Wednesday, May 31

Illinois Department of Agriculture announces 2006 county fair schedule

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[MAY 31, 2006]  SPRINGFIELD -- A favorite Illinois pastime begins this year in Clark County when the first of the state's 105 county fairs opens an eight-day run on June 11 in Marshall.

On Wednesday [May 17], the Illinois Department of Agriculture released the complete schedule of 2006 county fairs. Copies can be obtained by calling the department's Bureau of County Fairs and Horse Racing at (217) 782-4231 or by visiting www.agr.state.il.us. The electronic version on the Internet includes a database that is searchable by both date and location.

"Illinois takes great pride in its county fairs," Agriculture Director Chuck Hartke said. "Each summer, people throughout the state gather on their local county fairgrounds to renew acquaintances, celebrate our agricultural heritage and have a good time. And, there's certainly plenty to see and do. From livestock shows and demolition derbies to games and carnival rides, county fairs offer entertainment the whole family can enjoy."

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Other county fair attractions typically include queen pageants, truck and tractor pulls, musical concerts, and 4-H exhibits. Thirty-eight county fairs feature harness racing. Eight offer thoroughbred racing.

The Illinois Department of Agriculture supports the efforts of the volunteer boards that organize county fairs by providing funding for award premiums, the maintenance of facilities and agriculture education programs. In 2005, this support totaled more than $7.7 million.

The 2006 county fair season concludes Sept. 17 with the Okawville Agricultural Products Fair in Washington County.

The full schedule is below. For further information, contact the appropriate fair association.

[Illinois Department of Agriculture news release]

