Coweta County Fair returns for its 76th year on Sept. 12
From Staff Reports
Everyone’s favorite family-fun event makes its return to Coweta County in five weeks. It’s none other than the 2024 Kiwanis Coweta County Fair.
This year is the 76th edition of the Fair and begins on Thursday, September 12. The 11-day event will take place at the Coweta County Fairgrounds and Conference Center in Newnan, located at 755 Pine Road, and ends on Sept. 22.
The Coweta County Fair has a long and storied history with the very first fair taking place in 1874. After various interruptions through the years, the Newnan Kiwanis Club took over the County Fair in 1947 and has been the headlining sponsor ever since. Proceeds from the Fair are distributed within the local community as grants to dozens of organizations who share Kiwanis’ dedication to serving the children of the world. Last year alone, the Newnan Kiwanis donated $225,000 to 51 local non-profit organizations and raising the total since 2000 to $4,825,000 to the charities of Coweta County from the Fair’s proceeds.
People attending this year’s Fair will experience the same types of games, rides, contests, animal and livestock exhibits, arts and crafts, live music, food and fun they’ve come to expect through the years.
The entertainment lineup is filled with great personalities and acts. Folks will see Bob Seymore – The Living Statue, Jerry G. White Percussion, Mariachi Band, Krakens Release (a strolling Pirate Show), Donald White – the Science Guy, Pilliard Dickle, Lee Bryan – That Puppet Guy, Pine Box Dwellers, the Walker Family, a Police K-9 Demonstration, DJ Malik Supris and more.
Other daily staples will include inflatables, games and crafts, the Iron P Homestead Petting Zoo, along with the Nightly Character Show. And don’t forget to check out how talented local people are with the many Exhibit Hall Competitions in the areas of artwork, photography, handicrafts, baked goods, horticulture, preserved foods , locally-raised produce and more.
Competitions as well as Livestock and Animal Shows are huge crowd pleasers and many of the past favorites return.
Gate admission is $10 nightly with Ride Armbands $30 (Sunday through Thursday only) and $35 (Fridays and Saturdays).
There are several money savers being offered. Free entry dates (no gate admission) scheduled are Midway Preview Night on Thursday, Sept. 12, then Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (Sept. 17, 18, 19) and Military Appreciation on Saturday, Sept. 21 as all active and retired military personnel admitted free with military ID.
Mega Passes are another way to save on this year’s Fair. The Mega Pass gives attendees an Unlimited Ride Armband to be used once any day during the fair plus gate admission. Mega Passes are only $30, which is a total savings of $15 on Fridays and Saturdays and $10 Sunday through Thursday. Mega Passes must be purchased in advance with the last day of sale being Wednesday, Sept. 11.
Online sales are underway at cowetacountyfair.net. In-person sales began on August 12 at these locations – Arnall Grocery Company, the Coweta County Extension/4H, Keith A. Ross Insurance Agency and Summit Family YMCA.
Parking is free at the Coweta County Fairgrounds.
For more information about this year’s Fair, call the Coweta County Extension Office at 770-254-2620 or visit cowetacountyfair.net.
