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Essex County Fair: from puppets to pork chops to demolition derby

Booths at the Essex County Fair (Photo courtesy of the Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism)

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:

Daily events and features

¯ Baby animal barn

Wrecked cars Sunday at the Essex County Fairgrounds in Westport are a sign of the demolition derby that closes the fair. (Enterprise photo — Peter Crowley)

¯ Antique exhibit

¯ Skeleton crew

¯ 4-H demonstrations, exhibits and ice cream

¯ Local farmers’ displays

¯ Adirondack maple producer

(Photo — Metro Creative)

¯ Master gardeners

¯ Cow milking demonstrations

¯ Cattle demonstrations

¯ Beer garden

¯ Bossy Bingo

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

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

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

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

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