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They be going to a livestock show.
If you've never been to one, they are more fun, but way smellier, than you'd think.
In smaller, local shows, chances are good you'll get to pet some of the critters once they've been judged. I highly recommend petting any cattle, goats, and horses that you're allowed to.
Pigs, less so. Even the spoiled rotten ones are prone to squealing randomly, and it is ear splitting.
If you're lucky, someone local will have less common stuff like emus or alpaca. Pet the mammals, don't go near the dinosaurs. Not that emu are any more prone to biting/pecking than alpacas (though they can be) it's more than emu don't have a throttle. Whatever they do, they do it hard. Well, in my limited experience anyway.
But don't ever just assume you're allowed to approach and touch the animals. You can ask, but adept accept the more probable no with a smile. Not all critters handle strangers well, even if they're very socialized. Some of the humans just don't like strangers touching their animals. Sometimes it's show policy.
Talking about livestock shows, it is endlessly hilarious to me seeingn shaven show goats having jackets on them, like nature didn't give them a natural jacket.