Anderson County Fair ends Saturday

The Anderson County Fair is in its last two days at the fairgrounds in Clinton, and the gates open at 5 p.m. today.

Admission is $5 for adults, $2 for kids ages 6 through 12, and free for kids under 6. An armband that will let you ride the rides all night long costs $20.

The Little Ponderosa Petting Zoo opens at 5 p.m., and the sheep, lab, sheep and ewe show begins at 6 p.m. in the Underwood-McRae Pavilion, according to WYSH Radio in Clinton. Also at 6 p.m., the Kevin Wilder Group performs.

Tonight’s Living Heritage Demonstrations will be of tatting, and Danny Supermagic Boywonder will perform three times this evening.

The Tractor Parade of Power starts at 7 p.m., and the nightly cash giveaways also begin at 7.

The main event tonight will be the Demolition Derby.

The Fair ends Saturday. Gates open at 5 p.m., and entertainment includes the Little Ponderosa Petting Zoo, three more performances by Danny Supermagic Boywonder, the Tractor Parade of Power, nightly cash giveaways, and the Living Heritage demonstration of beading.

The open beef show begins at 6 p.m. in the Underwood-McRae Pavilion, and fair attendees will have a chance to win $200 if they can guess the weight of a bull. However, they must be present to win.

Saturday’s musical entertainment will be the Parrott Brothers, and the main event on Saturday will be the lawnmower races, WYSH said.

For more information, visit www.andersoncountyfairtn.com.

This story brought to you through an agreement between Oak Ridge Today and WYSH. See more local news headlines on the WYSH website at http://www.wyshradio.com/local_news.html.

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