Great Frederick Fair opens in 10 daysBeer garden, country music star Merle Haggard featured
September 07, 2010
Workers were busy recently erecting a large aluminum-framed tent near the 4-H animal barns at the Frederick fairgrounds in preparation for the Great Frederick Fair.Photo by Sam Yu
By Ike Wilson News-Post Staff
Within 10 days, 44 acres will be transformed into a city within a city for the 148th Great Frederick Fair.
Fairs come and go, but what will never change for The Great Frederick Fair is its tradition to preserve and display the best of agriculture in Frederick County, said James S. Grimes, fair board president.
"When you've invested a year of preparation, it's always an exciting time as the fair approaches," he said.
Grimes recently returned from a fair in West Virginia to see if there were any ideas or resources to incorporate into Frederick's fair.
"It's good to know what others are doing to gauge what we are doing, but from what we've seen so far, we are doing fine," Grimes said.
This year, for the first time in many years, beer will be available in a controlled atmosphere that is monitored and enforced by police officers, Grimes said.
The decision to allow alcohol was made after deliberation and consultation with other fairs and is a revenue stream that fairs and municipalities throughout the country have turned to, Grimes said. http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/news/display.htm?StoryID=109580
"When you've invested a year of preparation, it's always an exciting time as the fair approaches," he said.
Grimes recently returned from a fair in West Virginia to see if there were any ideas or resources to incorporate into Frederick's fair.
"It's good to know what others are doing to gauge what we are doing, but from what we've seen so far, we are doing fine," Grimes said.
This year, for the first time in many years, beer will be available in a controlled atmosphere that is monitored and enforced by police officers, Grimes said.
The decision to allow alcohol was made after deliberation and consultation with other fairs and is a revenue stream that fairs and municipalities throughout the country have turned to, Grimes said. http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/news/display.htm?StoryID=109580
BY THE NUMBERS
2009 Great Frederick Fair
213,000 attended
18,000 competitive exhibits
200 commercial vendors and food concessionaires
28,000 attended grand stand events
300-plus events held annually at the fairground
213,000 attended
18,000 competitive exhibits
200 commercial vendors and food concessionaires
28,000 attended grand stand events
300-plus events held annually at the fairground
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