(Spencer)– Preliminary figures on the 2022 Clay County Fair indicate record spending on food, beverage, specialty concessions and carnival rides, with sales of slightly more than $2.8 million dollars. That broke the previous record set in 2021. GoldStar Amusements reported single-day records for carnival ride revenue eight of the nine days of the fair, including an all-time single-day record on the final Saturday of the fair, September 17th.
16,642 people attended events at the grandstand. The top two attended events were Dwight Yoakam with special guest Runaway June and the Outlaw Truck and Tractor Pull season championships.
Overall attendance at this year’s Clay County Fair totaled 325,585, a 17.4 percent increase over 2021.
The Clay County Fair powered by SMU completed its 2022 run this past Sunday, September 18th.