2006 Illinois county fairs

County

Date

Town

Fair association

Phone

Adams

July 27-Aug. 2

Mendon

Adams County Fair Association

(217) 964-2416

Bond

Aug. 2-8

Greenville

Bond County Fair Association

(618) 664-1412

Boone

Aug. 8-13

Belvidere

Boone County Fair Association

(815) 871-1060

Brown

Aug. 1-6

Mount Sterling

Brown County Fair Association

(217) 894-6269

Bureau

Aug. 23-27

Princeton

Bureau County Ag Board

(309) 525-3228

Calhoun

Sept. 7-10

Hardin

Calhoun Apple Advisory Club

(618) 576-2215

Carroll

Aug. 7-12

Milledgeville

Carroll County Fair Association

(815) 493-2498

Cass

July 18-22

Virginia

Cass County Fair Association

(217) 452-3054

Champaign

July 11-15

Fisher

Fisher Community Fair

(217) 897-6299

Champaign

July 21-29

Urbana

Champaign County Fair Association

(217) 367-8461

Christian

Aug.30-Sept. 4

Pana

Pana Tri-County Fair Association

(217) 539-4263

Christian

July 11-16

Taylorville

Christian County Ag Fair Association

(217) 325-3381

Clark

June 11-18

Marshall

Clark County Fair Association

(217) 826-6477

Clark

June 25-July 1

Martinsville

Martinsville Ag Fair Association

(618) 586-5175

Clay

July 13-23

Flora

Clay County Ag Fair Association

(618) 676-1046

Clinton

July 16-22

Carlyle

Clinton County Ag Association

(618) 594-3669

Coles

July 30-Aug. 6

Charleston

Coles County Ag Association

(217) 345-4526

Crawford

July 22-29

Oblong

Crawford County Fair Association

(618) 592-3517

Cumberland

Aug. 20-26

Greenup

Greenup-Cumberland County Fair

(217) 923-3034

DeKalb

Sept. 6-10

Sandwich

Sandwich Fair Association

(815) 86-2159

DeKalb

Aug. 4-6

Sycamore

Sycamore Farmer's Club Junior Fair

(815) 756-6361

DeWitt

July 18-22

Farmer City

Farmer City Fair Association

(217) 736-2477

DuPage

July 26-30

Wheaton

DuPage County Fair & Expo Association

(630) 668-6636

Edgar

July 22-29

Paris

Edgar County Fair Association

(217) 466-0905

Edwards

July 19-29

Albion

Edwards County Ag Fair Association

(618) 445-2842

Effingham

Aug. 5-12

Altamont

Effingham County Fair Association

(888) 854-3247

Fayette

July 8-15

Brownstown

Fayette County Fair Association

(618) 245-6221

Ford

July 9-15

Melvin

Ford County Fair of Melvin

(217) 388-2398

Franklin

July 6-12

Ina

Franklin County Fair Association

(618) 625-3341

Fulton

July 24-29

Lewistown

Fulton County Fair & Racing Association

(309) 547-2532

Gallatin

Sept. 2-10

Ridgway

Gallatin County Fair Association

(618) 272-8971

Greene

June 17-24

Carrollton

Greene County Ag Fair

(217) 942-3148

Grundy

June 30-July 4

Morris

Grundy County Ag District Fair

(815) 448-5473

Hamilton

June 30-July 8

McLeansboro

McLeansboro Fair Association

(618) 773-4625

Hancock

July 19-23

Augusta

Hancock County Fair

(217) 842-5804

Henderson

July 1-8

Stronghurst

Henderson County Fair Association

(309) 924-1195

Henry

June 20-25

Cambridge

Henry County Fair Association

(309) 944-4321

Iroquois

July 19-24

Crescent City

Iroquois County Ag & 4-H Club

(815) 457-2947

Jasper

June 24-July 1

Newton

Jasper County Ag Association

(618) 783-3901

Jefferson

July 14-22

Ina

Jefferson County Youth Fair

(618) 246-2430

Jersey

July 8-16

Jerseyville

Jersey County Fair Association

(618) 498-5848

Jo Daviess

July 21-23

Elizabeth

Elizabeth Community Fair

(815) 858-3789

Jo Daviess

Aug. 2-6

Warren

Jo Daviess County Ag Society

(815) 789-4581

Kane

July 19-23

St. Charles

Kane County Fair & Ind. Expo

(630) 584-6926

Kankakee

Aug. 2-6

Kankakee

Kankakee County Fair & Expo

(815) 932-6714

Kendall

Aug. 3-6

Yorkville

Kendall County Fair Association

(630) 553-2860

Knox

Aug. 1-5

Knoxville

Knox County Ag Board & Fair Association

(309) 289-2714

Lake

July 25-30

Grayslake

Lake County Fair Association

(847) 223-2204

LaSalle

Aug. 31-Sept. 4

Mendota

Tri-County Fair Association

(815) 627-3143

LaSalle

July 12-16

Ottawa

LaSalle County Junior Fair Association

(815) 433-0371

Lawrence

July 29-Aug. 5

Sumner

Lawrence County Junior Fair Association

(618) 936-2114

Lee

July 27-30

Amboy

Lee County 4-H Fair & Junior Show

(815) 453-2200

Livingston

Aug. 9-12

Cullom

Cullom Junior Fair

(815) 689-2146

Livingston

Aug. 16-20

Fairbury

Fairbury Fair Association

(815) 692-3222

Livingston

July 17-20

Pontiac

Livingston County Fair Association

(815) 842-2753

Logan

Aug. 1-6

Lincoln

Logan County Fair Association

(217) 732-3311

Macon

June 13-18

Decatur

Decatur-Macon County Fair Association

(217) 877-8941

Macoupin

July 17-22

Carlinville

Macoupin County Fair & Ag Association

(217) 854-9422

Madison

July 23-28

Highland

Madison County Fair Association

(618) 644-5441

Marion

July 28-Aug. 5

Salem

Marion County Ag Fair Association

(618) 547-3164

Marshall-Putnam

July 12-16

Henry

Marshall-Putnam Fair Association

(309) 364-2814

Mason

July 24-28

Havana

Mason County 4-H & Junior Ag Show

(217) 482-5202

Massac

July 14-22

Metropolis

Massac County Youth Fair

(618) 524-7320

McDonough

July 17-21

Macomb

McDonough County 4-H Corp.

