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Still plenty to do at the Mountain State Fair

Watch stampedes of ear-flapping squealers chase the checkered flag at the Mountain State Fair.

By , Published: September 13, 2013

The Mountain State Fair enters its final weekend today at the Western North Carolina Agricultural Center in Fletcher.

Here is the schedule of events:
Entertainment on the Bojangles Music Stage:
Friday, Sept. 13
5-7pm Ryan "RnB" Barber
8-10pm Kayla McKinney
Saturday, Sept. 14
5-7pm Michelle Leigh
8-10pm Jody Medford
Sunday, Sept. 15
5-8pm UltimaNota

Entertainmnent on the Heritage Music Stage:
Friday, Sept. 13 (7-9 pm)
7:00 Grits and Soul
7:50 Forge Mountain Cloggers
8:10 The Moore Brothers

Saturday, Sept. 14 (7-9 pm)
7:00 Julia Ann Band
7:40 Fines Creek Flatfooters
7:50 Southern Appalachian Cloggers
8:00 Cedar Creek Bluegrass
8:45 Appalachian Mountaineers

Sunday, Sept. 15 (5-7 pm)
5:00 Little Creek
5:45 Cole Mountain Cloggers
6:00 George and Brooke Buckner

Friday Fair Schedule
Senior Citizens Day – FREE Gate Admission for seniors 65 & older.
Friday Night Frenzy – 9pm until 1am – One price admission includes unlimited rides $20.00
9:00 am
Gates and Buildings Open
Educational & Competitive Exhibits Open (Expo Building)
Heritage Crafts Demonstrations Open (Virginia Boone Building)
10:00am
Midway Rides Open
11:00am
Pig Racing (Hogway Speedway)
Kenya Acrobats (Davis Event Center)
11:30am
Agricadabra Presents: The Science of Ag (Bill's Farm Adventure)
1:00pm
Kachunga and the Alligator Show (Adventure Land)
Kenya Acrobats (Davis Event Center)
1:30pm
Agricadabra Presents: The Science of Ag (Bill's Farm Adventure)
Chainsaw Artist Joey Rowe (Heritage Village)
2:00pm
Sea Lion Splash (Adventure Land)
3:00pm
Kachunga and the Alligator Show (Adventure Land)
Human Cannonball (Drew Exposition Midway)
Pig Racing (Hogway Speedway)
Chainsaw Artist Joey Rowe (Heritage Village)
Leon Jacobs, Jr. (Pepsi Music Stage)
4:00pm
Sea Lion Splash (Adventure Land)
Kenya Acrobats (Davis Event Center)
4:30pm
Agricadabra Presents: The Science of Ag (Bill's Farm Adventure)
District Jr. Dairy Fitting & Clipping Contest (Livestock Arena)
Bill Penley – Storyteller (Davis Event Center)
5:00pm
Kachunga and the Alligator Show (Adventure Land)
Leon Jacobs, Jr. (Pepsi Music Stage)
5:30pm
Chef Landry (Davis Event Center)
Extreme Dance (Got to be NC Stage)
6:00pm
Sea Lion Splash (Adventure Land)
Human Cannonball (Drew Exposition Midway)
Pig Racing (Hogway Speedway)
Chainsaw Artist Joey Rowe (Heritage Village)
6:30pm
Children's Soap Carving (Expo Building)
Chef Landry (Davis Event Center)
7:00pm
Kachunga and the Alligator Show (Adventure Land)
Kenya Acrobats (Davis Event Center)
NC Industry Cooking Competition (Davis Event Center)
Mountain Music Festival (Heritage Stage)
Leon Jacobs, Jr. (Pepsi Music Stage)
Dixie Starlight Express (Stampede Corral)
District Junior Dairy Cattle Show (Livestock Arena)
7:30pm
Agricadabra Presents: The Science of Ag (Bill's Farm Adventure)
Chef Landry (Davis Event Center)
8:00pm
Sea Lion Splash (Adventure Land)
Human Cannonball (Drew Exposition Midway)
Dixie Starlight Express (Stampede Corral)
8:30pm
Pig Racing (Hogway Speedway)
9:00pm
Friday Night Frenzy Begins
9:15pm
Leon Jacobs, Jr. (Pepsi Music Stage)
Chainsaw Artist Joey Rowe (Heritage Village)
10:00pm
Buildings Close
1:00am
Midway Rides Close

