Schoharie County Sunshine Fair
*The event has already taken place on this date: Sun, 08/14/2022
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This 145-year family-fun tradition features exciting midway rides and games for all ages, live music, Aquatic Acrobatic Show, the Royal Hanneford Circus, Hog Diggity Dog ("hogs & dogs" show), racing pigs, demolition derbies, truck and tractor pulls, livestock events, Clydesdales, Heritage Village, chainsaw carving, Taste of New York, exhibits, demonstrations, contests and favorite fair food.
Fair highlights include
- Harness Racing (noon), NBHA Barrel Race (7:30 pm) on Tuesday
- Pony Pull (10 am), Gymkhana Junior Show (4 pm) on Wednesday
- Ugliest Cake Contest (11 am), Kiddie Tractor Pull (7 pm) on Thursday
- Dairy Open Show (10 am), NYTPA Tractor Pull (6 pm) on Friday
- Iona Troupe Irish dancing (12:30 pm, 4 pm), Truck Pull (6 pm) on Saturday
- Hay Bale Toss (1 pm), Chainsaw Sculpture Auction (3:30 pm) and Demolition Derby Championship (5:30 pm) on Sunday
Live music includes the Dennis Lee Show (daily), 5-Zero Band and the Fair Street Horns (8 pm Tuesday), T.G. Sheppard (8 pm Wednesday), Jason Wicks (8 pm Thursday), Skeeter Creek (8 pm Friday) and The Electric City Horns (8 pm Saturday).
Pay-one-price admission (ages 3 & older): $17 Tuesday - Thursday and $20 Friday - Sunday (includes midway rides, shows and attractions, and parking)
See website for senior and military appreciation days and $60 pre-sale season passes.
Fair hours: 9 am - midnight. Midway hours: 4-10 pm Tuesday and noon-10 pm Wednesday - Sunday
More information: 518-234-2123 or Sunshine Fair
The Schoharie County Sunshine Fair is presented by the Cobleskill Agricultural Society.
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