Photos: Opening day 2016 Pima County Fair
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Opening day of the 2016 Pima County Fair, April 14, 2016.
Pima County Fair
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Brian Pos watches his son and niece as they streak by on the G-Force ride one of the rides in the carnival area on the opening day of the Pima County Fair, Thursday, April 14, 2016, Tucson, Ariz. The fair runs through April 24th, Monday through Friday from 1 p.m. until around midnight, Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. until around midnight. Admission for adults is $8, $4 for children six-10 and free for children five and under. Parking is $5. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Pima County Fair
- Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Riders on the Mach 1, top, and Speed, get spun and twisted in the clear blue sky over the opening day of the Pima County Fair, Thursday, April 14, 2016, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Pima County Fair
- Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Elizabeth Kurtti gets a kiss from Nemo the sea lion, one of the performers from the California State University Moss Landing Marine Laboratories' Sea Lion Encounters, one of the acts on the opening day of the Pima County Fair, Thursday, April 14, 2016, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Pima County Fair
- Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Myla Cournoyer's goat Sally gets a face full of spray as Bethany Murphree, left, Myla and her brother Gavan get her gets cleaned up on the opening day of the Pima County Fair, Thursday, April 14, 2016, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Pima County Fair
- Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Jessica Bailey bands the mane on her horse Zeke as the two prepare for the next day's competition in the 4-H Horse show, part of the activity in the barns on the opening day of the Pima County Fair, Thursday, April 14, 2016, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Pima County Fair
- Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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The 106 foot high Grand Wheel, on its debut night, opening day of the Pima County Fair, Thursday, April 14, 2016, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Pima County Fair
- Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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The view over the carnival from atop the 106-foot high Grand Wheel, on its first night of operation at the opening day of the Pima County Fair, Thursday, April 14, 2016, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Pima County Fair
- Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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VonJon, left, encourages his partner Mark on his unicycle ride around the crowd as the duo Something Ridiculous performs their juggling and balance show, one of the roving acts on the opening day of the Pima County Fair, Thursday, April 14, 2016, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Pima County Fair
- Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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A handful of fairgoers stop for a hot dog before heading into the carnival rides on the opening day of the Pima County Fair, Thursday, April 14, 2016, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Pima County Fair
- Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Brian Pos watches his son and niece as they streak by on the G-Force ride one of the rides in the carnival area on the opening day of the Pima County Fair, Thursday, April 14, 2016, Tucson, Ariz. The fair runs through April 24th, Monday through Friday from 1 p.m. until around midnight, Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. until around midnight. Admission for adults is $8, $4 for children six-10 and free for children five and under. Parking is $5. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Pima County Fair
- Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Riders on the Mach 1, top, and Speed, get spun and twisted in the clear blue sky over the opening day of the Pima County Fair, Thursday, April 14, 2016, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Pima County Fair
- Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Elizabeth Kurtti gets a kiss from Nemo the sea lion, one of the performers from the California State University Moss Landing Marine Laboratories' Sea Lion Encounters, one of the acts on the opening day of the Pima County Fair, Thursday, April 14, 2016, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Pima County Fair
- Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Myla Cournoyer's goat Sally gets a face full of spray as Bethany Murphree, left, Myla and her brother Gavan get her gets cleaned up on the opening day of the Pima County Fair, Thursday, April 14, 2016, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Pima County Fair
- Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Jessica Bailey bands the mane on her horse Zeke as the two prepare for the next day's competition in the 4-H Horse show, part of the activity in the barns on the opening day of the Pima County Fair, Thursday, April 14, 2016, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Pima County Fair
- Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
The view over the carnival from atop the 106-foot high Grand Wheel, on its first night of operation at the opening day of the Pima County Fair, Thursday, April 14, 2016, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Pima County Fair
- Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
VonJon, left, encourages his partner Mark on his unicycle ride around the crowd as the duo Something Ridiculous performs their juggling and balance show, one of the roving acts on the opening day of the Pima County Fair, Thursday, April 14, 2016, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
Pima County Fair
- Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
A handful of fairgoers stop for a hot dog before heading into the carnival rides on the opening day of the Pima County Fair, Thursday, April 14, 2016, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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