It’s fair week in Marion County. The annual Marion County Fair and Livestock Show begins Wednesday and runs through Saturday at the fairgrounds in Summit.
Sherry McFarland is in her first year as the fair manager, and she says has enjoyed the learning process in the short time she has taken the reins.
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Exhibits for creative arts, horticulture and field crops began entering the fair Tuesday and will continue Wednesday morning from 8:00 to 10:00. Livestock will be entered beginning at 11:00, and all animals must be checked in and in place by 8:00 Wednesday evening.
Thursday will be Senior Citizens’ Day hosted by Home Instead Senior Care from 11:00 to 2:00. During that time, lunch will be provided for attendees ages 55 and older, and bingo will be included.
The pizza eating contest sponsored by Breadeaux Pizza in Yellville will get underway Thursday at 4:00. Later that evening, the inaugural Power Wheels derby is scheduled for 6:00.
Livestock shows begin Thursday evening at 5:30 with sheep, meat goats and swine. On Friday, poultry and rabbits are scheduled for 10:00, and the dairy and beef cattle show is set for 2:00. Dairy goats are scheduled for Saturday morning at 9:00, and the calf dressin’ contest will be held an hour later.
Friday’s activities will conclude with the truck pull at 7:00, and McFarland says that is one of a few events requiring admission.
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Saturday will be the final day for the fair. The FFA Booster Club will host a luncheon from 12:30 to 1:30 and an auction at 2:30, and livestock will be released following the conclusion of the auction. Blacksheep Smokehouse and Grill will sponsor the pig wrestling event at 1:00.
The final event of the fair will be a Saturday evening concert. Buckshot will take the stage from 7:00 to 7:45, and Jason Pritchett and Steel Horses will perform from 8:00 to 9:30. Tickets are $10 for anyone 12 and older and $5 for children under 12, and they can only be purchased at the gate.
For more information and a schedule of events, go online to marioncountyarfair.org.
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