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Grange Fair: What’s Happening On Opening Day


Credit: County of Bucks

Credit: County of Bucks

Wednesday marks the opening day of the 2016 Middletown Grange Fair.

The annual festival that draws people from around the region to the fairgrounds in Wrightstown will kick off at 10 a.m. when the Bucks County Commissioners hold their business meeting at the entertainment tent.

From noon on, the Grange Fair will be open and holding a variety of entertainment and agricultural displays and demonstrations. Rides from Skelly’s Amusements will be at the fairgrounds and open from 1 p.m. until 10 p.m.

The cost per a carload to enter the Grange Fair is $10.

After days of extreme heat and humidity, weather for the first day of the Grange Fair is looking favorable. Temperatures during the day are expected to around 86 degrees with a light wind from the northwest. As the sun sets, temperatures area predicted to go into the mid-60s with a light north wind.

For more information on the fair and updates, visit their website.

Entertainment Schedule:

Stage

12:00 p.m.      #4        Sue Wee Pig Racing

12:45 p.m.      #2         “Big Tiny Young” Show

1:30 p.m.       #1         Dynamo Dogs

2:30 p.m.      #3         Magic of Belmont

3:00 p.m.     #4          Sue Wee Pig Racing

3:30 p.m.       #2         “Big Tiny Young” Show

4:30 p.m.      #1           Dynamo Dogs

5:00 p.m.      #4          Sue Wee Pig Racing

5:30 p.m.                     Dancing Diggers

6:00 p.m.      #3          Magic of Belmont

6:30 p.m.                     Dancing Diggers

7:00 p.m.      #4          Sue Wee Pig Racing

7:15 p.m.      #2          “Big Tiny Young” Show

7:30 p.m.                     Dancing Diggers

8:00 p.m.      #1          Rick K. & The Allnighters

8:30 p.m.                     Dancing Diggers

9:00 p.m.      #3         Magic of Belmont

9:30 p.m.      #4         Sue Wee Pig Racing

4-H and Animal Show Schedule:

SA – Show Arena / EQ – Equine Area / S&PB – Sheep & Pig Barn

                                   Location

10:00 a.m.                      SA                4-H Rabbit and Cavy Show

10:00 a.m.                Poultry Barn         4-H Poultry Show

11:00 am – 8:00 pm     Bldg 2             Penn State Extension “Ask a Master Gardener” Booth

1:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.    Bldg 2             4-H Project Judging

2:00pm                          EQ                 Oxen Demonstration

3:00 p.m.                       EQ                  Mule Demonstration

3:00 p.m.                 Poultry Barn           4-H Poultry Stockman’s Contest

4:00 p.m.                      EQ                  Meet the Belgian Draft Horses

4:00 p.m.                     S&PB            4-H Market Hog Show

4:30 p.m.                      EQ                  Oxen Demonstration

5:00-8:00pm              EQ                 Horse Drawn Wagon Rides

6:00 p.m.                      SA                4-H Alpaca & Llama Show


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