(KAIR)--Stars, Stripes, and Summer Nights is the theme of an upcoming fundraiser, complete with family-friendly activities, to raise funds for the forthcoming Atchison County Fair.

According to a release, the Saturday, June 1 Fundraiser Day is being held to raise money for Fair Barn improvements, such as bathroom updates, while adding that new pens are being installed in the Hog Barn this summer.

Saturday's fundraiser, on the fairgrounds in Effingham, will include bounce houses, train rides, and yard games, from 10 until 5:00, along with a vendor fair, a silent auction, lunch, a pony pull, and beer garden will all be featured, leading up to Saturday evening's free will donation pulled pork dinner at 5:00, followed by a free will donation Barn Dance, featuring the Sierra Band, from Topeka, from 8 until 11:00 Saturday night.

The annual Atchison County Fair is scheduled to run from August 7 through August 10.