Rides light up as the sun sets over CiCo Park and the Riley County Fair on July 21, 2016. (Evert Nelson | The Collegian)
Funnel cakes, ribeye steak and fried Oreos are a couple options available through food vender on July 21, 2016 at the Riley County Fair in CiCo Park. (Evert Nelson | The Collegian)Men wait outside of Wells Arena in CiCo Park on July 21, 2016 during an event for the Kaw Valley Rodeo. (Evert Nelson | The Collegian)Spectators gather at Well Arena to watch the Kaw Valley Rodeo on July 21, 2016 at the Riley County Fairgrounds in CiCo Park. (Evert Nelson | The Collegian)Kids press against the fence at Wells Arena in CiCo Park as a trick horseback rider rides in front of them on July 21, 2016. The act was part of the Kaw Valley Rodeo which goes along with the Riley County Fair July 21 through July 25. (Evert Nelson | The Collegian)Caitlyn Beaty, architecture graduate and Miss Rodeo Topeka 2015, talks with Lauren Rumbaugh, from Dodge City and Miss Rodeo Kansas 2015, at Well Arena on July 21, 2016 for the Kaw Valley Rodeo. Rumbaugh was talking about how being a Miss Rodeo is a full-time job with a lot of traveling and performing. "It's an unpaid internship basically," Rumbaugh said. (Evert Nelson | The Collegian)Men on horseback line up in position behind Wells Arena on July 21, 2016 during the Kaw Valley Rodeo at the Riley County Fairground in CiCo Park. (Evert Nelson | The Collegian)Kids take pony rides while other fair patrons enjoy the ammusement rides offered at the Riley County Fair in CiCo Park on July 21, 2016. (Evert Nelson | The Collegian)Fair rides and attractions light up for the Riley County Fair on July 21, 2016 at the Riley County Fairgrounds in CiCo Park. (Evert Nelson | The Collegian)