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JULY 28�AUGUST 4, 2021
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The fair concludes with the
auction at 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 6.
UNION COUNTY FAIR
After a hiatus in 2020, the
Union County Fair is returning
this year with “Jammin’ at the
Fair” at the fairgrounds, Aug. 4-7.
The fair opens each day at
8 a.m., and doesn’t close down
until 10 p.m. Admission is $6
adults, $4 for ages 7-17, $5 for
veterans, and free for ages 6 and
younger. A season pass is $18
adults and $12 for youth. Thurs-
day, Aug. 5, is free admission for
seniors age 60 and older.
The exhibit booths open at
10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 4, fol-
lowed by the open class sheep
and meat goat show at 1 p.m.
and the open class beef and
dairy cattle show at 5 p.m. Clos-
ing out the day is music by Brady
Goss at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Thursday features a wide
variety of activities and enter-
tainment, including hypnotism
at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m., as well as a
performance from Becki’s Studio
of Dance at 4 p.m. For those with
adventurous youngsters, there
will be mutton busting (children
hold on tight to a running sheep
for as long as possible) and stick
horse racing at Maverick’s Arena
at 6:30 p.m.
For Friday’s Fair Parade,
entries line up at 4 p.m. and the
parade starts at 6 p.m. The day
ends with the blues-rock styl-
ings of Too Slim & the Taildrag-
gers at 8 p.m.
Saturday will see performanc-
es from The Wasteland Kings at
4 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Aside from some of the acts
listed on the main stage above,
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throughout the fair there will also
be various performances on
the small stage, and the carnival
area will be open from 4-10 p.m.
daily, where youngsters can play
inside various infl atables and
“Zorb Balls” (essentially child-
size hamster balls).
To learn more about the fair,
visit www.unioncountyfair.org or
the Union County Fairgrounds
Facebook page.
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Trailer Hitch plays Aug. 5 at the Baker County Fair.
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Brady Goss plays Aug. 4 at the Union County Fair.
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