HOLBROOK — The Navajo County Fair is fast approaching with plenty to see and do for the entire family. The gates open on Wednesday, Sept. 12, and the fair will continue through Saturday, Sept. 15, at the fairgrounds in Holbrook. Fair organizers are making the most of this year’s theme One Great County, One Great Fair with plenty of entertainment planned for the entire family to enjoy.
For those who want to not only visit but participate, fair books are now available at the fair office in Holbrook, at businesses throughout the county and at www.navajocountyfair.com, and inside is all the information needed to take part and to plan what to enter into the Open Class categories. Entry forms for Navajo County Fair are due this Friday, Aug. 31.
Along with annual favorites, a special concert featuring singer-songwriter Coffey Anderson will be held Saturday night following the rodeo. Coffey is a popular Nashville Star contestant, with over 400,000 iTunes downloads (without a record label). Other entertainment for the fair will include the band Moonshine Mafia performing at 6:30 p.m. on the main stage on Thursday, a dance following the rodeo on Friday and performing with Coffey Anderson on Saturday.
Additional entertainment includes musician James Barre, magician Shawn Eric, Street Drum Corps, Poppin’ Penelope, The Conjurer and “Wild Science” and Imagination Gallery. Frazier Shows of America carnival with their amazing rides and family fun will also be a part of the four-day event.
There will be plenty of exciting events to choose from, including two nights of rodeo featuring top Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) bucking stock from Honeycutt Rodeo Company, PRCA Barrelman Troy “Wild Child” Lerwill, PRCA Rodeo Announcer Jody Carper and a live video scoreboard with instant replays, just to list a few. This is a Grand Canyon Professional Rodeo Association sanctioned event.
The Demolition Derby will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday night. For those daring enough to take part in the Demolition derby, packets are available in the fair office. The entry fee is $50, which is due by 12 noon on Thursday, Sept. 13.
Visitors can take in the sights and sounds as they enjoy terrific food along the midway, including funnel cakes, old-fashioned lemonade and other fair food favorites.
General admission into the fair is $5 per person, with kids 5 and under free and presale tickets are available at the fair office. Thursday is Senior Day with admission just $3 for seniors age 65 and older. Friday, is Military appreciation Day with free general admission to all veterans and active duty military.
Event admission is paid separately at the events box office. The rodeo is $9, with pre-sale tickets that include fair entry at just $10; the Demolition Derby is $9, with pre-sale tickets that include the fair entry fee at just $10; and Little Buckaroo Rodeo, $6 for adults and $3 for kids ages 6 to 12. All kids under 5 are admitted free to events.
