Clark County Fairgrounds is used on an annual basis for three different events, namely Annual Clark County Fair, Annual Kahoka Festival of Bluegrass Music, and Annual Mule Festival. The fair is held every July, the bluegrass festival every August, and the mule festival every September. All of these events make use of the large grandstands, where an oval horse racing track is in front of the grandstands, and an area with barns and open air exhibition areas residing in back of the grandstands. For events involving music and dance performances, a stage is set out on the horse racing track, about 25 feet in front of the grandstands. Also, for all of these events, camping areas are provided. COUNTY FAIR. The County Fair includes a tractor pull, truck pull, horse rides, carnival rides (roller coaster, Tilt-A-Whirl, rocking pirate ship), horse races, beef and dairy cattle show, swine show, goat & sheep show, poultry show, rabbit show, dog show, and an "open bucket" calf show. BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL. The bluegrass festival features big name country and western acts, as well as regional country and western acts, bluegrass bands, and Appalachian Mountain clogging. Some of the clogging performances involve only solo acts, while others involve clogging groups, such as The Kickapoo Cloggers from Madison, WI, led by Mr. Bill Kreamer. In between acts, the master of ceremonies tells short stories of jokes that are relevant to the interests of rural mid-westerners. The attached photographs show the grandstands and stage at Clark County Fairgrounds. The photos were taken during a performance of The Kickapoo Cloggers. Usually, bluegrass band Stone Soup accompanies this clogging group. MULE FESTIVAL. The Annual Mule Festival includes wagon rides, mule polo, a rodeo, breakaway roping, goat tying, a mule jump, and events for children such as egg and spoon races. For events taking place at Clark Country Fairgrounds, there are also food vendors and arts and crafts for sale. For example, during my visit at the bluegrass festival, I bought some funnel cakes, and I also bought two painted saws. The painted saws were created by an artist named, July Sawyer. It was purely a coincidence that a person named "Sawyer" was engaged in the business of painting saws. read more

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