As 4-H competitions and events come to a close, the Warren County Fair is just getting started.
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As 4-H competitions and events come to a close, the Warren County Fair is just getting started.
4-H competitions and animal shows will come to their conclusion at 7 p.m. this Thursday, July 3, with the livestock auction, but that evening will also see some of the fair’s most highly anticipated events get started.
At the same time as the livestock auction on July 3, the power wheel derby and Mid-MO Derby Mowers will be running through their competition, followed by the Demolition Derby in the arena.
The biggest day of the event, however, will take place on Saturday, July 5, when live musical performances will return to the main stage, along with the pedal tractor pull, the rodeo and the fireworks show.
“With the city’s commitment, and with the tourism (board) to make it possible we’ve got almost $120,000 invested on Saturday,” said Fair Board President Paul Owenby.
Country music artist Byrdie Wilson will kick off the evening’s performance on the main stage at 6:45 p.m. followed by Ty Herndon at 8 p.m. and main act Montgomery Gentry at 9:30 p.m.
Saturday will also feature popular attractions like the baby show at 10 a.m., the greased pig scramble at 4 p.m. and the rodeo in the arena at 8 p.m.
The carnival will also run from 5-11 p.m. on July 4 and 12-5 p.m. and 6-11 p.m. on July 5.
Owenby said the carnival plans to bring 10 rides along with some food cars and they will have a kids korner this year for younger children with attractions like bounce houses.
Adult tickets are $20 and children are $10 on Thursday; adult tickets are $25 and children are $15 for Friday; and adult tickets are $30 and children are $15 for Saturday’s events.
Owenby had said while the events on July 5 represent a significant investment for the fair board and Warrenton’s Tourism Board, he feels it is a great bargain for the entertainment value, and was optimistic they would see a good crowd that afternoon.
He said while attendance of 4,000 would allow the board to break even on the day’s events, he is hoping for between 4,000 and 6,000 attendees to really show that Warren County residents have an appetite for events like concerts at the fair.
