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Hats Off to the
2011 Wilson County Fair

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***All events are tentative.  Items may be changed at any time prior to
August 12, 2011

2011 Pre-Fair Schedule
Entries & Pageant Information

Saturday, August 6 - 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Take non-perishable entries in Adult and Youth Home Ec.; Fine Arts; Photography & Stained Glass.

Sunday, August 7 - 1-4 p.m.
Baby Show, Doll Parade, Fair Princess, Fairest of the Fair & King of the Fair Registration

Tuesday, August 9: 6:30 p.m.
Fairest of the Fair Rehearsal

Thursday, August 11
10 a.m.-4 p.m. - Ham entries.
12 noon-8 p.m. - Poultry entries.
1-8 p.m. - Wine & Home Brewing entries.
3-6 p.m. - Baking entries.
3-7 p.m. - Honey Show & Flower Show entries.
3-8 p.m. - Adult Fruit & Vegetable entries.
3-8 p.m. - Hay & Farm Crop entries.
4-8 p.m. - Youth Farm Crops & Garden entries.
4-7 p.m. - 4-H Poultry entries

Friday, August 12 - “Hats Off to Our Middle TN Ford Dealers” Gates, Buildings & Carnival Open at 5 p.m. Parade - 7:00 p.m. - 12 & Under Amateur Talent Show, Betty Freeman Memorial Walking Horse Classic, Boer Goat Show, Super Tractor Pull, A Taste of Wilson County Cooking Demos, Germ City, Fiddlers Grove Opry, Sheep Dog Demos, $1,000 CASH GIVE-A-WAY

Saturday, August 13 - “Hats Off to Tennessee Lottery” Gates & Buildings Open at 10 a.m., Carnival Opens 12 noon - Bicycle Ride Around Wilson County, Super Pull, QR Code Competition, Salsa Making Competition, “Wilson County’s Best Steak, Rib, & Boston Butt” Competition, 13 & Up Amateur Talent Show, Youth Horse Show, State Jr. Market Goat Show, Ms. TN Senior Wilson County Pageant, Rabbit Show Entries – (7:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.), Poultry Judging, Rabbit Judging, A Taste of Wilson County Cooking Demos, Germ City, Fiddlers Grove Opry, Sheet Dog Demos, Bake for the Cure Fleischman Yeast Baking Contest, Pillsbury Pet-Ritz Baking Championship, Dancing With Dogs, Schutzlund Dog Demonstrations. Parade of Show Dogs, $1,000 CASH GIVE-A-WAY

Sunday, August 14 - “Hats Off to Patriotism” Gates Open at 12 noon, Buildings & Carnival Open at 1 p.m. - 9 a.m. Church Service in Fiddlers Grove - Cat Show, Dairy Goat Show, Immanuel Baptist Church Choir, Gladeville Baptist Church Choir, Guitar Hero/Battle of the Bands Contest, Antique Car Show, Stock Horse Show, Antique & Farm Tractor Pull, Cripple Creek Cloggers & Rigney Family, Miniature Donkey Show, Fiddlers Grove Opry, Rooster Crowing Contest, Fly Ball Dog Demonstrations, Conformation Dog Show and Obedience Trials, $1,000 CASH GIVE-A-WAY

Monday, August 15 - “Hats Off to History & Traditions” Gates, Buildings & Carnival Open at 5 p.m. - Gates Open at 4 p.m., $6 admission for Seniors age 60 or older - Senior Citizens Picnic, John Anderson in Concert, Go Kart Races-4-Cycle Competition, Rhode Island Red Head Contest, Fairest of the Fair Pageant, fce Fashion Revue, Germ City, J & M Shepherds Obedience Training, Fiddlers Grove Opry, $1,000 CASH GIVE-A-WAY

Tuesday, August 16 - “Hats Off to Competitions & Celebrations” Gates, Buildings & Carnival Open at 5 p.m. - Beef Cattle Show I, Feeder Pig Show, Hog-A-Rama, Go Kart Races-Yard Karts, Doll Parade Division I Pageant, Shutter Bug Competition, Paws for Health Nutrition Demonstrations, A Taste of Wilson County Cooking Demos, Germ City, Fiddlers Grove Opry, THE GREAT CAR/TRUCK/TRACTOR/ATV GIVE-A-WAY

