June 20, 2024
By: Dwayne Page
First the Carnival, and then the Fair!
Although the 2024 edition of the DeKalb County Fair won’t officially begin with all the shows and events until Monday, June 24, fairgoers can get a jump start on the fun with carnival rides Friday through Sunday, June 21-23.
The fairgrounds will be open (Friday & Saturday from 6 p.m. until 11 p.m. and Sunday from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m.) with free gate admission to anyone who wants to purchase a ticket or armband for carnival rides and games on the midway by James Gang Amusements. Armband prices for those three days only, June 21-23 will be $20 each day. Food vendors will be on site.
Rides and games on the midway during the fair June 24-29 will also be provided by James Gang Amusements
Since 1856, the DeKalb County Fair has been offering entertainment, Midway rides, food, exhibits, pageants, livestock shows and other action-packed events. Now in its 168th year, the Grandpa Fair of the South continues to live up to its 2024 theme of “Celebrating What Makes a Community Great.”
New fair events during the week this year include a Bump N Run Derby, Monster Truck Show, and Rodeo along with other old favorites, a demolition derby and motorcycle and ATV racing, among others. Lions Club Pavilion entertainment will feature David Turner and Friends, Center Hill Ramblers, Zone Status Band, Relentless Youth, Harvest Moon, and Square Dancing by Smithville Select, Caney Fork Circle Eight, DeKalb Dancing Delights and Center Hill Hoedown Square Dancers, among others.
The schedule of Fair events on opening night, Monday June 24 is as follows:
Monday, June 24:
Cattle Show-Ag Center- 6:00 p.m.
Junk Car/Bump N Run- TC McMillen Arena – 7:00 p.m.
Jr. Fair Princess (13-16)- Lions Pavilion – 6:00 p.m.
Fairest of the Fair (17-20)- Lions Pavilion – following
Miss Fair Queen (21-54)- Lions Pavilion – following
Lip Sync Battle (Round 1)- Lions Pavilion – following
Open Poultry Show (All Week)- Barn
Cash Drawing-Lions Pavilion – 9:30 p.m.
Visit the DeKalb County Fair website at the link below for further information at www.dekalbcountyfairtn.com/
2024 DeKalb County Fair – Radio Sponsors
DTC Communications
Middle Tennessee Electric
Wal-Mart
Liberty State Bank
Rogers Group
Wilson Bank & Trust
Mike Eaton – Blackwell Realty And Auction
Wilson County Motors
Heavenly Landscape & Tree Service
Three Forks Market
Farm Credit Mid-America
DeKalb Farmers Co-op
A Degree Above Heating & Cooling
Adams Dental, PLLC – Drs John & Laura Adams
Alexandria Family Care
B&G Supply
Blake Taylor Heating, Air & Electrical
Creative Graphics
Cumberland Supply
DeKalb Animal Clinic
DeKalb County Farm Bureau
DeKalb Funeral Chapel
FirstBank
Galaxy Ford in Smithville
Gina Denman – The Real Estate Team
Hawk Specialty Services
Industrial Machine Service, Inc
Junk & Jewels On The Square
Love Cantrell Funeral Home
Luke Prichard Excavating & Trucking
NHC Healthcare
Powell & Meadows
Regions Bank
Sam’s Pressure Washing & Soft Wash
Sissy Prichard Fish & Betsy Smith – Town N Lake
Slager Performance LLC, Excavation, Demoilition & Land Clearing
Southern Landscape
Stain & Seal Experts
State Representative Michael Hale
Sunbelt Rentals
Tennessee Credit
The Barn at Rowland Hills
The One Call Auction
Twin K Construction
W T Welding – Tyler Cripps
WJLE
DeKalb County Fair – Fair Sponsors
C & S Farms
Caney Fork Electric Cooperative
City Smithville AND Smithville Golf Course & Swimming Pool
DeKalb County Florist
DeKalb County Soil & Water Conservation District
DeKalb Prevention Coalition
DJs Pizza & Steakhouse of Alexandria
Gill Automotive
Grant Cedar Mill
Hosanna Farm
MARQLABS
Middle Tennessee Natural Gas
Smithville Food Lion
Swallows Insurance
The Smithville Review
DeKalb County Fair – Pavilion Sponsors
A.Vester Parsley, Attorney
Alexandria Auto Parts
Avant Funeral Home
Brown Hauling & Excavating
C&C Market and Deli
Campbell’s Garage
Cantrell’s Furniture & Appliance
Curtis Supply
David W. Lawrence, Attorney
DeKalb Ace Hardware
DeKalb County Insurance, Inc.
DeKalb County Stockyard
DeKalb Dental Center
DeKalb Elected Officials
DeKalb Title, LLC
DTC Security
F Z Webb & Sons Pharmacy
Foutch Eyecare
Gammon & Drueck CPAs
Greg Dugdale Properties
Griffin’s Produce
Keith Blair, Attorney
Lebanon Chemical Inc/The Pool’s Edge
Mid-State Precision, Inc.
Rochelle, McCulloch & Aulds
Savvy Scrubs and More / P.T.S.
Smith Farmers Co-op
Tramel CPA Group
Twisted Sifter Sweets
Webb House Retirement Center
DeKalb County Fair – Business Card Sponsors
Betty Lattimore – The Real Estate Team