Clay County Fair & Events Center announces September "Un-Fair" activities

The Clay County Fair & Events Center announces a number of September "Un-Fair" activities to help fair fans get their "fix" in 2020, including Fair In a Box and two nights of IMCA Auto Racing.

Fair fans can purchase Fair In a Box, a special commemorative merchandise box filled with sights, sounds, smells and experiences related to the fair including an "Un-Fair" 2020 T-shirt, a commemorative pin, a Clay County Fair bandana, a "taste" of some fair food staples and a Centennial Cookbook to recreate blue ribbon recipes, a County Fair scented candle, a special Ginsu knife, a 2020 Un-Fair ribbon, a "Sights and Sounds" DVD provided by SMU, and more

Boxes will be available for pre-order until Sept. 4 through the website, by phone or in person at the Fair & Events Center Administrative Office. Shipping is free. Boxes will also be available for pick-up on designated dates. Commemorative T-shirts will also be available for pre-order. Quantities will be limited on all items.

IMCA Auto Racing will make its final appearance in 2020 over two nights, Sept. 15-16. Gates will open at 6 p.m. each night and hot laps will start at 7:15 p.m. Tickets are $12 for adults and kids 12 and under are free. Tickets are available at the box office each night.

In partnership with Clay County Convention and Visitors Bureau, Fair Food To Go (Round 2) will be held Saturday, Sept. 11-Saturday, Sept. 19. Fair food enthusiasts will be able to park, walk up, and order a variety of deep-fried and on-a-stick favorites including Tom Thumb mini donuts, 2019 "World's Greatest County Fair Food" contest winning steak tips, funnel cakes, corn dogs, fried oreos, tacos, pizza and more. Attendees will also have the opportunity to be some of the first to try a 2021 new food, bourbon chicken.

Fair Food To Go will be open until 7 p.m., with extended hours on racing nights. Admission for food events is free.