Navajo Nation Fair

A few weeks ago, Navajo Nation Fair 4-H coordinator Roqui Lee did a walk-through of the Lorene C. Lee Pavilion with a staff member from the Navajo Nation Fair Office.

With 83 exhibitors, the Lorene C. Lee Pavilion will be bustling with 4-H and National FFA Organization members at this year’s Navajo Nation Fair.

Seven elders stepped into the spotlight Sept. 3 at the Navajo Nation Museum to compete for the titles of 2026 Fort Defiance Agency Elder Cheii and Másání.

The sound of the big drum will carry through Navajo Square on Friday, Sept. 11, when the 78th Annual Navajo Nation Fair dedicates a full day to physical, mental and spiritual healing with a gourd dance and health fair under the theme “Navajo Healing Navajo.”

Marquel Begay is coordinating the Navajo Nation Fair’s horticulture exhibit for the first time this year, stepping into the role just months after being named the director of the Diné College Land Grant Office.