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Woodstock Fair announces entertainment lineup
WOODSTOCK — The Woodstock Fair announced its entertainment lineup for the 163rd edition of the end of summer celebration.
The Brand New, Grand Ole Woodstock Fair will have its Main Stage in a new location and has added a Center Stage and a Fabulous Fun area plus a new attraction area in the front of the Fair.
Four musical headliners will be featured over the course of the Woodstock Fair which runs from Aug. 30 through Sept. 2.
At 8 p.m. Sept. 1 KC & and the Sunshine Band take to the Main Stage. Get ready to dance to their seven top-10 hits and five No. 1 singles including “Get Down Tonight”, “That’s the Way (I Like It)”, “I’m Your Boogie Man”, “(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty” and “Keep it Comin’ Love.”
It’s country music at 3:30 p.m. Monday, Sept 2 as the lead singer of the Band Perry, Kimberly Perry, appears on the Main Stage to close out the Fair.
The Woodstock Fair gets underway on Friday, Aug. 30 as gates open at noon. The Main Stage celebrates the 45th anniversary of the iconic Southern rock song, “Flirtin with Disaster” as it welcomes Molly Hatchet for an 8 p.m. concert.
The alternative rock, pop-punk band Lit, brings music from their seven studio albums including the hit, “My Own Worst Enemy,” at 8 p.m. on Sat., Aug 31.
All shows are free with paid admission.
In addition, a lumberjack show, something that has not happened in decades, makes its return to the Woodstock Fair as the Paul Bunyan Lumberjack show will have three shows daily in the Main Stage area.
Hypnotist Jim Spinnato and local bands Cold Train (Friday), the Rock-in-on Band (Saturday), Chicago Total Access (Sunday) and Whitney Doucet (Monday) will also be on hand serving as opening acts for the headline bands.
The Jewett City Saving Bank Center Stage will feature Cold Train, Rock-in-on Band and Chicago Total Access as well as additional local musical acts like the East Woodstock Cornet Band, Mars on Saturday and Old Time Fiddlers as well as the country (Friday, Aug. 30) and pop (Saturday, Aug. 31) karaoke contests.
And on Monday, Labor Day, the Center stage area becomes competition central as the first Woodstock Fair Cornhole Championship takes place. The winning team gets $3,000. Teams must pre-register to compete and all of the information can be found at woodstockfair.com.
The United Ag &Turf Fabulous Family Fun area will feature the Kessel Temple Saber Guild, the Generations Barbershop quartet, the Hayloft Square Dancers, two karate shows on Saturday and Sunday, Noodles the Clown and Creative games with Judi Jones as well as some eating contests and family and children’s games.
Plus, tethered balloon rides sponsored by Remax/Bell Park Realty, a huge new tractor and farm machinery display by United Ag & Turf, Nature Nick’s Animal Adventures and the Sandtasia Sand Sculpture, all four days, up front in the new attraction area.
Advance tickets are currently on sale at a reduced price for a limited time on woodstockfair.com.
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