Perry County Fair Kicks Off After Twoyear Break
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HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) - After two years of cancellations related to the pandemic, the Perry County Fair opened its gates for a party in the park on Thursday at 4:00 p.m.
The sixth-ever Perry County Fair runs until 10:00 p.m. on June 16 and continues through June 18 at Perry County Park.
”We started the fair because we wanted to give kids of Appalachia, East Kentucky and Perry County experiences that they sometimes may not get so we went out and got venues that haven’t been here before,” said Perry County Judge-Executive Scott Alexander.
Through its website, fair organizers shared a variety of attractions that emphasize keeping local dollars … local.
”You know, a lot of our people travel to Lexington, travel to Gatlinburg and stuff so we want to give opportunities for people to keep their dollars here and have great family fun entertainment,” Alexander said.
A variety of local vendors offer jewelry, artwork and decorations alongside food vendors.
Attractions include an Aussie Kingdom Show featuring kangaroos, the XPogo Stunt Show, a Gamerz truck, remote control car races and rubber duck races with cash prizes, a cornhole tournament and hot air balloon rides.
”I went all the way to Oregon to do the [Portland Trailblazers] half-time show and then we went from Oregon to Sacramento, Cali to do the Kings half-time,” said Xpogo athlete Konner Kellogg, who goes by Log.
”It’s an education program all about Australia and the animals of Australia and we bring several different species of birds, reptiles and Kangaroos,” said Carolyn Lantz, the Owner of Aussie Kingdom
There will also be live music Friday and Saturday evening.
A full schedule of events is available on the fairs website.
Free shuttles are available from the Perry County Central High School gymnasium beginning 30 minutes before the fair opens and running throughout the day until 10:30 p.m. each night.
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