PHOTOS: Opening day of the Oregon State Fair

12-week-old piglets flew down the race track at the fair. (Anna CK Smith/ Special to the Salem Reporter)

The fair is in town and brings more than a week on nonstop activities to Salem. There are carnival rides, pig races and nightly music performances.

There’s still plenty of time to check it out, the fair runs until Sept. 2. Tickets cost $1 to $8 and can be purchased online. The fair opens at 10…