Fair days ahead: Rowan County Fair ready for opening Friday afternoon
Published 12:10 am Friday, September 15, 2017
Powers & Thomas Midway Entertainment has several levels of rides; like this new Granny Bug ride for small children. Jon C. Lakey/Salisbury Post
Many of the games and the rides on the midway are set up and ready for fair goers. Jon C. Lakey/Salisbury Post
Preparation continued on Thursday afternoon as food vendors and midway entertainment workers readied the fairgrounds for the 2017 Rowan County Agricultural & Industrial Fair. Jon C. Lakey/Salisbury Post
Dozens of mums await to placed around the fair to beautify area as food vendors and midway entertainment workers readied the fairgrounds for the 2017 Rowan County Agricultural &; Industrial Fair. Jon C. Lakey/Salisbury Post
Fresh squeezed lemonade is one of the popular items that Debbie Pringle sells off her food trailer. Jon C. Lakey/Salisbury Post
Kevin Moose makes additions to the menu at the State Fair Foods booth. State Fair Foods has had a long history of providing fair style food at the Rowan County Fair. Jon C. Lakey/Salisbury Post
Salvation Army's Bobby Carr sets up his booth in the Exhibit building. Preparation continued on Thursday afternoon as food vendors and midway entertainment workers readied the fairgrounds for the 2017 Rowan County fair. Jon C. Lakey/Salisbury Post
Preparation continued on Thursday afternoon as food vendors and midway entertainment workers readied the fairgrounds for the 2017 Rowan County Agricultural & Industrial Fair, which opens at 4 p.m. today.
In addition to food booths, rides and exhibits, entertainment over the course of the fair will include a lawnmower pull, demolition derby, livestock shows, fireworks, and a petting zoo.
General admission is $5. Children under 3 feet tall get in free.
The fairgrounds is on Julian Road, between Interstate 85 and Old Concord Road. Parking is $2, which benefits nonprofit groups managing the parking lot.
On weekdays, the fair will open at 4 p.m. and close no later than 11 p.m. On weekends, it will open at 1 p.m. and close at 11 p.m. unless a large number of people are there at that hour.
The last day is Sept. 23.
