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2026 Kiwanis Fair kicks off with 64th Annual Fair Parade at 5 p.m. today
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Georgia Southern's Southern Pride Marching Band makes its way past the Bulloch County Courthouse during the annual Kiwanis Ogeechee Fair parade in 2025. The 2026 parade will step off at 5 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 19, in downtown Statesboro. (SCOTT BRYANT/Herald file)

Downtown Statesboro will be packed as the 64th Annual Kiwanis Ogeechee Fair parade gets underway Monday afternoon, kicking off a week of fun at the multi-county agricultural fair.

The theme for the 2026 parade is “Stars, Stripes, and Carnival Lights,” which is all about celebrating the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States.

The parade starts at 5 p.m. today, at the intersection of East Olliff and North Main Streets. It follows North Main through downtown Statesboro, down South Main Street and ends at College Plaza (the corner of Zetterower Avenue & Fair Road).

After the parade, the Kiwanis Ogeechee Fairgrounds on Highway 67 will open at 6:30 p.m.

The 2026 Fair will operate from Monday, Oct. 19 through Saturday, Oct. 24. Hours: Monday – 6:30 p.m.-midnight; Tuesday-Thursday – 4 p.m.-midnight; Friday – 4 p.m.- 1 a.m.; Saturday – noon-midnight.

Admission is $12 for advance online sales and $15 at the gate. Children 5 and under are free. Wrist band ride tickets also are on sale. Go to www.kiwanisogeecheefair.com to purchase tickets.