The Belle Fair will kick off its 76th Annual Community Fair on Wednesday, June 19 with an action-packed evening continuing through Saturday, June 22.

Join us Wednesday, June 19th as we kick-off the 2024 Belle Fair with our yearly parade beginning at 5:30 p.m. Our Grand Marshall this year is In Memory of Ronnie Terrill. Ronnie’s beloved family will lead the parade in his honor. Ronnie dedicated 40 years of his life to the Belle Community Fair. The evening will begin on the main stage at 7:15 p.m with a special dedication to Ronnie Terrill and welcoming of visitors to the 76th Annual Belle Fair. The opening ceremony is followed by the crowning of the 76th Annual Fair Queen, the 2024 Belle Fair Princess, the Little Mister and Miss and the Belle Fair Toddler contests. Don’t forget to stick around to watch the famous gals from the Belle High School dance team perform at 8 p.m., right before the BHS dance team will be the BHS Dance Campers. The little ladies work their little legs off weeks prior to the fair to perform one evening on our main stage. Be sure to be out in the field to give them all a great audience to perform for. Motocross will be happening down at the track beginning at 7:30 p.m. with many classes for all ages. Bikers from across the state of Missouri join us as we are the second stop for the 2024 Shades of Gray Fair Cross Series. Over in the midway, the carnival rides will be gearing up and ready to go from 6 to 10 p.m. along with bingo under the pavilion. Our famous Sonshine Amusements will be back again for all our carnival amusement needs all week long!

Mid-Mo Axe Throwing will be back again for the second year in a row for some axe throwing action from 5 to 8 Wednesday and Thursday evening.

Thursday will kick-off early with the chicken and rabbit show starting at 1 p.m. Stick around the cattle barns for the youth hog show at 6 p.m.

Dixie Union will hit the main stage for country and gospel music entertainment. Be sure to bring your lawn chairs for a great evening.

Over in the YaYa Arena will be the Super Farmer contest for the second year in a row. It will feature seven different stations, teams of two and a whole lot of fun.

Fun Day Friday starts at 10 a.m. with exhibits down at the exhibit hall offering lessons on how to milk a cow, build puzzles and more. Mrs. Lansford and Mrs. Shanks will be having story time as well. Free agricultural literacy books will be available along with door prizes. The event will be hosted on Saturday morning as well.

The water will be turned on at 11 a.m. with 70-foot water slides back for the second year in a row, along with a dunking booth and another obstacle course until 5 p.m.

Stop by the main stage near the beer garden and see KZNN step-up from 5 to 7 p.m. The radio station will be going live and giving away special prizes.

Down in the cattle barns will be the open cattle, lamb, sheep and goat show starting at 5 p.m. Get out and about and support our youth in 4-H and FFA.

The Ozark Highlands and MMTTPA Truck and Tractor pulls will kick off the heat down at the track starting at 7 p.m. On the main stage, Glen Templeton will sing his soul out starting at 9 p.m. It’s been said Glen sounds like Conway Twitty.

The final day of the 76th Annual Belle Fair will end with a bang from early morning until late evening hours. The day will begin with the 2nd Annual Fishing Tournament starting at 6:30 until 8:30 am. Grills can start firing up at 8 a.m. for the 40th year celebration of the Kingsford Cook-Off.

The water will begin rolling for the second day for the 70-foot water slide and obstacle course starting at 11 a.m. The Fair Board will be hosting the annual cornhole tournament starting at 1 p.m. (sign-ups begin at noon).

Head down to the track as the Garden Pullers of Mid-Missouri kick off for the garden pull starting at 2 p.m. The 4-H/FFA livestock will begin at 2 p.m.

The kiddies can get worked up for the kiddie pedal pull starting at 5 p.m.

Local band Bad Influence will get the main stage fired up starting from 7 to 8:15 p.m. as the opening-act for the Kentucky Headhunters. The Kentucky Headhunters will rock the evening away from 9 until 10:30. The Cowboy Church band will finish off the evening in the BCBA Beer Garden at 10:45 until the party stops.

Speaking of the Belle Community Betterment Association, the organization and their volunteers will be serving up cold drinks, smiles and entertainment all 4 nights of the fair. Be sure to stop by and chit-chat with the group. The BCBA works all year-round completing projects around our beautiful community. The association consists of all volunteers just like us.

Season passes are on sale now until Wednesday, June 19. Daily admissions will apply.

Come out and help us celebrate our 76th Annual Belle Fair. We are dedicated and honoring our four days and four nights of family fun to our beloved in-memory Grand Marshall Ronnie Terrill.