The Big Butler Fair has some new daily attractions and grand-slam events this year, from bus (demolition derby) to rodeos, and people have until Saturday, July 8 to see it all.

The fairgrounds at 1127 New Castle Road, Franklin Township, is playing host to a carnival with games and rides, an alpaca show, a kids’ caravan parade, tractor pulls, a school bus demolition derby and hundreds of livestock animals.

The fair opened Friday, June 30, with some animal shows. Fireworks will be set off shortly after dark Tuesday, July 4.

The fair is open from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily through July 8, and tickets for general admission start at $8. Children age 6 and younger as well as active military members with a valid ID will be admitted without charge.

Stephanie Muir holds Hudson, 2, while looking at the rabbits Saturday, July 1, at Big Butler Fair in Franklin Township. The fair opens at 9 a.m. Monda with an alpaca and horse and pony shows. Fireworks are planned shortly after dark on Tuesday, July 4. Steven Dalton Special to Butler Eagle

The Kahos Ride flips people upside down Friday, June 30, at the Big Butler Fair at the fairgrounds in Franklin Township. The fair is open through Saturday, July 8. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle

Despite the rain Saturday, July 1, fans took a stroll through the fairgrounds taking in the activities at Big Butler Fair. Steven Dalton Special to Butler Eagle

Despite the rain Saturday, visitors stroll through the fairgrounds taking in the activities at Big Butler Fair in Franklin Township. Steven Dalton/Special to the Eagle

One of the most popular attractions at the fair was a Jamaican Banana Friday, June 30, at the first day of the Big Butler Fair at the fairgrounds in Franklin Township. Justin Guido/Butler Eagle