The 118th Kentucky State Fair starts this week! The Kentucky Expo Center in Louisville is host to the Fair starting Thursday, Aug. 18 and ending Sunday, Aug. 28. This event has something for everyone from animal shows, honey straws, fair food, pig races, hand-made quilts, and the midway to the KHC favorite, Kentucky-grown plants and produce.
KHC will be at the Fair with an exhibit in AgLand – an acre of agriculture exhibits in South Wing A showcasing many of the different segments of the 75,000+ Kentucky farms.
Many Kentucky specialty crop growers will be cooking on the Farm to Fair stage, including Cleav’s Family Market (8/18 at 11 am), Coleman Crest Farm (8/19 at 7:15 pm), Mulberry Orchard (8/21 at 10 am), Sweet Bee Gardens (8/21 at 2 pm), Miller’s Farm (8/22 at 4:15 pm), and be sure to catch the culinary students competing in the Jr. Chef competition. KHC’s own Bethany and Dakota will be featured on the Farm to Fair stage, too. Check out Bethany’s cooking demonstrations on each Friday of the Fair at 6 pm. As usual, she will be cooking up something good using locally-grown produce. On Saturday, August 27 and Sunday, August 28, Dakota will be creating amazing floral arrangements using fresh flowers from local farms.
We are fortunate to be part of an AgVets project and excited to welcome our active, retired military veterans and families to the Fair on Sunday, Aug. 21.
My can’t miss for the Fair – the largest pumpkin and watermelon entries. Check out the prize-winners by the West Hall. Entries are submitted on Sat., Aug. 20 in the morning with weigh-in at 1:30 pm. The winners get premiums (cash prizes), but I’m pretty sure they enter the contest for bragging rights. The 2021 pumpkin was a record-breaking 1,663 lbs! Fruit, nut, and vegetable entries will be on display inside the West Hall.
See the daily schedules and find out more about the Fair at www.kystatefair.org.
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