It’s time to celebrate, and the Carbon County Fair committee has a full slate of events for its 25th anniversary.

The fair kicks off Monday, Aug. 5 with a special artist singing the national anthem.

It’s 15-year-old Lily Andreas, a sophomore at Lehighton Area High School.

Andreas, who began her musical performances when she was just 8 years old, has sung the national anthem at several high school football and basketball games.

The fair committee will have a 25th anniversary ribbon cutting at 5 p.m., crowning of the fair queen and cake at the conclusion of the ceremony.

All vendors who have been with the fair all 25 years are being honored at the opening ceremony.

Pyro Joe will top off the evening with fireworks, including silver ones for the special anniversary.

This year, the fair will feature wine, beer and mixed drinks.

Half Barrel Brewery in Franklin Township will be selling draft beers, including Pilsner, Vienna Lager, NEIPA, IPA, Summer Splash (a lemon shanty), blueberry and vanilla.

The brewery has been in business since 2018 and this is the craft brewer’s fourth year at the fair.

Holy Ghost Distillery of White Haven will be featuring different drinks every day, with a choice of adult slushies made with vodka, old fashioneds, cosmos, Pocono Rum Punch, Just Jeff, blueberry vodka tonic, rum and Coke, Gin Ricky and Bourbon Ricky.

A daily attraction is the The Globe of Death, a circus and carnival stunt where riders perform motorcycle stunts inside a mesh sphere ball.

Riders in the Globe of Death can loop both vertically and horizontally, and multiple riders can race in different directions at the same time. The forces acting on the riders in the Globe of Death keep them safe inside the ball. When the riders are upside down at the top of the globe, centripetal force is equal to the force of gravity on the rider and motorcycle, plus the normal force exerted by the globe.

Musicians will grace the main stage daily, with nightly attractions including a junk car race, demolition derbies, Palmerton and Lehighton school bands and the return of Micro Wrestling

The fair is located at 3285 Little Gap Road, Palmerton. Hours are 4 to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday and 2 to 10 p.m. Saturday.

Admission is $7 everyday for everyone 6 years and older. Parking is free.