Entertainment offered to Green County fairgoers has changed greatly from the fair's beginnings in 1853.
The first fairs were mostly a social coming together of friends and neighbors. As fairs progressed, local community bands started providing music for different fair events, and in 1874, Harry Leslie, the second man to walk a tight rope over Niagara Falls, put on a performance here. The 1909 fair featured the first carnival, arriving in Monroe in its own 12-car train, and the lights being turned on for the first time, for the first night fair.
The grandstand, added in 1886, remained in use until it was destroyed by a tornado in 1972. Built following the tornado, the current grandstand still is in use today.
Grandstand entertainment remains a highlight of the Green County Fair. Country music has long been an audience pleaser. Over the years, we have seen stars such as Tammy Wynette, Alabama and Tonya Tucker, to name a few. This year we will be offering two country music shows, one a free show and one a paid admission show.
Three friends with similar musical interests came together as seasoned singers, song writers and musician, to blend their talents to create the unique sound that is Blackhawk. Blackhawk will perform at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, July 25. There will be free bleacher, race track (bring your own chairs) and grandstand seating.
Performing Friday, July 24, at 7:30 p.m., will be the one-of-a-kind country entertainer, Neal McCoy. His career started by playing in "tiny little clubs," moving on to being the opening act and protégée of Charlie Pride, to doing USO shows with Wayne Newton and a host of other stars. At the same time, he was becoming a very successful recording artist and performer.
Bleacher and reserved grandstand tickets will go on sale at the fairgrounds ticket office, from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 18, and from 9 to 11 a.m. Sunday, July 19. They will remain on sale during the week of fair. Track seating (chairs provided) will go on sale Friday, July 17, track conditions permitting. If the track is wet, there will be no track seating. Tickets purchased in advance can not be refunded and applied to track seating. Cash sales only; no telephone orders accepted.
The professional, talented, and hard working staff of the Three Hills Rodeo opens the entertainment at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 22, to a free grandstand. The Three Hills Rodeo is highly regarded nationally for quality livestock and the production of its rodeo performance.
The Badger State Tractor pullers will roar on to the track at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 23, with a free grandstand. Among the pullers will be many local faces vying to see who can pull the sled the farthest on a 300-foot dirt track.
The Dude Creek Horse Pullers, in association with the Wisconsin Horse Pullers Association, will pull at the west end of the grandstand, at 4 p.m. Friday, July 24. Horse pulling as we know it probably started with one farmer telling his neighbor, "I bet my horse can pull more than yours can." Today's pulling horses are much like professional athletes, working out every day, eating a proper diet and showing great pride in their strut when they complete their pull. They are not usually actual working horses as they were in the past.
Harness racing, since the building of the first race track on the grounds in 1866, remains a tradition at the Green County Fair. Horses will take the track at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.
A motor sport aimed at specifically ramming and destroying cars is what the Demolition Derby is all about. The last driver whose vehicle is still operational is victorious. Two demolition derbies are being offered, one at 4 p.m. and the other at 7:30 p.m. Reserve tickets go on sale at 8 a.m. Monday, July 20. There is a limit of 10 tickets per person; cash sales only; no telephone orders accepted. Rules are available at the Green County Fair Office.
See you at the 2009 Green County Fair!
The first fairs were mostly a social coming together of friends and neighbors. As fairs progressed, local community bands started providing music for different fair events, and in 1874, Harry Leslie, the second man to walk a tight rope over Niagara Falls, put on a performance here. The 1909 fair featured the first carnival, arriving in Monroe in its own 12-car train, and the lights being turned on for the first time, for the first night fair.
The grandstand, added in 1886, remained in use until it was destroyed by a tornado in 1972. Built following the tornado, the current grandstand still is in use today.
Grandstand entertainment remains a highlight of the Green County Fair. Country music has long been an audience pleaser. Over the years, we have seen stars such as Tammy Wynette, Alabama and Tonya Tucker, to name a few. This year we will be offering two country music shows, one a free show and one a paid admission show.
Three friends with similar musical interests came together as seasoned singers, song writers and musician, to blend their talents to create the unique sound that is Blackhawk. Blackhawk will perform at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, July 25. There will be free bleacher, race track (bring your own chairs) and grandstand seating.
Performing Friday, July 24, at 7:30 p.m., will be the one-of-a-kind country entertainer, Neal McCoy. His career started by playing in "tiny little clubs," moving on to being the opening act and protégée of Charlie Pride, to doing USO shows with Wayne Newton and a host of other stars. At the same time, he was becoming a very successful recording artist and performer.
Bleacher and reserved grandstand tickets will go on sale at the fairgrounds ticket office, from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 18, and from 9 to 11 a.m. Sunday, July 19. They will remain on sale during the week of fair. Track seating (chairs provided) will go on sale Friday, July 17, track conditions permitting. If the track is wet, there will be no track seating. Tickets purchased in advance can not be refunded and applied to track seating. Cash sales only; no telephone orders accepted.
The professional, talented, and hard working staff of the Three Hills Rodeo opens the entertainment at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 22, to a free grandstand. The Three Hills Rodeo is highly regarded nationally for quality livestock and the production of its rodeo performance.
The Badger State Tractor pullers will roar on to the track at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 23, with a free grandstand. Among the pullers will be many local faces vying to see who can pull the sled the farthest on a 300-foot dirt track.
The Dude Creek Horse Pullers, in association with the Wisconsin Horse Pullers Association, will pull at the west end of the grandstand, at 4 p.m. Friday, July 24. Horse pulling as we know it probably started with one farmer telling his neighbor, "I bet my horse can pull more than yours can." Today's pulling horses are much like professional athletes, working out every day, eating a proper diet and showing great pride in their strut when they complete their pull. They are not usually actual working horses as they were in the past.
Harness racing, since the building of the first race track on the grounds in 1866, remains a tradition at the Green County Fair. Horses will take the track at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.
A motor sport aimed at specifically ramming and destroying cars is what the Demolition Derby is all about. The last driver whose vehicle is still operational is victorious. Two demolition derbies are being offered, one at 4 p.m. and the other at 7:30 p.m. Reserve tickets go on sale at 8 a.m. Monday, July 20. There is a limit of 10 tickets per person; cash sales only; no telephone orders accepted. Rules are available at the Green County Fair Office.
See you at the 2009 Green County Fair!