EDITOR’S NOTE — Bill McIntire welcomes everyone to the 2011 Jefferson County Fair, video by Port Townsend-based “digital reporter” Jack Olmsted: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_0llwkFpEM
PORT TOWNSEND — The three-day Jefferson County Fair begins Friday with animal shows, music, draft horse pulls, mud drags and food, including special salmon and beef barbecues.
The fair at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds at 4907 Landes St., Port Townsend, will open the gates at 10 a.m. each day, closing at 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 6 p.m. Sunday.
Tickets during the fair, which has the theme of “Rock the Flock,” will be $6 for adults, $5 for those 65 and older, $5 for those 13 to 17, and $2 for children 6 to 12. Children 5 and younger will be admitted free.
Active military and their families with current identification will get $1 off regular admission prices.
Saturday’s salmon barbecue, which will be from noon to 3 p.m., will be $10, while Sunday’s beef barbecue, from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., will be $8.
Season tickets — which cover three-day fair admission plus the beef barbecue — will be $13 in advance or $15 at the gate.
Advance tickets
Advance tickets of $4 for single-day admission and pre-sale family packs can be purchased today at the fair office until 10 p.m.
They are available in the Tri-Area at CHS Inc., Chimacum Cafe, Hadlock Building Supply, Nordland General Store, QFC, Chimacum Chevron and The Big Pig Thrift Store.
Cat and dog shows, a variety of horse events — including barrel racing at 11:30 a.m. Sunday — horticultural demonstrations, special children’s activities, a ventriloquist show and rubber ducky races are among the events planned.
Each day, there will be several session of “The Greatest Kids Show on Dirt.” All children with a yen to be a bronco rider can take advantage of chaps, a cowboy hat and a rodeo clown to show them the ropes.
During three days of rubber ducky races, three people at a time will use straws to blow their rubber ducks down 10-foot gutters filled with water.
Culminating Friday’s activities will be the presentation of the 4-H Leader of the Year at 8 p.m. in the 4-H Building.
The Main Stage will the locus for big shows both Saturday and Sunday.
State draft horse pulls will begin there at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, followed by the kids demolition derby at 7 p.m.
On Sunday, 4×4 mud drags will begin at 11 a.m. and continue until they are done.
Musical variety
Musical entertainment will include rock and roll by N20, gypsy jazz by Ranger and the Arrangers, country hits by Troy “T-Bone” Lucas, Dixieland and blues by the Dukes of Dabob, a variety of musical genres from Shadow of Oz, the Christian music of Tom Taylor, bluegrass and other music by Marilyn Kay & Company and a music ranging from Sinatra to the Beach Boys by Dean the 7072s.
For more information, visit http://tinyurl.com/3vjn6fc, phone 360-385-1013 or email jeffcofairgrounds@olypen.com.
