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'Where country meets city': Youth exhibitors kick off Lancaster County Super Fair

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'Where country meets city': Youth exhibitors kick off Lancaster County Super Fair

ALYSSA JOHNSON Lincoln Journal Star
Jul 29, 2026
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Lancaster County Fair preview, 7.28 — Elsie Maranville ducks underneath her horse Katniss while her friend Saylor Bontrager, right, works to secures her saddle on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, at the Sandhills Global Event Center.
KENNETH FERRIERA,Journal Star

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Before fairgoers munch on funnel cakes and corndogs, youth from Lancaster County are saddling horses, decorating stalls and competing for ribbons.

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Lancaster County Fair preview, 7.28 — Elsie Maranville bridles her horse Katniss on Wednesday at the Sandhills Global Event Center. Maranville is competing in events like dressage at the Lancaster County Super Fair, which begins Thursday. “It’s a lot of fun,” Maranville said.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star

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Lancaster County Fair preview, 7.28 — Xavyer Bourek hops into the saddle of his brother's horse, Hudson, for a warmup ride around the arena at the Sandhills Global Event Center.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star

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Lancaster County Fair, 8.3 (copy) — Casey Wentworth, left, and Sydney Neujahr ride a roller-coaster at the Heart of America Carnival during the Lancaster County Super Fair at the Sandhills Global Event Center on Aug. 6, 2024.
KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star file photo

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Unified Showing 4-H Club performs at the 2024 Lancaster County Super Fair at the Sandhills Global Event Center.

ALYSSA JOHNSON, Journal Star

Photos: Lancaster County Super Fair returns for 10-day run

A live shark encounter, 40 bulls and riders competing on their way to the Extreme Bull Riding Tour in Vegas, take a look at this year's Lancaster County Super Fair.

Reach the writer at 402-473-7241 or ajohnson2@journalstar.com. On Twitter @ajohnson6170

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