Isle of Wight County Fair celebrates 30th year

Published 5:23 pm Tuesday, September 19, 2023

: Chandelyn Moriyana of Smithfield holds one of her rabbits on display at the agriculture pavilion. (Photos by Stephen Faleski | The Smithfield Times)

The 30th run of the Isle of Wight County Fair went off without a hitch, blessed by sunny skies and daytime highs in the upper 70s.

The event, which ran from Sept. 14-17, included the annual 4-H livestock show, carnival rides, food and craft vendors, a rodeo and a demolition derby, among other attractions.

The Smithfield Times was on-scene Saturday and Sunday to document the fun.

: Emma Hamrick, with Smithfield’s Southside Ballet studio, performs a solo.

: Emma Pierce walks her goat through the pen at the Isle of Wight County 4-H goat show.

: Brandy Compton, Tanner Douglas and Hayden Compton, all of Surry, get ready to enter the goat show.

: Michaela Livengood and Alexandrea Gordon, both of Smithfield, go for a ride.

: Southside Ballet dancers Grace Cox, Caleigh Williford, Maddie TUcker and Emma Hamrick perform.

: Ginny Lee Brown walks her goat through the pen at the 4-H goat show.

: Southside’s advanced ballet students – Emma Hamrick, Eve Bennsanson, Maddie Tucker, Grace Cox and Reese Gilliam – perform as a group.

: Fleetwood Turner and Crishon Smith of Windsor volunteer at the heritage tent.

: Michael, Alex and Eli Vann, all of Smithfield, show off the inflatable Spiderman hammers they obtained at the Isle of Wight County Fair.

: Gia Hare of Suffolk swings through the air on a ride.

: LeeAnn Batkins, Bella Batkins and Annabelle Christman, all of Carrollton, wait in line for a ride.

: David and Winter Crisher of Carrollton feed goats at the petting zoo.

: Isle of Wight County 4-H organizers Theresa Minton, Tabatha Davis and Live Preisser get ready for the goat show.

: Demolition derby racer No. 725, driven by Willoughby Snowdon IV of Hampton, takes a hit from No. 11, driven by Cayla Belcher of Virginia Beach.

: Brian Buss of Surry exhibits his woodworking at the craft vendor tent.

: Cayla Belcher, Willoughby Snowdon IV and Audrey Jarvis battle to separate from a three-car pile-up.

: Dianna, Anthony, Logan and Zachary Romero, all of Newport News, go for a ride.

: Mud goes flying as Cayla Belcher battles it out with Willoughby Snowdon IV in the demolition derby, held minutes after a brief rainstorm soaked the field.