Union’s favorite tradition- Farmer’s Day. This year we will celebrate “Wild & Free in 2023.” Loads of events on Friday and Saturday. Highlights include a street dance, a huge parade, a horse show, and Farmer’s Day Raffle with live music. Schedule to follow.
FRIDAY
- 8pm to 11pm – Street Dance
- Buddy Allen and Cheat River Band
- Kids’ activities by Hillbilly Fun
SATURDAY
- 7-10am – Pancake Breakfast, Union Senior Center
- 7:45am – Farmer’s Day 5K, 10K and Fun Walk, Courthouse
- 8am – Registration for Horse Show and Parade
- All equine to Hinkle Farm
- All parade entries to Mountain View Drive
- 10am – Presentations
- Royalty recognition
- Scholarship recognition
- 10am – Monroe County Historical Society Museum open
- 10am – Children’s Hillbilly Fun Are open
- 11am – Grand Parade
- 12pm – Union Pool opens
- 12:30 to 3pm – Cruise-In Classic Car Show, Main Street
- Meet Miss West Virginia, Elizabeth Lynch
- Meet Miss Dairy Princess, Helen McCarty
- Register at Wilson Bros Auto Parts, NAPA
- 1:30pm – Horse Show
- @ Hinkle Farm on Willow Bend Rd
- Sponsored by Southern WV Trail and Show Club
- 1:30pm – Kiddie Tractor Pull – Main Stage
- 1:30pm – Cookie Stacking – Main Stage
- 2pm – Horse Shoe Tournament
- @ Union Park
- Sponsored by Kalico Kitchen, Union
- 7pm – Raffle Drawing on Main Street
- 7pm – Brandon Laxton and Tupelo Drive
- w/ Caden Glover
- 10pm – Fireworks