Plans are underway for the 2024 Fair June 13-16.
A BIG change--The ITPA tractor pull is moved to Saturday night, June 15!
FIREWORKS will be on Friday night!
We have bands lined up for Friday and Saturday night.
Food vendors will be Bishops and Highway Heartburn!
Nonlivestock exhibits come in Thursday evening and may be removed Saturday afternoon.
The Dairy show will be Friday, Swine Saturday, and Beef Sunday.
The Antique Pull will be Sunday.
Stay tuned for Saturday's line up of events.
We are privileged to announce a special concert featuring
Eric Burgett!
Tuesday, August 29
DJ Rocking Randy at 5:00
Eric starts around 7:30
Food Vendors will be here too.
Bring your own chairs and beverages
This is DONATION only to enter.
Come one, come all!
First, we are driving the golf carts at this year's Farm Progress Show! Come out and support the show and the Fair!
We are excited that the ITPA tractor pull is moving to Saturday night in 2024! We hope this will give more people a chance to come, enjoy the day, and enjoy the pull!
Kids Kamp will be back next year. Watch for notice about that next spring.
Also planned for next year: Xtreme inflatables and zipline will be back, we hope the cheerleading clinic and baton twirlers will return, and we plan for the Tot Rod to return as well. We may even have adult classes for the Tot Rod! Get ready!
We're exploring ways to improve our livestock shows and the general exhibits.
We can always use volunteers. If you want to help let Donnie Ritchie, 217-855-4900, or Tina Bolsen, 217-620-8185, know.
These are the results from Sunday's antique pull:
3750 lb (4
mph max) Linda Casteel,
Lovington, IL
4000 lb, uncut tires (3.5
mph max) Brian Zindel, Moweaqua,
IL
4000 lb (4
mph max) Dan Gregory, Mt.
Auburn, IL
4500 lb, uncut tires (3.5
mph max) Jared Shewmaker,
Moweaqua, IL
4500 lb (4
mph max) Rich Whitaker,
Shumway, IL
4500 lb (open) Bill Stock, Virginia,
IL
5000 lb, uncut tires (3.5
mph max) Brett Zindel, Moweaqua,
IL
5000 lb (4
mph max) Rich Whitaker,
Shumway, IL
5000 lb (open) Jacob McFarland,
Monticello, IL
5500 lb, uncut tires (3.5
mph max) Autumn Walker
5500 lb (4
mph max) Rich Whitaker,
Shumway, IL
5500 lb (open) Bill Stock, Virginia,
IL
6000 lb, uncut tires (3.5
mph) Shawn Walker
6000 lb (open) Jim Miller
6500 lb, uncut tires (3.5
mph max) Nick Welters
6500 lb (4
mph max) Bill Stock,
Virginia, IL
10,000 lb farm stock Dan
Daugherty, Warrensburg, IL
11,500 lb farm stock Dan
Daugherty, Warrensburg, IL
Congratulations to all winners!
Congratulations to Jason Bolsen, our gun raffle winner!
The winning ticket was pulled at the antique tractor pull Sunday afternoon.
It's Beef Cattle Show Day and Antique Tractor Pull Day!
The Beef Show starts at 10:00--lots of good looking heifers and steers here!
The Piatt County Outlaw Hookers pull starts at 11:00. It's free to get in. Come and enjoy it with your family--a nice day to be outside for Father's Day!
Bishops is open for lunch.
Hope to see you at the Fair!!
P.S. Some of the kids' projects have not been picked up, and there are checks in the office for those who have first through 4th place ribbons. Be sure to get those picked up today or tomorrow.
Thanks!!
We had a great crowd last night and the weather has been perfect!!
This morning we had baton twirlers (even with batons on fire!!), a bunch of young cheerleaders performing for the crowd, and the Tot Rod pedal tractor pull.
We had a good Swine show this morning too.
Xtreme zip line and inflatables are open until 8:00.
Sally the Clown is here until 8:00 too--face painting and balloons.
We have kids' games too.
Right now, Lee Ewers is performing in the Beer Barn.
At 6:00 Back Seat Radio is performing in the Beer Barn.
The bands are free.
Below is a picture of Grayson Sullivan, our champion winner of Seven and Under Floriculture.
