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By Carrie Hudson

Staff Intern

The annual Jessamine County Fair is here.

The event lasts until July 15 and is located on the Jessamine County Fairgrounds on Fairground Way.

The fair gates open on Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. and open at the following times the rest of the week:

Tuesday: 11:30 a.m.

Wednesday: 6:00 p.m.

Thursday: 6:00 p.m.

Friday: 11:00 a.m.

Saturday: 11:00 a.m.

Jessamine County Fair Board member, JF Hall, stated there will be “a whole host of things going on,” ranging from a demolition derby to a greased pig contest to an outlaw truck pull.

Additionally, Jessamine County has already crowned its 2023 Miss Jessamine County Fair with more pageants to come.

The Miss Pre-Teen pageant will take place on Tuesday, July 11 at 7:30 p.m., Miss Teen on Wednesday, July 12 at 7:00 p.m., and the Little Miss and Mister pageant will be on Thursday, July 13 at 6:30 p.m.

Besides the pageants, the Jessamine County Fair is excited to debut a display of new rides, brought by Casey’s Rides, a third-generation Kentucky-based carnival.

“We get the rides and food vendors from Casey’s Rides; they will be bringing new ones this year, so we are looking forward to that,” Hall said.

Admission costs $15 per person. For any child under the age of 2, admission will be free, unless they are tall enough to ride the rides.

For more information or a full schedule of the fair, please check out its website: https://jessaminefair.org/fair-schedule/ or contact the Fair Board at info@jessaminefair.org.