The fair is packed with amusements, games, farm animals, exhibits, and live entertainment
including a demolition derby, truck and tractor pull, live music, clogging, and more!
The Highland County Fair is a combined effort of the:
Monterey Lions Club ~ Stonewall Ruritan Club ~ Blue Grass Ruritan Club
Mill Gap Ruritan Club ~ Bolar Ruritan Club ~ Highland County Chamber of Commerce
The fair is packed with amusements, games, farm animals, exhibits, and live entertainment including a demolition derby, truck and tractor pull, musical performances, clogging, and more!
The Highland County Fair is a combined effort of the:
Monterey Lions Club
Stonewall Ruritan Club
Blue Grass Ruritan Club
Mill Gap Ruritan Club
Bolar Ruritan Club
Highland County
Chamber of Commerce
Exhibits
![Exhibits 2 (1)](https://evk3qmttajq.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Exhibits-2-1.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
Paintings, photography, quilts, floral arrangements, big game, and more! View the exhibits our community members worked hard to create this year.
Live Entertainment
![Band Performing 2](https://evk3qmttajq.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Band-Performing-2.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
From bluegrass bands and clogging shows to Elvis impersonators and magicians, you never know what’s going to hit the stage at the Highland County Fair!
Livestock Shows
![Livestock Shows](https://evk3qmttajq.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Livestock-Shows.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
Rally behind our area’s youth as they present the livestock they’ve cultivated this year. A lot of hard work and dedication goes into these farm animals!
Demolition Derby
![Demo Derby 2](https://evk3qmttajq.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Demo-Derby-2-scaled.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
Always exciting! Grab a burger, hot dog, or ribeye steak sandwich, and head to the grandstand to watch these Frankenstein-like cars battle it out to the bitter end.
Horse Show
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The Horse Show is one of the fair’s most time-honored events. Enjoy the skill and finesse of horses and their riders as they compete in timed and performance events.
Truck & Tractor Pull
![Tractor Pull, pic 01 (2)](https://evk3qmttajq.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Tractor-Pull-pic-01-2.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&ssl=1)
Watch the black smoke fly as these powered-up machines drag the sled down the track. Who will you cheer for? Ford, Chevy, or Dodge?
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Note: We only consider Highland County non-profit organizations when receiving food vendor applications.
Note: We only consider Highland County non-profit
organizations when receiving food vendor applications.
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