New expo pavilion coming to Posey County Fairgrounds

HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) — Officials say the Posey County Fair Association along with major sponsor CountryMark announced plans to construct an expo pavilion.

Officials say the CountryMark Expo Pavilion will be a large, open steel structure building. During the Posey County fair, the CountryMark Expo Pavilion will be home to cattle, hogs, sheep, horses, goats, rabbits, chickens and their owners. Outside of the fair, the CountryMark Expo Pavilion will be used year round for events, shows and expositions of all kinds. At the Posey County Fairgrounds, the CountryMark Expo Pavilion will replace the cattle, horse, sheep, goat and swine buildings, which were constructed between 1960-1970.

“The Fair Association has made a commitment to our community to update and maintain our fairgrounds for future generations,” said Jake McGennis, President of the Posey County Fair Association. “Our existing livestock infrastructure has reached its economic life span. The roofs of these three buildings leak, there is active wood rot, and they have very limited usage. These are not facilities that are conducive for attracting new youth exhibitors and their families to our fair and certainly not for attracting additional year-round events.”

Officials say with the CountryMark donation in place, the association has begun sketching out plans for the CountryMark Expo Pavilion, which the association intends to unveil the plans at the 2024 Posey County Fair.

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