“Something for EVERYONE and always in October”  

October 11th-15th

Celebrating our 101st Annual Exhibition

                                           Fireworks: Tuesday 10:30pm!          

South Central Fair 2011          

October 11th-15th,2011,

Representing:

Charlotte, Mecklenburg, Lunenburg and Brunswick Counties

 South Central Fair celebrates it's 101st  Anniversary

• The 101st Annual South Central Fair kicks off on Sunday, October 10, 2-5pm at the Autumn Jubilee, Chase City's Annual Street Festival, with an information booth where you can see some fair history and get prizes for the children.

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  At 6pm a parade will start at the stoplight on main street ending at the gates to the fairgrounds with some special presentations and a ribbon cutting ceremony.

• Fair activities start on Tuesday night with the Miss South Central Fair beauty pagaent at 7pm.

• Tuesday night at 10:30pm there will be a Fireworks Show at the fairgrounds.

• Wednesday - Country Music Sensation -                    Colt Ford 
• will perform at the fair grandstand 7:30pm $10 admission to Grandstand "First come first serve" 

• Thursday William Bell R&B singer will perform at the fair grandstand 7pm 

• Friday and Saturday at 7pm the fair brings back the ever popular Stoney Roberts "Demolition Derby" 

• Midway and Rides provided by Cole Amusement Company, Inc. 
   
  "Virginia's Finest in Family Entertainment!" 
   

 Come out and help us celebrate our 101st year

                     Interesting Fair Facts:

• The County Fair began in the early 1900’s when area farmers in Mecklenburg County gathered to determine who had “bragging rights” to the largest livestock, and home-grown vegetables.

• The Miss South Central Fair Pageant began in 1958 and has produced two state winners and two first runner-ups to that title.

   
• While horse racing was legal, it was the main event at the fair.

 

• The County Fair began in the early 1900’s when area farmers in Mecklenburg County gathered to determine who had “bragging rights” to the largest livestock, and home-grown vegetables.

 

• During the early years  The event would kick off on Tuesday with a large parade down Main Street Chase City. Schools closed so students could participate and many state politicians were on hand for the opening of the fair.

 

• In 1919, Governor Westmoreland Davis spoke on the opening day with Congressman Watkins M. Abbott.

 

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