If you go
› What: Hamilton County Fair› Where: Chester Frost Park; park at either Northgate Mall on Highway 153 or at Middle Valley Recreation Center, 1900 Crabtree Road in Hixson, and catch shuttle to fairgrounds.› When: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Sept. 23-24› Admission: $6 adults, $4 ages 3-12 includes cost of shuttle ride. Last ticket sold at 4 p.m each day.› For more information: www.hamiltontn.gov/fair
Country singer Brandon Lay will perform 3:30 p.m, Saturday on the Rock/Creek Stage.Racing pigs, a Chainsaw Cowboy and competitions for everything from pumpkins to poultry are part of the fun this weekend when Food City presents the Hamilton County Fair. From blue-ribbon jams to jamming with rising country singer Brandon Lay, organizers have packed the park with fun for all ages.
The annual fall event is Saturday-Sunday, Sept. 23-24, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., in Chester Frost Park. Fairgoers must park and ride a shuttle from either Northgate Mall or Middle Valley Recreation Center to the fairgrounds.
The Hamilton County Fair has all the old-fashioned fun visitors expect: 44 arts and crafts vendors, 17 commercial vendors, local talent, petting zoo, antique tractors and favorite concessions such as funnel cakes and cotton candy among 11 food vendors. And, of course, the best souvenir a competitor can bring home from the fair: a blue ribbon.
But Mike Dunne, communications manager for the Hamilton County Mayor’s Office, points out there is a lot that’s new this year, beginning with new sponsor, Food City.