The 35th annual hay bale toss took place Friday night at the fair. It cost $1 to enter and the money was used for prizes. The event was sponsored by Slades Corners Lucky Clovers 4H. ShareTweet0 Shares
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2024 Kenosha County Fair: Combine Demolition Derby coverage; and fireworks (PHOTOS & VIDEO)
The rain-delayed combine demolition derby took place Friday night. It was rained out the night before. A smaller but enthusiastic crowd attended. Heat #1 Jim Rossi, Ted Kelley, Matt Gilbert, Jake Kastenson, Adam Peterson, Ryan Denko Heat #2 Luke Kastenson, Matt Rowntree, Ashley Lee, Branson Lee, Slick Michels, Luke Rossi Heat #3 Chris Meyer, Mike […]
2024 Kenosha County Fair: Friday’s schedule for the fair
Here is the schedule for Friday at the Kenosha County Fair: Hours 8 a.m.-Midnight Midway Open Noon – 11 p.m.; Wristband Specials: noon-5 p.m. $25.00 or noon-11 p.m. $30.00 8 a.m. Junior Fair Horse & Pony Show – Horse Show Ring 8:30 a.m. Junior Fair Rabbit Show followed by Open Class Rabbit Show – north of […]
2024 Daily Kenosha County Fair Preview: Get educated at the School Exhibits Building
Note: The Kenosha County Fair is a westofthei.com sponsor. — DH. If you’re looking for a place to get inspired about the school children of Western Kenosha County you should check out the School Exhibits Building at the Kenosha County Fair. The building is literally decorated wall-to-wall, floor-to-ceiling with school work of Kenosha County students. […]
2024 Daily Kenosha County Fair Preview: Fair has fare
Note: The Kenosha County Fair is a westofthei.com sponsor — DH If you’re going to the Kenosha County Fair, sometime you’re going to have to eat. Lucky for you it’s hard to imagine another place where you can find such a variety of food, most of it decadently delicious, if perhaps not what your physician […]
2024 Daily Kenosha County Fair Preview: Children’s scavenger hunt is Thursday at the fair
Youth ages 3 to 12 are invited to participate in the Kenosha County Fair Children’s Scavenger Hunt on Thursday, Aug. 15. Starting at 10 a.m. at the ticket gates, a clue sheet will be handed out and your journey begins. Follow the clues, get your sheet stamped at each building/barn, and at the conclusion you will receive a “goodie bag.” The […]
2024 Daily Kenosha County Fair Preview: Visit Marketplace for booths a plenty
Note: The Kenosha County Fair is a westofthei.com sponsor. — DH The Marketplace Building (formerly know as the commercial building) at the Kenosha County Fair hosts a wide variety of booths. Through the years I have seen booths from law enforcement, political parties, builders, computer repair, sellers of all types of merchandise and even cooking […]
2024 Daily Kenosha County Fair Preview: Fair has daily demo from Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department
Note: The Kenosha County Fair is a westofthei.con sponsor. — DH The Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department has a full program of demonstrations running each day of this year’s fair. On Wednesday, the Sheriff’s Mobile Command Unit, ATV and snowmobile will be on display all day. On Thursday, the BearCat Vehicle and TRT Gear will be on […]
2024 Daily Kenosha County Fair Preview: Fair has daily family activities
Note: Kenosha County Fair is a westofthei.com sponsor — DH Some things only happen once a year at the Kenosha County Fair, which this year runs from Aug. 14-18. But some of the entertainment happens every day, throughout the day. Daily entertainment will be: Nick’s Kid Show. Pleasure Valley Pig & Duck Races. Milwaukee Flyers. […]
2024 Daily Kenosha County Fair Preview: Fair royalty to host Cookies & Crowns
Want to feel like a prince or princess for the day? Then you should check out the Cookies & Crowns event at this year’s Kenosha County Fair. Cookies & Crowns will be held Sunday, Aug. 18 from noon to 1 p.m. at the tent east of the poultry building. Come on over to decorate crowns […]
2024 Daily Kenosha County Fair Preview: Lots of racing at the Kenosha County Fair
