By NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Kansas State Fair spokesperson Amy Bickel reminds us that if you are craving fair food, today and tomorrow are the days for it.
"Anything deep-fried on a stick, right?" Bickel said. "That's one reason people come to the fair and they'll still be able to have their fix of Pronto Pups, funnel cakes, fried Oreos and so much more this weekend and we're excited to be able to host the public and have this kind of micro event and do it safely."
There is no gate admission for this event. A dozen Kansas food vendors will be selling Fair cuisine from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day.
"Everything's outside," Bickel said. "We look at it as kind of an outdoor restaurant-style, spread out, where people can go get their food, they can come to our park-like atmosphere. They can spread out or they can leave with it. It's a come and go type of an event."
The giant yellow slide also will be open and the music portion begins at 5 p.m. Saturday.
We've found some great Kansas artists that are coming," Bickel said. "The first one is Sassanachs at 5:00. They're a high-energy Irish band from Harvey County. They're just a lot of fun. It's followed at 6:00 by a performance by Mikayla Brownlee. If there's any American Idol fans out there, you'll remember her from the past season. Makayla's from Wellington. She's 17 years old and she auditioned in Wichita last September and made it. Our headliner is Lockeland. They'll be at 7:00. This is a Nashville group. They're rising on the Country Music scene. They've performed with the likes of Big & Rich, Kip Moore, Josh Turner and LANCO."
The Kansas Fairgrounds Foundation also will have a booth selling T-shirts and taking donations for the Fair’s current Kansas Cares About the Fair Campaign.