It’s that time of year again.
Time to eat funnel cakes, cotton candy, meats on sticks, apples on sticks, deep-fried twinkies on sticks and other weird/delicious fried foods / foods on sticks, and then ride spinny rides to the brink of losing it all.
It’s time for carnies, corndogs, the Zipper, Tilt-a-Whirl, mullets, rat tails, winning knifes at the ring toss, winning a rabbit and/or goldfish, goats, dutch oven cooking contests, popping balloons with darts, giant blow-up guitars, the “fun” house, tractor pull, the constant fear of death-by-carnie, funnel cake, quilts, “art,” hillbillies, goth kids that are way out of their element, that funny-looking guy with 3 teeth, half shirts, muscle pants and so much more.
That’s right. It’s fair time, baby.
A few fair events officially began last week, but the most awesome portion (the carnival part) begins tomorrow night at 5:00 pm. Armbands are $30, but you can save $5 with a Pepsi can.
If rides aren’t your thing, you can check out the goats, pigs, dairy cows, and whatnot beginning each day at 10:00 am. Admission to the fair is $5, but that does not include rides, just so you know.
Friday night, the fair stays open late for Midnight Madness from 12:00 am – 3:00 am, and Saturday, the carnival portion opens a little earlier, at 1:00 pm.
Other notable events at the Washington County fair include:
Cake Decorating Exhibit: Friday, 6:30 pm – Youth Exhibit Building
Youth Dog Show: Saturday, 10:00 am – Livestock Arena
Dutch Oven Cook Off: Saturday, 10:00 am – Front Gate
Tractor Pull: Saturday, 2:30 pm – South Side of Beef Barn
Youth Talent Contest: Saturday, 6:00 pm – Outdoor Entertainment Stage
Purtiest Cow Contest: Saturday, 7:30 pm – Livestock Arena
Now get out there, and win some knives.
2009 Washington County Fair
When: Tuesday, September 1 – Saturday, September 5
Where: Washington County Fairgrounds
Carnival Hours: 5pm-midnight Tue-Thu, 5pm-3am Fri, 1pm-midnight Sat
Admission: $5 admission. $30 armbands (unlimited rides) each night, with $5 off when providing a Pepsi can.
What’s a muscle pant?
Excellent scenario description. The only thing missing is “leather-faced grandmas chain-smoking while holding them grandbabies”. I stopped by the c-store near the fairgrounds on my way home from work last night (3am) and the clerk told me the incoming carnies completely trashed the parking lot with litter. She, however, was still alive at the time.
@Alannah Muscle Pants
It’s time to win some knives!
Oh! That’s what those are called. Awesome.
“Take a look at what I’m wearing, people. You think anybody wants a roundhouse kick to the face while I’m wearing these bad boys? Forget about it.”
— Rex
For some reason I first read that you could see animals being born each day at 10:00a.m.. Is Head East or Blackfoot going to be playing? I hope they have throwing stars and images of my favorite heavy metal cover art on mirrors.
$30? Are you kidding me? And they seriously wondered why fair attendance was down last year? Back when I was a kid, you could git yer armband for $10 with yer pepsi can.
When I was a kid, the “baby” rides were fifteen cents, the “good” rides were a quarter, and nobody drank Pepsi.
Thirty bucks! I was planning to go, but not anymore. A night at the fair will end up costing us $150 with food! Yikes! Same old rides and stinky cattle, forget about it! I’ll stay home and jump on the trampoline….
I’ve never gone to the Washington Co. fair, but my hometown fair was free entry without rides and about a buck a ride. I sure can’t justify spending money for it even though I don’t know that I would go for free either.
how much is the midnight madness armbands is it the same price?