High dive shows join Curry County Fair
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New visitors to the Curry County Fair, the Flying Fools are set to entertain with high dive shows starting at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Curry County Events Center entertainment slab.
With the motto “cowboy boots and hometown roots,” the fair begins at 8 a.m. Tuesday with an open horse show at the Mounted Patrol Arena. A carnival will open at 5 p.m. that day. The fair concludes Saturday night.
The Flying Fools, an acrobatic team based in Canada, will do a series of dives, some through hoops of fire, said Curry County Events Center General Manager Kevin Jolley.
Other fair entertainment will include music concerts with the cost to enter these covered by the fair entry fee; a bubble tower, stilt walkers, and more than 30 carnival rides, Jolley said.
Although all livestock entries had an Aug. 1 deadline to enter, Jolley said there’s still time to enter the home arts show with a homemade good or work of art. Open to children and adults, the home arts show will feature items such as baked goods, pickles and relishes, jams and butters, photography, dried goods, and paintings, to name a few examples.
A flower show will also take place during the fair, with entries being accepted during the same time as entries for the home arts show. The flower show will allow for horticulture specimens as well as flower arrangements.
The 15th annual Turtle Race will require participants to catch their own turtle to enter it into the race, Jolley said.
“No pet turtles allowed,” Jolley said. Turtles must be released following the race.
Those interested in participating must pre-register for the event; no entries will be taken the day of the race.
Cash prizes for the Turtle Race are:
• First place, $300
• Second place, $200
• Third place, $125
• Fourth place, $75
The second annual Curry County Fair pet costume contest will also take place Tuesday. Presented by the Clovis/Portales Kennel Club, the contest will allow fairgoers the opportunity to show off their pet, as well as a creative costume.
Animal-geared events as well as a chance to share one’s homemaking savvy are the main points of the fair, Jolley said.
“Our fair is an agriculture fair,” he said. “That’s what our fair is all about.”
Fast Facts
What: Curry County Fair carnival
When: Aug. 12-16
Where: Curry County Events Center
Cost: Entrance fees for the fair are $6 for adults, $5 for seniors age 55 and above and $3 for children 12 and under. Ride tickets are $1. Wristbands for fair rides are $30.
Tuesday will be Food Bank Night, and with a donation of two cans of food, a wristband may be purchased for $25.
Thursday will be Thrifty Nickel night. Those who present a coupon from the Thrifty Nickel will be able to purchase four wristbands for $60. The coupon must be from the original print ad; not a copy.
Fast Facts
The home arts show, flower show
When: Entries may still be entered from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. on Monday
Where: Entries accepted at the Home Arts Building at the Curry County Events Center
Cost: None to enter
15th annual Great American Turtle Race registration
When: Wednesday, Thursday or Friday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The race will take place at 9 a.m. Saturday
Where: Register at Plateau, 2701 N. Prince St. Race to take place at the Kevin Roberts Show Arena
Information: Call (575) 389-5100
Pet costume contest
When: Pets may be entered right before the contest at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday
Where: Curry County Events Center Grass Show Arena
Who: Contest is open to “spiders, fish, white mice to horses, bull, etc.” according to the fair book, which contains a listing of events and their description.
Cost: None to enter
To find out more about any of the fair events, visit the Curry County Events Center Facebook page, stop by their office at 1900 E. Brady or call (575) 935-7000.
Curry County Fair Schedule
Tuesday
• 8 a.m.: Open horse show at the Mounted Patrol Arena
• 8 a.m.-4 p.m.: Agriculture and home arts buildings closed for judging
• 10 a.m.: 4-H, FFA poultry judging at the Poultry and Rabbit Barn
• 10 a.m.: Dairy showmanship practice at Kevin Roberts Show Arena
• 4 p.m.-10 p.m.: Antique showcase opens at the Old House
• 4 p.m.-10 p.m.: Agriculture and Home Arts buildings exhibits open
• 4 p.m.-10 p.m.: Commercial Barn and Indoor Pavilion Building and exhibits open
• 4:30 p.m.: Booster swine show at the Kevin Roberts Show Arena
• 5 p.m.: Junior market swine show at the Kevin Roberts Show Arena
• 5 p.m.-Midnight: Carnival open
• 5:30 p.m.: Cookie jar decorating contest judging at Indoor Pavilion
• 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.: Conjurer fortune teller
• 6 p.m.: Flying Fools High Dive Show at the entertainment slab
• 6:30 p.m.: Dog agility and meet the breeds at the Grass Show Arena
• 7 p.m.-8 p.m.: Conjurer fortune teller
7 p.m.: Talent show at the Dance Pavilion
