The Cumberland County Fair marks its 65th year in Crossville, Tenn., this year. Organizers are drawing on that long tradition of celebrating farm and home with more than a week’s worth of handiwork exhibits, livestock shows, pageants, live entertainment and a carnival.
Fairgrounds are at 1391 Livingston Road.
For more information, call 931-484-9454, e-mail ccfair@frontiernet or visit www.cumberlandcountyfair.com.
SCHEDULE
Note: Starting Monday, exhibit buildings will be open 10 a.m.-10 p.m. daily, and the Wade Shows midway will open at 5 p.m. daily. All times are Central.
Today
* 6 p.m. Wee Miss (ages 5-6), Little Miss (7-9) and Fair Princess (10-12) contests in Stone Memorial High School auditorium
Saturday
* 11 a.m. Pretty Baby Contest at Stone Memorial High School
* 2 p.m. Open market goat show
* 1 p.m. Junior beef show, junior market beef show
* 6 p.m. Junior Fairest of the Fair (ages 13-15) and Fairest of the Fair contests (16-20) at Stone Memorial High School
Sunday
* 2-7 p.m. Entries taken for poultry and rabbits; youth and adult entries for baking, flowers, woodcarving, crops.
* 4 p.m. Open Tennessee market lamb show
Monday
* 9 a.m. Special Needs Day for kids
* 6 p.m. Pet show
* 6-9 p.m. Sheep shearing demonstration
* 8 p.m. Phil Dirt & The Dozers
Tuesday
* 6-8 p.m. Civil War history demonstration
* 7 p.m. Horseshoe pitching contest (mixed doubles)
* 8 p.m. Carrie Hassler & Hard Rain
Wednesday
* 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Senior Citizen Day
* 6-8 p.m. Demonstrations by Cumberland County Future Farmers of America students
* 7 p.m. Horseshoe pitching contest (men’s and women’s doubles), Junior Fair Idol karaoke
Thursday
* 6 p.m. Open beef show (Angus, Brahman, Brahman Inf., Brangus, Hereford, Shorthorn, other British breeds or British crossbreeds)
* 6-8 p.m. Horse harnessing demonstration
* 7 p.m. Horseshoe pitching contest (men’s and women’s singles), Senior Fair Idol karaoke
Sept. 3
* 9 a.m. Junior market goat show, junior market lamb show
* 1 p.m. Junior beef show, junior market beef show, junior market swine show
* 6-8 p.m. Corn milling demonstration
* 6:45 p.m. Gospel Hymnsmen
* 7 p.m. 4-H market livestock sale
* 8 p.m. ATV and garden tractor pull
Sept. 4
* Noon-5 p.m. Family day on midway
* 4 p.m. Family Farm Olympics
* 6-8 p.m. Chair weaving and leather craft demonstrations
* 6 p.m. Open beef show (Gelbvieh, Simmental and Semmental Cross, Limousin & Continental crossbreeds)
* 8 p.m. Backroads Band
Sept. 5
* 1-3 p.m. Exhibit building for removal of entries