Valencia County Fair returns with new activities

BELEN — Get your cowboy boots and belt buckles ready because the Valencia County Fair will again allow in-person attendance with music, a parade, chile cook-off and eating contests.

“It’s a lot better; now people can come and see the fair,” Danny Goodson, president of the Valencia County Fair Board said since last year was whittled down to only livestock events due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Last year we couldn’t have any public at all. Everyone has been itching to get out and do something.”

While the livestock show kicks off on Monday with several new livestock events on Aug. 2, many of the activities the fair is known for start on Thursday, Aug. 5, when the commercial booths and the exhibit hall opens to the public.

On Friday, Aug. 6, the fair will hold a recognition for veterans and on Sunday, Aug. 8, will be Senior Day, “with all kinds of things for the seniors that day,” Goodson said.

Instead of holding the junior livestock show on Sunday, this year the board decided to hold it on Saturday night in hopes to improve attendance and engagement. The sale takes place at 6:30 p.m.

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Source: New Mexico Agriculture