The King County Fair is 153 years old. When you visit the fair this year, it will remind you of the fair you attended as a child. Carnival rides, games, fair food, exhibits, and animals will  bring the memories back. There will be two, free stages of entertainment ongoing through out the day.

Buckley native, Blake Larsen is going to preform Saturday, July 18. “I was thrilled to receive the invitation to play at the King County Fair again!,” Larsen wrote in an email to The Courier-Herald. “This is going to be a very fun and intimate evening. It will be just me and my guitar player. I want this show to feel like you came over to my house and we had a concert in the back yard. Informal and lots of fun!”

There are some great attractions this year at the Fair. Enjoy a fun zip line ride or jump in a giant bubble ball and play soccer. Take an up close look at the exhibit from the Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum. Don’t miss the animal fun. There is an FFA petting zoo, pig races, and Mutton Bustin’. Visit the 4-H animals.

Any trip to the Fair wouldn’t be complete with some delicious eats. There will be a variety of food vendors to satisfy any hunger patron. Don’t forget to grab those scones.

The Fair runs from Thursday, July 16^th-Sunday, July 19^th at the Enumclaw Expo Center, 45224 284^th Ave SE, Enumclaw. Admission is $7, but presale tickets are available at area Safeways beginning on June 28^th. Children 5 and under are free.