The carnival at the Marion County Fair on Friday, July 9, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
Chloe Twede, left, and Gracie Schmidgall take turns jumping in to a pile of sawdust in the livestock pavilion at the Marion County Fair on Friday, July 9, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
Matt Vandervort makes a shave ice at the Marion County Fair on Friday, July 9, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
People check out vendors and displays at the Marion County Fair on Friday, July 9, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
Kira Lindsey, 7, of Salem, smiles for a photo at the Marion County Fair on Friday, July 9, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
Washboard Willy sings and plays instruments while walking through the grounds at the Marion County Fair on Friday, July 9, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
A blue ribbon adorns a quilt at the Marion County Fair on Friday, July 9, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
Sophia Cortes, 6, of Salem, plays with building blocks in the Kids Park at the Marion County Fair on Friday, July 9, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
Coleton Walling, 6, of Salem, takes a turn on the slide at the Mardi Gras Fun House at the Marion County Fair on Friday, July 9, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
Havik Davis, 3, of Salem, rides on the quad racer ride at the Marion County Fair on Friday, July 9, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
People line up for ice cream at the Oregon Dairy Women booth at the Marion County Fair on Friday, July 9, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
Jaxon Stemwedel, 4, of Keizer, plays a fishing game at the Marion County Fair on Friday, July 9, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
Children play on top of a sawdust pile in the livestock pavilion at the Marion County Fair on Friday, July 9, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)
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