The 7th annual Foothills Country Fair is coming Sept. 15-19, 2010 at the Tri-State Exhibition Center in Cleveland, right off I-75 Exit 20. The Foothills Country Fair generously provided 9 pair of buttons to be given away to FunandFrugal.com readers! Below is information about the Fair and all the events happening before and during the Fair. At the very bottom is information on how to register to win pins!

General Admission: $5 daily or you may purchase a pin for $10 to receive admission for all 4 days. Carnival is an extra charge. Parking is free every day!
Fair Hours:
Wed-Fri: 4 PM – 10 PM
Sat: NOON – 10 PM
Sun: NOON – 6 PM
Enter to win $500 at the Foothills Country Fair, Tri-State Exhibition Center, Sept. 15-19th. Entries available at Food Lion in Cleveland and at the Fair. Larry Hill Ford is donating prize money for the winning entry drawn at the Fair, Sunday, Sept. 19. This is a food drive for The Caring Place in Cleveland sponsored by the Fair, Ruritan National and local Ruritan Clubs, Food Lion and Larry Hill Ford. No purchase is necessary but all donated cans will be appreciated by The Caring Place.
Pageants, Mow Down, Demolition Derby, Junior Pro Championship Rodeo, and Centennial Celebrations are just a few of the major events scheduled for the 7th Annual Foothills Country Fair, Sept. 14-19 at Tri-State Exhibition Center, located 1/4 mile west of exit 20 on I-75. Twelve local Ruritan Clubs combine to offer a “county” fair for the area.
RETURNING!!! Paradise Amusement Carnival
NEW!!! Petco and PALS will be hosting 3 different dog races. Entry fee will be $5 per dog per event with proceeds going to PALS.
Saturday, 1 pm. Sept. 18, Chihuahua Races; Sept 18,Saturday, 6 pm, Dachshund Races, and Small dogs like Yorkies and mixed breeds will begin at 1 pm on Sunday, Sept 19. Applications will be available at Petco on Keith St. in Cleveland and at the fair.
Fair pageants begin on Tuesday, Sept. 14 at Tri-State for ages 13-20 in the Fairest of the Fair pageants. Thursday night, Sept. 16, the pageants for girls 5-12 will begin at 6 pm at the fair grounds. Baby Pageant at noon Saturday, Sept. 18 (NOTE: deadline to register for Baby Pageant is Sat. Sept. 11) children 0-4 will be featured on stage. Applications are available at Baby Place, Woopfm station, A Classy Affair, and may be downloaded at www.foothillscountryfair.org or for more information, call 423-339-1989 or 423-284-7286.
4-H in Tennessee, Boy Scouts of USA, Moon Pie, and Whirlpool will be recognized for 100 years of organization and Little Debbie for their 50 years of business. Displays, exhibits, and special events will be featured through out the week for these organizations and companies.
Farm Day, Thursday, Sept. 16, 4 pm–10 pm. All children 12 and under receive FREE admission on Farm Day. Sponsored by FFA at BCHS.
Cultural Arts entries are open to the public. All work must be original and made by the entrant within the past 12 months. Only one entry per category per person. Entries must be brought to the Tri-State Exhibition Center between 3-7 pm on Tuesday, Sept. 14. Judging will be on Wed. and entries should be picked up between 4-6 pm. Premiums will be paid at 5 pm.
Fair Highlights:
- Carnival by Paradise Amusements, starts Wed.—Sun. Sept. 15-19
- MowDown, Friday night, Sept. 17
- Rodeo Saturday and Sunday begins early until ?
- Demolition Derby Sat. Sept. 18 7 pm
- Cleveland Cowboy Church will be held Sunday, 10:30 am.
- Open Poultry Show sponsored and conducted by the Southeastern Tennessee Showbird Club.
- Canine Culture Fest by PALS
- Bring a canned food item for The Caring Place and register to win $500 donated by Larry Hill Ford
- Visit the Exhibit Hall for cultural arts/garden/field crops, PickTNProducts, 4-H exhibits, and much more
- Vendors for food, crafts, information, etc.
- Petco Dog Races for PALS, Saturday and Sunday
Other events and activities are being added daily!! Visit www.foothillscountryfair.org for more information!
If you would like a chance to win one of nine pairs of admission pins to the Foothills County Fair, listen up! I will draw a few winners this week and a few winners next week. You can register to win by leaving a comment below this post. (No email entries please.) I’ll also give a pair away on the FunandFrugal.com Facebook page, so if you have not “liked” the F&F Facebook page yet, you can do so by going to Facebook.com/FunandFrugal. I’ll post instructions on the Facebook page soon on how you can register over there. I’ll have more opportunities to win next week as well.

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