The 2022 Washington County Fair with Kellie Boone
This year marks the 164th Washington County, Wis. Fair! The fair runs Tuesday, July 26th through Sunday, July 31st, and there are so many great things to do at this year's fair.
- Tuesday, July 26 — Opening Night (opens at 3p) with Fireworks
- Wednesday, July 27 — Military Day & Horse Pull
- Thursday, July 28 — Tyler Farr w/Warren Zeiders
- Friday, July 29 — Bret Michaels w/Frank Ray
- Saturday, July 30 — Justin Moore w/Chris Cagle
- Sunday, July 31 — Tractor Pull
Kellie Boone, the Washington County Fair Park's executive director, joins me on this week's show to talk about this year's fair and all of the great things going on.
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Anyway, the reason I am where I am today is because of Mike and I'm so thankful that he took a chance on me back when I was a This week, Kelly Boone from the Washington County Fair Park joins me to talk all about the upcoming Washington County Fair. This year's fair takes place on Tuesday, July 26th through Sunday, the 31st.
They've got a number of big name acts, along with a whole bunch of food, fun, and animals. And with that, here are 15 minutes on the Washington County Fair with Kelly Boone. On Fifteen Minutes with Fuzz.
me to start talking about the:What does your day look like?
[:Um, it's probably going to take three of us in the office, like two or three days just to get everybody's stuff ready for that.
[: [: [: [: [:What anniversary is this, this year?
[: [: [: [: [: [: [: [: [:We're going to have seafood this year.
[: [: [: [: [:So it's the Tuesday, the 26th, right?
[: [: [: [: [: [:And I think you have reduced admission on the Tuesday, right?
[: [: [: [: [:They're doing a horse pull on Wednesday night with them. You've got the sheep and swine barn, dairy barn, the beef barn, And the small animal barn, which is where you'll find all the rabbits and the chickens and the roosters. And then llamas and goats as well.
[: [: [:So I was always throwing hay. And then of course, I'm also allergic to hay. So every, uh, every year I'd have to load up on Benadryl and, uh, and go. Throw hay or help get things ready at the farm before they took off. So always a good time, good memories. All right. So Wednesday, July 27th, you guys have military day.
Tell me what kind of activities you guys have planned to honor our service men and women.
[: [: [:Things for, they'll talk about the Stars and Stripes on our program. They're bringing, we're bringing in a presenter this year that's doing this whole presentation on Wisconsin's Forgotten Hero. Really, really interesting story of a World War II Lieutenant, I believe, that was from Wisconsin and died in World War II.
On top of that, they're also doing a tribute to a World War II veteran. I'm not sure who they're bringing in yet though. And then we always close out that night with the River City Irregulars and the Flag Retirement.
[:Thursday's when the music starts. Well, there's
[: [: [: [:So when I read it, I wasn't sure if it was Zeters, Ziters. It's Ziters. Ziters. All right. Very good. So I apologize to anyone who listens to the show who remembers when I used to be on country radio. I don't on country radio anymore and I forget these names sometimes. Okay. And Also, the lawn seats are included with your general admission though, right?
[:Worth it. Definitely worth it.
[: [: [:So tell us who's coming on the 28th.
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[: [: [: [:So we've got to look at some future improvement ideas.
[: [:Adults are considered 13 and older. Okay. And then youth tickets are 4 and that's for kids 7 to 12. And then kids 6 and under are always free at the fair.
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[: [:Kelly, I know you're working hard and I appreciate your time. Thanks for all I know. All the work that goes into this is, is crazy. And to you and all the rest of the staff and volunteers, thank you.
[:I just get to be the face that talks about it all.
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