In just over a week, the Allen County Fair will open for its 169th edition.
Fair general manager Bob Fricke speaking to Lima Rotarians on Monday bringing them up to speed with what will be at the fair this year. Gates open Friday, August 16th and the fair will run nine days until Saturday, August 24th making it one of the longest county fairs in the state. It will be nine days packed with fun and excitement for all ages. You can see anything from the 4-H animals and projects to a wide variety of entertainment and of course plenty of fair food.
This year's concert with Kane Brown and Seaforth is looking to be the fair's largest concert ever with 10,000 tickets already sold and only 500 tickets remaining. New this year on trial basis is adult beverages during the concert with 100% of the profits earmarked for capital improvements at the fairgrounds.
"We've done some roofs this year, we've spent over $100,000 on capital improvements this year and selling the beer during the concert is another way to generate some income. It's a trial, it's a one year trial for this and then the board will evaluate it like we do for all our processes and decide what's best interest of the fairgrounds and our patrons in the future," said Bob Fricke, Allen County Fairgrounds general manager.
The Kane Brown concert is scheduled for Saturday, August 17th at 8 p.m.
