Kline Farm Country Fair offers 1890s fun

Posted August 14, 2016 11:00 pm

By Deb Humiston Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

Visitors can experience a page from DuPage County's agricultural past with games, acrobatic jugglers, a genuine flea circus, horse-drawn wagon rides and other entertainment early next month at Kline Creek Farm.

The farm's annual Country Fair celebration will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 3 and 4, at 1N600 County Farm Road in West Chicago.

This year's fair will feature 1890s technology, including demonstrations of Edison's phonograph, as well as agricultural advances, such as checkrow planting and check wire.

Visitors can check out the sights and sounds of the world's only "kalliorgel," Professor Marvel's Amazing Flea Circus, the Amazing Budabi Brothers and the Museum of Wonder and Awe. Test your skills and compete for prizes in the games tent, or have a souvenir portrait taken in period attire.

"Technology is continuously changing and the Country Fair is a great way to take a look at how it started," said forest district President Joe Cantore. "This event gives visitors the opportunity to connect with history."

Admission to this all-ages fair is free, but there are small fees for some activities. For details, call (630) 876-5900.

Kids can compete in sack races at the Kline Creek Farm Country Fair. Courtesy of Forest Preserve District of DuPage County

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