LAKEPORT, Calif. – Lake County’s premier end-of-summer event, the Lake County Fair, is set to open next week.
The fair traditionally occurs Labor Day weekend of each year at the fairgrounds in Lakeport.
This year’s dates are Thursday, Aug. 31, through Sunday, Sept. 3. The 2017 theme is “Boots N Bling.”
The Lake County Fair is one of Lake County’s favorite summertime events enjoyed by more than 36,000 people each year.
The fair features a variety of entertainment, food, exhibits, a carnival and livestock shows.
Local musicians can be found playing in several venues during just about any hour of the event.
Special features for the 2017 Fair include the Junior Livestock Auction and a huge aquarium stocked with local fish from Clear Lake.
Fairgoers can also expect appearances by a variety of musical acts and attractions on the Lake County News Stage and the Mediacom Gazebo Stage, a variety of maker demonstrations and walk on contests for the kids! Watch for the strolling entertainment and don’t forget the grandstand shows.
Fair buildings and grounds swell to bursting with the thousands of displays made, grown, or raised for entry by talented residents both young and young at heart.
The annual Junior Livestock Auction takes place on Saturday, Sept. 2, at 1 p.m. in the Baldwin Pavilion.
Businesses and individuals are invited to bid on the prize-winning livestock raised and exhibited by local youth.
Various livestock species are displayed throughout the fair, including swine, beef, sheep, goat and horse exhibits from local 4-H and FFA exhibitors.
Small animals are represented as well, with chickens, turkeys, and rabbits, all residing in the barn areas.
A public safety area will feature displays from a variety of agencies. The area is located near the C Street entrance to the fairgrounds, and features displays from the California Highway Patrol, California Division of Forestry, the Clearlake Police Department and climbing demonstrations from K-Corp. There will be daily appearances by Smokey Bear.
A fair parade, the kickoff event for the fair, takes place beginning at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 31. It’s open to all individuals, businesses and organizations.
It starts at Natural High in Lakeport, travels south on Main Street, and ends at the main gate to the fairgrounds.
The ribbon cutting ceremony will be performed by grand marshals Ruth Stewart, Jane Alameda, Robert “Bob” Renker, Chuck Doty (posthumously), and Erica Illg, all directors of the Lake County Fair Foundation created in 2015. All of the grand marshals are all longtime fair supporters through a variety of volunteer work or participation at the fair or Junior Livestock Auction. Illg donated an animal to the Lake County Fair Foundation as a fundraiser in 2015.
Participants of the parade receive free admission to the fair upon arrival at the Jepson gate.
Go to www.lakecountyfair.com for parade entry forms or contact the fair office at 707-263-6181.
Regular admission prices for the fair are $12 for adults and $8 for children ages 6 through 11. Children under 6 years old are admitted free each day.
Parking is $9 per car, which benefits local Boy Scouts.
More fair information can be obtained at www.lakecountyfair.com or on Facebook.
Lake County Fair prepares to open Aug. 31; annual event celebrates ‘Boots N Bling’
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