Thrills and excitement abound at Duplin Agribusiness Fair
The Duplin Agribusiness Fair has been underway since Wednesday.
The Duplin County Events Center is surrounded by Dreamland Amusements’ rides – roller coaster, ferris wheel and other thrill rides.
Farm-related exhibits mostly overseen by the Duplin County Cooperative Extension can be perused inside the Events Center. Be sure to have a look at the top finishers in their respective categories.
Roustabouts for Dreamland Amusements were busy Monday and Tuesday setting up the rides for the five-day fair.
At the same time, the exhibitors were busy setting up their exhibits. The exhibits were divided into five categories:
Division I, educational exhibits;
Division II, field crops;
Division III, horticulture products;
Division IV, family and consumer sciences;
Division V, livestock;
Division VI, youth.
The Duplin County Livestock Show gets underway today at 6 p.m. with the Market Kid Show and continues Saturday.
The age categories for the livestock show are novice (ages 8 and under), junior (ages 9 to 13) and senior (ages 14 to 19). The youth will be showing lambs, kids and heifers. There will be grand champions, reserve champions and showmanship class.
The Stetson Band from Kenansville will perform tonight at 7 p.m. followed by fireworks.
Saturday promises to be an exciting day at the county fair. It begins at 10 a.m. with a hunter safety competition as well as the livestock show’s Market Lamb Show.
At 2 p.m. Saturday, the livestock show’s Heifer Show will take center stage at the Events Center.
The Idle Threat Band from Goldsboro then performs from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Get ready for more fireworks, this time at 10 p.m. Saturday.
The entertainment for Sunday is billed as the Gospel Music Extravaganza. The show runs from 1 p.m.to 8 p.m. The groups include Plays Out Loud from Clinton, Bill Lewis from Virginia, Marksmen Quartet from Clinton, Tim Bass from Warsaw, LaManual Boykin & Company from Clinton, Renee Hoxie from Rose Hill and Bethel Wesleyan Church Praise and Worship Group from Rose Hill.
Cheerleading demonstration, sponsored by Duplin County schools, were held Wednesday and Thursday.
