The first Kendall County Fair took place in Boerne, Texas in 1905.
Communication was limited so it was imperative that a central meeting be held at least annually so the people of the area would have a chance to exchange ideas, recipes and news of events. Thus was born the idea of a county fair, and the people of the county gathered together in the “Opera House” located in downtown Boerne to hold the first Kendall County Fair on September 4, 1905.
On March 14, 1913, the citizens of Kendall County gathered for a called mass meeting for the purpose of organizing a Kendall County Fair Association. On July 1, 1913, the corporation charter was granted, and the newly formed Kendall County Fair Association was presented a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity by The Ferdinand Ludwig Von Herff Family.
