The 114th annual El Paso County Fair was held at the county fairgrounds in Calhan in July. The week-long fair featured several different forms of entertainment, including livestock shows, a demolition derby and various auto races, a carnival and vendors selling their goods along ìvendor row.îThis year, the fair brought a new experience for attendees in the form of ìCamel Kingdom,î presented by Americaís Show Camels. The ìCamel Kingdomî experience combined educational and entertaining events in the only attraction in the world that brings together several rare varieties of dromedary camels.Additionally, the EPC fair featured Danny Connerís Reptile Adventures. Conner brought a variety of reptile species, including an albino Burmese python named Apollo, to wow the audience with his more than 30 years of experience.
