Pend Oreille County Fair
Cusick, WA, Pend Oreille County, Washington. County fair.
Details
- Where
- 419152 State Route 20, Cusick, Cusick, WA, WA 99119. Directions
- When
- 2027: Fair August 19th-22nd; Rodeo August 20th & 21st; theme Wild 'n Wooly.
- Fees
- Adults 18+ $10.00; Youth 6-17 $5.00; 5 and under FREE; Rodeo Admission sold separately; cash only.
- Hours
- FAIR HOURS: Thursday NOON - 9:00pm, Friday & Saturday 7:30am - 9:00pm, Sunday 7:30am - 4:00pm.
- Access
- Fair week admission plus Friday rodeo runs $20.00/adult; plus both rodeo days $30.00/adult.
- Walk-in or reserve
- Walk-in; admission purchased at the gate, cash only.
- Phone
- 509-445-1367
- Website
- pocfair.com
- Managed by
- Pend Oreille County Fair Board (volunteer representatives from throughout the county).
- Established
- 1918.
Annual Pend Oreille County Fair and Rodeo held at the fairgrounds in Cusick, Washington.
Notable Events
- 1918The first fair drew 112 exhibitors entering 1,012 exhibits; $467 was raised, and all agricultural exhibits were sold for the benefit of the Red Cross. pocfair.com
- 1919The fair committee for the second fair grew from seven to twenty members. pocfair.com
- 1920The fair was growing and a 40x40 Agriculture building was constructed; every stall was filled with a purebred animal. pocfair.com
- 1921The fair had a 38 page premium book with many ads, and $555 in prize money was donated by businesses and individuals. pocfair.com
- 1931The newly formed Pend Oreille County Development League became the sponsor of the fair, which was held west of Cusick in a large barn with a circus tent rented from Spokane. pocfair.com
- 1933Thievery and some violence blemished this fair as the depression turned decent folk into hungry beggars who stole many food displays from exhibit booths; it was a record attendance year. pocfair.com
- 1938The fair moved to the present site, then the Cusick Town Park; several buildings and a rodeo arena were established, and the rodeo became an important part of the fair. pocfair.com
- 1941No fairs were held due to World War II. pocfair.com
- 1946The fair was revived by many after the war; the tradition of choosing a fair queen began with the selection of Miss Patty Brigham to reign as 1st Fair Queen, and Adam Wike reported a record attendance of 6,000. pocfair.com
- 1950sFair parades phased out and the county rodeo moved to a new and larger facility in Newport; fair participants opposed it and a small rodeo organized by the Cusick Rodeo Association was added to the fair agenda. pocfair.com
- 1980Pend Oreille County purchased the fairgrounds from the Town of Cusick. pocfair.com
People
- Felix P. Lasota, gave the Caponizing Demonstration, of Metaline Falls (1918).
- Ira S. Troyer, Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners (1918).
- J. Adam Wike, prominent fair figure of Cusick; Wike Hall was named in his honor (1931).
- John George, exhibitor of Metaline Falls whose 45 pound hubbard squash and 26 pound banana squash gained attention (1946).
- Miss Patty Brigham, 1st Fair Queen (1946).
- Patty Brigham, 1st Fair Queen (1946).
- Robert Cowan, County Agent whose report records the first fair (1918).