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Since1904, the Red River Valley Fair [RRVF] has been a festival of fun for adults and children alike. Over a hundred years of memories filled with visions of Ferris wheels, huge stuffed animals, candy apples, cows, horses, corn dogs and most importantly laughs and smiles. Today, the RRVF offers a ton of family/kid friendly events and exhibits making it a must-attend summer adventure July 8–16 and here’s why: i-spy a farmer! books worth the price of admission!

Living in the heart of the Red River Valley means your kiddos can ID a tractor and cow with the best of them. The Ag Education Center offers an opportunity to have some fun and learn more about our regions livestock and farming industry. Located in a 16,000 square foot building, country dwellers and city slickers will enjoy watching baby chickens hatch, touching live animals and learning how they are raised. In a nutshell, the Ag Education Center is a place where fun and learning are intertwined. They both happen without either getting in the way of the other!

Promoting literacy in our region is something we can all agree is very important and the RRVF has a great way to entice some summer reading with their Read and Win program. Participating kiddos [ages 6-11] read ten books and return the application before June 24th. In turn, the RRVF will send them a ribbon bookmark, one gate admission ticket and a coupon for free popcorn in the 4H Building! So start reading and find your application on the RRVF website. pirates, snakes and a farmer…oh my!

There are some truly amazing ground acts happening throughout the day, every day of the Fair. And did we mention they are free with your gate admission? Yeah, FREE!

• dueling pirates Be prepared to be amazed by the death defying Dueling Pirates! Performed 70-feet in the air, you’ll witness the high dive, fire dive, tumbling and trampoline, along with small pyrotechnics. All of this is sure to take your breath away! Daily shows at 1pm, 3pm, 5pm and 7pm with an additional Noon show on Saturday and Sunday.

• reptile adventures Love you some reptiles? This is the place for you. The virtual reptile exhibit will be open daily 11am–8pm. Danny Conner, the owner of Reptile Adventures, has been keeping and caring for reptiles for over 30 years. He’ll be giving demonstrations daily at 1:45pm, 3:45pm and 5:45pm.

• zerebko’s petting zoo Take a break from the heat, explore and get hands-on with some zebras, goats, llamas and camels. You can pet and even feed them! Open daily 11am–8pm.

• thank a farmer A combination of humor, magic and knowledge, the Thank a Farmer show is a fun format celebrating the importance farmers have in our daily lives. This phenomenal magic show, juggling and educating will not disappoint. There will be daily shows at 2:30pm, 4:30pm and 6:30pm.

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And with everything we’ve mentioned there is even more! 4H exhibits, the Bale Maze, Day Camp for 2nd5th graders to learn the behind the scenes of the Fair, Vendor Mall, numerous contest and grandstand acts. So, mark your calendar, schedule some fun and create family memories at the Red River Valley Fair July 8–16!

Check out everything the RRVF has to offer and save some cha-ching with these money saving promotions:

• The Mega Pass is the best bang for your buck! It includes nine days of gate admission, nine days of carnival rides and nine days of grandstand entertainment! It’s $50 in June and then goes up to $60 in July

• FREE gate admission 11am–1pm, Monday through Friday Save some money on admission and have lunch at the Fair!

• The Daily Ride Pass includes gate admission, carnival rides and grandstand shows for one day Get yours for $20 at any area Stop N Go store or $25 on the grounds!

• Two for Tuesday [July 12th] is the Fair’s BOGO Buy one gate admission at full price, get one free! You can also purchase the Daily Ride Pass [on the grounds] and get one free!

• Dollar Day is Wednesday, July 13th from 1pm–5pm Gate Admission and carnival rides are only $1 along with select food items at the concession stands Stay for the evening car racing show in the grandstand, which is FREE once you are on the grounds