WILMINGTON — The annual Clinton County Fair is set to go from this Saturday, July 9 via Saturday, July 16 on the fairgrounds the place there might be meals, rides, livestock, video games and motor sports activities, plus the enjoyable of Junior and Senior Fair competitions.
And folks already are speaking about the variability and degree of leisure of the reside music acts scheduled for each night on the sound stage within the open-air Implement Dealers Building.
As for the improved musical choices, members of the leisure division for the Clinton County Agricultural Society (Fair Board) labored via an agent they met within the winter on the Ohio Fair Managers Association’s annual conference in Columbus.
The agent secured “a very nice variety of music and top-notch music,” mentioned Greta Gray, a Clinton County Fair Board director and co-chair of promoting and communications.
One of these scheduled acts was on the conference in January, so Gray has already seen and heard the alt-rock band “Cream Camino” which can have two exhibits on the honest’s first evening. She described them as “very good — they’re rockers.”
There additionally might be two exhibits from the musicians who’re scheduled for Monday evening and for the second Saturday. This “double-header” scheduling is helpful for some people, mentioned Gray, noting the second present at 9 p.m. in all probability might be somewhat cooler and apart from folks could also be consuming when the primary present is carried out at 7.
And, if you might want to head dwelling sooner, you’ve that possibility of the sooner present at 7.
One of the music acts, the Southern Gospel quintet named Legacy 5, is sponsored by the Bible Baptist Church of Wilmington. Gray mentioned the Fair Board is very grateful for the church’s contribution yearly to musical leisure.
All reside music exhibits are free upon paid entry to the county honest.
It’s been some time since a rodeo has been on the honest, however that hole will finish when a rodeo by Diamond J Rodeo Company is held on the grandstand on Wednesday night.
“There are fairs around here such as Highland County and Clermont County that have been very successful in rodeo productions, so we’re going to give that a whirl as well,” mentioned Gray.
Another honest attraction spotlights the athleticism of horses — a National Barrel Horse Association present and barrel racing event on the second Saturday on the horse area. The horses and their riders journey for factors, with the present right here beginning at midday, however with exhibition apply of barrel racing and pole racing beginning at 9 a.m.
“You’ll get to see some beautiful horses, I’m sure,” Gray commented.
Sticking with horses, harness racing followers ought to notice that their sport’s Monday and Tuesday occasions are again to beginning at 1 p.m. fairly than later within the day. The KOI Drag Racing grandstand event has modified days to Sunday.
“The bigger part of a county fair is about community and local involvement, whether it be individuals, nonprofit groups, or businesses that contribute to the activity. It is about the kids, and it’s about families, and it’s about agriculture,” remarked Gray.
The News Journal on Friday, July 8 will publish a 36-page program concerning the honest, adopted by a brochure on Saturday, July 9 that may match into your pocket.
“The News Journal works hand-in-hand with the Ag Society to prepare two informative pieces of information — the brochure and the program. Those items are available through the support of local advertisers, and can be found at local businesses, the fairgrounds, and in the News Journal as inserts,” Gray mentioned.
Gray desires readers to know that the Clinton County Fair brochure revealed final 12 months gained Best of Show statewide for small gala’s.
Daily admission to the 2022 Clinton County Fair is $10, which incorporates mechanical rides; your ticket should be turned in on the amusement ticket workplace on your every day journey armband.
Cost for a season cross which admits you to day by day of the honest is $30. There’s no cost for youngsters below age 5.
