- September 18th, 2007, 1:51 am
#22087
The Davidson County Agricultural Fair is running this week in Lexington, NC (Sept. 17 - 23). I went tonight (Monday, opening night), it was a great experience. Reithoffer Shows is providing the midway here too. The only downside was that they were not finished setting up the Super Himalaya and the huge ferris wheel. I did get to watch the guys putting them up this evening as the fair was going strong around them, which was strange. Other than that, a wonderful evening. The Davidson County Ag Fair is a great old fashioned county fair, and one of the best in the Piedmont area in my opinion. Great exhibits, lots of livestock, and some great food at the civic club booths! A VERY big crowd in attendance for a Monday night as well! The star of the midway seemed to be Reithoffer's "Freak Out", which had long lines the entire evening. The fireworks display was spectacular. Admission is $6.00 for adults, with plenty of free parking. Easy access too, off Business Loop I-85 in Lexington, near the Waffle House. Great looking equipment as well, all the rides were clean, nicely painted, and seemed to be working great. If you are in the area and want to check out a good old fashioned county fair, you can't go wrong with this one. Other major rides included the old standard Scrambler, a Zipper, Tornado, Ring of Fire (Super Loop), and Orbiter. Reithoffer used to bring a Sky Wheel to this fair, but I haven't seen it in several years. I miss seeing them at the fairs, perhaps they have gotten rid of theirs. They seem to be rare these days.
