COLORADO CO. FAIR BEGINS SEPTEMBER 9
The 43rd Annual Colorado County Fair gets underway in just over two weeks at the Colorado County Fairgrounds in Columbus.
This year’s fair will take place from September 9-11, with a theme of “Country Pride, Country Wide.”
Fair activities will include the Heart of America Carnival, a parade, a barbecue cook-off, rodeo events, a petting zoo, an antique car show and the American Veterans Traveling Tribute.
Opening ceremonies will begin on Thursday, September 9th, which will be Senior Citizen Day and Tejano night. Los Ligaditos will be the featured entertainer that evening.
Entertainment on Friday, September 10th will include Colby Swift, Southbound 955, Jon Stork, and Shane Smith and the Saints.
The fair will round out on Saturday, September 11th, starting with the parade and continuing with performances from the Black Cat Choir, the Texas Dream Band, the Texas Jamm Band, and Moe Bandy.
The fair queen pageant, along with the Little Miss, Little Mr. and Jr. Miss contests will be held on Saturday, September 4th at the Founders Hall starting at 5 p.m. This year’s fair queen contestants are Mary Kate Heger, Sydney Psencik, McKinsey Smidovec, Ashley Treece, Destany Williams and Lexi Ybarra.
Season passes and carnival passes are available from any of the fair queen candidates. To learn more, visit the Colorado County Fair Facebook page or www.coloradocountyfair.org.