The Osage County Fair will be July 7-10, 2021, at Osage City, Kan. Special events and entertainment is planned for each evening of the fair, which opens on Wednesday, July 7, with the Peterson Brothers at the Osage City sports stadium.
Other events include:
Thursday, July 8, will be the annual Talent Show, organized by Bob & Ronda Harmon at 7:00 on the basketball court at Jones Park. Information regarding sign up will be available soon. The traditional Pie Baking Contest will be held at 6:30 p.m.
Friday, July 9, following the traditional 6:30 p.m. parade, the action will move to the Jones Park area and everyone visit the Lions Club food stand for supper and dessert while watching the Pie Eating Contest. Barnyard Olympics will also be held throughout the evening in the Jones Park area. Plans are to bring back the Demo Derby which will be held Friday evening at approximately 8:00.
Saturday, July 10 is going to be a busy day with a variety of activities taking place from morning through the evening. “Bed Races” is a new event that is being introduced to the fair. Start thinking about building a bed to enter in the contest. Hopefully it will be a “rolling success!!” Rules and regulations will be announced soon on the Osage City Chamber of Commerce website: www.osagecitychamber.com (Happenings link). Some other activities that will be taking place on Saturday include the final 4-H events, Hatchet Throw–Co-Sponsor TJ McCoy of RadioShack is donating a 65” 4K HD television to be given away to a lucky winner that will receive a ticket upon participating in the Hatchet Throw, Touch-A-Truck, Inflatables, Corn Hole Tournament, Bingo, Craft Show, Live Band, ORBIS Fishing Tournament. A schedule of the entire Fair Week will be available soon on the Osage Chamber of Commerce website: www.osagecitychamber.com (Happenings link) or the Osage County Fair Association website: www.osagecountyfair.org.