Let the fun begin! This week, Greensboro Daily Photo is broadcasting LIVE from The Central Carolina Fair which is in full swing at the Greensboro Coliseum. This is the 112th year for the fair. It dates back to 1898. We went on Sunday afternoon and the weather was great. It was fairly well attended and the ubiquitous screams came through loud and clear. As you can see in the photo above, the rides are so colorful, fun and inviting-- well worth the $5 entrance fee. And a good money value if you purchase the "unlimited ride" wristband. If you need late summer-early fall photos for your scrapbook, this is the place to go! In the photo above, a family waits patiently for other members of their family to finish riding. The fair is very family oriented.
Most people think of the rides, concessions, games and prizes at the fair; however, equally entertaining is the agricultural, horticultural, garden, and consumer science component where you can see the fruits of our citizens' efforts. The exhibit hall is well worth your time. You've gotta appreciate how hard those 4-H families have worked. Everyone is a blue ribbon winner as far as we're concerned! (See list of categories here). We'll show some shots inside the Pavillion this week. The fair runs through September 19th. With all of the new construction, you have to drive around the side to see the fair. It isn't very visible from High Point Road.
We found some yellow so we're jumping onto the Mellow Yellow Monday list. As they say over there, "life is better with a splash of yellow."
Wow - what a whirl amd swirl of colour.
Posted by: caroline | Monday, September 13, 2010 at 06:54 AM
Great photo, I didn't realise it was a ride until I saw the bigger image. It looked just like a huge collection of colourful flowers.
Posted by: BlossomFlowerGirl | Monday, September 13, 2010 at 04:37 PM
Reminds me of some of the rides our daughters did at the Minnesota State Fair recently!
Posted by: leif hagen | Monday, September 13, 2010 at 11:16 PM
So fun and colorful! And WOW at the age of this fair.
Posted by: Hilda | Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at 12:08 AM
When you reach half a century, the policy is you give me money, i also don't want to go on these rides. LOL
Enjoy yourself when you are young.
Posted by: ann chin | Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at 07:46 AM