Events at the Fair
All Day Events Thursday through sunday
Livestock:
- Miniature Horses
- Miniature donkeys
- An Angus bull
- The Alpacas of Lucky Acres Farm
- Marsh Tackey horses. Come see the historic horse of South Carolina. Courtesy of the Carolina Marsh Tacky Association.
Rides & Attractions:
- Petting zoo – get your picture taken riding a Texas Longhorn
- Pony rides
- Tractor Row and Farm equipment Safety Demonstrations
- The Great Pumpkin Patch
- Oconee County Fire Safety House
- Farm Bureau Ag Simulator – See what it’s like to drive a real combine
Heritage Arts and Crafts
- Appalachian Broom Making – Carole Morse of Foxfire
- Chair Caning – Ann and Julian Yelton
- Pine Needle Basket making – Nancy Basket (Native American)
- Marcengill Forge – making tools and household objects the old fashioned way
- Traditional Raggedy Ann and Andy Doll Making with Chris Moore “The Doll Lady”, in addition, she will have hands-on crafts activities for children
- Cow Milking with Peter Ebenhack and Tinkerbell
- Wood carving, soap and candle making, crocheting, other crafts
Thursday:
11:00 am and 3:00 pm
- Story Telling: Dot Jackson, author of Refuge and Keowee: The Story of the Keowee River Valley in Upstate South Carolina on the JDavis Stage
5:30 pm (registration begins at 2:30 pm)
- South Carolina Meat Goat Show
6:00 pm
- Tommy Harper Group (Gospel)
7:00 pm
- Shades of Blue (Bluegrass) on the JDavis stage — bring a blanket and listen to heritage music from Oconee County.
Friday:
6:00 pm
- SpiderFarm Band (Bluegrass) on the JDavis stage
7:00 pm
- The Binge (Blues/Rock Mix) on the JDavis stage
Saturday:
All Day:
- Piedmont Biofuels exhibition and educational trailer. Come learn about green, American grown fuels and how to make them yourself.
- Dexter Cattle demonstrations and displays
- Herding dog demonstrations with the dogs of Red Creek Farm check signs at livestock tent for exact times.
10:00 am - 11:00am
- Western Square Dance Demonstration on the JDavis Stage
11:00 am
- Contra Dance Demonstration on the JDavis Stage
11:00 am - 1:00pm
- Bar-B-Q Demonstrations Just follow your nose to the top of the hill
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
- Pig Show in the livestock arena under the big tent
1:00 pm
- Shades of Blue (Bluegrass) on the JDavis stage
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
- Farmers Biofuels Workshop. Come by the trailer early and signup for the hands-on workshop and learn how you can get involved in small scale production of biofuels
2:00 pm
- Tugaloo Holler on the JDavis stage
3:00 pm
- Relations Gospel Singers on the JDavis stage
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
- Conservation Theory
7:00 pm
- Bill Lowe and Cripple Creek play on the JDavis stage
Sunday:
10:00 am - 11:00 am
- Cowboy Church – come enjoy a traditional Western cowboy style service under the big tent
1:00 am - 4:00 pm
- Enjoy the midway rides and games, sample the cotton candy, boiled peanuts and fried cheesecake.
2:00 pm
- Stephenson Brothers on the JDavis stage
3:00 pm
- Fair Play Rotary’s Cow Patty Drop – how lucky are you? Will you win big bucks playing Cow Patty Bingo?