September 14 – It’s that time of year – when the air at the Latah County Fairgrounds will be filled with music, various animal sounds and the smell of fried elephant ears.
The Latah County Fair, which began in 1911, kicks off Thursday, with opening hours from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Moscow Fairgrounds. It will continue from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday.
Fair director Jim Logan said one of the new features of the fair is the Barnyard Agricultural Education and Experience Zone. It’s located on the lawn south of the Chicken Coop and Chicken Coop and features a new entertainment stage for local performers, as well as 10 new vendors with educational activities at their stalls.
“The FFA and 4-H youth leadership teams will be hosting activities for kids in this area throughout the fair,” Logan said.
The fairgrounds, in total, will have 12 food vendors as well as more than 40 commercial vendors.
Another new attraction is a set of arcade games available to play in the depot building. They will be provided by Back to the Arcade. Logan said the public can also admire two steam locomotives provided by the Idaho Forest Group.
As is tradition, there will be arts and crafts shows, floriculture shows, baking shows, musical numbers and carnival rides. There will be a dozen contests, including a Lego contest, an elk bugle contest, a turkey gobble contest and logging sports.
Logan said the number of animals on display at the fair will be comparable to recent years.
“All of my animal barns are nice and full this year and hopefully, in terms of customer traffic, we will see an increase,” he said.
Free entry. The public is encouraged to carpool, bike, walk or bus to the fair as parking is limited.
More information is available at latahcountyfair.com.
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