Avery County Fair Returns In September!The Avery County Agricultural and Horticultural Fair returns to Newland this September in the big field behind Ingles supermarket. The fair will feature live music, contests, livestock, exhibits, a beauty pageant, rides, games of skill and lots of fruits and vegetables. This year Inner Amusements will be in charge of the midway bringing in over 20 exciting rides. The fair will also feature a petting zoo with barnyard and exotic animals. Other attractions include the Flex Flyer and the Electric Rodeo Mechanical Bull. Live entertainment, including bluegrass and gospel music, is scheduled for each night of the Avery County Fair. Entry forms are now available for folks who wish to enter homegrown fruits and vegetables, arts and crafts, photographs, and other items into the Avery County Fair’s Blue Ribbon contests. There will also be prizes for canned items such as jams, jellies, chow-chow, relish, pickles and other categories. Other items for judging include baked goods, flowers, shrubs, trees and wreaths. Blue Ribbons and Big Smiles will abound! These contests are open to Avery County and its surrounding counties. Winners of the exhibit categories are eligible to compete at the North Carolina State Fair in Raleigh. The fair is also accepting applications for food vendors on the midway and commercial space in the large exposition tent.
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