Written by Porter County Fair
The Porter County Fair, also known as the 11 Best Days of Summer, continues on Thursday with a slew of great activities starting at noon and going on all day! Be sure to get there between 12pm and 6pm for $15.00 wristbands for the carnival rides before the Tommy Petersen's Hell Drivers event tonight at 7:30!
Tonight's Grandstand Event: Tommy Petersen's Hell Drivers
The table below hosts all of the great activities going on at the Porter County Fair today!
| GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| 7:00am - 9:00am | Open Class Flower Entries (EE) |
| 1:00pm | Admissions Entries Open |
| Carnival Special Day | |
| 12:00pm - 6:00pm |
Porter County Libraries Read & Ride Promotion Summer Reading Program at all Porter County Libraries provdes the opportunity for children to earn discounted carnival rides for all afternoon. Children earn their Read & Ride Voucher to get their dicounted R&R Wristbands at the fair. |
| 12:00 - NOON |
Carnival Rides Open 12:00pm - 6:00pm Family/Kids $15.00 wristband 12:pm - 6:00pm Day Care Day on the Midway (Special discounted wristband prices for Day Care Youngsters) |
| 10:00am |
4-H,Open Class, *Sustainable Living Exhibit Open *See Fair Website for Sustainable Living presentations |
| 12:00 - NOON | Commercial Exhibits Open |
| 4-H PROJECT JUDGING & ACTIVITIES | |
| 8:00am | 4-H Dairy Show (LSA) |
| 9:00am | 4-H Poultry Show (RPB) |
| 10:00am | 4-H Horse & Pony Halter Classes (HA) |
| 11:00am - 1:00pm | Carcass Viewing (Hanford Packing) |
| 6:00pm | 4-H Livestock Celebration Sale (LSA) |
| 6:00pm | 4-H Goat Show (LSA) |
| SPECIAL EVENTS | |
| 12:00pm - 9:00pm |
United Way Silent Auction Tent Open |
| Success Before Six & Kids Korner Activites | |
| ROAMING GROUNDS ENTERTAINMENT | |
| Matt Mullen "The Stilt Walker Guy" | |
| Bandaloni - The One Man Band |
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| Kyle Hiestand "Ace Magic" | |
| FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT & EDUCATION AREA (SOUTH) | |
| 12:00 - NOON | TSC Porter County Barnyard Exhibit Opens |
| 12:00 - NOON | Antique Machinery Exhibit Opens |
| All Evening | Boy Scouts Interactive Campsite |
| 2:30pm,3:30pm,5:00pm ,6:30pm,8:00pm |
Swifty Swine Pig Racing |
| 2:00pm | Festival of the Rainforest Parade |
| 4:00pm,6:00pm,8:30pm | Timber Tina's World Champion Lumber Jills |
| 4:30pm,7:00pm,9:00pm | Rainforest Experience Live |
| 5:30pm | Porter County Sheriff's K-9 Unit Demonstration |
| FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT & EDUCATION AREA (Central Park) | |
| 12:00pm,1:30pm,3:00pm ,4:30pm |
Bear Hollow Chainsaw Artist Show |
| 6:00pm,8:00pm | Traveling Reptile Show |
| 5:00pm,7:00pm,9:00pm | Kenny Ahern Show (physical comic) |
| BUGGY WHEEL PAVILION | |
| 5:00pm,6:30pm,8:15pm | Sylvia Fletcher "The Magic Trunk" Ventriloquist |
| 5:45pm,7:30pm,9:15pm | The Gothard Sisters Trio |
| RADIO ONE COMMUNICATIONS PARK PLACE PAVILION | |
| 1:00pm - 3:00pm |
Open Class Fashion/Sewing Show |
| 5:00pm - 7:15pm |
Jim & The Hick Chicks - The Most Award Winning Musical Group in the Smokey Mountains |
| 6:00pm - 7:00pm |
Goodtime Cloggers |
| 8:15pm - 9:15pm |
Billy Wayne Show |
| GRANDSTAND ENTERTAINMENT | |
| 7:30pm | Tom Petersen's Hell Drivers |
| Seating: Adults (10 yrs. & over) - $10, Youth (under 10 yrs.) - $5 (General Admission Seating) |