Photo courtesy of Visit Crawford County.
Did you go to the Crawford Fair this year? If not, we’re going to review it. The Crawford County Fair took place from August 15 to August 22, and the first day was admission-free. Bella-Grace Boesch says, “I wonder how I can hang out with my friends in the summer before school starts.” There were many grandstands and numerous events. For example, on Saturday, August 16 and 17, the Horse Harness Racing took place at 1 pm, free with gate admission. Also, on Saturday, there was the Garden Tractor Pull from 6 pm to 9 pm.
On Monday, August 18, was the Nashville Country Music Night with Tyler Braden, and the doors opened at 5pm. Tuesday, August 19, was the Bull Ride Mania Rodeo. Wednesday was mini and draft horse pulls, and Thursday, August 21, was the truck and tractor pulls at 7 pm.
Friday, August 22, was the rest of the truck and tractor pulls at 7pm. Saturday, August 23, was the Demolition Derby at 2pm, and the other Demolition Derby was at 7pm.
2025 Board members are Dean Maynard (president), Adam Raney (first vice president), Jeff Dahl (second vice president), Jill Haemer (executive secretary), and Cheryl Hamilton (treasurer). To ride all the rides, an all-day pass was $25, and tickets by themselves are $1.50 apiece.
Lane Harrison says, “I liked showing my cow and going on the rides with my friends.”
August 17 was the 4-H/FFA rabbits and cavies showmanship and fitting judging, as well as the 4-H/FFA poultry showmanship and fitting judging, both at 12 pm. Also on August 17 there were driving games, riding game classes, and a jackpot at 3:30 pm, and 4-H/FFA sheep showmanship and fitting judging at 4 pm. On August 18, there were Mustang demonstrations at 6 pm, draft horse riding classes at 7 pm, and 4-H/FFA dairy and beef judging at 7:30 pm. On August 19, there was 4-H/FFA Dairy Cattle Judging at 8:30 am, showmanship and horse halter at 9 am, and at 10:30 am were draft horse halter classes. And last but not least, the dairy show was at 9 am on August 19.
For more information on the Crawford County Fair, visit https://visitcrawford.org/events/crawford-county-fair-2/.