By rssfeeds-admin This year’s Baxter County Fair will be as large and fun as ever with a “Ribbons, Rides and America Unites” theme.
Beginning with the annual parade on Sept. 12 at 10 a.m. that started at Long Chiropractic at 506 Hospital Drive and ending on 9th Street in downtown Mountain Home. Later on Saturday at the fairgrounds, there will also be a truck pull event.
Baxter County Fair Board President, Mike Bradshaw spoke with KTLO, Classic Hits and The Boot about the exciting attractions featured at the 2026 Fair.
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Bradshaw spoke about the other entry deadlines preceeding the fair. The registration process can be found at baxtercountyfair.org for other events like quilts, crafts, photos and baked goods.
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Rides on the Midway will fire up on Tuesday, Sept. 15.
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Also on Tuesday evening, the fair will be taking livestock registrations. Commerical exhit booths will open on Wednesday, Sept. 16 from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Nightly live music will be on the outdoor stage beginning on Wednesday, Sept. 16 with BASIC (Brothers and Sisters in Christ) from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. On Thursday, Sept. 17, FlipSide will be on stage from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday night, Sept. 18, the Leslie Williams Band will perform from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. and on Saturday, Sept. 19, The Table Worship Band will play on the outdoor stage from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
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Thursday dairy cattle and dairy goats showmanship begins at 9 a.m.. The poultry and rabbits judging is from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Rabbit showmanship is in the Critter Barn at 3 p.m., there will also be a guinea pig show judging at 4 p.m. Later in the evening at 6 p.m., there will be market show featuring steers, beef cattle, market goat, weather-dam goat, meat goat, marketlamb – all of the market animals.
Thursday is also Senior Citizen Day with free admission sponsored by Troy Garland Insurance and it coupled with Veterans Day at the Fair with sponsorship by Jim Brown, and it is also free. There will be senior bingo bash from will be on the indoor stage from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Bradshaw describes the events for Friday.
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Saturday is Kid’s Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Parade of Champions starts at 1 p.m. in the barn all of the winners in all of the different divisions get belt buckels that day. The chainsaw contest starts at 4 p.m. followed by the lawnmower races at 5 p.m.
Admission prices for adults for the Baxter County Fair is $7 for students grades 1-through-12 and for children five and under. Then on Tuesday night admission for everyone is free.
Advanced carnival ride tickets, passes and armbands can be bought at local outlets like Arvest Bank, Farmers & Merchants Bank, First Community Bank, First Security Bank and area schools like Cotter and Flippin. Purchases can also be made at the Mountain Home Area Chamber of Commerce, Baxter County Fair Office, Creative Academy and Baxter Lab.
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