14 Jul 2016

Mercer County Fair

By Rick Martin

Ongoing through Saturday, July 16th, the Mercer County Fair will continue to bring family-friendly fun to the Mercer County fairgrounds, SW 12th Avenue and Illinois 17, Aledo.

There are livestock shows, a variety of foods to try, and carnival rides. Wristbands allowing unlimited carnival rides will be sold for $20 from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday. And, also on Saturday, the Mercer County Baby Contest will take place at 1 p.m. This "cuteness contest" will be followed by the Decorated Diaper Contest and the Baby Crawl, in which young speed demons will compete to determine who is the fastest crawler in Mercer County.

The fair will also have a demolition derby, lumberjack shows, and truck and tractor pulls.

Gate admission is $6 for adults and $2 for children ages 7 to 12. Gates will open at 9 a.m. Thursday and Saturday and 8:30 a.m. Friday.

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