Today’s Fair Schedule (July 28, 2017)
Photos by Tom Rivers: Fireworks burst in the sky on Thursday night at the Orleans County 4-H Fairgrounds. Young Explosives put on the show which was part of the 100th anniversary celebration of the Cornell Cooperative Extension in New York. There will be another fireworks show at the fair tonight at 10.
Daily Feature: Orleans County Flower Show – Lartz Exhibit Building
Orleans County Quilt Show – Trolley Building
The Governor’s Mystery Challenge, 12 to 9 p.m. Play and win!
8 a.m. Senior Council Stand Opens
8 a.m. Western Dressage. Carlos Marcello Arena
9:30 a.m. Youth Ag Olympics Fun Activities. South Lawn
10 a.m. $7 Admission per Car Starts
10 a.m. All Buildings Open
10 a.m. Grand Master Showman Workshop. Starting in Show Arena
10:30 p.m. Dog Show, Agility Competition (Classes 23-30). Show Arena
Brooke Kiefer of Lyndonville competed in the dog showmanship competition on Thursday.
12 p.m. Leader’s Pie Stand Opens
12 p.m. Calf Feeding and Care Demonstrations. Cattle Barn
12 -6 p.m. WNY Prism: Stopping the Invasion! Flower Show Area
12 to 9 p.m. Genesee County Parks Natural Resources and Conservation Display. Fair Office Portico
3 to 10 p.m. Main Event Amusements $20 Unlimited Ride Wristband Midway
3 p.m. Horse Judging Contest. Carlos Marcello Arena
4 p.m. Royalty Questionnaires Due. Fair Office
4 -8 p.m. Vision Screenings Sponsored by Medina Lions Club – Buzz Hill Education Center
4 p.m. Live Chalk Art. South Side of Lartz Building
The Orleans County Genealogical Society is recording fair memories this week. