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The 114th Park County Fair is nearly here and when gates open Tuesday morning things will largely be the same with the exception of a shift in music genres.
The grandstand concert will be …
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The 114th Park County Fair is nearly here and when gates open Tuesday morning things will largely be the same with the exception of a shift in music genres.
The grandstand concert will be shifting from country to 70s and 80s rock from the highly produced, high energy cover band That Arena Rock. The concert will be moving back to midweek with a 7 p.m. Wednesday start. The gates will open at 6 p.m. and in lieu of an opening act there will be a costume contest.
Admission is free all day Tuesday and until 1 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday. Friday and Saturday entry is free until 11 a.m. Day passes are $6 while a week-long pass is $16.
As for the carnival, it will open from 6-11 p.m. Tuesday and from 1-11 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday. On Friday and Saturday, the rides will power on at noon and close at midnight.
At 5 p.m. on Tuesday, those who are curious can check out exhibition matches hosted by the Post 26 Big Horn Basin Boxing Club on the concrete near the fair office. Following the young boxers’ last round, pig mud wrestling returns to the grandstands at 7 p.m. Gates will open at 6 p.m. and
tickets are $6.
Truck Pulls are returning for the second consecutive year Thursday night. Gates will open at 6 p.m. and the first pulls will begin at 7 p.m. Tickets are $12, or $17 for box seats.
On Friday, those craving some mechanical mayhem can head to the grandstands for the third straight year of figure 8 races. Gates open at 6 p.m. and racing begins at 7 p.m. General admission is $17 and box seats are $23.
Then, starting at 10 a.m. Saturday, the Park County Fair Parade will make its way through downtown Powell on Bent Street. After that, the Junior Livestock Sale will begin at 1 p.m.; last year, buyers spent $602,200 on livestock raised by local youth.
Capping Saturday’s lineup is the ever popular demolition derby in the grandstands; gates open at 5 p.m. with the big show starting up at 6 p.m. Tickets are $23 for general seating.
To purchase tickets or for more information, visit parkcountyeventsandfair.com. Attendees can also check out the Park County Fair special section in the Tuesday, July 22 edition of the Powell Tribune and available at the fair gates.
