The Meeker County Fair will open in Litchfield this Thursday and will continue through Sunday. Entry day is on Wednesday and general exhibits may be entered from noon-to-6 p.m.
All kinds of grandstand entertainment is scheduled for each day of the Meeker County Fair. There’s a tractor pull Thursday at 7 p.m. and admission is $10. Thursday is Veterans Day at the Meeker County Fair, so veterans and active military personnel will be admitted free when they show their ID at the gate.
Friday is Senior Citizens Day so there will be programs and entertainment geared toward seniors. There will be live pro wrestling in the grandstand at 5 p.m. Friday. Admission is $10. Diamond Rio will perform in the grandstand on Friday night and the concert begins at 7:30 with special guest Jake Nelson. Admission is $35.
Saturday is Kid’s Day at the Meeker County Fair with all kinds of fun activities scheduled for kids. There will be a demolition derby in the grandstand Saturday at 4 p.m. Admission is $15. The 4H Market Livestock Auction is Saturday at 5 p.m. Sunday is Sparkle Day and reigning royalty and one chaperone will be admitted for free. There will be Motokazie in the grandstand at 3 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is $15.
Meeker County 4H members will have over 2,000 exhibits on display during the fair this week. Coordinator Cassidy Martin says there are some concerns for livestock exhibitors this year due to the prevalence of the bird flu.
Martin says there are 279 4H club members and they’ve been working on their projects all year long and have been spending recent days getting their buildings spruced up at the Meeker County Fairgrounds. She says there are 8 active clubs in Meeker County – Valley Victors, Dassel Lamplighters, Litchfield Satellites, Forest City Livewires, Cosmos Comets, Danielson Hustlers, Koronis Eager Beavers and Kimball Kruisers. For more information about the 4H program in Meeker County, call 693-5275.
