Fair Dates & Events Schedule

2025  What you need to know…

*3 acres of additional parking on the hill

*Online tickets go on sale in early July. Discounted until fair opens on August 21st at 4pm

*Merchandise Booth: T-shirts, Sweatshirts, Sunglasses, Blankets, Coffee Mugs, and so much more! Booth under the pulling arena grandstands, come by and say Hi!

 

GOLDEN WEDDING CONTEST ONLINE ENTRY BLANK

GOLDEN WEDDING entry form to print and mail in

 

           2025 Schedule of Events

THURSDAY, August 21st 

4:00 PM GATES OPEN

                Antique Engines & Tractor Show

                Midway and Rides Open

                Craft Barn/ Ag Ed Sheds Open

                Kids Fun Corner 4-7 pm (Tent near sheep barn)

4:30 pm Aim High Canines (Outdoor Arena)

5:00 pm Exhibit Hall Open

                 Silver Circus (Front of Main Stage and strolling)

5:30pm Al Getler “Ventriloquist” (Front of Main Stage and strolling)

6:00 pm Cornhole Tournament (Pavilion)

                 **To benefit Hillside Agricultural Scholarship**

6:30 pm Truck Pull (On the Hill)

                 Aim High Canines (Outdoor Arena)

7:00 pm Shelburne Falls Military Band (Main Stage)

9:30 pm Craft Barn/Exhibit Hall Close

 

FRIDAY, August 22nd

4:00 pm GATES OPEN

                 Antique Engines & Tractor Show Open

                 Midway and Rides Open

                 Craft Barn/ Exhibit Hall/Ag Ed Sheds Open

                 Market Lambs (Sheep show ring)

Kids Fun Corner 4-7pm (Tent near sheep barn)

4:30 pm Aim High Canines (Outdoor Arena)

                 Classic Cars on display

                 Women’s Powder Puff over/under 1700# 6’ (classes pull together).

                 Followed by 20’ “No Touch” 2 classes over/under 3400#

5:00pm Silver Circus (Roving the fairgrounds)

6:00pm Raffle Tickets for Bikes-Children under 10

6:30pm Bicycle Drawing MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN

                Aim High Canines (Outdoor Arena)

                Sarah the Fiddler (Pavilion)

7:00pm Youth Dairy Judging (Cattle Show Ring)

                Sheep Obstacle Course (Sheep Show Ring)

                Demolition Derby by Stoney Roberts (On the Hill)

9:30pm Craft Barn/Exhibit Hall Close

 

SATURDAY, August 23rd

7:00am GATES OPEN

8:00am Chicken Showmanship

8:30am Antique Engines & Tractor Show Open

               Youth Oxen Showmanship, Stone boat &

               Trained Steer class (Lumberjack Arena)

               Ox Judging (Pulling Arena)

9:00am Judging of 4-H and Youth Livestock

               Craft Barn/Exhibit Hall / Ag Ed Sheds Open

10:00am 2400# Draft Oxen (Pulling Arena)

                 Jolley Interactive Experience (Roving)

                 Youth Lawn Tractor Pull (On the Hill)

                 Silver Circus (Pavilion)

Kids Fun Corner 10-7pm (Tent near sheep barn)

10:30am Aim High Canines (Outdoor Arena)

11:00am Midway and Rides Open

                 Benjamin Jackson “Hypnosis” (Pavilion)

                 Kids Pedal Tractor Pull (In front of Grandstands)

12:30pm Al Getler “Ventriloquist (Pavilion)

1:00pm Oxen and Antique Tractor Parade (Track)

               Followed by 2800# Draft Oxen (Pulling Arena)

               Silver Circus (Pavilion)

1:30pm Ox Teamster’s Challenge (Lumberjack Arena)

2:00pm Aim High Canines (Outdoor Arena)

2:30pm Al Getler “Ventriloquist” (Pavilion)

3:00pm County Jamboree (Main Stage)

3:30pm Benjamin Jackson “Hypnosis” (Pavilion)

4:00pm 3200#Draft Oxen (Pulling Arena)

5:00pm Silver Circus (Pavilion)

6:00pm Demolition Derby (On the Hill)

                Aim High Canines (Outdoor Arena)

                County Jamboree (Main Stage)

7:00pm Over 3200# Draft Oxen (Pulling Arena)

7:00-9:00pm Square Dance- Doug Wilkens & Fall String Band (Pavilion)

9:30pm Craft Barn/Exhibit Hall Close

 

SUNDAY, August 24th

7:00am GATES OPEN

8:30am Antique Engines &

               Tractor Show Open

9:00am Judging of Adult Livestock

               Craft Barn / Exhibit Hall / Ag Ed Sheds Open

10:00am Western Mass. Lumberjack Championship

                 Jolley Interactive Experience (Roving)

                 Al Getler “Ventriloquist” (Pavilion)

                 Kids Fun Corner 10-5pm

                 Mini Horse Pull (Pulling Arena)

10:30am Aim High Canines (Outdoor Arena)

                 Silver Circus (Pavilion)

11:00am Midway and Rides Open

                 Kids Pedal Tractor Pull  (in front of grandstands)

11:30pm Benjamin Jackson “Hypnosis” (Pavilion)

12 noon 3100# Draft Horses (Pulling Arena)

12:30pm Silver Circus (Pavilion)

1:00pm Al Getler “Ventriloquist” (Pavilion)

1:30pm Aim High Canines (Outdoor Arena)

2:00pm Golden Wedding Contest (Track)

                Antique Car and Tractor parade

2:30pm Silver Circus (Pavilion)

2:45PM Rock 201 (Main Stage)

3:00pm Benjamin Jackson “Hypnosis” (Pavilion)

                3400# Draft Horses (Pulling Arena)

4:30pm Aim High Canines (Outdoor Arena)

               Al Getler “Ventriloquist” (Pavilion)

5:30pm Ragged Blue (Pavilion)

6:30pm Over 3400# Draft Horses(Pulling Arena)

7:00pm Craft Barn/Exhibit Hall Close

 

 

PROGRAM IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE

“No Dogs allowed on the Grounds, Service Dogs Only”

No Alcoholic beverages are allowed on the grounds

 

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