Today at the fair …

Friday’s entertainment at the Wyandotte County Fair included a performance by Material Girl, a Madonna and Lady Gaga tribute band. Entertainment scheduled for Saturday at the fair includes Edge of Forever, a Lynyrd Skynrd tribute band, at 8:30 p.m. on the Main Stage. The MidWest Mud Boggers Mud Run will be at 7 p.m. in the fairgrounds arena. For more information, see www.wycofair.com. (Photo by Steve Rupert)
The livestock buyers’ auction on Friday night at the Wyandotte County Fair was well attended. (Photo by Steve Rupert)

The Wyandotte County Fair continues from noon to 11 p.m. Saturday at the Wyandotte County Fairgrounds, 137th and Polfer Road, Kansas City, Kansas.

The Wyandotte County Fair runs through Saturday at the Wyandotte County Fairgrounds at 137th and Polfer Road in Kansas City, Kansas.

Saturday events at the fair:

9:30 a.m., 4-H Horse Show – timed events.

10 a.m. to noon, entry for Homemade Fruit Pie contest, Red Barn. 8-inch Fruit Pie Contest, judging will be at noon. Disposable pan needed. Entry form is on page 3 of the Fair book at https://www.wycofair.com/specialcontests?lightbox=dataItem-jxeuw1j81 and also at https://www.wycofair.com/specialcontests?lightbox=dataItem-jxeuw1j9. Prizes for the top three are $100, $75 and $25.


Gates open at noon on Saturday and close at 11 p.m.

Noon to 3:15 p.m., DJ Aaron Fries, Main Stage.

3:15 p.m. to 4:45 p.m., Ritch Henderson, Main Stage.

5 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Crossroads Youth Music Team from Dallas, Texas, Main Stage.

6:15 p.m. to 8 p.m., Silver Streak, Main Stage.

7 p.m., MidWest Mud Boggers Mud Run, Arena.

7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Stranded in the City, Entertainment Tent.

8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., Edge of Forever, a Lynyrd Skynyrd Tribute Band, Main Stage.

5 p.m., Vintage Car Show.

5 p.m. to 11 p.m., Carnival rides, $25 wristband night at the carnival.

Fair attractions include magic shows in the Red Barn, Hedricks Pig Races, a petting zoo, 4-H and open exhibits on display, food concessions and a marketplace.


Helicopter rides will be available, weather permitting.


Tickets to the fair are $5 per person, with ages 12 and younger free. Parking is $5. There is a charge for carnival rides, helicopter rides and refreshments.


Wyandotte County 4-H events on Saturday:

9:30 a.m., 4-H Horse Show – timed events.

The Wyandotte County Fair runs from July 9 through July 13 at the Wyandotte County Fairgrounds at 137th and Polfer Road in Kansas City, Kansas. Gates open at noon Sat\urday, July 13, and close at 11 p.m. Go north on K-7, continue on K-7 north of Leavenworth Road and north of Hollingsworth Road, and turn east on Polfer Road, to 137th. The fair was founded in 1863, and opened at this location at 137th and Polfer Road in 2011.

More information, including a schedule of events, is online at https://www.wycofair.com/ and information is available at https://www.facebook.com/Wyandotte-County-Fair-663607383718211/.