Hillsborough County Fair happens Oct. 31-Nov. 11, 2024 in Dover, Florida. Credit: Photo via hillsboroughcounty/Fairfacebook

There are just a few things you need to know about the 12-day, Hillsborough County Fair to see what its priorities are: The kickoff date (Halloween), its last two big events (demolition derby, M-word wrestling) and that any yearling heifers due to calve within 30 days of arrival/exhibition at the fair must have a negative HPAI/H5N1 test no more than seven days prior to arrival on fairgrounds.

South county’s greatest tradition also includes three days of rodeo in the grandstand, parades, circus acts, tractor pulls and more. A $2 day kicks off the remarkable affordable event.

Admission for the Hillsborough County Fair happening Oct. 31-Nov. 11 in Dover starts at $3.

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This article appears in Oct 17-23, 2024.

Read his 2016 intro letter and disclosures from 2022 and 2021. Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief...