Otsego Fair opens Tuesday
MORRIS – Well over half a century has gone by since the Otsego County Grange took over the Otsego County Fair and to this day, fairgoers and directors say the show is going strong.
An fair entry clerk said as of Monday. the barns and exhibit halls are full and the phones have been ringing with more entries all day. Kicking off July 31 with a day of free admission, rides provided by Gillette Shows, free entertainment, food, demonstrations and shows at the grandstand throughout the day, the fair is scheduled to last six days until closing Sunday, Aug. 5.
Special events this year include the fire service and school band parade, sponsored by New York Central Insurance Co. at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Also, followed by fireworks opening night, nationally acclaimed singing sensation Jason Michael Carroll will perform after opening act Cassidy Lynn and the Skyline Band starting at 7 p.m., Aug. 1. Admission is $10. The show, the Rodeo and other attractions throughout the week are sponsored by Otsego Automotive.
The Demolition Derby has taken a new spin this year as well as a backseat competition – meaning the drivers themselves will be blindfolded while the individual in the backseat gives out the driving directions.
There are plenty of free events taking place throughout the week for the whole family. Activities include entertainers Buffalo Barfield, Jason Reilly’s Frog Bog Island Shows, the magic trunk, Wambold’s Circus, a science discovery center and more. There are also wildlife, commercial, grange and farm exhibits as well.
Making the fair possible are numerous volunteers who perform a variety of jobs on and around the fairgrounds before and during the week. The fair as advertised promises to be “the best six days of summer” and for the roughly 40,000 people who attend year after year, fair directors say that is exactly what is provided.
2007 OTSEGO COUNTY FAIR SCHEDULE
A free old fashioned hymn sing featuring area soloists, instrumentalists and Church choirs is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m., before the fair opens, Monday, July 31 at the Grandstand. The event is sponsored by the Otsego County Council of Churches.
Admission prices: Tuesday -free admission to all. Wednesday through Saturday parking is $2, adult (16 and over) $5, Youth ages 8 to 15 $2.50, Under 8 free. Pre-fair season passes with daily re-entry with wristband adult $12, youth $7. Season passes available at the fair office starting in July adult $15 and youth $8. Grandstand admission is listed on the grandstand schedule. For more information call 263-5289 or visit www.otsegocountyfair.org.
A schedule of events is planned for this years Otsego County fair taking place July 31 through Aug.
Tuesday July 31
Free Day at the Fair Sponsored by Wilier National Bank
Senior Citizens Day – Special programs in the Grange building
8 a.m. gates open – buildings open at 10 am
8 a.m. 4-H Dog Show
Noon New York State Sire Stakes Harness Racing
Noon Casserole Contest
Noon Gillette Shows – Midway Carnival Opens
Noon 4-H Dairy Showmanship
Noon – 7 p.m. Safe Summer Safari
12:30 p.m. Clayton Bink, 50’s, 60’s and 70’d music
1-4 p.m. Blue Ribbon Cloggers
1 p.m. Demonstrations – Floral Hall
1 p.m. 4-H Rabbit Show & Showmanship
2 p.m. Hinman Hollow and Springfield Granges (Bill Powers, Fiddle & Irene Fassett, piano)
3 p.m. Blue Ribbon Cloggers
4:30 p.m. Safe Summer Wheel of Safety Fun Event
6 p.m. 4-H Dairy Judging Contest
7:30 p.m. Fire Service and School Band Parade/Fireworks
* Also many free attractions
Wednesday Aug. 1
9 a.m. 4-H Gymkhana Horse Show
9 a.m. Draft/Mule/Driving Horse Show
9:30 am Swine Show – 4-H & Open
10:30 a.m. Otsego County Fair Pageant – registration for Beautiful Babies and Pageant of Stars
11 a.m. Otsego County Fair Pageant starts
Noon Gillette Shows – Midway Carnival Opens
Noon-7pm Safe Summer Safari
12:30 p.m. Otsego County Fair Pageant – registration for teens 13-18
1 p.m. Otsego County Fair Pageant starts for teens
1-4 p.m. Demonstrations in Floral Hall
2 p.m. Adult Dairy Showmanship
4:30 p.m. Safe Summer Wheel of Safety Fun Event
4:30 p.m. Butternut Valley Grange Singers
5 p.m. Beef Cattle show (4-H and open classes)
5-10 p.m. Pay -one-price carnival rides
6 p.m. Tweedlers
7 p.m. Talent Contest followed by Balloon Antics by Mike
7:30 p.m. Jason Michael Carroll Concert with opening act; local country singer Cassidy Lynn and the Skyline Band. Tickets $10.
