7-14-2023 12:00am

Summertime Means County Fair Time

Beth Callahan Editor

LEBANON, OH -- It’s summertime, which also means... it’s fair time! While Montgomery County (Dayton) is wrapping up its 2023 fair on Saturday, and the Butler County Fair (Hamilton) is a week away, Warren County opens its 2023 fair event this Monday, July 17 at the Warren County Fair Grounds in Lebanon.

Each morning starting on July 17th and running through Saturday July 22nd, the Warren County Fair Grounds will be open from 8 AM until 11 PM hosting the 172nd Warren County Fair.

Over the years, the fair has been known as a fun-family-friendly event filled with shows, 4-H exhibits, pageants, rides, music, food, and much more. And, according to its Website, the 2023 fair looks to be filled with just as much fun and excitement as all the other years.

The admission prices, which includes the daily shows and rides, are as follow:

Monday through Thursday - $12
Friday & Saturday - $15
Ages 2 & Under - FREE
Week Long Pass - $35

Below is the schedule for the week...

MONDAY

PARI-MUTUEL HARNESS RACING — Begins at 4PM

TUESDAY

FREE ICE CREAM SOCIAL — The Event Center 12 noon - 1:30 p.m.
LITTLE MISS/ MISTER — Contest Ages 6 Months - 3 years old. Registration begins at 4 pm and
Contest begins at 5 pm. Register At the Senior Fair Board Office or Online. $5 REGISTRATION FEE
BULL RIDING — BEGINS AT 7PM

WEDNESDAY

OMTPA TRACTOR PULL - Begins at 7 PM

THURSDAY

LITTLE MISS/ MISTER — Contest Ages 4 years old to 8years old. Registration begins at 4 pm and
Contest begins at 5 pm. Register At the Senior Fair Board Office or Online. $5 REGISTRATION FEE
KOI TRUCK DRAG RACING — BEGINS AT 7PM

FRIDAY

ANIMALS & ME PROGRAM — 3:30 PM in Building E
LOCAL BEER MADE HERE — 4PM TO 10:30PM
DEMOLITION DERBY — BEGINS AT 7PM

SATURDAY

MONSTER TRUCK RIDES AND SHOWS — 7PM

Happening as the same timte as the fair is the Junior Fair. Its week starts earlier on Sunday, prior to the fair opening to the public, as a Warren County King and Queen will be crowned to represent this year’s fair. Then, throughout the week, the Junior Fair will be hosting everything from Horse Shows, to a “Goat Fun Show" on Wednesday at 5 PM to Llama/Alpaca Fun Show on Thursday to Barnyard Olympics at 1 PM on Friday. To see the Junior Fair Schedule click here.

According to the Warren County Fair Grounds Website, the current fair ground location has been the fair's home since 1952. Origianlly the grounds consisted of a board fence erected around five acres where a 24' x 80'was built within the fence as an exhibition hall. Today, the fairgrounds cover's 97 acres with 26 barns, show arenas, and exhibit halls and is managed by the Warren County Agricultural Society.

Special thank you to the Warren County Fair for allowing the WarrenCountyPost to use its promotional material for the 2023 Warren County Fair.