162nd Brown County Fair - Georgetown, Ohio
"Brown Co. Fair- a county reunion"
September 23-28, 2013
2 nights of Demolition Derby
The Brown County fair will have 2 nights of demolition derby action. This annual event is held on the first 2 nights of the fair. Action begins at 8:00 P.M. on both nights. Last year's action was great and the stands were filled with fans young and old. 2 nights of car crushing action.
To participate all you need is a vaild driver's license and to be at least 18 years of age.
For information contact Bob Neal at (937) 378-6509, Fair Board Office (937) 378-3558, Fax (937) 378-1361 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Monday @ 8:00 p.m.
Action begins at 8:00 P.M.
To participate all you need is a vaild driver's license and to be at least 18 years of age.
For information contact Bob Neal at (937) 378-6509, Fair Board Office (937) 378-3558, Fax (937) 378-1361 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Tuesday @ 8:00 p.m.
Action begins at 8:00 P.M.
To participate all you need is a vaild driver's license and to be at least 18 years of age.
For information contact Bob Neal at (937) 378-6509, Fair Board Office (937) 378-3558, Fax (937) 378-1361 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- In 1985, the first Cake Auction of champion cakes of Floral Hall....
- In 1972 the fair planned its first Demolition Derby for a Friday night event....
- In 1969 the Brown County Fair became a 5-day event lasting Tuesday through Saturday. ...
- In 1961 skydivers from Williamsburg, Ohio were hired to make nine jumps onto the fairgrounds for $125....
- In 1952 School Day was established with County Superintendent H.D. West, allowing school buses to bring students to the fair....
- In 1945 a Memorial Service for all men and women who lost their lives from Brown County in WW II....
- In 1923 at 3 o'clock each day all horse winners of any premium for that day paraded in the ring or forfeited their premiums. ...
- In 1939 the fair book boasted of the "Little State Fair" and so it has ever since....
- Today's center ring gazebo was erected sometime between 1902 and 1908....
- In 1988 with the elmination of the Sunday fair, the opening was held on Monday rather than Tuesday. The schools let out all week for the fair....
- In 1981 the Russellville Kiwanis Club sponsored Homing Pigeon races....
- In 1972 the fair planned its first Demolition Derby for a Friday night event....
- In 1967 was the first year the fair book cover contest was sponsored by the fair board....
- In 1965 a rule was set into place that no pop was to be sold in cans because of the danger of people slipping on them....
- In 1960 general admission prices were raised to $1.00....
- The 100th Brown County Fair was held in 1951....
- In 1931 single admission was $0.25...
- By 1925 or 1926 is was first heralded as the "Little State Fair"...
- In 1919 membership tickets were $2.00...
- In 1860 instead of tickets, a badge was issued to fairgoers to move in and out of the fair....
- In 1978 the Pork Producers began selling pork tenderlions sandwiches at the fair. They have sold over 1/2 million ternderlions....
- In 1965 some Preble County fair board members brought the makings of the first speed tractor pull to the Brown County Fair. The initial weight - A Tractor!...
- In 1979 the larger wooden grandstand burned three days after the close of the annual fair....
- In 1964, the small wooden grandstand which housed cattle underneath burned to the ground one week before the fair opened....
- The first Junior Fair Board was organized in the early 1960's by 4-H agent Ralph LaRue....
- In 1943, during World War II, a two-day Junior Fair was held in place of the county fair....
- In the 1920's and 1930's the Cincinnati Gas and Light Band would entertain from a stage in Floral Hall....
- Floral Hall houses over 4,000 exhibits of domestic arts, farm and garden produce, antiques, and creative arts during fair week....
- In 1853, approximately four acres were purchased at present location ...
- The fair was held late in the year because of harvesting and housing of tobacco....