The Lake County Fair returns to full strength with a five-day run starting Wednesday featuring a full menu of attractions and favorites with some new twists.
New general manager named as Lake County Fairgrounds returns from pandemic pause The 92nd annual Lake County Fair was canceled in 2020. A smaller, shorter version called Back to Our Roots Micro-Fair is scheduled this year for July 30 to Aug. 1. Paul Valade | Staff Photographer, 2020 Chey Pribel, left, and Shannon Dunn at the Lake County Fairgrounds & Event Center at an event in February 2020. Dunn was just promoted to general manager of the facility and Pribel is taking over as sales and marketing manager. Courtesy of Shannon Dunn
Updated 6/29/2021 5:28 PM
The Lake County Fairgrounds & Events Center in Grayslake has a new general manager, as operations at the facility ramp up and a scaled-down county fair approaches.
Updated 5/18/2021 6:23 PM
A modified version of the annual Lake County Fair called Back to Our Roots will be held July 30-Aug. 1 at the fairgrounds in Grayslake.
The outdoor-only event will be shorter and won t have the full measure of attractions of a traditional county fair. But foundational elements such as livestock, a carnival, music, and food and beer are scheduled, with other possibilities pending.
We don t have the manpower to run a full fair. We re doing what we can with the resources that we have, said Kelli Kepler-Yarc, president of the Lake County Fair Association.
The nonprofit organization, which runs the fairgrounds and event center at Peterson and Midlothian roads, announced Back to Our Roots on Tuesday.