From start to finish, the Fayette County Fair is packed with top-notch entertainment, agricultural exhibits and family fun. The fair takes place Thursday to Aug. 7 at the fairgrounds along Route 119, between Uniontown and Connellsville, in Dunbar Township.

“We strive to offer a little more,” says Bill Jackson, president of the Fayette County Fair Board. “We try to provide good entertainment at an affordable price.”

Arena shows will include demolition derbies, truck and tractor pulls, mud bogs, a motocross race, monster trucks and a rodeo. The Fayette County Idol competition will showcase local talent, while a Sunday church service, gospel sing, square dancing and bluegrass music will appeal to more traditional tastes.

The concert lineup is equally varied. Returning favorites the Hubcaps and the Clarks “are big draws every year,” Jackson says. David Nail is the featured country performer, while other musical acts include everything from Elvis and Eagles tribute shows to the Stickers.

Almost 100,000 people are expected to attend the fair, which has been held on the same site since 1958. Besides enjoying the agricultural and 4-H exhibits, tempting treats, and carnival rides, families can view the elephant exhibit, the Star Family Circus, trapeze artists, a comedy hypnotist, and pig races.

The foundation of the fair remains firmly rooted in the county’s productive farmland.

“First and foremost, it is an agricultural fair,” Jackson says. “We like to showcase agriculture and present it to the general public, who has less and less exposure to it.”

Fayette County extension agent Walt Bumgardner goes a step further, ranking the fair as “just about the most important thing that goes on during the year to get the word out about agriculture and what it’s all about. For the majority of people in Fayette County, it’s as close as they get to a farm.”

However, that trend may be reversing. “We’re getting a lot of new farmers — young folks who want to get back to the old ways of life and retired folks looking to change their lifestyle,” Bumgardner says.

To keep the fair thriving into the future, the fairgrounds are continually updated and improved each year. This year there are two new barns to replace the ones damaged by heavy snowfall this past winter. More camper spaces and a practice arena for horses have been added. Bill Jackson and his fellow fair board members feel a responsibility to provide an enjoyable experience for fair visitors. “For a lot of families,” he says, “this is their summer vacation.”

Additional Information:

When: 6-10:30 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m.-10:30 p.m. Friday-Aug. 7

Admission: $11; $8 in advance; $9 early bird at gate

Where: Dunbar, Fayette County

Details: 724-628-3360 or website

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