The Navajo County Fair and Rodeo is just around the corner with the theme Country Fans & Cattle Brands. The fair will be held next Wednesday through Saturday, Sept. 14-17, at the fairgrounds located at 404 E. Hopi Drive in Holbrook. Fair books with open class entry information are now out and available at businesses throughout Navajo County. The rodeo will be held at 7 p.m. on Friday, with a pre-show beginning at 6:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, with a 6 p.m. pre-show. Pre-sale tickets are $12 and includes fair admission. At the gates entry is $15 for ages 6 and up including fair admission. The rodeo is a sanctioned GCPRA event with a 100-mile radius for local entries. Local entries only call 928-524-4757 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Aug. 29 – Sept. 2 to enter. GCPRA members visit www.gcpra.net to enter online. The Demolition Derby will begin at 7 p.m. on Thursday with pre-sale tickets available for $12 or $15 at the gate, prices include fair admission. The Junior Livestock Sale will take place at 1 p.m. on Friday at the fairgrounds. Come and support local Junior Livestock exhibitors by attending the sale and buyer’s luncheon, which will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. A Small Stock Sale will be held at 12 noon on Saturday, with a buyer’s luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 12 noon. Little Buckaroo Rodeo will be held on Saturday, with gates opening at 9 a.m., mandatory meeting at 10:30 a.m., dummy roping at 11 a.m. and rodeo at 12 noon with mutton bustin’. Adults entry is $11, kids 6 to 12 are $8 and under 5 is free. Entry includes fair admission. For more information on entry, contact the fairgrounds. There are only call-in entries, no walk-in entries. Call-ins will be taken from 5:30 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 7, by contacting the fairgrounds at 928-524-4757. Other events for the week of the fair include open class exhibits, the Jr. Miss Pageant, Frazier Shows Carnival, entertainment at the Main Stage and a live band following the rodeo featuring the Last Train to Juarez on Friday night and the Mark Miller Band on Saturday. There will also be a petting zoo and pony rides, Poppin’ Penelope, and puppeteer Joe Gandelman and Friends. General admission to the fair is $5 for those 6 and older. On Thursday, it’s senior and student day with a $3 admission for seniors 65 and older and students K-12. Friday it’s free general admission to all veterans and active duty sponsored by the Holbrook Kiwanis Club.
