Hillsborough County Agricultural Fair Sept 11-13

COME TO THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY AGRICULTURAL FAIR SEPTEMBER 11-13

New Boston - It’s Fair time! The 58th Annual Hillsborough County Agricultural Fair will be held September 11th - 13th at the Youth Center on Route 13 in New Boston, NH.

The fair begins Friday at noon with the stock farm tractor pull and horse log skidding. The amusement rides and games brought to you again this year by Amyland Amusements will open at 2pm. Look for special offers in the local area stores. This is a great time for people with little ones to get a quick run of the fair and not feel so overwhelmed by the crowd. Friday night will begin with the raising of the flag by the Alvirne High School JROTC color guard. We have Brett, an amazing chain saw sculptor back again this year that you can watch birds and animals just jump out and come alive from a wooden log.

Saturday is filled with entertainment, exhibits and animal classes that show the hard work of people all over the county. The main stage entertainment will include Nicole Knox Murphy, Bow Junction and Heel n’ Toe Square Dancing. The evening’s entertainment will be The Dan Morgan Band and The Cowboy Mounted Shooters take center arena.

On Saturday only and new to the Fair is Marcia and Mark Wilson and “Eyes on Owls”. Owls of the World - Who’s Watching You? introduces you to the owls of New England and beyond. Mark and Marcia share the field marks, signs and naturalist’s skills that you can use to find wild owls without disturbing them. Next, you meet six live owls (from small to huge) up close. Everyone participates in a hooting lesson and learns tips on how to attract and protect owls near you.

There will be oxen pulling on Saturday and horse pulling on Sunday. Our famous weekend long horseshoe pitching contest continues up on the hill. This event is FREE for anyone to enter and winners receive a plaque for first and second in boy and girl divisions! There are quilts to be raffled and bake sales to eat your way through. Along with fair food, fair rides and fair games, there will be goats, sheep, rabbits, cows, pigs and poultry. We wind down the weekend with The Granite State Disc Dog Competition in the main arena. They will be holding a competition all day with over 20 dogs competing in various trials. This dogs are amazing! We also feature the 4-H Sheep Olympics on Sunday afternoon - how can you miss that?

Sunday’s main stage entertainment consists of The Monadnock Mavericks at noon kicking up their heels and line dancing. At 2 pm is Dan Morgan and Johnny Bubar and at 3pm is Fred Ellsworth. As always we will have Mo the Clown sitting down by the main stage and he can make any balloon animal your child can dream up!

On Sunday is the crowd pleasing huge Truck Pull. We have Midway rides for young and young at heart and games to test your skill and strength. Area vendors will be on the grounds to sell you anything you may want.

Help keep the “agri” in our “culture” and enter your best in the fair or just come and enjoy the sights and smells of your 58th Annual Hillsborough County Agricultural Fair.

For a complete list of happenings visit us online at www.HCAFair.com.
See you at the fair! And, yes, we have fried dough!