and the fair exhibits are always very...