* Also many free attractions
Thursday Aug.2
8 a.m. Out to field tractor pull
9 a.m. 4-H Western Horse Show
9:30 a.m. Open Dairy Show (Guernsey, Holstein, Brown Swiss)
10 a.m. Poultry Show 4-H & Open
Noon Gillette Shows – Midway Carnival Opens
Noon – 5 p.m. Pay -one - price carnival rides
Noon – 7 p.m. Safe Summer Safari
1 – 4 p.m. Demonstrations in Floral Hall
1 p.m. Irish Step Dancers
1 p.m. Milking Cow Classes
1 p.m. Open Rabbit Show
3:30 p.m. Irish Step Dancers
4:30 p.m. Safe Summer Wheel of Safety Fun Event
4:30 p.m. Senior Renditions, Oldies & Country
6 p.m. Tinny Wilkens, Indonesian Folk Dance & Music
6:30 p.m. Sheep Costume Classes & Sheep Olympics
7 p.m. Talent Contest followed by Balloon Antics by Mike
7:30 p.m. R&R Productions Demo Derby
* Also many free attractions
Friday Aug. 3
9 a.m. Antique & Enhanced Antique Tractor Pull
9 a.m. 4-H English Horse Show
9:30 a.m. Open Dairy Shows (Ayrshire, Milking Shorthorn & Jersey)
10 a.m. Wool Classes – 4-H & Open
Noon Gillette Midway Carnival Opens
Noon-4pm Demonstrations in Floral Hall
Noon-7 p.m. Safe Summer Safari
1 p.m. Skip West, Family Entertainment
1 p.m. Milking cow Classes
2 p.m. Clayton Bink, 50’s, 60’s and 70’s music
2 p.m. Butternut Valley Grange Circus
3 p.m. Skip West, Family entertainment
4:30 p.m. Safe Summer Wheel of Safety Fun Event
7 p.m. Total Destruction Figure 8 Demos
7:30 p.m. Best of Show Talent Contest
* Also many free attractions
Saturday Aug. 4
8 a.m. Garden tractor pull
8:30 a.m. Open English & Western Horse Show
9 a.m. Sheep Show
9 a.m. 4-H Goat Show
10:30 a.m. My Favorite Culinary Delight Cook-off
Noon Gillette Shows Midway Carnival opens
Noon-7 p.m. Safe Summer Safari
1:30 p.m. Gems- Southern gospel and country music
1:30 p.m. Livestock Auction
3 p.m. Eva Findar, honky tonk piano music
4 p.m. Kiddie pedal Power (Tractor Pull for Kids)
4 p.m. Western Square Dancing with audience participation
4:30 pm Safe Summer Wheel of Safety Fun Event
5:30 pm Master Showmanship Competition
6:30 p.m. Randy’s Harp Tunes
7:30 pm RBR Rodeo
* Also many free attractions
Sunday Aug. 5
9 a.m. Open Gymkhana
9:30 a.m. Open Goat Show
10 a.m. Non-Denominational Church Service
Noon Gillette Shows Midway Carnival Opens
Noon-5 p.m. pay-one-price carnival rides
Noon-4 p.m. Safe Summer Safari
1 p.m. R&R Productions Demo Derby
1 p.m. Farm Team Fun Day
1 p.m. Dessert Contest
1 p.m. Kiddie Pedal Power ( Tractor Pull for Kids)
2:30 – 4:30 pm Demonstrations in Floral Hall
3 p.m. Livestock and Float Parade
4:30 p.m. Safe Summer Wheel of Safety Fun Event
5 p.m. Chain Saw Art Auction
6 p.m. R&R Productions Demo Derby
8 p.m. Fair Closed
* Also many free attractions
An fair entry clerk said as of Monday. the barns and exhibit halls are full and the phones have been ringing with more entries all day. Kicking off July 31 with a day of free admission, rides provided by Gillette Shows, free entertainment, food, demonstrations and shows at the grandstand throughout the day, the fair is scheduled to last six days until closing Sunday, Aug. 5.