Note: The Kenosha County Fair is a westofthei.com sponsor. This is a paid announcement. — DH There’s a lot of racing at the Kenosha County Fair. On Wednesday, Aug. 14, the program will feature Racing Winged 604 Sprints, IMCA Modified, Street Stocks and Bandits. Gates open at 5 p.m. Racing starts at 6:45 p.m. On […]
2024 Daily Kenosha County Fair Preview: Fair includes a chance for sweet bids
Note: The Kenosha County Fair is a westofthei.com sponsor. — DH If bidding on beef, swine and poultry is not your thing, you still have other options at the Kenosha County Fair. The annual pie auction takes place starting at Saturday, Aug. 17 cat 7 p.m., in the animal sale and show arena. Up for […]
2024 Daily Kenosha County Fair Preview: Combine crunching at the fair
Note: The Kenosha County Fair is a westofthei.com sponsor. — DH Chances are sometime on TV or in person you’ve seen the spectacle of organized cars smashing together known as demolition derby. But put a fair in an area where there’s still some agriculture going on, like Kenosha County, and unique events like combine demolition derby […]
2024 Daily Kenosha County Fair Preview: The fair has plenty of pull
Note: Kenosha County Fair is a westofthei.com sponsor. This is a paid announcement. — DH The Kenosha County Fair has plenty of pull — as in pulling competitions. There will be two nights of truck and tractors pulls in the grandstand this year. The first truck and tractor pull is scheduled for Thursday starting at […]
2024 Daily Kenosha County Fair Preview: This fair has music, music, music
The music lover will have daily reasons to attend the Kenosha County Fair. A variety of acts coming to the Creekside Stage should mean most everyone finds something they can tap their foot — or bob their head — to. Here’s the lineup: Wednesday, Aug. 14: 95 WIIL Rocks the Stage, with a night full […]
2024 Daily Kenosha County Fair Preview: County Fair children’s parade steps off on Friday of fair week
Note: The Kenosha County Fair is a westofthei.com sponsor. — DH The children’s parade at the Kenosha County Fair is a highlight of Friday of fair week. Participants 14 years old and younger can depict characters in 26 categories. There are animals, sports, TV and entertainment, hobbies, cartoons, groups and more. The parade is open to children […]
2024 Daily Kenosha County Fair Preview: Fair to host sensory friendly carnival time
Note; The Kenosha County Fair is a westofthei.com sponsor — DH This year’s Kenosha County Fair will host a sensory friendly period for the carnival from 1 to 3 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 14. Says a social media post from the fair: This is a free time for special needs and adults who would not otherwise […]
2024 Daily Kenosha County Fair Preview: Hay/Straw Decorating Contest open to all
Note: Kenosha County Fair is a westofthei.com sponsor — DH This year’s Kenosha County Fair — with a theme of Hay Bales & Cow Tails — will feature a Hay/Straw Bale Decorating Contest. First place in this contest is $50, second place $30 and third place $20. Bale entry and set up is Tuesday, Aug. […]
2024 Daily Kenosha County Fair Preview: Open Class specials tie in to “Hay Bales & Cow Tails”
Note: The Kenosha County Fair is a westofthei.com sponsor. — DH The 2024 Kenosha County Fair has a number of open class specials that tie-in to the theme of “Hay Bales & Cow Tails.” The specials are in the following areas: Plants & Soil Science Arts & Crafts Knitting & Crocheting Flowers & Plants Photography […]
2024 Daily Kenosha County Fair Preview: See the antique farm machinery exhibit at the fair
Note: The Kenosha County Fair is a westofthei.com sponsor. – DH For over 50 years there has been an antique farm machinery exhibit at the Kenosha County Fair. That’s a long time. But much of the equipment in this display will be considerably older. Some of the machinery you might see includes: Old-fashioned pitcher pump […]
2024 Daily Kenosha County Fair Preview: Demo derby for crunching, crashing fun
Note: The Kenosha County Fair is a westofthei.com sponsor. — DH The sound of the fenders of two cars crunching can be sickening — unless you’re at the Kenosha County Fair’s demolition derby There will be plenty of intentional crunching at the Wilmot Raceway on the fairgrounds on Sunday, Aug. 18, starting at 1 p.m. […]
