DARLINGTON - Country singer Joe Diffie will headline the 115th annual Lafayette County Fair, which kicks off today.

Diffie, who plays at 8:30 p.m. on Friday, has had five Billboard number-one singles, including "Pickup Man" and "Bigger than the Beatles."

Known for his ballad and novelty tunes, Diffie also has charted 35 songs on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.

Tickets for the Diffie show are $20.

The 2011 fair's daily lineup of events includes:

Wednesday, July 13

Sheep, Goat, and Swine Entry Day

- 8:30 a.m. Judging Open Food Preservation

- 9 a.m. Judging Cloverbuds and Exploring

- 10 a.m. Judging Open Clothing

- Noon Judging Open Foods

- 1 p.m. Rabbit Judging

- 1 p.m. Judging Dairy Products

- 1:30 p.m. Judging Junior and Open Flowers

- 6 p.m. Goat Judging

- 6:30 p.m. Swine Breeding Stock Judging

- 6:30 p.m. Stock Car Races - Hot Laps

- 7 p.m. Stock Car Races call (608) 482-2442

- 10 p.m. Floral Hall Closed

Thursday, July 14

Entry Day for Beef and Dairy

- 9 a.m. Swine Judging followed by showmanship

- 1 p.m. Poultry Judging

- 7 p.m. Lafayette County Tractor Pullers Open Pull. Call (608) 776-2143 for more information.

- 7 p.m. Little Britches Dairy Judging, followed by Dairy Judging

- 10 p.m. Floral Hall Closed

Friday, July 15

Free Gate Senior Citizen Day

- 8:30 a.m. Judging Demonstrations-Communications

- 8:45 a.m. Sheep Lead Class

- 9 a.m. Sheep judging followed by Little Britches and Showmanship

- 9 a.m. Dairy Judging Followed by Showmanship

- 7 p.m. Beef Heifer Show/Little Britches

- 7 p.m. Jake Kamps

- 8:30 p.m. Joe Diffie. Call (608) 776-4828 for tickets.

- 10:00 p.m. Floral Hall Closed

Saturday, July 16

- 8 a.m. Jr. Beef Show Followed by Showmanship

- 1 p.m. Livestock and Cheese Auction

- 1 p.m. Lafayette County Area Tractor Pull

- 3 p.m. Kiddie Tractor Pull

- 6:30 p.m. Badger State Tractor Pull and Lafayette County Area Pull

- 10 p.m. Floral Hall Closed

Sunday, July 17

- 9 a.m. Release of Meat Animals

- 10 a.m. Clothing Style Show

- 10 a.m. 2nd Annual Talent Show

- 12 p.m. Dairyland Antique Tractor Pull

- 12 p.m. Herdsmanship Awards

- 12:15 p.m. Rural Olympics

- 4 to 5 p.m. Release Dairy, Beef, Sheep, Goats, Poultry and Rabbits

- 4 to 5 p.m. Release Floral Hall Exhibits

- 5 p.m. Floral Hall Closed

- 6 p.m. Gauntlet, Soccer Car and Trailer Races

- Schedule is subject to change without notice.