It’s the final day of the Knox County Fair.

Activities wrap up with the livestock auction in the show barn at 5:30-pm.

At 7 in the VU Pavilion is Envision wrestling and back this year in the grandstand is a Demolition Derby.

Demolition derbies have a rich history in the United States, starting as early as the 1920s.

The online magazine JSTOR Daily reports that demo derbies were originally part of daredevil stunt shows and became popular for their chaotic spectacle.

The first major demolition derbies took place in urban areas like Chicago’s Soldier Field and at the 1939 New York World’s Fair.

By the 1950s and 60s, they had become a staple of county fairs and rural entertainment.

Tonights’ Demo Derby at the Knox County Fair starts at 8pm.