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The 154th Lycoming County Fair is just about to kick off with a theme titled “Cultivating the Future Generations.”

The fair, which runs from July 9 through 19, is at the Lycoming County Fairgrounds in Hughesville.

The fair gate admission is $4 for adults, with those 12 and under free, but there are days when the admission price varies and specials.

Hughesville will soon see thousands of visitors walking in the loop and checking out the rides, gift vendors, food vendors, exhibits featuring local and regional agriculture, produce, baked goods, school art, and farm animals and livestock demonstrations.

Rocky Reed, the Lycoming County Fair president, recently told members of the media about 75,000 people arrive at the fair every year.

Daily events include those at the Amelia Earhart Funway such as pig races, a petting zoo, dog demo, two nightly performances by the Hughesville High School Theatre Club, draft horse demos by Varner Farms and the Magic Jamie Show featuring magician Jamie Patrush.

The major shows at the Grandstands include Twilight Harness Racing, 4 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday; Bullride Mania Rodeo Co., 6:30 p.m. Friday; Antique Tractor Pull, 10 a.m. Saturday; Demolition Derby/Figure 8 Racing, 5 p.m., Sunday; Live Pro Wrestling Monday Night Mayhem, 7 p.m., Monday; Country Legends Band and Ray Kinley Jr. as Elvis, 8 p.m. Tuesday; 3rd Annual “Off the Farm” Antique Tractor Pull, 6 p.m. Wednesday; Demolition Derby/Figure 8 Racing, 7 p.m. Thursday; Dale Wheeland Memorial Tractor Pull, 6 p.m. Friday and the 15th Annual PATPA 4X4 Gas & Diesel Truck Pull, 4 p.m. Saturday.

The fair board has scheduled new displays and food vendors, Rocky Reed, fair president, said at the media day.

New this year at the fair is $2 Tuesday, along with a whoopie pie and gingerbread contest.

The gingerbread contest will be judged on Tuesday by celebrity judges.

On Wednesday, the fair will have the whoopie pie baking contest.

There will be Senior Citizen and Military Appreciation Days on Wednesday, July 16 and Thursday, July 17, respectively, making attendance free all day with a valid ID.

Rides and games will be provided by SunShine Shows, LLC.