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Published Friday, February 17, 2012 in Local

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Gates open at 6 a.m. Saturday and close at 6 p.m. for the eighth annual Chattahoochee Valley Poultry Association show and sale.

Admission free for weekend poultry show at fairgrounds

By News Staff

The Newnan Times-Herald

Poultry exhibitors are setting up today for this weekend's eighth annual Chattahoochee Valley Poultry Association show and sale at the Coweta County Fairgrounds.

Poultry enthusiasts from around the country will be exhibiting at the show, which starts Saturday and will end Sunday around 11 a.m. But other events will be going on until 4 p.m. on Sunday -- new this year are a swap meet, where vendors can sell just about anything, and a car and tractor show.

Along with the CVPA show and junior show, there is a pigeon show this year, and the Dutch Bantam National Meet, said Bryan Massengale, president of the Chattahoochee Valley Poultry Association. Hundreds of birds will be competing in the show. Chickens are the mainstay of the event, but the show is also open to large waterfowl, bantam ducks and turkeys.

A sale area will feature plenty of birds and poultry accessories. Admission is free for spectators.

Arts and crafts, yard sale and other types of vendors are expected for the swap meet. The association asks that no swap meet vendors sell any kind of food or drink, in order to not compete with the association's concession stand. The concession stand is a major fundraiser for the group. Swap meet spaces are $10.

Sunday's car show is open to all cars, trucks and tractors. The vehicles won't be judged, Massengale said. Instead, there will be drawings for door prizes, many donated by local businesses. The grand prize is $200.

The entry fee for the car and tractor show is $20.

The poultry show keeps growing every year, said Massengale. This is the second year for the two-day show.

It's one of the biggest shows in the South, Massengale said.

Gates open at 6 a.m. Saturday and close at 6 p.m. On Sunday the hours for events at the fairgrounds will be from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Vendors can begin setting up after 2 p.m. today. Swap meet spots will be given out on a first-come, first-served basis, Massengale said.

For more information about the car and tractor show, contact Ricky Frost at 678-850-1755.

For more information about the show, swap meet, or the CVPA, visit www.cvpa-newnan.org or call Massengale at 770-900-1669.

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