KWED Listener Appreciation Night set for TODAY
(Seguin) — Fair gates officially open today for the 140th Guadalupe County Fair and PRCA Rodeo. Today also marks KWED Listener Appreciation Night at the rodeo.
KWED along with a number of partnering businesses are making sure that everyone gets to enjoy tonight’s rodeo for free.
A limited number of free tickets are still available for pickup. Tickets are available at KWED, Gunn Chrysler Dodge, Jeep, Ram, Guadalupe Printing Solutions, Texas Built Mobile Homes, or at D&D Texas Outfitters.
While the rodeo is free, families will still have to pay the $10 gate fee if they arrive after 6 p.m. Otherwise, families are welcome to enter for free between 5 and 6 p.m. Those entering without a KWED Listener Appreciation Night ticket can still enjoy the rodeo for $20. Tickets can be purchased online at gcfair.org or at the gate.
Today’s schedule includes the opening of gates at 5 p.m. Again, there will be free grounds admission until 6 p.m.
Events include the annual Seguin Area Chamber of Commerce’s mixer from 5 to 7 p.m. in the dance pavilion. Youth activities will also be held from 5 to 8 p.m. in the Seguin Coliseum followed by Oktoberfest music in the gazebo from 5 to 8:30 p.m.
The start of the PRCA rodeo gets underway at 7:30 p.m. Wrapping up events will be tonight’s free dance featuring music by Gordon Rockett & The Cavaliers.
Fair gates will re-open on Friday at 11 a.m. following this year’s Guadalupe County Fair Parade. The parade gets underway at 10 a.m. Friday in downtown Seguin. Parking each day is $5 a vehicle. Proceeds from parking will go to the Seguin FFA. A free shuttle to the fairgrounds from the Seguin Wave Pool will only be offered Saturday night. The cost to enter the fair Friday through Sunday is $10 a person. There is no cost for kids 10 and under. Friday is also free up until 7 p.m. for all students and those with a military ID.
Carnival armbands on site will be $30 a person. Carnival times are 5 to 10 p.m. Thursday; 1 to 10 p.m. Friday; 1 to 11 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 6 p.m. on Sunday.
A complete listing of events and other prices and discounts can be found in the official fair catalog available for pickup at Seguin Radio KWED or online at gcfair.org.