Leaping to the finish line, children compete in a gunny sack race at the Vinland Fair. The fair kicks off today with activities for the whole family.

Summer rain

More rain is forecast for today, with a 30 percent chance of storms. It will be mostly cloudy in the morning, with isolated thunderstorms possibly developing later in the day. The high is expected to be around 89 degrees. The low: 68.

Vinland Fair

The Vinland Fair opens today with all the familiar activities that keep people coming back for years, even generations, including the talent show, farm skills competition and high school band performance. See below for the full schedule, and make sure to go out and get some homemade pie! The fair is at the Vinland Fairgrounds, 1736 North 700 Road.

Downtown celebration

Celebrate downtown with Dinner and a Movie, with food vendors at 7 p.m. and live entertainment at 7:30 p.m., including Kansas School of Gymnastics gymnasts performing from 7 to 7:45 p.m. and Zumba with Amy Whittaker, 8 to 8:45 p.m. A screening of the movie “Space Jam” starts at 9 p.m. on Vermont Street in front of the library, 707 Vermont St. Bring a chair and enjoy a feast and a film.

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Vinland Fair

Vinland Fairgrounds, 1736 North 700 Road

ALL DAY – Scarecrow building

Antique Quilt and Apron Show, Available to receive quilts and aprons 3 to 6 p.m.

2 p.m., Old Time and Modern Farm Skills. Prizes awarded.

2 p.m., Horse Shoe Pitching Training for all ages. Prizes awarded.

6 p.m., Talent Show

6:30 p.m., Poultry Show

7 p.m., Baldwin High School Band Music

7 p.m., Rabbit Show

7:15 p.m., Flower Show Judging

7:30 p.m., Alferd Packer Memorial String Band

More Aug. 7 events

Red Dog’s Dog Days workout, 6 a.m., west side of South Park, 12th and Massachusetts streets.

Story Time for Preschoolers, 10-10:30 a.m., Prairie Park Nature Center, 2730 Harper St.

Life After Loss, 10-11 a.m., Visiting Nurses, 200 Maine St., Suite C.

Huge Three-Church Rummage Sale, 1-6 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 946 Vermont St.; Plymouth Congregational Church, 925 Vermont St.; and Trinity Episcopal, 1011 Vermont St.

Fort Leavenworth Series: Decisive Battles: “Somme, 1916,” 3 p.m., Dole Institute, 2350 Petefish Drive.

Cottin’s Hardware Farmers’ Market, 4-6:30 p.m., outside store at 1832 Massachusetts St.

Red Dog’s Dog Days workout, 6 p.m., west side of South Park, 12th and Massachusetts streets.

Junkyard Jazz Band, 7 p.m., American Legion, 3408 W. Sixth St.

Free English as a Second Language class, 7-8 p.m., Plymouth Congregational Church, 925 Vermont St.

Affordable community Spanish class, 7-8 p.m., Plymouth Congregational Church, 925 Vermont St.

Signs of Life Bluegrass Gospel Jam, 7-10 p.m., Signs of Life, 722 Massachusetts St.

Trivia Night, 8 p.m. The Burger Stand, 803 Massachusetts St.

Team trivia, 9 p.m., Johnny’s West, 721 Wakarusa Drive.

Thursday Night Karaoke, 9 p.m., Wayne & Larry’s Sports Bar & Grill, 933 Iowa St.