Essex County Fair: from puppets to pork chops to demolition derby
WESTPORT — This week the Essex County Fair is celebrating 170 years. The fair will run every day through Sunday on state Route 9-9N and Sisco Street.
The $10 admission includes all rides, some shows and parking. Here is a list of events for each day:
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Daily events and features
¯ Baby animal barn
¯ Antique exhibit
¯ Skeleton crew
¯ 4-H demonstrations, exhibits and ice cream
¯ Local farmers’ displays
¯ Adirondack maple producer
¯ Master gardeners
¯ Cow milking demonstrations
¯ Cattle demonstrations
¯ Beer garden
¯ Bossy Bingo
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Thursday, Aug. 16
9 a.m., 4-H horse show
11 a.m., Agri-puppets
Noon, Midway opens
Noon, Pork chop review
1:30 p.m., Agri-puppets
2 p.m., Milk drinking contest
3 p.m., Agri-puppets
4 p.m., Bike give-away
5 p.m., Pork chop review
6 p.m., Agri-puppets
7 p.m., Agri-puppets
7:30 p.m., Monster truck freestyle event and quad racing
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Friday, Aug. 17
9 a.m., Essex County Fair Horse Show
9:30 a.m., Essex County Fair Cattle Show
10 a.m., Midway opens
11 a.m., Agri-puppets
Noon, Bicycle rodeo and bike give-away
1:30 p.m., Pork chop review
1:30 p.m., Agri-puppets
2 p.m., Pudding eating contest
3 p.m., Agri-puppets
4 p.m., Bike give-away
4 p.m., Pork chop review
5 p.m., Agri-puppets
5:15 p.m., John Longware memorial pancake super
6 p.m., Pork chop review
7 p.m., Agri-puppets
7 p.m., Trailer race and burnout contest
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Saturday, Aug. 18
9 a.m., Open horse show
9 a.m., Lawn and garden pulls
10 a.m., Horse pulling contests
11 a.m., Agri-puppets
Noon, 4-H rabbit fun show
Noon, Midway opens
Noon, Pork chop review
1 p.m., 4-H poultry costume show
1 p.m., Agri-puppets
2 p.m., Agri-puppets
3 p.m., Agri-puppets
4 p.m., Bike give-away
4 p.m., Pork chop review
4 p.m., Cattle costume class
5 p.m., Agri-puppets
6 p.m., Pork chop review
6 p.m., Street legal truck pulls
7 p.m., Agri-puppets
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Sunday, Aug. 19
9 a.m., Essex County Fair Horse Show
11 a.m., 4-H poultry breed show
11 a.m., Agri-puppets
Noon, Midway opens
Noon, Egglefield Ford demolition derby
Noon, Pork chop review
1 p.m., Essex County Fair Gymkahana Horse Show
1 p.m., Agri-puppets
2 p.m., Agri-puppets
3 p.m., Agri-puppets
4 p.m., Pork chop review
4 p.m., Bike give-away
4 p.m., 50/50 give-away drawing
5 p.m., Agri-puppets
5 p.m., Egglefield Ford demolition derby
7 p.m., Agri-puppets