The final weekend of the Western Kentucky State Fair gets underway Saturday afternoon with several farm shows and tractor pulls in the grandstands.
Gates open at 3 p.m. and rides are free from 4 p.m. until 5 p.m.—after that armbands will be $30 for unlimited rides. The petting zoo opens back up at 5 p.m. and Fair Board Chair Brad Hewell says the Mid-South Truck and Tractor Pulls return to the track at 7 p.m. so make sure you have your ear protection, as the competition gets underway.
Fan favorite Ultimate Championship Wrestling returns to the air-conditioned convention center starting at 7 p.m. with admission $2 per person.
The 4-H/FFA Swine Show begins at 9 a.m. Saturday morning in the livestock pavilion and then the 4-H/FFA Beef Cattle Show starts at 6 p.m.
Everything wraps up Saturday night for the Western Kentucky State Fair for another year and so far, roughly 30,000 people have attended throughout the week, as of Friday morning.