The Delta Fair kicks off today with the annual parade at 5:30 p.m. Lineup for the parade starts at 4:30 p.m. Melissa Combs of the Kennett Chamber urges parade participants to not use St. Francis Street to get to the high school, and side streets will be blocked.
The Lions Club will sell discounted fair admission tickets along the parade route and at Baker Welman and Brown. Those tickets are $4 each. You can stop by Baker Welman and Brown today from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and purchase advance tickets.
Entries for the fair’s rose show will be taken today from 10 am to 1 p.m. The midway opens at 5 p.m. Entertainment tonight is Rooster Blue at the grandstand at 8 p.m. The cash drawing at the grandstand is at 10 p.m.