Here are simply a number of the highlights:
Saturday, July 9
9 a.m. Antique Tractor Pull
10 a.m. Garden Tractor Pull
11 a.m. Opening Ceremonies at entrance gate
10 a.m. Junior Fair Horse Show
3:30 p.m. Open Steer, Heifer and Feed Calf Show
4 p.m. Midway opens
5 p.m. Jr. Fair Dairy Goat Show
5:30 p.m. Cloverbud Cooking Challenge
7 p.m. Demolition Derby
7 p.m. & 9 p.m. Cream Camino exhibits — an alt-rock band from Columbus that includes authentic tunes and canopy songs
Sunday, July 10
9 a.m. Jr. Fair Pygmy Goat Show
9 a.m. Open Rabbit Show
11 a.m. Open Baked Goods
1 p.m. Open Market Lamb, Goat Show
1 p.m. Jr. Fair Swine Breeding Show
2 p.m. KOI Drag Racing Time Trials
4 p.m. Midway opens
4 p.m. KOI Drag Racing
5 p.m. Royalty Recognition
6 p.m. Legacy 5 live performance — a Tennessee-based Southern Gospel group
Monday, July 11
9 a.m. Jr. Fair Chicken Market Show
1 p.m. Jr. Fair Market Goat Showmanship
1 p.m. Harness Racing
4 p.m. Jr. Fair Market Lamb Showmanship
4 p.m. Midway opens
6 p.m. Jr. Fair Beef Showmanship
7 p.m. & 9 p.m. Cook & Belle exhibits — nation, soul, gospel and extra
8 p.m. Jr. Fair Olympics
Tuesday, July 12
Senior Citizens Day and Veterans Day — Seniors 60 & up admitted free; veterans admitted free.
9 a.m. Jr. Fair Market Turkey Show
1 p.m. Harness Racing
3 p.m. Open Swine Show
4 p.m. Midway opens
4 p.m. Jr. Fair Steer, Market Heifer, Feeder Calf & Breeding Show
7 p.m. Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers live performance that includes one of the best in bluegrass
7 p.m. Lawnmower Racing
Wednesday, July 13
9 a.m. Jr. Fair Rabbit Show; Swine Showmanship
4 p.m. Jr. Fair Market Lamb Show
4 p.m. Midway opens
4 p.m. Sr. Fair Flower and Garden Show
6 p.m. Jr. Fair Market Goat Show
7 p.m. Rodeo by Diamond J Rodeo Company
8 p.m. Allie Colleen live performance that includes folks and nation music
Thursday, July 14
8:30 a.m. Jr. Fair Market Swine Show
9 a.m. Youth Division Open Rabbit Show
10 a.m. Jr. Fair Dog Obedience, showmanship, Skillathon; Dairy Cattle Showmanship
1 p.m. Open Baked Goods Sr. Division Judging
4 p.m. Midway opens
6:30 p.m. Jr. Fair Livestock Judging Contest
7 p.m. Truck & Tractor Pull
8 p.m. Murphy in live performance that includes folks, soul and rock singer-songwriter from Baltimore with a number of appearances on “American Idol”
Friday, July 15
9 a.m. Jr. Fair Fancy Poultry Show
10 a.m. Jr. Fair Rabbit Judging Contest; Dairy Cattle Show, All Breeds; Roping Show
1 p.m. Dairy Judging Contest
1 p.m. Midway opens
4 p.m. Jr. Fair Showmanship Sweepstakes Contest
6:45 p.m. Fair Honoree Presentation
7 p.m. Tractor & Semi Pull
8 p.m. Emily Ann Roberts live performance — who has carried out on “The Voice” with Team Blake — that includes classic nation music
Saturday, July 16
9 a.m. Barrel Horse Racing Exhibition
10:30 a.m. Barrel Horse Pole Racing Exhibition
11:30 a.m. Kiddie Tractor Pull
12 p.m. Show & Barrel Horse Racing
1 p.m. Jr. Fair Sale of Champions
1 p.m. Midway opens
2 p.m. Jr. Fair Dog Agility
5:30 p.m. Open Holstein Show
7 p.m. & 9 p.m. New Frontiers: The Definitive Journey Tribute band in live performance, twice in a single evening


It was some critical enjoyable and video games and way more on the 2021 honest, and the 2022 Clinton County Fair guarantees to be even greater and higher when it opens this Saturday.