Last night my family and I along with our good friends went to the new Delta Fair and Music Festival. Overall, I'd say it was a lot of fun and a very family friendly event.
www.deltafest.com
I definitely felt like I was getting in touch with my inner redneck by being there. There was a decided "country" flair to this version of the fair. For example, I saw more versions of camouflage in a hundred yards there than any other place that I've been in a long time. One little girl had an inflatable camo blow up assault rifle! Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition! They'll pry that gun from her cold dead hands.
There were pig races, lawn mower races, a giant rat (which i think was a capabera), a miniature mule, a pretty cool petting zoo and of course all the usual fair rides and food. I'm not sure if it's accurate or not but all of the prices seemed to be just a notch below what are charged at the venerable old Mid-South Fair.
The Delta Fair seemed to be a little smaller than the Mid-South Fair. Then again this is the first year of the Delta Fair and the Mid-South Fair has been going for 150 or so years. I can see in a few years when the Mid-South Fair moves from the Fairgrounds to Millington or North Mississippi, the Delta Fair taking over and becoming larger. The crowds over Labor Day weekend were certainly impressive and by all newspaper accounts, the organizers of the Delta Fair have been pleased by the crowds. I'd say that the Delta Fair is a great new addition to the long list of fun things to do in Memphis and will likely be here for years to come.
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