Wyatt Flores with Blake Whiten | Petersburg, IL

The Menard County Fair Board and staff are thrilled to welcome breakout sensation Wyatt Flores with rising star Blake Whiten to the fair on Friday, July 17th!
Riding high after the release of his powerhouse debut album, Welcome to the Plains, Wyatt Flores has exploded onto the national scene, lighting up national TV appearances such as “CBS Saturday Morning,” and landing on “Best of 2024” lists from NPR and Rolling Stone. In just one year, he’s been named one of Rolling Stone’s 25 “Future of Music” artists, crowned Amazon’s Breakthrough Artist of the Year, and featured in Spotify’s Hot Country Class of 2024 and CMT’s Listen Up class—not to mention making his Grand Ole Opry debut. With over 325 million streams and a song on the Twisters movie soundtrack, Wyatt Flores is the must-see headliner of 2026!
Kicking off the festivities, rising star Blake Whiten will ignite the stage with his gritty, powerhouse vocals and magnetic, high-octane presence. He shot to stardom with viral, jaw-dropping covers that captured Nashville’s attention and sent demand for his original music soaring. His breakout anthem, “Rollin’ Stone,” has already racked up over 50 million streams since its October 2024 release.
Again, tickets go on sale this Friday, February 27th, at 8am!