Fun at the fair
Whether you want to see circus performers, enjoy a variety of rides or watch some mutton busting, the Amherst County Fair has you covered through Sunday the 13th.
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A performer with the Cincinnati Circus twirls on a Spanish web during the Amherst County Fair on Thursday.
Knox (left) and Tripp Kidd (right) enjoy a motorcycle ride during the Amherst County Fair on Thursday.
People check out the booths and games during the Amherst County Fair, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. (Matthew Perschall/The News & Advance)
A Cincinnati Circus performer does the wheel of death during the Amherst County Fair, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. (Matthew Perschall/The News & Advance)
People walk about during the Amherst County Fair, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. (Matthew Perschall/The News & Advance)
Rayden Rose goes mutton busting during the Amherst County Fair, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. (Matthew Perschall/The News & Advance)
Rayden Rose goes mutton busting during the Amherst County Fair, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. (Matthew Perschall/The News & Advance)
People enjoy a spinning ride during the Amherst County Fair on Thursday on Sweet Briar Drive in Amherst.
People enjoy a ride during the Amherst County Fair, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. (Matthew Perschall/The News & Advance)
A young mutton buster waits to see the next rider during the Amherst County Fair, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. (Matthew Perschall/The News & Advance)
Griff Price tries mutton busting during the Amherst County Fair on Thursday.
A wrestler leaps onto an opponent during the Amherst County Fair on Thursday.
Riders spin through the air during the Amherst County Fair on Thursday.
People walk about during the Amherst County Fair, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. (Matthew Perschall/The News & Advance)
A calf drinks from its mother's udder during the Amherst County Fair, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. (Matthew Perschall/The News & Advance)
People enjoy a spinning ride during the Amherst County Fair, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. (Matthew Perschall/The News & Advance)
People enjoy a ride during the Amherst County Fair, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. (Matthew Perschall/The News & Advance)
Performers with the Cincinnati Circus entertain the crowd during the Amherst County Fair, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. (Matthew Perschall/The News & Advance)
A Cincinnati Circus performer does the wheel of death during the Amherst County Fair, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. (Matthew Perschall/The News & Advance)
A Cincinnati Circus performer does the wheel of death during the Amherst County Fair, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. (Matthew Perschall/The News & Advance)
Mason Blackwell tries mutton busting during the Amherst County Fair, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. (Matthew Perschall/The News & Advance)
People hang on as a ride drops during the Amherst County Fair on Thursday.
In this side-by-side image, Cincinnati Circus performers do a whip trick slicing a "flower" from its "stem" during the Amherst County Fair, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. (Matthew Perschall/The News & Advance)
Tristin Campbell enjoys a motorcycle ride during the Amherst County Fair, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. (Matthew Perschall/The News & Advance)
A Cincinnati Circus performer does the wheel of death during the Amherst County Fair, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. (Matthew Perschall/The News & Advance)
Performers with the Cincinnati Circus entertain the crowd during the Amherst County Fair, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. (Matthew Perschall/The News & Advance)
People walk about during the Amherst County Fair, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. (Matthew Perschall/The News & Advance)
A performer with the Cincinnati Circus twirls on a Spanish web during the Amherst County Fair, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. (Matthew Perschall/The News & Advance)
Tripp (back) and Knox Kidd (front) enjoy a motorcycle ride during the Amherst County Fair, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. (Matthew Perschall/The News & Advance)
People walk around during the Amherst County Fair, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. (Matthew Perschall/The News & Advance)
Two youngsters enjoy a ride during the Amherst County Fair, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. (Matthew Perschall/The News & Advance)
A cow drools during the Amherst County Fair, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. (Matthew Perschall/The News & Advance)
Tammy Robinson helps Parker (last name not given) reach into the stall for a pet during the Amherst County Fair, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. (Matthew Perschall/The News & Advance)
Aria Riordan tries mutton busting during the Amherst County Fair, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. (Matthew Perschall/The News & Advance)
Aria Riordan (right) approaches her father Timothy after going mutton busting during the Amherst County Fair, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. (Matthew Perschall/The News & Advance)
"The Wonder Wheel" spins during the Amherst County Fair, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. (Matthew Perschall/The News & Advance)
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