By Joseph M. Morgan

joseph@southerntorch.com

FORT PAYNE, Ala.— The 59th Annual DeKalb County VFW Agricultural Fair starts next week on Monday, Sept. 28, 2015 and will run through Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015 at the V.F.W. Fairgrounds in Fort Payne. The theme for this year is “Freedom Is Not Free.”

The DeKalb County VFW Agricultural Fair is one of the premier agricultural fairs in the state and showcases a midway full of carnival-type rides for the entire family. Inside the exhibit hall residents from all over DeKalb County compete and feature exhibits each year of handmade crafts, canned foods, photography, drawings, flower arrangements, quilts, as well as live animals such as cattle and chickens. Traditional concessions including funnel cakes, caramel apples, corn dogs, and cotton candy are available throughout the midway. Live music performances will be held each night. The fair is hosted each year by DeKalb County Post 3128 V.F.W., made up of overseas veterans from all of DeKalb County.