(309) 836-5488

McHenry

Aug. 2-6

Woodstock

McHenry County Fair Association

(815) 338-5315

McLean

Aug. 2-6

Bloomington

McLean County Fair Association

(309) 663-6497

Menard

July 18-23

Petersburg

Menard County Fair

(217) 636-8123

Mercer

July 11-16

Aledo

Mercer County Ag Society

(309) 582-5659

Monroe

July 23-30

Waterloo

Monroe County Fair Association

(618) 939-4695

Montgomery

June 21-25

Butler

Montgomery County Fair & Ag Association

(217) 272-4489

Morgan

July 12-16

Jacksonville

Morgan County Ag Fair Association

(217) 245-2709

Moultrie-Douglas

July 9-15

Arthur

Moultrie-Douglas County Fair Association

(217) 543-3533

Moultrie

July 28-30

Sullivan

Moultrie-Sullivan Junior Fair

(217) 874-2785

Ogle

Aug. 2-6

Oregon

Ogle County Fair Association

(815) 946-2195

Peoria

July 7-15

Peoria

Heart of Illinois Fair

(309) 691-6332

Perry

June 17-26

Pinckneyville

Perry County Ag Society

(618) 357-8910

Piatt

June 20-25

Cerro Gordo

Piatt County Junior Fair Association

(217) 763-6170

Pike

June 21-25

Griggsville

Western Illinois Fair Association

(217) 833-2116

Pike

July 17-22

Pleasant Hill

Pike County Fair Association

(217) 285-4832

Pulaski

Aug. 14-19

Pulaski

Pulaski Civic & Community Fair

(618) 342-6514

Randolph

July 28-Aug 5

Sparta

Randolph County Fair

(618) 443-6279

Richland

July 7-15

Olney

Richland County Farm & Fair Association

(618) 863-2606

Rock Island

July 18-22

East Moline

Rock Island County Ag Fair & Expo

(309) 796-1620

St. Clair

Aug. 8-12

Belleville

St. Clair County Fair Association

(618) 233-0052

Saline

July 21-29

Harrisburg

Saline County Ag Association

(618) 253-5126

Sangamon

June 14-18

New Berlin

Sangamon County Fair & Ag Association

(217) 488-2685

Schuyler

June 29-July 4

Rushville

Schuyler County Fair

(217) 322-4409

Scott

July 30-Aug.4

Winchester

Scott County 4-H & Junior Ag Show

(217) 742-9572

Shelby

July 24-27

Shelbyville

Shelby County 4-H & Junior Fair

(217) 774-4049

Stark

July 28-31

Wyoming

Stark County Junior Fair Association

(309) 286-7117

Stephenson

Aug. 21-27

Freeport

Stephenson County Fair Association

(815) 235-2918

Tazewell

July 31-Aug. 3

Pekin

Veteran's Memorial Fair Association

(309) 348-2345

Union

Aug. 19-26

Anna

Southern Illinois Fair Association

(618) 833-2406

Vermilion

June 21-25

Danville

Vermilion County Fair & Expo

(217) 442-1309

Vermilion

Aug. 6-12

Georgetown

Georgetown Ag Fair Association

(217) 304-5963

Wabash

July 22-28

Mount Carmel

Wabash County Youth Exhibition

(618) 262-7812

Warren

July 22-29

Roseville

Warren County Ag Fair Association

(309) 837-2230

Washington

July 8-15

Nashville

Nashville, Washington County Fair

(618) 327-4401

Washington

Sept. 15-17

Okawville

Okawville Ag Products Fair Association

(618) 243-5398

Wayne

July 15-22

Fairfield

The New Wayne County Ag Fair

(618) 842-3311

White

July 29-Aug. 5

Carmi

White County Ag Society

(618) 382-2078

Whiteside

Aug. 15-19

Morrison

Whiteside County Central Ag Society

(815) 336-2046

Will

Aug. 23-27

Peotone

Will County Fair Association

(708) 258-9359

Williamson

Aug. 5-12

Marion

Williamson County Ag Association

(618) 993-2609

Winnebago

Aug. 15-20

Pecatonica

Winnebago County Fair Association

(815) 239-1641

 

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