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Aug. 26 Schedule at the Chelsea Community Fair

File photo from a previous Livestock Auction at Chelsea Community Fair.

The gates open at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 26 at the Chelsea Community Fair for Senior Day where those 65 and older get free admission before 5 p.m. After 5 p.m. the regular admission fees apply.

If you enjoy draft horses or rodeo action, this is your day to attend fair.

At 11 a.m., there will be a draft horse pull in the Main Arena and then beginning at 7:30 p.m., the Lost Nations Rodeo takes over the Main Arena.

File photo by Burrill Strong of the draft horse pull.

At 1 p.m., the Kiddies Pedal-Power Tractor Pull is scheduled to take place in the Multi-Purpose Arena.

The Nature’s Creation of Life barn is open all day, rides begin at 3 p.m.

At 1 p.m., the Merchant’s Barn opens and Bingo begins at 5 p.m.

At 7 p.m., the livestock auction takes place in the Multi-Purpose Arena. (I hope everyone will attend and bid on the animals the youth showmen have worked so hard to raise during the last few months.)

Admission to the fair is $10 daily, children under 10 are free. A Season Pass – good for the week – is $30.

There is a discount for a season pass for students/seniors (65 and older)/current and former military with ID’s. Weekly passes are $20.

Parking is plentiful and free.

For the full schedule of events, please click here.

Looking ahead:

On Friday, Aug. 27, before 11 a.m. for Ladies Day, admission is $5.

Aug. 27 is also military day and all current and former military get free admission all day with a military ID. It’s also Family Day where families get free admission from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Rides begin at noon. 

File Photo by Alan Ashley. A scene from the Last Nations Rodeo at the Chelsea Community Fair Thursday night.
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