Farming, fast rides and funnel cake: Isle of Wight County Fair 2022
Published 11:15 am Tuesday, September 20, 2022
- Lilly and Olivia Austin, and Sully Waibel, and all of Smithfield, wait for their ride to start on Saturday afternoon at the Isle of Wight County Fair. Photos by Stephen Faleski | The Smithfield Times
The Isle of Wight County Fair returned last week with a five-day lineup of events.
The fair kicked off last Wednesday, Sept. 14, with the county’s annual Seafood fest, followed by four days of agriculture exhibits, carnival rides and deep-fried fair food Thursday through Sunday, Sept. 15-18. The Smithfield Times was on-site at Heritage Park Saturday afternoon to capture some of the fun.
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- Jordan and Taylor Chaffer, both of Smithfield, wait in line for a ride.
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- Erica Scott and her son, Anthony Knight, both of Carrollton, try their hand at axe throwing.
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- Isle of Wight County Fair Queens Miss Madelyn Cosby, Teen Miss Keegan Shannon and Junior Miss Emma Hasty meet and greet attendees during the dance acts at the Barton Ford Stage.
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- Teen Miss Isle of Wight County Fair Keegan Shannon crowns Hailey Rice of Carrollton.
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- Danielle and Natalie Lackey of Carrollton watch Danielle’s son, Levi, play in a tire filled with corn kernels.
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- Isle of Wight County Schools agriculture student Carie Thomas and her mother, Brooke, exhibit pigs from the school system’s student-run farm.
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- Jason Duck of Windsor helps his daughter, Josie, hold and fire a cork gun at red Solo cups.
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- Riverside employees Ashley Brewer of Carrollton and Shelley Starnes of Suffolk set up a booth with information on the new Riverside Smithfield hospital, which is set to break ground in 2023.
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- Riverside employees Jessica Macalino and Kim Leibold, both of Smithfield, teach Leya and Theresa Eley of Franklin now to do hands-only CPR.
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- Denise Barrett of Zuni-based 3 Goats Soap sells her patterned, handmade soaps in the merchants’ tent.
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- Tara Brooks, Julianne Tise, Maria Ptakowski and Susan Lawhorne of Suffolk’s Allonge’ Dance Academy perform on the Barton Ford Stage.
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- Easton Juby of Sedley speeds down the slide.
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- Riders enjoy the thrill of being nearly upside-down on the Fire Ball ride.
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- Katelynn Hyman and Liah Adams of Suffolk go for a spin on a merry-go-round-style ride.
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- Reese White, also of Allonge’ Dance Academy, performs a solo on the Barton Ford Stage.
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- Ashlyn Dailey, Presley Jernigan and Kathryn Jones of Allonge’ Dance Academy perform on stage.
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- Betania Jervey of Franklin and her children, Anorrah and Ben, enjoy lemonade and funnel cake.
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- Allie, Savanna and GiGi Redd of Suffolk enjoy a ride.
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- Meredith and Asher Holt, both of Courtland, wait in line to board the ferris wheel.
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- Jaquan Watts breaks boards in mid-air with the help of “Real Ninja Nick” of Ninja Experience.
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- Lacey Swagger of Windsor, North Carolina, helps her daughter, Paisley Nelson, onto a pony.
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- The Radleys of Williamsburg sample some fair food.
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- Victoria Robinson and Ariana Kopek of Newport News stop for some popcorn.
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- The Briles, Martos and Nelson clans of Wakefield, New Kent, Texas and Windsor, North Carolina, take a break from the sun to enjoy fair food.
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- Jeleena, Yasmine, Balyiah, Yons and Wooka Micks, of Suffolk and Chesapeake, stop for iced tea.
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- Ashley Luter of Suffolk and her children, Mason and Piper, watch prize-winning ducks on display in the agriculture tent.
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- A prize-winning duck on display in the agriculture tent
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- Orlanda White with Hampton-based Jen Liz Jewelry creations sells handmade jewelry in the merchants’ tent.
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- Chloe Gauldin of Newport News walks her dog, Ginger, in the merchants’ tent.
