Ferris wheels, funnel cakes and farm animals at the Montgomery County Fair

The Montgomery County Agricultural Fair was created in a meeting during the winter of 1945 as a place for kids in 4-H Club and the FFA to show their animals and compete, and that lives on today at the 76th annual event in Gaithersburg, Maryland.

When you add Ferris wheels and funnel cake along with farm animals, you understand why people across the D.C. region call the fair the nine best days of the summer.

This year’s theme is “Make a Bee-Line to the Fair,” and will run every day until Aug. 16.

There are nearly 40 rides at this year’s fair. Attendees will have access to everything from the classic carousel and bumper cars, to the adventure rides that go high in the air and you can see from miles away — all with

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