Drew County Fair Set for September 14-19. No Parade or Carnival, Due to COVID-19. Virtual Pageants.
June 19th, 2020 by
Based on directives from various committees and policies, the fair board would like to present the following information:
“Drew County Fair for 2020 will be held during the week of September 14-19.
We will be moving to this date for this year due to our concerns for our participants and the community of Drew County.
We will update you as information is confirmed.
Currently we know that the pageants and talent show will be done virtually.
We will host a livestock and poultry show in person.
Dates for poultry testing will be released when confirmed.
We will give an update on HOEC exhibits and educational exhibits when confirmed as well.
Due to guidelines set forth by their board, we will not be able to host a carnival company this year.
In addition to social distancing guidelines, the parade is canceled as well.
We as a board are determined to continue the tradition of a county fair even during this pandemic.
If you have questions please contact a fair board member or leave them on our page. Please consider the fact that we might not have the answer to your question right now, but we will continue to share decisions as they are made and do our best to give Drew County residents the fair they deserve.
So let’s get busy and “Sew it, Grow it, and Show it”!
Sincerely,
Drew County Fair Board.”
