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Mercer County Fair


  • 848 170th Street Aledo, IL, 61231 United States (map)

Monday, July 7

Tuesday, July 8

  • Dept. J-Gardening & Dept. L Floriculture Check-In. 8:00 am – 1:00 pm

  • Exhibition Hall Check-In 8:00 am – 4:00 pm

  • Rabbit Show 11:00 am

  • Carnival Rides 5:00 pm

  • Little Miss, Junior Miss, and Miss Mercer County Fair Queen Pageant 6:30 pm

Wednesday, July 9

  • Junior Sheep Show 9:00 am

  • Carnival Rides 12:00 pm

  • Kids’ Day ($30/person wristband & bike drawing) 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

  • Open Beef Show/Open Market Beef Show to follow 5:00 pm

  • RPM FlatTrack Motorcycle Races 6:30 pm

Thursday, July 10

Democrat Day

  • Senior Citizen’s Day – Seniors Get in the gate for $2.00 until 2:00

  • Junior Beef Show 9:00 am

  • Junior Heifer Show Follows Junior Beef Show

  • Junior Goat Show Immediately following the 4-H Goat Show 2:00

  • Open Sheep Show 11:00 am

  • Hearing/Vision Screening (sponsored by Eliza Lions Club) 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

  • Election of Directors at Front Gate 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

  • Mercer County Senior Center Traveling Bingo at Shelter (all ages welcome to play!) Game 1 | 10:00 am – 11:00 am Game 2 | 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

  • Open Market Lamb Show 6:00 pm

  • Carnival Rides 5:00 pm

  • Night of Destruction 7:00 pm

Friday, July 11

Republican Day

  • Open Barrow and Market Gilt Show 8:30 am

  • Open Dairy Show 9:00 am

  • Dairy Show 9:00 am

  • Carnival Rides 5:00 pm

  • 4-H Auction 6:00 pm

  • Backroad Pullers Truck and Tractor Pull 6:30 pm

  • Far Out 283/Levi Craft at the Beer Garden 8:00-12:00 pm

Saturday, July 12

  • Junior Swine Show 9:00 am

  • Carnival Rides 1:00 pm

  • Wristband Day ($20/person wristband) 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

  • Mercer County Baby Contest 2:00

  • Decorated Diaper Contest (Pavilion by office) Follows baby contest

  • Baby Crawl (Pavilion by office) Follows baby contest

  • Talent Contest (Pavilion by office) 3:00 pm

  • Demolition Derby 6:30pm

  • Vital Signs at the Beer Garden 8:00-12:00 pm

Daily Events

  • The Merchants’ Building is open Tuesday through Saturday from Noon to 8:00 pm.

  • The Exposition Building is open Wednesday through Saturday from Noon to 8:00 pm

  • Check-in occurs on Tuesday in Pumpkin House and judging occurs on Wednesday in Exhibition Hall.

  • Pumpkin House is open Tuesday, 11 am to 6 pm Wednesday, and 1 pm to 6 pm Thursday through Saturday.

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Ryan's Patio Party (Ferg's Public House)