Alabama News The 68th Annual Alabama National Fair dates have been announced. Members of the Kiwanis Club and The Alabama National Fair Board held a press conference today that the fair will take place this October 8th-17th. The fair will be held the full 10 days and will feature some of the events that were missed last year due to the pandemic. Officials say that The Racing Pigs are back along with The Sea Lion Splash, Zerbini Family Circus, K9’s in flight and more. They will also be having live concerts, livestock competitions and they are even bringing back the Robotics competition for local students.