Fun at the fair next Wednesday-Sunday

The favorite week of the summer for many commences Wednesday, July 9, with the beginning of the Adair County Fair. The barbecue in the courtyard, fireworks and a slew of other activities on the first day kicks off five exciting days on the fairgrounds.

Adair County Fair Board member Doug Wallace said, like any other year, this year’s fair is the culmination of a lot of hard work on the part of many.

“We’re extremely excited for this county fair to get started. There are many fair board members and community members who have worked really hard to get this event together each and every year, and this year is certainly no different,” Wallace said. “We’ve had a little change in the order of our grandstand events and have a new grandstand event, so we are excited about that.”

This year’s grandstand events include the Wright Rodeo Company Thursday; Impact Pro Wrestling Friday, followed by Jesse and the Medicine Man playing live; the demolition derby Saturday and Figure 8 races Sunday.

Tickets are available online for the first time this year through a QR Code. Fair-goers are invited to go to adaircountyfair.org or visit the Adair County Fair’s Facebook page to find the code, scan it and purchase tickets ahead of time. Cash will still be taken at the gate.

“What [the QR Code] allows us to do is that prior to this, we were a cash-only gate where you had to order them in advance and got tickets in the mail. This helps alleviate that because in today’s age everyone does things on their phone,” Wallace said. “People can find the QR Code and we’ll have readers at the gate so we’ll be able to scan those in and make that a lot easier if you don’t have cash in your pocket.”

Many 4-H and FFA members around the county will have projects they will exhibit or display at the fair. There are also other events the general public are able to enter.

Wednesday’s schedule features weigh-in for many of the livestock species, entry for the quilt show, the rabbit/cavy show and dog show. There will be a bubble show, historical society ice cream social, conservation station trailer and the quilt show begins. In the courtyard at night will be the Little Miss and Little Mister Adair County Contest, local conservation awards, presentations from Adair County Extension and the queen coronation.

The 4-H/FFA horse show kicks Thursday off. Other highlights that day are the swine show, chainsaw carving presentations, the stuffed pet show, the poultry show, ag olympics, clothing style show and volleyball in the horse arena.

Friday morning is Senior/Veterans Day in the 4-H/FFA Center. There are more chainsaw carving presentations, Make and Take classes at the Varied Industries Building, dog agility show, meat goat show, bucket/bottle calf, lamb and goat show, games in the courtyard, a donut hole eating contest, face painting and the Show Stock Buddies livestock show.

Saturday is the jackpot horse show, dairy and dairy goat show, cat shows, beef shows, an ice cream social, junior/senior cowgirl queen contest, 4-H communications events, a floral class, supreme showman contest, livestock judging contest and pie in the face fundraiser.

Sunday morning are the cattle dog trials, worship with Emmanuel Lutheran Church at the gazebo, the future 4-Hers livestock and pet show, embroidery and coloring quilt block make and take class, the Farm Bureau Cookout Contest, the pigtail contest, an antique tractor and car show, another ice cream social and the livestock premium sale.

“Our goal is to always have something going on and available for the public to be involved in or to watch. We also want to be as helpful as we can with all the 4-H and FFA projects with whatever we can do to help those be the best they can be,” Wallace said. “We greatly appreciate our community. All of us on the fair board do our very best and spend a lot of time making sure we provide a fair everybody wants to come and see, not only for those locally but around the area.”