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4-H Fair This Weekend at Durham Fairgrounds
The Middlesex and New Haven County 4-H Fair kicked off Friday and the fun continues through the weekend.
Looking for affordable family fun? Come to the New Haven & Middlesex County 4-H Fair at the fairgrounds in Durham. The fair is open on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Parking is just $5!
So fill that van or car with the whole family. There are tractor pulls, horse pulls and ox pulls, animal showmanship, home arts, robotics demonstrations, archery along with music entertainment and free face painting. We have a chicken dinner Saturday night from 5-7 p.m. followed by a live auction. Food vendors are there all weekend. See the full schedule below:
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Saturday, August 3, 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
- 8:00 AM Fair Opens
- All Day - Home Arts exhibits, Live Stock shows, and educational exhibits
- 9:00 Livestock Judging begins: Dairy Cattle and Goats
- 9:00 Dog Show
- 10:00 Camelid Showmanship (Llamas and Alpacas}
- 10:00 to 12:00 Secondhand Watermelon, Music on Main Stage
- 11:00 Oxen Draw
- 11:00 Poultry Show (Bird Judging)
- 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM, Kid's Barn, plus 4-H FIRST Robotics Demonstrations,
and Free Face painting with Brooke in the Home Arts Barn - 12:30 PM Beef Show begins
- 1:30 Premier Showmanship of Home Arts
- 3:00 Sheep Show
- 3:00 Small Animal Judging
- 4:00 Rabbit Showmanship
- 4:00 Swine Show
- 4:00 to 7:00 Free Face painting with Brooke in the Home Arts Barn
- 5:00 to 7:00 PM, Music with Matt Popp on the Home Arts Stage
- 5:00 to 7:00 PM, 4-H Alumni, Friends & Family Dinner
- 6:00 Trained Steers Pull
- 6:30 New Haven 4-H Advisory Committee Auction
- 7:00 to 9:00 Check with Beth, Music on Main Stage
- 7:30 Line Dancing with Aric Lemieux
- 10:00 Fair closes for the evening
- All Day - Live Stock and Home Arts exhibits
Sunday, August 4, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- 8:00 AM Fair Opens
- 8:00 Premier Showman Contest
- 9:00 Garden Tractor Pull
- 10:00 AM Draft Horse Pull
- 10:30 Open Working Steer Contest
- 11:00 4-H Public Speaking and Expressive Arts Presentations
- 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM Free Face painting with Brooke in the Home Arts Barn
- 11:00 to 2:00 Secondhand Watermelon, Music on Main Stage
- 12:00 noon, Camelid Trail (Llamas and Alpacas)
- 1:00 Safe Tractor Driving Contest
- 2:00 Animal Parade in livestock barn
- 4:00 PM Fair Closes - exhibits removed, cleanup
- All Day - Livestock and Home Arts exhibits, educational exhibits at Horse Corner, until 5:00 p.m.
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