“Blue Jeans & Country Dreams”
July 16-18, 2026
Exit 32, Haydu Park – 253 Kalama River Road
Gate Fees to enter Fair: Adults $4.00, children 5-12 $2.00, children 4 and under FREE
Friday & Saturday Special Event Gate Fees starting at 4 PM: Adults $8.00, children 5-12 $2.00, children 4 and under FREE
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FAIR OPENS AT NOON EACH DAY
Wednesday, July 15th
10:00 AM – 8:00 PM Exhibit Entries, Exhibit Hall Office
5:30 PM – 8:00 PM Enter Animal Exhibits, Animal Barn
Thursday, July 16th – KIDS DAY (12 & UNDER FREE 12-2 PM) & QUEEN CORONATION DAY
11:30 AM VFW Post #10435 and Boy Scouts Official Opening Flag Ceremony & National Anthem performed by Janessa Cornell, Main Stage
Noon Beer Garden Opens, Beer Garden
Noon – 2:00 PM Kids Day: F.O.L.K Story-time, Free Kids Games & Prizes, Balloon Artist, Watermelon Eating Contest, Free Popsicles – while supplies last! Main Stage Area
2:30 PM Maxine’s Fashion Show (Rough & Ready 4H Group), Main Stage
3:00 PM Kid’s Chicken Chase (12 & Under), Arena Area
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Nehemiah Brown – Live Music, Main Stage
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Kalama High School Blues Band – Live Music, Main Stage
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Community Smores Table hosted by Rough & Ready 4H, Outside Expo Building
7:00 PM 2026 KALAMA FAIR QUEEN CORONATION, Main Stage
8:00 PM Fair Court Reception & Free Strawberry Shortcake, Exhibit Hall
8:00 PM DJ Music, Main Stage
Friday July 17th – SENIOR DAY (65 & OLDER FREE 12-2 PM)
Noon Beer Garden Opens, Beer Garden
Noon F.O.L.K Story-time, Main Stage
12:30 PM Kid’s Pie Diving, Main Stage Area
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Reptile Roadshow, Main Stage Area
3:00 PM Kid’s Chicken Chase (12 & Under), Arena Area
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Daylin DePriest – LIVE Music, Main Stage
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Community Smores Table hosted by Kalama Lions Club, Outside Expo Building
5:00 PM – 5:30 PM Adult Pie Diving Contest, Main Stage Area
5:30 PM – 6:00 PM Adult Hotdog Eating Contest, Main Stage Area
6:00 PM – 6:30 PM Mullet, Beard, & Mustache Contest – The Joe Dirt Award, Main Stage Area
6:00 PM 811 vs 911 Softball Game: City Workers vs First Responders, Field 3
7:30 PM – 10:00 PM Kalama Fair Karaoke Showdown, Main Stage
10:00 PM DJ Music, Main Stage
Saturday, July 18th – MILITARY & FIRST RESPONDERS DAY (FREE WITH ID 2-4 PM)
11:00 AM Kalama Chamber of Commerce Parade, Main Street, Kalama
Noon Beer Garden Opens, Beer Garden
12:15 PM DJ Music, Main Stage
1:00 PM Fireman’s Money in Pool Scramble, Playground Area
1:00 PM – 1:30 PM Cheer Camp Performance, Main Stage
2:00 PM Community Pie Tasting Contest, Exhibit Hall
3:00 PM Kid’s Chicken Chase (12 & under), Arena Area
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Community Smores Table hosted by Kalama Lions Club, Outside Expo Building
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Funk Junkies – Funk and R&B Live Music, Main Stage
7:00 PM Kalama Fair Court Raffle Prize Drawing, Main Stage
8:00 PM – 10:00 PM The Average Joes Band – Rock, Blues, Fun! Live Music, Main Stage
10:00 PM – DJ Music, Main Stage
ALL DAY EVENTS, THURSDAY thru SATURDAY: DJ Music – Demonstrations – Grandpa Chuck’s Train Ride – Pony Rides – Bounce Houses – Kid’s Arcade Alley – Lewis River Axe Throwing – Vendors – Animals – Food & much more!