Fireworks Display at 2009 Great Darke County Fair
Display location:GREENVILLE
City:GREENVILLE
State:NC
Date:Aug 26.
Details:GREENVILLE — If the weather cooperates, Daryl Riffle expects more than 200,000 people to come through the gates during the nine-day run of the 2009 Great Darke County Fair.
As fair manager, Riffle said the groundwork has been laid for another big year with about 400 vendors and a large display of farm equipment such as combines and tractors. “We are working very hard to keep it an agricultural fair,” he said.
The fair opens at 8 a.m. today, Aug. 21.
“We are fortunate we have a lot of people who love our fair,” Riffle said.
Those attending 17 fair grandstand events, beginning with a cheerleading competition today, will see a $400,000 upgrade including new flooring and aluminum seats with backs. Among other grandstand events will be a performance Sunday by the band Styx with tickets $25 for track seating and $23 for grandstand and bleachers.
Returning again this year will be the fireworks show following harness racing Wednesday night. Once a fair tradition, the fireworks show was reintroduced during the 150th fair anniversary in 2006.
It has continued each year since due to good reviews.
“We have rekindled that fire. It (a fireworks show) is rather unique at a fair,” Riffle said.
The fairgrounds gates open at 8 a.m. daily with vendors opening at 10 and the midway rides by Kissel Brothers at 11 a.m. daily.
City:GREENVILLE
State:NC
Date:Aug 26.
Details:GREENVILLE — If the weather cooperates, Daryl Riffle expects more than 200,000 people to come through the gates during the nine-day run of the 2009 Great Darke County Fair.
As fair manager, Riffle said the groundwork has been laid for another big year with about 400 vendors and a large display of farm equipment such as combines and tractors. “We are working very hard to keep it an agricultural fair,” he said.
The fair opens at 8 a.m. today, Aug. 21.
“We are fortunate we have a lot of people who love our fair,” Riffle said.
Those attending 17 fair grandstand events, beginning with a cheerleading competition today, will see a $400,000 upgrade including new flooring and aluminum seats with backs. Among other grandstand events will be a performance Sunday by the band Styx with tickets $25 for track seating and $23 for grandstand and bleachers.
Returning again this year will be the fireworks show following harness racing Wednesday night. Once a fair tradition, the fireworks show was reintroduced during the 150th fair anniversary in 2006.
It has continued each year since due to good reviews.
“We have rekindled that fire. It (a fireworks show) is rather unique at a fair,” Riffle said.
The fairgrounds gates open at 8 a.m. daily with vendors opening at 10 and the midway rides by Kissel Brothers at 11 a.m. daily.
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