“COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO!” Crowing Roosters mark the official start to the 143rd Annual Fairbury Fair!
“We’ve Got a Good Thing Growing” with Floral Hall exhibits, livestock shows, carnival rides, pig races, and a petting zoo with pony rides! And the Fairbury Fair is growing – returning this year is the Talent Show, a new Fairbury Prairie Farmers 4-H Food Stand, and a Grandstand Show featuring Country Music’s Jo Dee Messina!
It’s fun for everyone at this year’s fair with competitions, demonstrations, displays, music, and racing. Plus rabbits, pigeons, poultry and Sheep, Goats, Cattle and Swine shows. Also, textiles, culinary, Fruits & Vegetables, Floriculture, models, fine arts, a 5 K run, Demolition Derby, Chili Cook-off, Baggo, Bingo, Antique Tractor parade, racing, and of course the Rooster Crowing Contest!!
Each day of the Fairbury Fair has its own schedule of shows, here is what’s going on:
Wednesday 8/14/19
Admission is Free
Rooster Crowing Contest – 10a
Red Cross Bloodmobile 3-7p
Luehr’s Ideal Rides, Emerson Farms Pig Races, A Zoo to You Petting Zoo – 6p
Jo Dee Messina – 6:30p
Thursday 8/15/19
Admission is Free, Family Bargain Night All rides take one ticket
Day Care Day-10:00a
Luehr’s Ideal Rides, Emerson Farms Pig Races, A Zoo to You Petting Zoo, POWRi Midgets with Modifieds and Pro Late Models – 6p
Friday 8/16/19
Free gate until 3pm, $5 starts at 3p until close Buddy Night Two people ride for price of one!
Euchre Tournament – 1p
Luehr’s Ideal Rides, Emerson Farms Pig Races, A Zoo to You, Rob Thompson Magician, Bear Hollow Wood Carvers Demo Derby by Ramer Promotions – 6p
Saturday 8/17/19
Free gate until 11 am, $5 starts at 11a
5K run or 2 mile walk- 8a
Kids Baggo Tournament – 1p
Luehr’s Ideal Rides, Emerson Farms Pig Races, A Zoo to You, Rob Thompson Magician, Bear Hollow Wood Carvers – 2p
Stock Car Racing – 6p
Sunday
Free gate until 11 am, $5 starts at 11a
Community Worship Service – 10a Emerson Farms Pig Races, A Zoo to You, Rob Thompson Magician, Bear Hollow Wood Carvers – 11a
Talent Show, Chili Cook Off, Antique Farm Equipment Display – 12p
Luehr’s Ideal Rides, Baggo Tournament – 1p
Antique Tractor Parade – 2p