5 Things The C.W. State Fair President Wants Yakima to Know! Don't look now, but, it's July already and half of 2021, the year we were pining for so that 2020 would go away, is gone. Even more mind-blowing, but in a good way, we're just a little over two and a half months away from the return of the Central Washington State Fair! One of the annual favorite events that the pandemic stole from us is going to be here before we know it. The ten days of the CWSF kick off on Friday, September 24th, and goes through Sunday, October 3rd.