More county fair madness
Adams County is a distant second, but a fair’s a fair
Photo by Matt McGee via Flickr
See this sweet ride at the Adams County Fair!
The Denver County Fair really pushed the envelope with all the weird shit it had to offer, leaving other fairs in the dust. The long-running (107 years) Adams County Fair is trying its hardest to compete, but with its fairly traditional fair lineup of trained dogs, truck pulls, non-transvestite County Fair royalty, and a complete lack of Devo, it’s not really worthy of a top-10 list. That said, since Adams County lost Broomfield and all its beautiful broomcorn years ago but has somehow managed to push forward, we thought a consolatory top-five list was in order.
Ronald McDonald
3:00 p.m., Aug. 5, Bromley Companies Entertainment Stage
Blinky the Clown might be a local legend, but he can’t hold a candle to the Arch Deluxe of clowns, Ronald fuckin’ McDonald. The international icon of all things healthy and clownish, McDonald is guaranteed to rock the house.
Karaoke Fest 2011
8:00 p.m., Aug. 5, Bromley Companies Entertainment Stage
Devo could be at the Adams County Fair, but you’re gonna have to be the one to sing it. Karaoke Fest 2011 at least offers the hope that some ballsy 8-year-old kid (or someone intoxicated enough to pass for one) will take the stage and belt out a heartfelt rendition of “Whip It.”
RC Car Races
9:30 a.m., Aug. 7, South Side of Administration Building
There’s a good chance that these won’t be stock Tyco brand racers, but the kind of gas-powered RC cars that could fracture a shin if they get out of control. It’s not quite as cool to watch as a demolition derby or a truck pull, but you don’t need a mullet to do it.
Oscar Mayer Wienermobile
10:00 a.m., Aug. 5 and 6; 12:00 p.m., Aug. 7, North Parking Lot
If you need a bigger automobile, bigger than the trucks in the truck pull, we mean something to really overcompensate with, then you’re in luck, because the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile is coming to the fair. Well, one of them (there are seven). The people in the Giant Condiment Dispenser Competition will finally have a way to test their shit.
Freightliner—The 1,000-Pound Pig
5:00 p.m., Aug. 3; 10:00 a.m., Aug. 4, 5, 6; and 12:00 p.m., Aug. 7, East of Barn 1
An animal has to be pretty impressive to get more show time in a county fair than Ronald McDonald, and Freightliner is just the pig to do it. At half a ton, Freightliner is four times the size of Mama Cass (and sort of already has a ham sandwich built-in, so safety points to the pig).
