Tuesday, Nov. 6 is Senior Citizens Day, Student Day and $1 Ride Night

It's Senior Citizens Day at the Fair! Gates open at 11 a.m. Are you 55 or older? If so, enjoy $6 gate admission until 7 p.m. (All others are regular price.) MIDWAY (RIDES / GAMES) OPENS AT 5 P.M.

 

Don't miss The Lettermen in concert at 4 and 7 p.m.; the concert is free with gate admission. Today is also Student Day, so students 18 and under are admitted FREE until 7 p.m.

 

PLUS, it's $1 ride night; all rides are $1 until midway closes (ride wristbands cannot be used tonight). And, be sure to cheer on our youth at the Market Swine Show, planned for 7 p.m. in the Townsend Livestock Pavilion.

Saturday, Nov. 3 at The Fair!

Join us TODAY for Florida Dairy Farmers Day and milk sampling at Ag Venture! Gates open at 11 a.m. (midway gears up 1 hour later) and the fun carries through until midway closes late tonight. There will be a European/Continental Cross Bred Beef Breeding show at 3 p.m. and the Florida Commercial Brahman Influence show at 6 p.m. -- both in the Townsend Livestock Pavilion.

Tracy Lawrence is live in concert, free with gate admission at 8 p.m. in the Tommy Lawrence Arena! Seating is limited. Ride bracelets are also available for $25 until 7 p.m., good until the midway closes.

Volusia County Fair announces 2012 headlining acts

The 68th annual Volusia County Fair & Youth Show in DeLand has announced the 2012 Fair Concert Series for the “South’s Greatest County Fair.” From Nov. 1 – Nov. 11, 2012, fans are invited to gather their friends and family and head on over to the Fairgrounds for three amazing performances: Tracy Lawrence, The Letterman and The Farm.  Concerts during the Volusia County Fair & Youth Show are free with gate admission, and limited general admission seating is available for all performances. 

Tracy Lawrence kicks off the 2012 Volusia County Fair Concert Series at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 3. Performing his first hits “Paint Me a Birmingham" and "Find Out Who Your Friends Are,” to "Renegades, Rebels and Rogues" and the soundtrack of the movie “Maverick,” Lawrence will have fans singing along and dancing in the aisles. Lawrence is credited with four consecutive No. 1 hits – "Alibis," "Can't Break it to My Heart," "My Second Home," and "If the Good Die Young" – and continues to thrill fans around the world.

At 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 6, The Lettermen will be performing on the Fair’s annual “Senior Day.”  While letter sweaters may make only a brief appearance, The Lettermen harmony promises to make a non-stop showing. From their first hit "The Way You Look Tonight" (1961), through current hits of today, the group’s sound remains distinct. Eighteen gold albums and scores of top singles attest to The Lettermen’s popularity and a style that generations have enjoyed.

The Letterman brought words to the Percy Faith hit, "Theme From A Summer Place," revived the classic Charlie Chaplin song, "Smile,” warmed us with "Our Winter Love,” and  begged, "Come Back Silly Girl.” In 1966, The Letterman produced one of the most loved holiday albums ever recorded, "For Christmas This Year.” Late 1967 brought about a live album, and arguably the group's most loved and requested hit, "Goin' Out Of My Head/Can't Take My Eyes Off You.”

Rounding out this year’s concerts will be up-and-coming group The Farm, set to perform on Saturday, Nov.10 at 8 p.m. The group’s hit “Home Sweet Home,” is climbing the charts; its debut, album The Farm, Inc., launched July 17.

In many ways, The Farm is a hybrid act: a trio deeply rooted in country music, which also folds in sonic elements from a variety of popular-music genres. All the while, however, the group has solid vocal harmony at its core.