(KAIR)--It's Fair Week in Atchison County! Effingham is the destination for fair goers, with the 118th Atchison County Fair being held on the city's fairgrounds.
Following Monday and Tuesday's judging and weigh ins for 4-H participants, Wednesday will welcome a full day of public events, starting at 10 that morning with the Rabbit Show, followed by the Poultry Show at 11:30, and the Bucket Calf Show at 2:00. Wednesday afternoon will also bring the Open Dairy Cattle and Dairy Goat Show and the Breeding Cattle Show. At 5:00, the Dairy Queen Ice Cream Social will be held, followed by demonstrations at the Amphitheater, which lead up to the 7:00 Fashion Review and the 7:30 Food Auction.
Another full day is set for Thursday, with the morning's Open Swine Show, followed by the Atchison County Horse Show, at 12 noon, at the Hawk Arena. The Kiddie Pedal Power Contest begins at 4:30, following a 3:30 registration, leading up to evening activities, including Lions Club Inflatables for the kids, as well as Mutton Busting, and the Open Horse Show, that evening at 7:00.
Friday will not only bring a full day of fairground activities, including the morning's 4-H Pet Show and a petting zoo, in the park, beginning at 5:00, but will, that evening, bring the annual Atchison County 4-H Fair Parade to the streets of Effingham. Beginning Friday evening at 7:00, on Main Street, the parade is being held under the theme of "From Fields to Fairgrounds." Following the parade, the Garin Nolan Band will perform at the amphitheater, and the Pony Pull will happen in the Show Arena.
Activities will continue on Saturday, the final day of fair events, including the morning's Tractor and Car Show and the 12 noon barbecue cookoff, as well as the evening's petting zoo and kids inflatables. The Bucket Calf Parade begins Friday evening at 5:30, followed by the traditional Livestock Sale, and the sale of the Mary Boldridge Cake, at 6:00, in the Show Arena, followed by the finals of the fair's Karaoke Contest, at 7:00
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