Special events this year include the fire service and school band parade, sponsored by New York Central Insurance Co. at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Also, followed by fireworks opening night, nationally acclaimed singing sensation Jason Michael Carroll will perform after opening act Cassidy Lynn and the Skyline Band starting at 7 p.m., Aug. 1. Admission is $10. The show, the Rodeo and other attractions throughout the week are sponsored by Otsego Automotive.
The Demolition Derby has taken a new spin this year as well as a backseat competition – meaning the drivers themselves will be blindfolded while the individual in the backseat gives out the driving directions.
There are plenty of free events taking place throughout the week for the whole family. Activities include entertainers Buffalo Barfield, Jason Reilly’s Frog Bog Island Shows, the magic trunk, Wambold’s Circus, a science discovery center and more. There are also wildlife, commercial, grange and farm exhibits as well.
Making the fair possible are numerous volunteers who perform a variety of jobs on and around the fairgrounds before and during the week. The fair as advertised promises to be “the best six days of summer” and for the roughly 40,000 people who attend year after year, fair directors say that is exactly what is provided.
2007 OTSEGO COUNTY FAIR SCHEDULE
A free old fashioned hymn sing featuring area soloists, instrumentalists and Church choirs is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m., before the fair opens, Monday, July 31 at the Grandstand. The event is sponsored by the Otsego County Council of Churches.
Admission prices: Tuesday -free admission to all. Wednesday through Saturday parking is $2, adult (16 and over) $5, Youth ages 8 to 15 $2.50, Under 8 free. Pre-fair season passes with daily re-entry with wristband adult $12, youth $7. Season passes available at the fair office starting in July adult $15 and youth $8. Grandstand admission is listed on the grandstand schedule. For more information call 263-5289 or visit www.otsegocountyfair.org.
A schedule of events is planned for this years Otsego County fair taking place July 31 through Aug.
Tuesday July 31
Free Day at the Fair Sponsored by Wilier National Bank
Senior Citizens Day – Special programs in the Grange building
8 a.m. gates open – buildings open at 10 am
8 a.m. 4-H Dog Show
Noon New York State Sire Stakes Harness Racing
Noon Casserole Contest
Noon Gillette Shows – Midway Carnival Opens
Noon 4-H Dairy Showmanship
Noon – 7 p.m. Safe Summer Safari
12:30 p.m. Clayton Bink, 50’s, 60’s and 70’d music
1-4 p.m. Blue Ribbon Cloggers
1 p.m. Demonstrations – Floral Hall
1 p.m. 4-H Rabbit Show & Showmanship
2 p.m. Hinman Hollow and Springfield Granges (Bill Powers, Fiddle & Irene Fassett, piano)
3 p.m. Blue Ribbon Cloggers
4:30 p.m. Safe Summer Wheel of Safety Fun Event
6 p.m. 4-H Dairy Judging Contest
7:30 p.m. Fire Service and School Band Parade/Fireworks
* Also many free attractions
Wednesday Aug. 1
9 a.m. 4-H Gymkhana Horse Show
9 a.m. Draft/Mule/Driving Horse Show
9:30 am Swine Show – 4-H & Open
10:30 a.m. Otsego County Fair Pageant – registration for Beautiful Babies and Pageant of Stars
11 a.m. Otsego County Fair Pageant starts
Noon Gillette Shows – Midway Carnival Opens
Noon-7pm Safe Summer Safari
12:30 p.m. Otsego County Fair Pageant – registration for teens 13-18
1 p.m. Otsego County Fair Pageant starts for teens
1-4 p.m. Demonstrations in Floral Hall
2 p.m. Adult Dairy Showmanship
4:30 p.m. Safe Summer Wheel of Safety Fun Event
4:30 p.m. Butternut Valley Grange Singers
5 p.m. Beef Cattle show (4-H and open classes)
5-10 p.m. Pay -one-price carnival rides
6 p.m. Tweedlers
7 p.m. Talent Contest followed by Balloon Antics by Mike
7:30 p.m. Jason Michael Carroll Concert with opening act; local country singer Cassidy Lynn and the Skyline Band. Tickets $10.
