Fair fare in a class by itself

It’s not every day the opportunity presents itself to eat Indian tacos, blooming onions and cotton candy — and then ride the Tilt-A-Whirl — all in the same night.

Your once-a-year chance has arrived.

Moore’s Greater Shows Carnival opened Wednesday and runs through Saturday at the Douglas County Fairgrounds, 2110 Harper St.

In addition to carnival rides and games, there will be plenty to eat. According to the Douglas County Fair Board, these food vendors are expected to be on hand:

Zulando Curley: snow cones

Paydro and Lena’s Catering and Concessions: Mexican and American food

Patterson Concessions: hand-scooped ice cream, shakes, malts, hot fudge sundaes

Mass Street Sweet Shoppe: popcorn, cotton candy, nuts, snow cones, limeades and lemonades

Tropical Shaved Ice: snow cones, corn dogs, taco burgers, funnel cakes

Crazy 8 Concessions: chicken sandwiches, chicken fingers, pork tenderloin, nachos, pretzel bites, curly fries, sweet potato fries

Forward Enterprises: blooming onions, Texas twister fries, Philly cheese steak, gyros

Dry Creek Buffalo Co.: chuckwagon buffalo burgers, bison brisket sandwich, buffalo nachos

W-C Concessions: Indian tacos, meatball sandwiches

Biemer’s BBQ: barbecued pork, beef and turkey

Echo City Concessions: curly fries, pork tenderloins, cherry limeade, steak burgers

Hoots Lemonade: fresh-squeezed lemonade and cherry limeade

Ice Licious Express: shaved ice (50 flavors), cotton candy

Just Chillin’ Concessions: funnel cakes, fresh-squeezed lemonade, corn dogs, Hawaiian shaved ice

RW Treats: iced coffee, snow cones.