Visiting 2021 Loudoun County Fair, Animals and Demolition Derby

A post about my visit to 2021 Loudoun County Fair, in Leesburg, Virginia, featuring music, rides, animal exhibits, and a demolition derby(!).

Demolition Derby


Demolition Derby

It had been a long time since I was introduced to figure-8 racing in Need for Speeds. But it wasn’t until recently that I found out about this genius event called “county fair” in North America, which often featured something equally thrilling called “demolition derby”. I scouted around where I lived and I found this year’s Loudoun County Fair in Leesburg, Virginia would feature such an event. So, I decided to check it out.

Frankly, I wasn’t too sure what a county fair was. It seemed to stem from agriculture exhibitions, something like a beauty pageant for animals. Then probably to keep non-farmers entertained, it started to involve games, rides, and live music, and finally in some cases, a demolition derby.
I arrived at the site of the fair at approximately noon, which gave me some time to check out the rest of the county fair before its demolition derby at dusk.

The animal dressing contest was the first activity that I checked out, which, despite its name, involved an equal amount of human dress up than animal. I soon found out the winning formula was to conjure up an interesting story that would be relatable to the fair, like a how a group of domestic animals wandered from their farm to the bewildering world of Loudoun County Fair, had the greatest adventure of their life before being reunited with their owners.

  • Animal Dressing Contest Ground
    Animal Dressing Contest Ground
  • Animal Dressing Contest Participant
    Animal Dressing Contest Participant
    Scuba diving goats.
  • Animal Dressing Contest Participant
    Animal Dressing Contest Participant
    Scuba diving goats.
  • Animal Dressing Contest Participant
    Animal Dressing Contest Participant
    Scuba diving goats.
  • Animal Dressing Contest Participant
    Animal Dressing Contest Participant
    Dragon tales.
  • Animal Dressing Contest Participant
    Animal Dressing Contest Participant
    Dragon tales.
  • Animal Dressing Contest Participant
    Animal Dressing Contest Participant
    Dragon tales.
  • Animal Dressing Contest Ground
  • Animal Dressing Contest Participant
  • Animal Dressing Contest Participant
  • Animal Dressing Contest Participant
  • Animal Dressing Contest Participant
  • Animal Dressing Contest Participant
  • Animal Dressing Contest Participant

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Animal Dressing Contest Ground


Animal Dressing Contest Ground


Animal Dressing Contest Participant


Animal Dressing Contest Participant
Scuba diving goats.


Animal Dressing Contest Participant


Animal Dressing Contest Participant
Scuba diving goats.


Animal Dressing Contest Participant


Animal Dressing Contest Participant
Scuba diving goats.


Animal Dressing Contest Participant


Animal Dressing Contest Participant
Dragon tales.


Animal Dressing Contest Participant


Animal Dressing Contest Participant
Dragon tales.


Animal Dressing Contest Participant


Animal Dressing Contest Participant
Dragon tales.


Then I check out the other animals on exhibit, without being dressed up.

  • Goat
    Goat
  • Goat
    Goat
  • Goat
    Goat
  • Horse Nail Maintenance
    Horse Nail Maintenance
  • Horse Nail Maintenance
    Horse Nail Maintenance
  • Horse Nail Maintenance
    Horse Nail Maintenance
  • Horse
    Horse
  • Swine Exhibit
    Swine Exhibit
  • Swine Exhibit
    Swine Exhibit
  • Swine Exhibit
    Swine Exhibit
  • Goat
  • Goat
  • Goat
  • Horse Nail Maintenance
  • Horse Nail Maintenance
  • Horse Nail Maintenance
  • Horse
  • Swine Exhibit
  • Swine Exhibit
  • Swine Exhibit

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Goat


Goat


Goat


Goat


Goat


Goat


Horse Nail Maintenance


Horse Nail Maintenance


Horse Nail Maintenance


Horse Nail Maintenance


Horse Nail Maintenance


Horse Nail Maintenance


Horse


Horse


Swine Exhibit


Swine Exhibit


Swine Exhibit


Swine Exhibit


Swine Exhibit


Swine Exhibit


In addition to animals, the fair also featured a few rides, none of which was as exciting as a roller coaster so I wasn’t interested. Besides that, the fair also featured a few music performances and some bicycle stunts (photos below).

  • Bicycle Stunt Performers
    Bicycle Stunt Performers
  • Bicycle Stunt
    Bicycle Stunt
  • Bicycle Stunt
    Bicycle Stunt
  • Bicycle Stunt
    Bicycle Stunt
  • Bicycle Stunt
    Bicycle Stunt
  • Bicycle Stunt Performers
  • Bicycle Stunt
  • Bicycle Stunt
  • Bicycle Stunt
  • Bicycle Stunt

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Bicycle Stunt Performers


Bicycle Stunt Performers


Bicycle Stunt


Bicycle Stunt


Bicycle Stunt


Bicycle Stunt


Bicycle Stunt


Bicycle Stunt


Bicycle Stunt


Bicycle Stunt


Finally, it’s approaching demolition derby time. But before that, the fair hosted a power wheels derby, featuring underaged children driving power wheels ramming touching each other. Seemed to me like an event to keep the children of demolition derby participants involved.

  • Power Wheels Derby
    Power Wheels Derby
  • Power Wheels Derby
    Power Wheels Derby
  • Power Wheels Derby
    Power Wheels Derby
  • Power Wheels Derby
    Power Wheels Derby
  • Power Wheels Derby
    Power Wheels Derby
  • Power Wheels Derby
  • Power Wheels Derby
  • Power Wheels Derby
  • Power Wheels Derby
  • Power Wheels Derby

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Power Wheels Derby


Power Wheels Derby


Power Wheels Derby


Power Wheels Derby


Power Wheels Derby


Power Wheels Derby


Power Wheels Derby


Power Wheels Derby


Power Wheels Derby


Power Wheels Derby


Finally, it’s the highly anticipated demolition derby. It’s obviously the most popular event of the entire week-long county fair, with people filling every seat in the surrounding stadium, plus a considerable standing audience.

As for the demolition derby, it featured a few cars hitting each other, with the driver of the last running car declared as the winner. For safety, it’s often held on muddy grounds to limit the speed of the cars, and glass windows were removed from all participating cars. It’s certainly the type of event for the evil and chaotic part of me.

I recorded the entire event, with the video below:

And here were some photos.

  • Letting off Steam
    Letting off Steam
  • Demolition Derby Participants
    Demolition Derby Participants
  • Demolition Derby
    Demolition Derby
  • Demolition Derby
    Demolition Derby
  • Demolition Derby
    Demolition Derby
  • Demolition Derby
    Demolition Derby
  • Demolition Derby
    Demolition Derby
  • Demolition Derby Winner
    Demolition Derby Winner
  • Winner's Departure
    Winner’s Departure
  • Scene after Demolition Derby
    Scene after Demolition Derby
  • Letting off Steam
  • Demolition Derby Participants
  • Demolition Derby
  • Demolition Derby
  • Demolition Derby
  • Demolition Derby
  • Demolition Derby
  • Demolition Derby Winner
  • Winner's Departure
  • Scene after Demolition Derby

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Letting off Steam


Letting off Steam


Demolition Derby Participants


Demolition Derby Participants


Demolition Derby


Demolition Derby


Demolition Derby


Demolition Derby


Demolition Derby


Demolition Derby


Demolition Derby


Demolition Derby


Demolition Derby


Demolition Derby


Demolition Derby Winner


Demolition Derby Winner


Winner's Departure


Winner’s Departure


Scene after Demolition Derby


Scene after Demolition Derby


After that, I left the fairgrounds and called it a day.
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