PHOTOS: Here’s a look at the first day of Centre County’s 149th Grange Fair
CDT staff reports
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A queen has been crowned, opening ceremonies have taken place and the tents are full: The Centre County Grange Encampment and Fair is officially underway.
After opening ceremonies on Thursday, the first official day of the fair was Friday, and it kicked off with the Health Walk, with The Oak Ridge Boys set to take the grandstand stage at 8 p.m.
The fair continues Saturday, and each day through Aug. 26. Some of the events on tap for Saturday include the 10 a.m. Farm Tractor Pull, 2:30 p.m. Dairy Goat Show, 7:30 p.m. Barnyard Olympics and 8 p.m. grandstand performance by Alex Miller and HunterGirl.
Daily admission costs $8, while weekly admission passes are available for $25. Children 11 years old and younger receive free admission.
Below is a look at scenes from Friday at the fair:
Juliette Everheart, 8, holds one of her rabbits Snowball at the Centre County Grange Encampment and Fair on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023. Juliette showed Snowball on Thursday night and placed second.
Pictures of chickens hang on their pens where they should be displayed at the Centre County Grange Encampment and Fair on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023. Because of the Avian Flu, the chickens were not on the grounds but several contests and actives were held for the youth who raise chickens.
Visitors walk along the food stands at the Centre County Grange Encampment and Fair on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023. a
Steve Dershem shows Holly Ishler the plaque honoring her late husband C. Allen Ishler at the Centre County Grange Encampment and Fair on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023. The plaque donated by the Centre County Conservation District was hung in the judging arena.
Savanna, 5, laughs with her grandmother Sandy as they spin on a ride at the Centre County Grange Encampment and Fair on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023.
Friends stop to chat the tents at the Centre County Grange Encampment and Fair on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023.
A look up Sharer Avenue at the Centre County Grange Encampment and Fair on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023.
Baylee Bierly stops to greet a goat at the Centre County Grange Encampment and Fair on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023.
Maple, a jersey cow, gets groomed and ready to be shown at the Centre County Grange Encampment and Fair on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023.
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