The Greater Grand Forks Fair & Exhibition will open Wednesday at the fairgrounds and run through June 27 with some new features, including the Garcia Brothers Thrill Show.
The thrill show will be free and will present three acts on weekdays and four on weekends, including The Human Cannon Ball, The Globe of Death and the Space Wheel.
"There's so many new things to see and do on the fairgrounds this year," Fair Manager Trina Mills said in a news release, "the Circus Thrill Show, Games to Go inflatables, monster truck rides, live music and the new Kidz Zone will fill the grounds with great entertainment."
Inside, the exhibit hall will feature free face-painting for kids, puppet shows, championship Tae Kwan Do demonstrations and various contests. Fairgoers will be able to play bingo for cash and prizes each evening.
The grandstand will feature racing June 25, the TNT Monsters Steel Thunder Tour of monster trucks and motocross June 26 and a Demo Derby and Herbie Derby on June 27.
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Demonstrating artists such as oil painters, air-brush portrait artists, spinners and jewelry designers will share their talents, and vendors will offer homemade candy, baby clothing, dog costumes, denim blankets, scarves, kitchen goods and other hand-crafted products.
There will be 4-H exhibits and animals, draft horse pulls, free stage entertainment and more, and special days honoring the military and senior citizens.
For game show fans, there will be events such as the XL93 Deal or No Deal with a top prize of $1,000 cash. Lite Rock 104 will host Minute to Win It. Rock 30 Games will host a Guitar Hero competition for all ages, and there will be a Top Model competition for ages 13 to 19.
This year, the fair will feature the Racing Pigs for four shows daily on June 25, 26 and 27.
Visitors will be able to cheer on their favorite competitor in the Ironworks Gym arm wrestling tournament. The new Kidz Zone will feature Home of Economy minnow races, a straw maze, a kids wheeling track, and free activities and contests for kids throughout the fair.
Hungry visitors may want to try the Hugo's food-eating contests: pie eating, hot-dog eating, corn-on-the-cob eating, corn-shucking and bubble-gum blowing.
Gate admission to the fair is free, and so are many of the attractions. For information about tickets to the carnival and more, or for a complete schedule, visit the fair's website at www.grandforksfair.com .
