Harveyville Fair begins Friday
Round up your herd and bring them down to the 72nd Annual Harveyville Fair, Sept. 25-26. This year’s theme is centered around the country and western lifestyle.

Friday night events begin with the opening of the exhibit hall, 4-7 p.m., at the firehouse for exhibitors to bring in items they would like to enter. The entries will be displayed 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday. Friday night also has the crowd pleasing event, the Strong Man and Woman competition. This year contestants’ can enter the categories of tug-a-war, chin ups, hay bale toss, and arm wrestling. Each event winner will receive a shirt.
Saturday, frog jump and turtle race will start off the morning’s fun, followed by the free children’s activities. Activities will include a clown, sketch artist, and games.

Pro wrestlers are back with performances starting at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m., with shows lasting about two hours. Pick your favorite wrestlers and cheer them on in the ring.

Royalty will be crowned at 12:30 p.m., followed by the children’s parade and the main parade at 2 p.m. Participants should be at the old school at 1:30 p.m.

After the parade, there will be a watermelon feed and a water brigade for all to participate in. There will be more family games in the afternoon, including water balloon and egg toss.

The evening entertainment will begin around 7 p.m., with a community ice-cream social and a musical performance by the band, Close Enough.
Throughout the day there will be live demonstrations including butter making, yarn spinning, chainsaw carving and more. There will be crafts and informational vendors, along with several food vendors.

For more information, contact Jana Phillips at (785) 256-5300 or Jenny Roberts at (785) 608-1439.