* Also many free attractions
Thursday Aug.2
8 a.m. Out to field tractor pull
9 a.m. 4-H Western Horse Show
9:30 a.m. Open Dairy Show (Guernsey, Holstein, Brown Swiss)
10 a.m. Poultry Show 4-H & Open
Noon Gillette Shows – Midway Carnival Opens
Noon – 5 p.m. Pay -one - price carnival rides
Noon – 7 p.m. Safe Summer Safari
1 – 4 p.m. Demonstrations in Floral Hall
1 p.m. Irish Step Dancers
1 p.m. Milking Cow Classes
1 p.m. Open Rabbit Show
3:30 p.m. Irish Step Dancers
4:30 p.m. Safe Summer Wheel of Safety Fun Event
4:30 p.m. Senior Renditions, Oldies & Country
6 p.m. Tinny Wilkens, Indonesian Folk Dance & Music
6:30 p.m. Sheep Costume Classes & Sheep Olympics
7 p.m. Talent Contest followed by Balloon Antics by Mike
7:30 p.m. R&R Productions Demo Derby
* Also many free attractions
Friday Aug. 3
9 a.m. Antique & Enhanced Antique Tractor Pull
9 a.m. 4-H English Horse Show
9:30 a.m. Open Dairy Shows (Ayrshire, Milking Shorthorn & Jersey)
10 a.m. Wool Classes – 4-H & Open
Noon Gillette Midway Carnival Opens
Noon-4pm Demonstrations in Floral Hall
Noon-7 p.m. Safe Summer Safari
1 p.m. Skip West, Family Entertainment
1 p.m. Milking cow Classes
2 p.m. Clayton Bink, 50’s, 60’s and 70’s music
2 p.m. Butternut Valley Grange Circus
3 p.m. Skip West, Family entertainment
4:30 p.m. Safe Summer Wheel of Safety Fun Event
7 p.m. Total Destruction Figure 8 Demos
7:30 p.m. Best of Show Talent Contest
* Also many free attractions
Saturday Aug. 4
8 a.m. Garden tractor pull
8:30 a.m. Open English & Western Horse Show
9 a.m. Sheep Show
9 a.m. 4-H Goat Show
10:30 a.m. My Favorite Culinary Delight Cook-off
Noon Gillette Shows Midway Carnival opens
Noon-7 p.m. Safe Summer Safari
1:30 p.m. Gems- Southern gospel and country music
1:30 p.m. Livestock Auction
3 p.m. Eva Findar, honky tonk piano music
4 p.m. Kiddie pedal Power (Tractor Pull for Kids)
4 p.m. Western Square Dancing with audience participation
4:30 pm Safe Summer Wheel of Safety Fun Event
5:30 pm Master Showmanship Competition
6:30 p.m. Randy’s Harp Tunes
7:30 pm RBR Rodeo
* Also many free attractions
Sunday Aug. 5
9 a.m. Open Gymkhana
9:30 a.m. Open Goat Show
10 a.m. Non-Denominational Church Service
Noon Gillette Shows Midway Carnival Opens
Noon-5 p.m. pay-one-price carnival rides
Noon-4 p.m. Safe Summer Safari
1 p.m. R&R Productions Demo Derby
1 p.m. Farm Team Fun Day
1 p.m. Dessert Contest
1 p.m. Kiddie Pedal Power ( Tractor Pull for Kids)
2:30 – 4:30 pm Demonstrations in Floral Hall
3 p.m. Livestock and Float Parade
4:30 p.m. Safe Summer Wheel of Safety Fun Event
5 p.m. Chain Saw Art Auction
6 p.m. R&R Productions Demo Derby
8 p.m. Fair Closed
* Also many free attractions
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