Perry County 4-H Fair opens with music, motocross and contests
The fair opened at 8 a.m. in Tell City with 4-H member recognition, then turned to animal shows, motocross at 5 p.m. and the King and Queen contest at 6:30.
Perry County 4-H Fair opened Friday morning at 8 a.m. at 99 Roy Fenn Drive in Tell City, with an opening ceremony and 4-H member recognition setting the pace for a day built around livestock, music and grandstand action. Animal shows ran throughout the day, then motocross hit at 5 p.m. and the Perry County King and Queen contest followed at 6:30 p.m.
The schedule made the fair one of the county’s biggest summer gathering points, with the later events set up to draw the heaviest crowds after the workday. Families could move from the opening ceremony into the animal shows, then stay for the evening contests and the high-energy motocross program that anchored the night.
Purdue Extension’s Perry County 4-H Handbook put the fair on July 11-14, 2025 and said Perry County 4-H is directed through the Cooperative Extension Service, the Perry County 4-H Council and Purdue University. Mini 4-H serves youth in grades K-2, while 4-H is open to students in grades 3-12 as of Jan. 1. Purdue Extension also says the program is open to all youth regardless of race, religion, color, sex, national origin or ancestry, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, disability or place of residence.
The fairgrounds are already looking ahead to the 73rd annual Perry County Fair, scheduled for July 20-25, 2026. That lineup includes three nights of grandstand excitement with motocross, tractor pulls and rail buggy races, while admission is listed at $15 and rides are included every day.
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