SUN PHOTO BY BETSY WILLIAMS
Hailey Hawkins, 7, and her mother Jessica Patterson were enjoying their time behind the wheel of a bumper car Friday night, during the opening of the 2013 Charlotte County Fair.

SUN PHOTO BY BETSY WILLIAMS
Chris Roe, 10, and Isabella Snyder, 12, swing throughout the cold night air on opening night, followed by their friends Brooke Enwright, 12.

SUN PHOTO BY BETSY WILLIAMS
Before heading over to the rides and the midway, Kayla Jones and Tiffany Hartzell found hats to keep warm, since the temperatures were low enough to see your own breath on opening night.

SUN PHOTO BY BETSY WILLIAMS
Aleigha Omar, 5, waits patiently while her father Richard Omar and Brandon Grove play around with the stuffed animals they won.