Rosie's Ponies and Petting Zoo
FREE pony rides and petting zoo all week with paid admission! We are so happy to have Rosie back at the Jessamine County Fair!
Get up close and learn about animals at several fair events!
Did you know… Support of agriculture and agricultural education are central to the core mission of the Jessamine County Fair!
Here are some highlights and NEW animal/agricultural events for 2023:
- If you’ve never seen the greased pig (Wednesday and Friday nights at 8:00 PM) you owe it to yourself to attend! It may be the most exciting event at the fair!
- On Wednesday night the fair will host its third Alpaca and Llama Fun Show. This show is the only one of it’s kind in Central Kentucky! Come see the camelids navigate an obstacle course and you might even be lucky enough to meet and pet one!
- The Swine Show on Thursday night at 6 p.m. is in it’s third year!
- The Pet Show on Saturday morning at 11:00 a.m. is totally free, both to watch or to participate.
Select the tabs below for a full list of the animal-related events and links to event pages, where available.
Petting zoo and pony rides FREE starting at 6 p.m.
Beef Show in the livestock pavilion starting at 6 p.m.
Petting zoo and pony rides FREE starting at 6 p.m.
Goat Show in the livestock pavilion starting at 6 p.m.
Petting zoo and pony rides FREE starting at 6 p.m.
Alpaca and Llama Fun Show in the livstock pavilion starting at 6 p.m.
Greased Pig Contest starts at 8 p.m.
Petting zoo and pony rides FREE starting at 6 p.m.
Swine Show in the livestock pavilion starting at 6 p.m.
Chasin’ Cash Barrel Racing starting at 7:30 p.m. (back for the second year with more premiums and more classes — bigger than ever!
Petting zoo and pony rides FREE starting at 6 p.m.
Mobile Dairy Classroom starts at 6:30 p.m. (learn about dairy animals and milk production)
Greased Pig Contest starts at 8 p.m.
Pony and Mule Pull in the horse ring at 8 p.m.
Pet Show in the pageants pavilion at 11 a.m. — No admission charge or entry fee for this totally free event!
Petting zoo and pony rides FREE starting at 6 p.m.
Dairy Show in the livestock pavilion starts at 6 p.m.
Horse Pull in the horse ring starts at 7 p.m.