Great events, exciting rides, entertaining shows, and delicious food await you at the fairgrounds in Hardinsburg as the 2024 Breckinridge County Fair gets officially underway Wednesday.
“We’re really looking forward to it,” said Breckinridge County Fair Chairman Jacyln Walden. “We’re going to have a great week. The weather looks a little warm but, overall, perfect for a county fair. We’ve got our carnival setting up right now. We’ve got our shows pulling in and getting set up, and I think we’re going to have a really good week.”
4H participants will be showcasing their hard work in the livestock shows, with cows and goats featured Wednesday night and swine and sheep Thursday. The youth premium livestock auction will be held Thursday evening.
Each night features annual fair staples at the arena and special performances at the main pavilion.
“Our main event Wednesday night, we have the horse show,” Walden said. “Thursday and Friday are both demolition derbies with different classes each night, and Saturday is our truck and tractor pull put on by KTPA.”
Walden says the fair has lots of events for everyone to enjoy.
“There’s several free events for the kids to participate in,” Walden said. “We’re really looking forward to watching our kids in the livestock auction, all the hard work and stuff that they’ve put in throughout the year. It’s just a time to celebrate all the things of Breckinridge County and to really showcase our kids and our local participants, and really just have a good time.”
The annual fair pageants were held earlier this week. Scarlett Fuller was crowned Miss Pre-Teen Breckinridge County Fair, Bella Franklin was crowned Miss Teen Breckinridge County Fair, Keiley Johnson was crowned Miss Breckinridge County Fair, and Rachel Graves was crowned Ms./Mrs. Breckinridge County Fair.
Fair admission is $10 on Wednesday and Thursday, and $15 on Friday and Saturday. Visit the Breckinridge County Fair Facebook page or website for a complete schedule of events.
