Fair begins Monday after losing a year
Unvaccinated guests are encouraged to wear masks.
The Greene County Fair is coming back in full force after it was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
Rides, food, 4-H animals, grandstand events and much more will fill up the Greene County Fairgrounds in Xenia starting Monday. The fair runs through Aug. 7.
The fair will follow state COVID19 guidelines and take extra precautions to keep fairgoers safe, such as having extra hand sanitizer stations throughout the fair and encouraging social distancing. Masks are encouraged to be worn by all unvaccinated guests.
Kala Benton, senior fair board director for the Agriculture Society of Greene County, said they are “thrilled to be able to have a full fair once again this year, especially for all of the kids in
the 4-H program, who missed the opportunity to show their projects last year.”
“Having kids work so hard all year long for these projects, and
unfortunately not being able to showcase them, makes it that much more exciting for them to be able to show off their hard work this year,” Benton said.
Brandon Barr, 19, graduated from Beavercreek High School this past year and is headed to study at Wilmington College in the fall. Having been involved in 4-H from a young age, Barr missed his chance to show his hard work last year.
With this being his final year of eligibility in the junior class, he is excited to show his animals.
“It is cool to see how everyone is coming back together after last year,” Barr said. “Everything was hard last year with COVID, but everybody is coming back together to make sure this year is really good.”
Fair officials expect 55,000-65,000 guests to attend this year.