Montgomery County Fair announces first weekend entertainment lineup – Houston Chronicle
Mark Chesnutt performs in November 2017 at a Beaumont benefit for Hurricane Harvey victims. Chesnutt will be the Saturday night performer at the Montgomery County Fair.
Denton’s Kody West has been announced as the March 25 performer at the Montgomery County Fair.
Mark Chesnutt performs in November 2017 at a Beaumont benefit for Hurricane Harvey victims. Chesnutt will be the Saturday night performer at the Montgomery County Fair.
Mark Chesnutt performs in November 2017 at a Beaumont benefit for Hurricane Harvey victims. Chesnutt will be the Saturday night performer at the Montgomery County Fair.
With roughly 50 days to go before opening day of the Montgomery County Fair, fair officials made a major announcement on Wednesday morning.
Via social media they announced the concert lineup for Friday and Saturday night of the first weekend of the fair. Denton native Kody West will perform on Friday night following the rodeo.
Saturday night’s post-rodeo entertainer is country music performer Mark Chesnutt. Both concerts will take place on the fairgrounds near the rodeo arena.
The Montgomery County Fair opens March 25 and runs through April 3 at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds.
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As the event approaches, organizers are already in intense planning mode.
Montgomery County Fair Association Executive Director Brian Hayes said in January the 2022 event will be closer to the full fair experience that fans have come to know and love.
Several events like Kids’ Days and Senior Citizen’s Day which could not take place in 2021 are back. Also expect a refreshed layout of the fairgrounds and a few new things to experience at the fair.
The old Horseshoe Club came down in 2021. The carnival will expand into that space. A new 40 by 120 tent will be by the arena and will be named “The Horseshoe Club.” Inside, the Frost Bank Wine Garden will be on one side and the Karbach Ranch Water Saloon will be on the other side.
Also for those itching to get their fair experience started early, for the first time, Crabtree Carnival is expected to be open the Thursday night prior to the fair opening. Hayes explained this will offer a full fair experience to exhibitors who are coming in on Thursday during the day ahead of their Friday judging. The carnival night will be open to the public as well.
The rodeos on Friday and Saturday night are a highlight of the first weekend of the fair and the concerts after always draw a big crowd.
Kody West’s drive for touring and live shows have him and his band making a stop at the Montgomery County Fair on March 25.
West is a native of Denton, Texas in the Dallas Fort Worth area. West and band released their first debut album “Green” in April 2017. Ever since they’ve been traveling across the country touring and performing as a supporting act for artists like Charlie Robison, Whiskey Myers and Koe Wetzel.
Their most recent effort “Overgrown” was recorded in Denton. In 2018, West was featured with Jason Cassidy as a part of the City of Conroe’s First Thursday Free Concert Series at Heritage Place Park.
See https://kodywest.com/ for more.
Beaumont born Mark Chesnutt plays March 26 after the rodeo.
Well known in country music circles, Chesnutt has 14 No. 1 hits, 23 top 10 singles, four platinum albums and five gold records to his credit.
According to his bio, Chesnutt got his start in the honky-tonks of Beaumont learning from his father, Bob Chesnutt, a singer, record collector and major fan of classic country music. Playing alongside his dad, Mark embraced his father’s influence one set at a time and to begin making a name for himself.
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In 1989, he was signed to MCA Nashville.
He’s credited as one of Billboard’s 10 Most-Played Radio Artists of the 90s. His hits include “Bubba Shot The Jukebox,” “I’ll Think Of Something,” “Brother Jukebox,” “Blame It On Texas,” “Old Flames Have New Names,” “Old Country,” “It Sure Is Monday,” “Almost Goodbye,” “I Just Wanted You To Know,” “Going Through The Big D,” “It’s A Little Too Late,” “Gonna Get A Life,” and one of his biggest, “I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing.”
Chesnutt continues to tour extensively and frequently plays at Dosey Doe’s Big Barn in The Woodlands. He’ll return to Dosey Doe on April 24.
For more, visit https://markchesnutt.com/.
For anyone who can’t wait until late March to get their fair on, a major fundraising event for the fair is set for Saturday at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds.
The 2nd Annual Montgomery County Fair Association and Union Processing Systems Scholarship Chili Cook-Off kicks off Saturday morning at the fairgrounds. The corn hole tournament begins at 10 a.m. and chili winners will be announced at 4:30 p.m. with entertainment afterward.
After its debut in 2021, this year’s event was expanded to open the competition up to the public and feature a Bloody Mary contest, corn hole tournament and live music after the award announcement.
All proceeds raised go to the MCFA Scholarship Fund for high school seniors.
Next up the 2022 Montgomery County Fair Queen candidates will have a float in the Go-Texan parade at 1 p.m. Feb. 19 in downtown Conroe. After that, there’s the Montgomery County Fair Scholarship Trailride March 11-13. Visit www.mcfa.org for more. Also see the Fair’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/MontgomeryCountyFairAssociationTx.
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