• 7:30 p.m.: Flying Fools High Dive Show at the entertainment slab
• 8 p.m.-Midnight: DJ and dance at the Dance Pavilion
• 8:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.: Conjurer fortune teller
• 9 p.m.: Flying Fools Fire Dive Show at the entertainment slab
Wednesday
• 8:30 a.m.: Booster junior replacement dairy heifer show at the Kevin Roberts Show Arena
• 9 a.m.: Junior replacement dairy heifer show at the Kevin Roberts Show Arena
• 3:30 p.m.: Junior market goat show at the Kevin Roberts Show Arena
• 4 p.m.-10 p.m.: Antique showcase at the Old House
• 4 p.m.-10 p.m.: Agriculture and Home Arts buildings exhibits open
• 4 p.m.-10 p.m.: Commercial Barn and Indoor Pavilion Building and exhibits open
• 4:30 p.m.: Booster lamb show at the Kevin Roberts Show Arena
• 5 p.m.: Junior market lamb show at the Kevin Roberts Show Arena
• 5 p.m.: Team roping at the Mounted Patrol Arena
• 5 p.m.-Midnight: Carnival opens
• 5:30 p.m.: Cupcake decorating contest judging at Indoor Pavilion
• 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.: Conjurer fortune teller
• 6 p.m.: Flying Fools High Dive Show at the entertainment slab
• 7 p.m.: Rabbit judging/show at the Rabbit Barn
• 7 p.m.: Little Miss Curry County Pageant at the Dance Pavilion
• 7 p.m.-8 p.m.: Conjurer fortune teller
• 7:30 p.m.: Flying Fools High Dive Show at the entertainment slab
• 8 p.m.-Midnight: DJ and dance at the Dance Pavilion
• 8:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.: Conjurer fortune teller
• 9 p.m.: Flying Fools Fire Dive Show at the entertainment slab
Thursday (Special Needs Day)
• 9 a.m.: Curry County Bred Lamb Show at the Kevin Roberts Show Arena
• 10 a.m.- 2 p.m.: Special Needs Day activities
• 4 p.m.-10 p.m.: Antique showcase at the Old House
• 4 p.m.-10 p.m.: Agriculture and Home Arts buildings exhibits open
• 4 p.m.-10 p.m.: Commercial Barn and Indoor Pavilion Building and exhibits open
• 4:30 p.m.: Junior breeding cattle show at the Kevin Roberts Show Arena
• 5 p.m.: Junior market steer show at the Kevin Roberts Show Arena
• 5 p.m.-Midnight: Carnival opens
• 5:30 p.m.: Pie baking contest judging at Indoor Pavilion
• 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.: Conjurer fortune teller
• 6 p.m.: Flying Fools High Dive Show at the entertainment slab
• 6:30 p.m.: Little Buckaroo Rodeo at the Grass Show Arena
• 7 p.m.-8 p.m.: Conjurer fortune teller
• 7:30 p.m.: Flying Fools High Dive Show at the entertainment slab
• 8 p.m.: Little Joe & La Familia at the Curry County Events Center
• 8 p.m.-Midnight: DJ and dance at the Dance Pavilion
• 8:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.: Conjurer fortune teller
• 9 p.m.: Flying Fools Fire Dive Show at the entertainment slab
Friday
• 9:30 a.m.: Junior livestock sale meeting presentation of 4-H home economic and general project sweepstakes award winners at the Curry County Events Center
• 4 p.m.-10 p.m.: Antique showcase at the Old House
• 4 p.m.-10 p.m.: Agriculture and Home Arts buildings exhibits open
• 4 p.m.-10 p.m.: Commercial Barn and Indoor Pavilion Building and exhibits open
• 5 p.m.-Midnight: Carnival opens
• 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.: Conjurer fortune teller
• 6 p.m.: Salsa contest judging at Indoor Pavilion
• 6 p.m.: Flying Fools High Dive Show at the entertainment slab
• 6:30 p.m.: Junior livestock sale at the Curry County Events Center
• 7 p.m.: Square dancers at the dance pavilion
• 7 p.m.-8 p.m.: Conjurer fortune teller
• 7:30 p.m.: Flying Fools High Dive Show at the entertainment slab
• 7:30 p.m.: Arena cross races at the Mounted Patrol Arena
• 8:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.: Conjurer fortune teller
• 9 p.m.: Flying Fools Fire Dive Show at the entertainment slab
• 9 p.m.-Midnight: DJ and dance at the Dance Pavilion
Saturday (Youth and Pioneer Day)
• 9 a.m.: 15th annual Great American Turtle Race at the Kevin Roberts Show Arena
• 10 a.m.-10 p.m.: Antique showcase at the Old House
• 10 a.m. -10 p.m.: Agriculture and Home Arts buildings exhibits open
• 10 a.m. -10 p.m.: Commercial Barn and Indoor Pavilion Building and exhibits open
• 10 a.m.-Noon: Old Timer Celebration at the Extension Building
• 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m.: Youth Day activities
• Noon: Old Timers Luncheon at the Extension Building
• Noon-Midnight: Carnival open
• 2 p.m.: Livestock entries released
• 4 p.m.-5 p.m.: Conjurer fortune teller
• 5 p.m.: Cheese carving contest and judging at the Indoor Pavilion
• 6 p.m.: Flying Fools High Dive Show at the entertainment slab
• 6 p.m.-7 p.m.: Conjurer fortune teller
• 7:30 p.m.: Arena cross races at the Mounted Patrol Arena
• 7:30 p.m.: Flying Fools High Dive Show at the entertainment slab
• 8 p.m.: John Slaughter in concert at the Curry County Events Center
• 8 p.m.: Turnpike Troubadours in concert at the Curry County Events Center
• 8:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.: Conjurer fortune teller
• 9 p.m.: Flying Fools Fire Dive Show at the entertainment slab
• 9 p.m.-Midnight: DJ and dance at the Dance Pavilion
