Family-oriented fun and community service are the current catchphrases around the McHenry County Fairgrounds. As the McHenry County Fair hosts the upcoming Easter Egg-Travaganza! from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com Jeans and jackets replaced shorts and T-shirts Saturday for the season’s final farmers market on the Square. Sunny skies greeted shoppers downtown, but the temperature was 46 […]
Riding on the coattails of a successful fair, the McHenry County Fair Association is planning for a strong autumnal turnout this season. With Fall Diddley, again this year, not being […]
The McHenry County Fair last week resumed its annual summer celebration after a one-year hiatus. Ken Bauman, president of the Fair Association Board, and Rich Tobias, vice president, said the […]
After its cancellation last year during the pandemic, the McHenry County Fair returns this August with grandstand and grounds events, a carnival, and livestock and non-livestock shows. This year’s festival […]
After tough year financially, Fair Association looks toward recovery
Vendors plan to move back to fairgrounds (safely) on Oct. 31
McHenry County Fair will run July 30 through Aug. 4
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