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All’s fair — with animals, rides and food

February 28, 2023 By Mike Camunas

The 76th annual Pasco County Fair lived up to its theme this year.

It gave everyone who attended “Something to Crow About.”

The event, which ran from Feb. 20 through Feb. 26, also gave fair-goers of all ages plenty to talk about, too.

The 76th Annual Pasco County Fair, which ran from Feb. 20 to Feb. 26, boasted this year’s theme as ‘Something to Crow About,’ and featured a food vendor area, talent shows, vendor exhibitions, hypnotism shows, pig races, livestock competitions, and a midway that included several rides like a large Ferris wheel. (Mike Camunas)

At the annual Dade City fair, Big Rock Amusements brought its rides to the Midway.

They included Cobra Coaster, Flying Elephants, a Beach Buggy, the Giant Wheel, the Grand Carousel, Rip Tide, Air Flyer and Zero Gravity.

Monster truck rides on the Dade City Motocross were available, too.

Entertainment included Robinson’s Racing Pigs, Lew-E’s Comedy Circus, hypnotism acts and even a few trick dog shows. There was a short lawn mower race on Feb. 20, too.

There were plenty of exhibits, from art, photography and plants, plus competitions from talent shows, karaoke singing and even one for spaghetti eating.

Of course, as is the county fair’s tradition, there were dozens of livestock competitions, from cows, to hogs and chickens and more.

Food sales were brisk, too, with the eating area packed with fair-goers enjoying meat on a stick, pizza, gyros, doughnut burgers, funnel cakes, elephant ears and, of course, oversized corndogs.

Hosting fairs in Dade City dates back to 1915, but it wasn’t until 1947 that a group of local businessmen began to showcase the county’s resources.

On April 7, 1947, the Pasco County Fair Association Inc., was chartered with the purpose of hosting an annual fair to promote youth and other county resources, according to the association’s website.

The Fair Association has remained an independent, nonprofit organization since its founding. The association relies mostly on local community sponsorships, along with fair memberships, revenue from our guests, and rental income from the buildings housed on the fairgrounds. 

The Pasco County Fair Association Inc., currently has 1,538 members and continues going strong.

Published March 01, 2023

The Zero Gravity ride spins Pasco County Fair attendees around and around, in the hopes of throwing them off their equilibrium.
Dade City resident McClaine Hancock hungrily, and happily, enjoys an oversized corn dog in the food vendor area during the 76th Annual Pasco County Fair on Feb. 20.
Dade City mom Kristen Maggard is all smiles riding a carnival ride at the 76th Annual Pasco County Fair in Dade City, as her kids, from left, Easton, Grace and Cameron, also enjoy the whirlwind movements on the brisk evening in February.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A prize-winning rooster at the Pasco County Fair struts his stuff on Feb. 20.
A cow and her handler during the Pasco County Fair.
Hungry fair-goers filled the seating area to enjoy a variety of foods during the fair on Feb. 20.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zephyrhills residents T.J. Smith, left, and Zayden Best share a laugh when going neck and neck during the lawn mowers races at the 76th Annual Pasco County Fair in Dade City.
Dade City residents Anna McIssac, left, and Jeylin Perez enjoy the rise into the sky as they prepare to be spun around by the Air Flyer ride at the 76th Annual Pasco County Fair on Feb. 20.
In Rip Tide, riders spin around, in a vertical and fun fashion.

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