Wednesday, August 17 - “Hats Off to the Land and Its People – Wilson County is the Place to Be!” Gates, Buildings & Carnival Open at 5 p.m. - King of the Fair Div. I & II, Fair Princess Pageant Division IV, Jr. Dairy Cattle Show, ATV/Utility Flat Track Racing, A Taste of Wilson County Cooking Demos, Germ City, Fiddlers Grove Opry, Jazz Alliance, Cattle/Sheep Dog Trials, 4-Person Unit Explosive Detection Dogs Demonstrations, Exotic Animal Show & Demonstrations, $1,000 CASH GIVE-A-WAY

Thursday, August 18 - “Hats Off to Agriculture & Education” Gates, Buildings, & Carnival Open at 5 p.m. - TN Central Region 4-H Outdoor Meat Cookery Competition, Off Road Challenge, Open Dairy Cattle Show, Dexter Cattle Show, Doll Parade Pageant Division II, McDonalds Kids Night Special Events, Battery Power Ride Toy Race, Pedal Push Tractor Pull Ride Toys, Read & Win, School Spirit Jam, A Taste of Wilson County Cooking Demos, Germ City, Century Farmers Luncheon (Invitation Only), Fiddlers Grove Opry, New Leash on Life Dogs for Adoption, TN Central Region 4-H Outdoor Meat Cookery, Confirmation Dog Show, $1,000 CASH GIVE-A-WAY

Friday, August 19 - “Hats Off to Entertainers and Exhibitors” Gates, Buildings & Carnival Open at 5 p.m. - Beef Show II, Fair Princess Division I, II, & III, Demolition Derby, Jr. Commercial Ewe & Market Lamb Shows, Kickin’ for a Cure Country/Line Dance Contest, Soybean Homemade Salad Dressing Contest, A Taste of Wilson County Cooking Demos, Germ City, Fiddlers Grove Opry, Demonstrations on CPR for Dogs, Wilson County Barrel Race

Saturday, August 20 - “Hats Off to Volunteers” Gates, Buildings Open at 10 a.m., Carnival Opens 12 noon - Parade - 6:00 p.m. - School Day Events, Crank It Up Homemade Ice Cream Freeze Off, Beef Show III, Baby Show, Sacred Harp Singing, Youth Livestock Judging Contest, Chili Cook-Off, Mule Show, Mule Pulling, Open Breeding Sheep Show, Demolition Derby, Fiddlers Grove Bluegrass Competition, Square Dance Jamboree, Horseshoe Pitching, Corn Hole Competition, Text Messaging Contest, QR Code Competition, A Taste of Wilson County Cooking Demos, Germ City, Fiddlers Grove Opry, Canine Weight Pulling, Teacup Dog Agility, Arm Wrestling Championship

Daily Events: Fireworks - 10 p.m. nightly, Fiddlers Grove Opry, Hypnotist Michael Blaine, Guitar Gus & His Lucky Horse “Shoo”, Circle C Racing Pigs & Petting Zoo, David Turner & Friends, Doodles the Clown, Jack Norton & The Zinghoppers Show, Musical Entertainment on 5 Stages, Commercial Exhibits, Adult and Youth Education Exhibits, Fruits & Vegetable Exhibits, Hay & Farm Crops, Flower and Rose Show, Honey Show, Wine and Home Brewing Competition, Taxidermy Exhibition, Fine Arts Show, Photography Show, Stained Glass Show, Farm Equipment Display, Pick TN Products Exhibit, School Exhibits, Paul Bunyan Lumberjack Show, & High Roller Wade Henry Show

Fiddlers Grove Activities: Ole Time Glass Bead Making, Chair Making, Campfi re Cooking, Spinning & Weaving, Soap Making, Black Smithin’, Wood Carving, Broom Making, Quilting Demonstrations, Antique Car Display, Civil War Reenactment, Mules, Llamas, Working Grist Mill, Making Molasses, Guitar Gus, plus many more attractions.

The Best of Tennessee - “Best Annual Event”

Reader’s Choice Awards “The Tennessee Magazine”

“Best County Fair” - Busy Bee Trader Magazine

Listed in Top 20 Events by Southeast Tourism Association

Honored to be in the Top 50 Fairs in North America for the Third Year

For more information go to website:  www.wilsoncountyfair.net