Like any other small town, Farmington has a revenue-boosting, visitor-drawing weekend of fun. In other towns, it might be a watermelon festival or a apple harvest. In this small town, it’s Country Days.

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Like any other small town, Farmington has a revenue-boosting, visitor-drawing weekend of fun. In other towns, it might be a watermelon festival or a apple harvest. In this small town, it’s Country Days.

Up go fair booths and sidewalk sales and carnival rides, and the streets become blocked off to vehicle traffic. The smells of dirt and sweat and funnel cake and hot dogs fill the air, and town comes to life for one weekend.

Activities begin in earnest tomorrow, with rides opening at 5 pm, a dance party starting at 6, and the annual moonlight bike ride starting at 10:30.

On Saturday, highlights include a one-mile fun run at 7 am, a 5 mile run at 7:30, the opening of the arts & crafts fair at 9, and the parade at 10. THE big event of Country Days 2009 will be the Aaron Tippin concert at 8:30 pm in Long Park.

Activities continue through mid-day Sunday. I’m considering wandering the events with my camera to see if I can get some fun small town moments, though I may escape the crowds and head into the woods for a weekend of hiking instead.

Click here for a complete schedule of events.