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The Fuzed Take on the Fair

Monday, Aug. 3, 2009

The Fuzed is made up of four musically talented kids that have still yet to experience walking through the hallways of a high school. Read story »

PHOTOS: Outhouse Race at the Fair

Thursday, July 30, 2009

On Wednesday morning the Loudoun County Fair hosted it's first-ever Great Outhouse Race. Companies, individuals and families competed in teams by building then racing their own outhouses. Read story and 2 comments »

Weekend Roundup: Loudoun Offers Variety

Thursday, July 30, 2009

Weekends in Loudoun are about variety. Experience that variety this weekend with events such as the county fair, your choice of a bluegrass and folk concert or a gospel concert and a family movie night. Read story »

PHOTOS: Loudoun County Fair

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Families came out this weekend for the start of the annual Loudoun County Fair. Read story and 2 comments »

Smooching Porky

Sunday, Aug. 3, 2008

Joseph Myer, assistant vice president of Merrill Lynch in Leesburg, got to kiss a pig Saturday night at the unveiling of the winner of the Kiss a Pig contest at the Loudoun County Fair. Read story »

Loudoun Bakers Battle to Compete in State Fair

Sunday, Aug. 3, 2008

Jason Reaves, 24, is no stranger to baking competitions. A former member of 4-H, Reaves said as a teenager he would "clean out" his competitors, winning all kinds of ribbons, including one for a bread contest. Read story »

The Magic of Agriculture

Thursday, July 31, 2008

Brad Matchett's magic show running this week at the Loudoun County Fair is about more than pulling rabbits out of hats – he attempts to clone them, too. Or at least create that illusion. Read story »

Touring Family Debuts Youngest Daughter at Fair

Thursday, July 31, 2008

It has been a memorable debut for Madison Hansen, who is getting used to the spotlight in the Loudoun County Fair's circus this week. She vouches, too, that her act - a summersault on the trampoline and a few jumps - doesn't even make her nervous. Read story »

Photo Gallery: Fair Animals

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

As you walk through the exhibits and barns at the fair, expect to hear the moos, snorts, whinnies, and calls of its many temporary animal inhabitants. They're here for the 4-H shows throughout the week, in livestock classes judging physical makeup, cleanliness, and showmanship. Read story »

Derby Participants Destroy Cars, Delight Crowd

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

The Demolition Derby has its own special logic. Entrants spend many hours on the painstaking preparations — painting and reinforcing their cars, taking out all the glass, moving the gas tank to the back seat. Then, they proceed to destroy the fruit of all that labor. Read story »

Fair Pageant Crowns Two Miss Loudouns

One will go on on to represent Loudoun in a statewide pageant next year

Monday, July 28, 2008

The Miss Loudoun County Fair Pageant kicked off this week's county fair by crowning Lovettsville's Ashley Niergarth Miss Loudoun County Fair 2008. Read story »

Giving His Share to the Fair

Loudoun Man Helps County Event Change With the Times

Sunday, July 27, 2008

Every year, Terry Corle arranges his work schedule so he has a week off at the end of July. Read story and 1 comment »

County Fair Round-Up

Friday, July 25, 2008

The Loudoun County Fair begins this Sunday, and will run through Saturday, Aug. 2. The fair will feature numerous events and performances for the entire family. Here's a preview of some of those events to help get your fair-week planning started. Read story and 1 comment »

Piedmont Stories: History of the County Fair

Sunday, July 20, 2008

The modern-day Loudoun County fair traces its roots to the 4-H Fair, which began in 1936. Read story »

A Fair Farewell: County Fair Draws to Close

Sunday, July 29, 2007

Those hoping for a sunny day at the fair got most of what they bargained for Saturday as the Loudoun County Fair came to a close and storms left the region dry for most of the day. Despite clouds that loomed throughout the day, organizers and attendees alike decided that, just like any good performance, the show must go on. Read story »

Rodeo Rides Into County Fair

Friday, July 27, 2007

The rodeo thundered into the Loudoun County Fair Thursday evening. A capacity crowd that filled the grandstand right up to the horse ring gates watched Justin Shue win the main bull-riding event. Read story »

Greased Pig Scramble Is Evening’s Big Draw

Thursday, July 26, 2007

Carolyn and Claudia Reynolds, of Ashburn, were so excited for the carnival rides to open at the Loudoun County Fair Wednesday evening that they couldn’t decide what ride to try first. But what the girls were even more excited about was the event that most of last night’s fairgoers had come to see: the greased pig scramble. Read story and 1 comment »

Competition Heats Up At County Fair

Children Compete in Animal Contests on Ladies Night

Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Though Tuesday's theme was Ladies Night, with a half-price admission for ladies 6 to 106, the morning competition focused on the children of Loudoun -- and of course, their animals. Read story »

Loudoun Fairgoers Have a Bang-Up Time

Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Hundreds of fairgoers were packed into a crowd around the track at the Loudoun County Fairgrounds Monday to watch carnage unfold before their eyes at the annual demolition derby. Read story »

County Fair Welcomes Visitors on Opening Day

Monday, July 23, 2007

About 300 visitors braved the heat Sunday afternoon to kick off the opening day of the 72nd annual Loudoun County Fair. Read story »

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