2024 Daily Kenosha County Fair Preview: Get ready for the fair!
Note: The Kenosha County Fair is a westofthei.com sponsor. This is a paid announcement — DH The Kenosha County Fair is right around the corner. The fair will take place this year from Aug. 14-18 at the fairgrounds in Wilmot adjacent to Wilmot Union High School. The theme this year is “Hay Bales & Cow […]
2023 Daily Kenosha County Fair Preview: Saturday’s schedule for the Kenosha County Fair
Hours 8 a.m.-Midnight Midway Open Noon – 11 p.m. Wristband Specials: Noon to 5 p.m. Noon $25 or noon to 11 p.m. $30. 10:30 a.m. Fairest of the Fair Crowning – Creekside Stage Noon Amateur Home Brew Competition Results – The Barrel Room 1p.m. Large Animal Livestock Auction – Show & Sale Arena 4 p.m. […]
2023 Kenosha County Fair: Poultry show results
Here are results of the poultry show at the 2023 Kenosha County Fair: Best in show: Brooke Lineman – Sumatra Reserve best in show: Isaac Fleege – WC Black Polish Bantam Champion Turkey: Ethan Point – White Holland Reserve Champion Turkey: Preston Jones – Bronze Bronze: Preston Jones White Holland: Ethan Point Champion Duck: Aiden […]
2023 Daily Kenosha County Fair Preview: Friday’s schedule for the Kenosha County Fair
Here is the schedule for Friday at the 2023 Kenosha County Fair: Hours 8 a.m.-Midnight Midway Open Noon – 11 p.m.; 1 ticket off each ride Noon-5 p.m.; Wristband Specials: noon-5 p.m. $20.00 or noon-11 p.m. $30.00 8 a.m. Junior Fair Horse & Pony Show – Horse Show Ring 8:30 a.m. Junior Fair Rabbit Show followed […]
2023 Daily Kenosha County Fair Preview: Thursday’s schedule for the Kenosha County Fair
Here is the schedule for Thursday at the 2021 Kenosha County Fair: Hours 8 a.m.-Midnight Midway Open 1:00 PM – 11:00 PM; Wristband Special 1:00 PM- 10:00 PM – $30. 8:30 a.m. Junior Fair Poultry Show – east of Poultry Building 9 a.m. Open Class Foods Judging – Open Class Building 9:30 a.m. Open beef 10 […]
2023 Daily Kenosha County Fair Preview: Wednesday’s schedule for the Kenosha County Fair
Here is the schedule for Wednesday at the 2023 Kenosha County Fair: Hours 8 a.m.-Midnight Midway Open 1 p.m. – 10 p.m.; Wristband Special 1- 9 p.m. – $30.00 All Day Kenosha County Sheriff’s Mobile Command Unit, ATV and Snowmobile on Display – south of Poultry Barn 9 a.m. Junior Fair Dog Show — Fair office […]
2023 Daily Kenosha County Fair Preview: Fair has fare
If you’re going to the Kenosha County Fair, sometime you’re going to have to eat. Lucky for you it’s hard to imagine another place where you can find such a variety of food, most of it decadently delicious, if perhaps not what your physician would like to see you consume on a regular basis. As […]
2023 Daily Kenosha County Fair Preview: Visit Marketplace (formerly Commercial Building) for booths a plenty
Note: The Kenosha County Fair is a westofthei.com sponsor. — DH The Marketplace Building (formerly know as the commercial building) at the Kenosha County Fair hosts a wide variety of booths. Through the years I have seen booths from law enforcement, political parties, builders, media, sellers of all types of merchandise and even cooking demonstrations. […]
2023 Daily Kenosha County Fair Preview: 2024 Fairest of the Fair crowning is Saturday
Attendees of the 2023 Kenosha County fair will learn who is the 2024 Fairest of the Fair and Fair Royalty on Saturday, Aug. 19. The crowning will take place at 10:30 a.m. at Creekside Stage. The fairest of the fair spends a year representing the fair locally and in a statewide competition. ShareTweet0 Shares