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In this Basehor Traveler Issue…
🎡 Last Day! The Centennial Fair's Grand Finale
🐢 Turtle Races, Tractor Pulls & Family Fun All Afternoon
🤠 Closing Night: Rodeo Gold's Final Show

Today - Saturday, August 1 - FAIR CLOSING DAY
Open Horse Show - 9:00am, show office opens 8am
Horticulture Judging - 9:00-10:00am, east end of Administration Building
Ag Olympics - 10:00am, under the Big Top
4-H Dog Show Agility Classes - 10:00am-noon, Show Arena
Turtle Races - sign up 11am-noon, races at 1pm, under the Big Top
Kids Pedal Tractor Pull - registration 2pm, pull at 3pm, Show Arena
Water Event - 3:00pm, Horse Arena, youth under 18
Rodeo Gold, closing night - gates 7:00pm, rodeo 8:00pm, grandstand
Looking ahead
4-H/FFA & Open class exhibits released - Sunday, 8-10am
28th Annual Basehor Car Show - September 12, BLHS
Times can shift, so double-check the fair calendar before you head out.
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About as good as August weather gets: 79 and mostly sunny today, perfect for a full day at the fairgrounds. The pleasant stretch continues right through the weekend - 84 and sunny Sunday, 85 and sunny Monday.

🎡 Last Day! The Centennial Fair's Grand Finale
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One hundred years since a downtown Tonganoxie corn-crop celebration turned into a county tradition, the Leavenworth County Fair wraps up its centennial run today. Five days of livestock shows, a parade, a rodeo, and generations of 4-H and FFA families come to a close tonight - and closing day packs in one more full slate of fun before the gates shut on year 100.
Whether you've been out every day this week or haven't made it yet, today's your last shot to soak in the centennial atmosphere.
Quick Details
📍 Location: Leavenworth County Fairgrounds, 405 W 4th St, Tonganoxie
🕚 Hours: 11am to 10pm, last day
💵 Cost: Free admission, $5 parking
🐢 Turtle Races, Tractor Pulls & Family Fun All Afternoon
Closing day belongs to the kids. Turtle race sign-ups run 11am to noon under the Big Top (one turtle per child), with the races themselves at 1pm. The Kids Pedal Tractor Pull, sponsored by Farm Bureau, registers at 2pm with the pull at 3pm in the Show Arena, and a Water Event for youth under 18 runs alongside it at the Horse Arena.
Earlier in the day, the Open Horse Show kicks off at 9am and the Ag Olympics takes over the Big Top at 10am - a full morning-to-afternoon stretch of hometown fun.
Quick Details
🐢 Turtle Races: Sign up 11am-noon, races 1pm
🚜 Kids Pedal Tractor Pull: Register 2pm, pull 3pm
💧 Water Event: 3pm, Horse Arena, under 18
🤠 Closing Night: Rodeo Gold's Final Show
Rodeo Gold wraps its three-night run with the closing show tonight - gates at 7pm, rodeo at 8pm. Same pricing as the week: $15 adults, $10 ages 6-12, free under 5.
It's the last chance this year to catch the grandstand lights and the roar of the crowd before the centennial fair officially closes its books.
Quick Details
🕖 Gates: 7:00pm | Rodeo: 8:00pm
💵 Cost: $15 adults, $10 ages 6-12, free under 5
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