TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS
Sports Night, Pay-One-Price rides ($18), Fireworks at 9:15 p.m., Petting Farm, Vendors and Exhibitors, Food Booths, Strolling Entertainers, 4-H Animals Exhibits, Friends of the Parks 50/50 Raffle Drawing.
HOME AND GARDEN TENT
Central Jersey Beekeepers Demonstration: 5-10 p.m.
Master Gardeners: 5-10 p.m.
Senior Center and Adult Day Program Competition: 5-10 p.m.
Wheel-Thrown Pottery Demo: 6-10 p.m.
Molly Pitchers Stitchers: 6-9 p.m.
Decorative Painting: 6-9 p.m.
LIVING HISTORY TENT
Weaving Demonstration: 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Wool Carding: 6-7 p.m.
Old Time Music with Larry Mosser and Mary Nagen: 7-9 p.m.
Spinning Wool: 9:30-10:30 p.m.
Other Events
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Riders of the Thunderdome: 5:30, 8:30 and 10 p.m.
Bwana Jim’s Reptile Show: 6, 8, 10 p.m.
DLW Timberworks Lumberjack Show: 5:45 p.m. and 8 p.m. at Show Ring #1
Robinson’s Racing Pigs and Paddling Porkers: 6:30, 8:45, 10:30 p.m. at Show Ring #1
Main Stage Entertainment
Illstyle and Peace: 8:30 and 9:30 p.m.
4-H SHOW AND EXHIBIT TENTS
4-H Alumni Quilt Raffle Sale Begins: 5 p.m.
4-H Association Basket Sale Begins: 5 p.m.
4-H Food Both Open: 5 p.m.
Live Chicks Hatching: 6 p.m.
4-H Cloverbud Court and Ambassador Contest and Reception: 6:30, 8:30 p.m.
Live Music – Twice as Good: 9-11 p.m.
Special Entertainment and Shows
Jeff Lenosky and Mountain Bike Stunts: 6:30, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.: Outdoor Entertainment Area
Monmouth County Firefighters Association Busted Hose & Ladder Competition: 7 p.m.
Fireworks: 9:15 p.m.
Sports Night (Race Car Simulator, NASCAR Cars, Mr. Met (7-9 p.m.): Outdoor Entertainment Area: 5-11 p.m.
From blue ribbons to racing pigs, the Monmouth County Fair offers all the excitement of an old-fashioned county fair with a modern flair. This annual event, held Wednesday-Sunday, July 27-31 at East Freehold Showgrounds, Kozloski Road, Freehold, will be celebrating its 37th year of providing wholesome fun the whole family can enjoy.
Organized and presented by the Monmouth County Park System in cooperation with the Monmouth County 4-H, the Fair maintains the agricultural nature of a traditional county fair with its Home and Garden Competition, petting farm , and 4-H animal shows and exhibits.
Entertainment is a big part of the daily schedule at the Fair and reflects the diversity of today’s tastes. Each night brings a different style of music – hip hop, folk, country western, Latin and ballroom – to the main stage. Cirque performers will take the stage on Thursday and Friday while horse stunt rider Tommie Turvey will amaze audiences Thursday through Sunday. Be sure to catch the lumberjack shows and the firefighters’ competition as well.
The midway’s rides and games are always a favorite at the Fair. (Please note that rides are weather permitting.) This year’s Fair offers three blocks of time where fairgoers may purchase ride wristbands for $18 per person: Wednesday, July 27 from 5-10pm; Thursday, July 28 from 5-10pm; and Sunday, July 31 from 11am to 5pm.
