September 8 Celebrates Homeschool, FFA & 4-H Day with Discounted Admission, Wristbands

MEMPHIS, TENN., August 29, 2017 – The Delta Fair & Music Festival will celebrate the importance of the agriculture industry in the Mid-South region with 10 days of exciting, interactive, and educational activities for all ages during the Delta Fair & Music Festival taking place Friday, September 1, till Sunday, September 10, at Agricenter International, 7777 Walnut Grove Road.

Friday, September 8, will be Homeschool, FFA & 4-H Day; from 9 a.m. till 2 p.m., admission is $5 for ages 5 and older (4 and younger admitted free), and wristbands are $15 (regular price $25 in effect after 2 p.m.). All Homeschool, FFA and 4-H Day participants must buy their tickets and wristbands before 2 p.m. to receive the special discounts. All discount tickets will be sold only at the Homeschool, FFA & 4-H Day booth near Entrance 3 off Walnut Grove Road. Homeschool, FFA & 4-H Day participants may stay for as long as the fair is open Friday, but they must purchase tickets at the Homeschool, FFA & 4-H Day booth and be inside the gates by 2 p.m. to receive the special discounts.

Throughout the Delta Fair & Music Festival, children and families can enjoy pony rides, watch the pig races, and interact with more than 100 animals at the Petting Zoo, including baby calves, goats, pigs, burros, buffaloes, and baby horses. Animal husbandry will be highlighted with 10 days of Livestock Shows featuring cattle, goats, hogs, and sheep, and new this year are the Cattle Open Shows at 1, 3, 5, and 6 p.m. Saturday, September 2, and the Junior Heifer Show at 1 p.m. Sunday, September 3. The 4-H and FFA Children’s Barnyard provides a chance to interact and learn about the farming community. Fairgoers can see and touch live farm animals; milk goats, watch eggs hatch; play in the hay, bottle-feed dairy calves and participate in many more farm activities.

A full schedule of livestock demonstrations and competitions may be found at http://www.deltafest.com/events/livestock.

“Supporting our agriculture community is a key part of the mission of the Delta Fair & Music Festival, and the demonstrations and competitions help prepare our future generations of farmers and ranchers,” said Valerie Morris, Director of Communications for the Delta Fair & Music Festival. “Many young students who attend the fair might not know where their food comes from, so this is a chance for them to have fun while experiencing a traditional agricultural fair and learning about the importance of farming in our everyday lives.”

About Delta Fair & Music Festival:

The Delta Fair & Music Festival entertains hundreds of thousands of people every year at Agricenter International in Memphis, Tennessee, by providing a carnival midway, headline entertainment music acts daily and nightly, a variety of entertainment programs for adults and children, agriculture and livestock shows and programs, craft shows and demos, competitions and pageants, an educational expo, and specific themed days. The Delta Fair & Music Festival is proud to reinvest in the Memphis and Mid-South Community and donates nearly $200,000 on average to area organizations each year. The Delta Fair & Music Festival’s mission is to produce an annual fair & music festival that is exciting, interactive, and educational. The Delta Fair & Music Festival strives to bring our communities together with safe, wholesome family entertainment while celebrating and promoting the rich art, music and history of the Delta. For more information, please visit: http://www.deltafest.com/

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