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The Boone County Fair Continues Through August 11th It all started in March of 1963 when the Boone County Pomona Grange decided to keep the Boone County Fair alive & purchased 84 acres of bare farmland on Rt 76 one mile north of Belvidere. This leap of faith by area Grange members 61 years ago kept the Boone County Fair going & growing. Sixty-one years later there is 183 acres with many buildings, barns, stages, a 2,000 seat grandstand, roadways, restrooms, outdoor dining hall, food stands, gazebos, half mile dirt track, extensive lighting & sound along with a year-round administration building & grounds maintenance shop…a great venue for a wide variety of activities mid-April to November 1st including the biggest event of them all…The Boone County Fair, voted the number one Festival/Fair in the Rock River Valley for 2021, 2022 & 2023 in the ‘What Rocks’ Community Choice Awards. The Boone County Fair is the largest county fair in the State of Illinois averaging 216,000 fairgoers attending each of the last six fairs. The 2024 should be no exception with six big days of the best time ever. The Fair started this week and runs through August 11th. This year’s Grandstand shows featuring Country Music sensation Scotty McCreery with special guest up & coming Greylan James on Saturday evening. Tractor & Truck Pulls all day Thursday, Next Level Professional Bull Riding on Friday evening, and Two Demo Derbies on Sunday. The fair features some of the best livestock shows in the state for draft horses, ponies, goats, beef & dairy cattle, sheep, rabbits, poultry & swine. Thousands of Home Ec, Ag & Art Exhibits; acres of vendors & exhibits inside & outside; wide variety of delicious fair food; giant exciting Skinner’s Midway with a large Kiddie Ride section; plus, free entertainment & exhibits daily including the Free Entertainment Pavilion, the one room schoolhouse, huge antique tractor display, the Grange Hall & Museum, & the 4-H Petting Zoo. Free shows include Ready Set Go Dog Show, The Rhinestone Roper, Great Lakes Timber Show, Mr. D’s House of Magic & Illusion, Chainsaw Wood Carving, First Bite Fishing Tank, Farmer Tom Storyteller, Alpaca Exhibit, along with Magic Mike who will be roaming the grounds daily. There’s so much to see! So much to do! It’ll be the Best Time Ever! For ticket prices, schedule & information go to boonecountyfair.com or find their Facebook & Tik Tok pages @TheBooneCountyFair. The Fair office is open Mondays & Wednesdays from 8am-4pm. Call 815-544-2900. The fair is located at 8847 Rt. 76, Belvidere. Stop out & enjoy all the Boone County Fair has to offer!
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The Boone County Museum of History will continue their lecture series tonight, August 8th, at 6 PM in the Grand Gallery of the Museum. The program will be Historical Blacksmiths with Christopher Hubbard. The lectures are free to sustaining members, $5 for regular members and $10 for non-members. The Museum is located at 314 S. State Street in Belvidere. For more information about the Museum and their lecture series, please call 815-5448391. Mark your calendars for the next lecture: September 12th, Lorna Collier & Barbara Hazelwood-Miller: Tilli’s Story.
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