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PHOTOS: Start your weekend with animals, kids at the Marion County Fair

Addy McCartar, of 4M Livestock, brushes her pig, Lilo, prior to showing at the Marion County Fair on Friday, July 9, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)

The Marion County Fair is back, and with it come all manner of four-legged creatures.

Livestock shows kicked off Friday with goats, pigs and more.

The fair runs through Sunday, July 11. For a schedule of events or to buy tickets, visit marioncountyfair.net

READ MORE: Marion County Fair gearing up for (mostly) normal year

Jackson Kesch, 12, of Abiqua Livestock, leads his pig, Thomas, back into its pen after an escape at the Marion County Fair on Friday, July 9, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)

A pig walks through sawdust while being shown at the Marion County Fair on Friday, July 9, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)

Briar Hachenberg, of Mt. Angel FFA, carries a cage containing her three rabbits prior to showing them at the Marion County Fair on Friday, July 9, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)

Visitors say hello to goats in the livestock barn at the Marion County Fair on Friday, July 9, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)

Lilly McCartar, of 4M Livestock, shows her pig, Pintail, at the Marion County Fair on Friday, July 9, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)

Mason Krahmer, of Boots and Buckles 4-H, wrangles his rabbits before showing them at the Marion County Fair on Friday, July 9, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)

Oliver Standing, 2, of Forest Grove, leans in to pet a calf at the Marion County Fair as his father, James, pulls him back out of the pen on Friday, July 9, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)

Emily Grassham, of Keizer Clovers 4-H, corrals her rabbits while showing them at the Marion County Fair on Friday, July 9, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)

Ellie Hanson, and her mother, Lisa, of Woodburn, clean up a Hampshire ewe at the Marion County Fair on Friday, July 9, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)

Elizabeth Bettiga, of Aim High Livestock, walks her pig, Calypso back to its pen after receiving the Supreme Champion Female award at the Marion County Fair on Friday, July 9, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)

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