It's the 172nd year for the Auglaize County Fair, and just like every other year, it takes plenty of volunteers to get everything set up before the fairgrounds fill up with people.
AUGLAIZE COUNTY, OH (WLIO) - Auglaize County residents are looking forward to the weekend, as the fair kicks off on Sunday.
Conner Smith will be entertaining the crowd at the 2024 Auglaize County Fair.
It's the 172nd year for the Auglaize County Fair, and just like every other year, it takes plenty of volunteers to get everything set up before the fairgrounds fill up with people. With everything from livestock, fair rides, and food to wiener dog races, the Auglaize County Fair is known as the "Home of the Family Fair."
With everything from livestock, fair rides, and food to wiener dog races, the Auglaize County Fair is known as the "Home of the Family Fair."
We caught up with officials to see what we could expect.
"Some of the standard stuff up in the grandstands. We got a cheerleading contest on Sunday night. We have weiner-dog races on Monday night, harness racing on Tuesday and Wednesday, demolition derby on Thursday, Rodeo on Friday, and then we're leaning into our big concert. We haven't done a big concert in quite a few years. We're venturing out, and we've got Conner Smith coming, an up-and-coming country star, so we're hoping good things happen with that. There's a lot of different festivals around, but what's different about a fair is the livestock. And watching these kids show their livestock and how excited they are to take care of them and how proud they are of showing their livestock that they've worked hard for all summer long, so that is definitely what sets us apart from other activities around here, and it's a great thing," said Ed Deonges, Auglaize County Fair manager.
The fair starts this Sunday and runs through next Saturday, August 3rd, and the gates open at 8 a.m.
The fair starts this Sunday and runs through next Saturday, August 3rd, and the gates open at 8 a.m. Passes for the ride bracelets are sold separately and can be bought online at https://auglaizecountyfair.org/, along with a full list of scheduled events for each day.
