It's a big, hot Saturday — here's exactly how we'd spend it.

Saturday • August 8, 2026 • Issue #029

🎡 Fair's final day — parade 4, derby 7

🎶 Snowbasin Blues & Brews — noon–6, $10

🎒 Back to School Bash — 10–2, Weber State

🥕 Farmers Market — 8–1 (+ Stuff the Bus)

☀️ Hot, ~98° — go early or after dark

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Before 10 a.m. — get out while it's cool
✔ Farmers Market on 25th
✔ Junior Livestock Auction (9)
✔ Coffee in the shade downtown

Midday — stay cool
✔ Snowbasin up the canyon
✔ Back to School Bash (indoors, A/C)
✔ A library or the pool

After 7 p.m. — come back out
✔ Demolition Derby at the Fair
✔ "Hairspray" at Peery's

The Weber County Fair wraps today, and it saves the best for last. The barns and midway run until 11, but the day belongs to two things: the Fair Days Parade at 4 and the Demolition Derby at 7.

Get your fair-food fix, watch the livestock kids take their final laps, and stake out a spot for the derby — it's the loudest, most fun hour of the whole week.

With highs near 98°, the evening is the move. Come after the sun drops, bring more water than you think you need, and let the day cool into the derby and the parade.

⭐ Going tonight? Derby tickets ($38, includes entry) sell out — check webercountyfair.org before you drive out, and park a few blocks off to beat the lot.

👨‍👩‍👧 Family Pick — Ogden Farmers Market (8 a.m.–1 p.m., Historic 25th)
Peaches, local makers, and shade before the heat. Why: the coolest, easiest family hours of the day — and you can drop a spare backpack for the Stuff the Bus drive while you're there. Tip: bring cash; some stalls are cash-only.

🌄 Outdoor Pick — Snowbasin Blues & Brews (noon–6, $10)
Live blues and cold local brews at 6,400 feet. Why: the only way to be outside at midday and enjoy it — the canyon runs ~15° cooler. Tip: pack a blanket and head up before the afternoon lot fills.

🌙 Evening Pick — The Demolition Derby (7 p.m., Golden Spike)
Crunching metal, a packed grandstand, and the Fair's grand finale. Why: it's the most fun you'll have tonight, hands down. Tip: get there by 6:30 — the grandstand packs in fast.

🧭 Local tip: Historic 25th stays shaded until about 10:30 — hit the Farmers Market early, then move on before it bakes.

👨‍👩‍👧 Family
   🥕 Ogden Farmers Market — 8 a.m.–1 p.m., Historic 25th (+ Stuff the Bus)
   🎒 K-12 Back to School Bash — 10 a.m.–2 p.m., Weber State (free)
   🎡 Weber County Fair — final day, 11 a.m.–11 p.m., Golden Spike

🎭 Entertainment
   🎶 Snowbasin Blues & Brews — noon–6 p.m., Snowbasin ($10)
   🎭 "Hairspray" — 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m., Peery's Egyptian
   🎭 "Waiting for Godot" — Good Company Theatre

⛳ Sports & Recreation
   🐮 Junior Livestock Auction — 9 a.m., Golden Spike
   🎉 Fair Days Parade — 4 p.m. · Demolition Derby — 7 p.m.

At the Fair today? Reply with your photos — the best reader photo each week gets featured in next week's newsletter and on our Facebook and Instagram.

None of today happens by itself. The parade, the barns, the derby, the ribbons — it all runs on hundreds of Weber County volunteers: 4-H leaders, fair-board members, parade organizers, and neighbors giving up a hot August week so the rest of us can have a great one. If you see them today, say thanks.

🎶 Snowbasin Blues & Brews — noon–6 (Jordan Matthew Young + King Cabbage Brass Band), plus Mountain-Top Brunch
🎸 Alex Dunn — Americana at The Proper Way, 6 p.m.
🎭 "Waiting for Godot" — Sunday matinee at Good Company Theatre