The annual Neshoba County Fair returns Friday, July 26, through Friday, Aug. 2, in Philadelphia and plenty of great entertainment is in store for the week of the annual event that is known as "Mississippi's Giant Houseparty."
"The Neshoba County Fair was founded in 1889 as a stock and agricultural exhibition and soon expanded to include horse racing, carnival rides, political speeches and musical entertainment," according to the Mississippi Country Music Trail website.
The Fair quickly grew in size and length, with the building of a pavilion, an exhibit hall, private homes, hotels, a racetrack and a midway with tent shows.
Attendees at this year's fair will enjoy lots of live entertainment from music artists, including River Dan and Paxton Peay and Blackberry Smoke, to name a few. The event also will feature carnival rides, horse races, different types of food and games.
"Our fair is updated from year to year as far as political speaking and that Thursday night before the actual fair starts, we are going to have family night," said Natalie Scruggs, Neshoba County Fair association publicity chair in an interview with the Clarion Ledger. "There's a special that night for $30 armbands from 5-10 p.m., then the fair kicks off that Friday, July 26."
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This year the fair will include a children's petting zoo area with livestock, an arts and crafts station, drone show and more.
The entertainment line-up:
- Jon Langston — Tuesday, July 30
- BlackBerry Smoke — Wednesday, July 31
- Dillon Carmichael and Tyler Braden — Thursday, Aug. 1
- The Frontmen — Friday, Aug. 2
The late-night entertainment line-up:
- Southbound — Friday, July 26
- U.S. — Saturday, July 27
- Dillon Morgan Band — Monday, July 29
- Paxton Peay — Tuesday, July 30
- River Dan — Wednesday, July 31
- Mustache — Thursday, Aug. 1
- Jason Miller Band — Friday, Aug. 2
Friday, July 26
- Free Petting Zoo — Livestock area- 9 a.m.
- Art Show — 1 p.m.
- The Harper and Morgan PCRA Rodeo — 7:30 p.m.
- Music by Southbound — 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, July 27
- Philadelphia Sertoma Club 45th Annual "Heart O' Dixie Triathlon" — 6:30 a.m.
- Arts and Craft — 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Neshoba Farmers Market — 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
- Children's Petting Zoo — 9 a.m.
- Philadelphia Sertoma Club "Heart of Dixie" Awards — 11:30 a.m.
- The Harper and Morgan PCRA Rodeo — 7:30 p.m.
- Thacker Mountain Radio hour — 8 p.m.
- Drone Show — 9:30 p.m.
Sunday, July 28
- Children's Petting Zoo — 9 a.m.
- Worship Service — 9:30 a.m.
- Antique Car Show — 10:30 a.m.
- Children's Concert — 1:30 p.m.
- Herness and Running Horse races — 2 p.m.
- Music and Worship — 6:30 p.m.
- United Worship Night — 8 p.m.
Monday, July 29
- Clothes Line Art contest — 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
- Herness and Running Horse races — 2 p.m.
- Clothes Line Art exhibit — 4 p.m.
- Twilight Hot Air Balloon show — 7 p.m.
- Pageant Program — 8 p.m.
- Dillion Morgan Band — 9:30
Tuesday, July 30
- Beef Show — 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
- Universities and College Day — 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
- Veterans Memorial service — 10:15 a.m.
- Neshoba High School Band — 1 p.m.
- Herness and Running Horse races — 2 p.m.
- Cake Walk — 4 p.m.
- Jon Langston — 8 p.m.
Wednesday, July 31
- Neshoba High School Band — 8:45 a.m.
- Political Speaking — 9:30 a.m. to 10:40 a.m.
- Neshoba High School Band — 1 p.m.
- Herness and Running Horse races — 2 p.m.
- Blackberry Smoke — 8 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 1
- Neshoba High School Band — :45 a.m.
- Political Speaking — 9:30 a.m. to 10:40 a.m.
- Hometown Proud — 11 a.m.
- Neshoba High School Band — 1 p.m.
- Herness and Running Horse races — 2 p.m.
- Tyler Braden and Dillion Carmichael — 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 2
- Sheep Show — 9 a.m.
- The Vernon Brother — 12:30 p.m.
- Herness and Running Horse races — 1 p.m.
- The Frontman — 8 p.m.
IF YOU GO:
- When: Friday, July 26, through Friday, Aug. 2
- Where: Neshoba County Fair Co. Road 147, Philadelphia
- Admission: $60
-Know an event coming up or have a good story idea? Reporter Kiara Fleming can be reached via email KDFleming@jackson.gannett.com and on X @Ki_dajournalist
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