Ky Shows And Fairs

1. Ky Department Of Shows And Fairs
2. Ky Dept Of Ag Shows And Fairs
3. Kentucky State Fair
4. Ky Shows And Fairs
5. Kentucky Fair And Expo

Fairs; Horse Show Member; Community Event; Ky Dept of Ag Covid-19 info for County Fairs; 2020 Cancelled Fair & Horse Shows; Check back for more updates; Pageants. A State Fair organized by Kentucky Exposition Center. This Kentucky State Fair will have fine craft, crafts, flea market and commercial/retail exhibitors, and tba food booths. There will be 6 stages with National, Regional and Local talent and the hours will be All Days 7am-12 midnight. Admission tickets are $4 - $10.

County Fair Program

The Kentucky State Aid to Local Agricultural Fairs Program came into being in 1962, created by an act of the General Assembly. The program is designed to promote local agricultural fairs through grants of State funds. The Commissioner of Agriculture has charge of the Aid to Fairs Program, and it is administered by the Department of Agriculture's Division of Shows and Fairs.

Ky Department Of Shows And Fairs

The Commissioner is advised on matters concerning administration of the program by the Kentucky Fair Council, a group composed of various government and agricultural leaders.

Grants made to local agricultural fairs through the program are calculated on a matching funds basis with each dollar of State funds being matched with funds from the local area. The amount of any grant is based on the amount spent by the local fair board in the four qualifying areas listed in the grant section.

Ky Dept Of Ag Shows And Fairs

The Lexington Colored Fair Association was started by a group of African American men who had formed the Lexington Colored Agricultural and Mechanical Association. The first fair was held in September 1869. The next year, the organization received a charter and created a constitution and set of by-laws. The fair proved to be a financial success, and annual profits from the fairs allowed the organization to reinvest the money into other projects.

Kentucky State Fair

In an examination of the Lexington Colored Fair, historian William Bruce Strother provided his opinions on why the fair was a success. 'One was that the Fair caught the fancy of the Colored People of the vicinity of Lexington, and beyond. It was something new. It gave them a sense of racial accomplishment it provided them with a means of relaxation, entertainment and social intercourse—opportunities which had great social value during the trying days of post-war readjustment. The competitive sports and events both in the ring and the display room gave an incentive for the improvement of livestock and of other agricultural and domestic products.' Strother, however, also credited much of the fair's success to the close attention to detail paid by the Association's board members and their efforts to constantly improve the annual fair.

Ky Shows And Fairs

Some profits were returned to the stockholders of the Association, but, in the early 1870s, some funds were allocated to lease or purchase the property where the annual fair was held. In 1907, the Association changed its name to the A & M Realty Company and focused more on buying, selling, and leasing property than in holding an annual fair. The realty company, like the fair, proved to be a success. The fair, though, continued on into the 1930s.

Kentucky Fair And Expo

The Lexington Colored Fair Association showed that African Americans, many only a few years removed from slavery, sought occasions to showcase their achievements, display their racial pride, and create financial opportunities.