Saturday Fair Schedule
9:00am
Gates and Buildings Open
Educational & Competitive Exhibits Open (Expo Building)
Heritage Crafts Demonstrations Open (Virginia Boone Building)
Very Special Livestock Show (McGough Arena)
10:00am
Midway Rides Open
Open Fleece Show (McGough Covered Arena)
Open Dairy Cattle Show (Livestock Arena)
10:30am
Youth Poultry Showmanship (F Barn)
11:00am
Kenya Acrobats (Davis Event Center)
Pig Racing (Hogway Speedway)
Junior Ewe Wool Breed Sheep Show (McGough Arena)
Miss NC Mountain State Fair Pageant (Got to be NC Stage)
NC Apple Growers Association Cooking Competition (Davis Event Center)
Children's Soap Carving (Expo Building)
11:30am
Agricadabra Presents: The Science of Ag (Bill's Farm Adventure)
1:00pm
Kachunga and the Alligator Show (Adventure Land)
Youth Heritage Market Turkey Show (F-Barn)
Kenya Acrobats (Davis Event Center)
1:30pm
Agricadabra Presents: The Science of Ag (Bill's Farm Adventure)
Chainsaw Artist Joey Rowe (Heritage Village)
2:00pm
Sea Lion Splash (Adventure Land)
3:00pm
Kachunga and the Alligator Show (Adventure Land)
Human Cannonball (Drew Exposition Midway)
Pig Racing (Hogway Speedway)
Chainsaw Artist Joey Rowe (Heritage Village)
Leon Jacobs, Jr. (Pepsi Music Stage)
Children's Soap Carving (Expo Building)
4:00pm
Sea Lion Splash (Adventure Land)
Kenya Acrobats (Davis Event Center)
Junior Meat Goat Show (McGough Arena)
4:30pm
Agricadabra Presents: The Science of Ag (Bill's Farm Adventure)
Bill Penley – Storyteller (Davis Event Center)
5:00pm
Kachunga and the Alligator Show (Adventure Land)
Leon Jacobs, Jr. (Pepsi Music Stage)
5:30pm
Chef Landry (Davis Event Center)
6:00pm
Sea Lion Splash (Adventure Land)
Human Cannonball (Drew Exposition Midway)
Pig Racing (Hogway Speedway)
Chainsaw Artist Joey Rowe (Heritage Village)
6:30pm
Chef Landry (Davis Event Center)
7:00pm
Kachunga and the Alligator Show (Adventure Land)
Mountain Music Festival (Heritage Stage)
Kenya Acrobats (Davis Event Center)
Leon Jacobs, Jr. (Pepsi Music Stage)
Dixie Starlight Express (Stampede Corral)
7:30pm
Agricadabra Presents: The Science of Ag (Bill's Farm Adventure)
Chef Landry (Davis Event Center)
8:00pm
Sea Lion Splash (Adventure Land)
Human Cannonball (Drew Exposition Midway)
Dixie Starlight Express (Stampede Corral)
8:30pm
Pig Racing (Hogway Speedway)
9:15pm
Leon Jacobs, Jr. (Pepsi Music Stage)
Chainsaw Artist Joey Rowe (Heritage Village)
10:00pm
Buildings Close
Midnight
Midway Rides Close

Sunday Fair Schedule
9:00am
Gates and Buildings Open
Educational & Competitive Exhibits Open (Expo Building)
Heritage Crafts Demonstrations Open (Virginia Boone Building)
10:00am
Midway Rides Open
Open Junior Dairy Cattle Show (Livestock Arena)
Open Wool Breed Sheep Show (McGough Covered Arena)
Open Meat Goat Show (McGough Arena)
11:00am
Kenya Acrobats (Davis Event Center)
Pig Racing (Hogway Speedway)
11:30am
Agricadabra Presents: The Science of Ag (Bill's Farm Adventure)
1:00pm
Kachunga and the Alligator Show (Adventure Land)
Kenya Acrobats (Davis Event Center)
1:30pm
Agricadabra Presents: The Science of Ag (Bill's Farm Adventure)
Chainsaw Artist Joey Rowe (Heritage Village)
Children's Soap Carving (Expo Building)
2:00pm
Sea Lion Splash (Adventure Land)
3:00pm
Kachunga and the Alligator Show (Adventure Land)
Human Cannonball (Drew Exposition Midway)
Pig Racing (Hogway Speedway)
Chainsaw Artist Joey Rowe (Heritage Village)
Leon Jacobs, Jr. (Pepsi Music Stage)
NC Sweet Potato Commission Cooking Competition (Davis Event Center)
4:00pm
Sea Lion Splash (Adventure Land)
Kenya Acrobats (Davis Event Center)
4:30pm
Agricadabra Presents: The Science of Ag (Bill' s Farm Adventure)
Bill Penley – Storyteller (Davis Event Center)
5:00pm
Kachunga and the Alligator Show (Adventure Land)
Leon Jacobs, Jr. (Pepsi Music Stage)
Mountain Music Festival (Heritage Stage)
5:30pm
Chef Landry (Davis Event Center)
6:00pm
Sea Lion Splash (Adventure Land)
Human Cannonball (Drew Exposition Midway)
Pig Racing (Hogway Speedway)
Chainsaw Artist Joey Rowe (Heritage Village)
6:30pm
Chef Landry (Davis Event Center)
7:00pm
Kachunga and the Alligator Show (Adventure Land)
Kenya Acrobats (Davis Event Center)
Leon Jacobs, Jr. (Pepsi Music Stage)
Dixie Starlight Express (Stampede Corral)
7:30pm
Agricadabra Presents: The Science of Ag (Bill's Farm Adventure)
Chef Landry (Davis Event Center)
8:00pm
Sea Lion Splash (Adventure Land)
Human Cannonball (Drew Exposition Midway)
Dixie Starlight Express (Stampede Corral)
8:30pm
Pig Racing (Hogway Speedway)
Leon Jacobs, Jr. (Pepsi Music Stage)
Chainsaw Artist Joey Rowe (Heritage Village)
9:00pm
Fair Closes for 2013