WALLKILL—Despite the dry heat and unrelenting sun, the bleachers were packed during the Orange County Fair’s Demolition Derby on July 24. The rides and concerts were less in-demand that evening, but the heat was a boon for those selling drinks like lemonade and smoothies. Other activities included a petting zoo, an antique fire truck show, fortune tellers, mazes, a mechanical bull, and food vendors galore. The fair, which is now in it’s 176th year, runs through July 31.
The Musik Express ride at the Orange County Fair in Wallkill on July 21, 2016. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
A food vendor at the Orange County Fair in Wallkill on July 21, 2016. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
Victora Soperanez and Isabel Soperanez on the Little Himalaya ride at the Orange County Fair in Wallkill on July 21, 2016. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
The Merry-Go-Round at the Orange County Fair in Wallkill on July 24, 2016. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
The Family Swinger ride at the Orange County Fair in Wallkill on July 24, 2016. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
The Wacky Worm ride at the Orange County Fair in Wallkill on July 24, 2016. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times),
The Ferris wheel at the Orange County Fair in Wallkill on July 24, 2016. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
The Ferris wheel at the Orange County Fair in Wallkill on July 24, 2016. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
The Fireball ride at the Orange County Fair in Wallkill on July 24, 2016. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
The Monkey Maze at the Orange County Fair in Wallkill on July 24, 2016. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
The Wave Swinger ride at the Orange County Fair in Wallkill on July 24, 2016. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
The Fireball 2000 ride at the Orange County Fair in Wallkill on July 24, 2016. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
Nicholas Pier, 1.5 years old, rides Jungle Habitat pony Midnight with his mother at the Orange County Fair in Wallkill on July 24, 2016. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
Jungle Habitat pony Midnight next to Mackenzie Prince at the Orange County Fair in Wallkill on July 24, 2016. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
A Jacobs sheep at the Orange County Fair in Wallkill on July 24, 2016. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
A Jacobs sheep at the Orange County Fair in Wallkill on July 24, 2016. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
A Jacobs sheep at the Orange County Fair in Wallkill on July 24, 2016. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
The top of a four-horned Jacobs sheep at the petting zoo in the Orange County Fair in Wallkill on July 24, 2016. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
Drinks at a smoothie stand at the Orange County Fair in Wallkill on July 24, 2016. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
The Wisner Avenue entrance to the Orange County Fair in Wallkill on July 24, 2016. (Holly Kellum/Epoch Times)
