The Kenton County Fair was held this wee and crowds poured in through the gates each day. These photos are from Friday, July 15.
This is the 34th year for the annual festival, which features rides, food, activities, and animals from cows and horses to ducks and chicks.
The original event was called the Kenton County Fair 4H Livestock Show and Sale. Only 7 children with 7 steers participated in the first fair, but since then hundreds of Kenton County children have learned how to take care of animals, and bring them to the fair to be judged. In 2013, more than 29 young participants showed 8 steers, 14 hogs and 12 lambs at the fair.
This year the people were happy that the fair was back in full force after pandemic-related disruptions, and excitement was in the air.
The children’s tractor pull was held Friday night, and there were age categories for boys and girls to take turns with a pedal tractor pulling a wagon with a little weight.
The four- to five-year olds still fought the battle with shyness, trying to hold off the urge to run back to mom and dad, but still wanting to get out there and showing that, ‘I can do this! Watch me!’
In the girls’ category, Hayden Beers won first place, riding that tractor to the end of the barn for a distance of 49.6 feet. The boys came up next, and Carter Lopez pedaled hard to win 1st place with a distance of 38.3 feet.
The smile on both of their faces when presented with the tractor trophy was testament to the pride they felt in their accomplishment.
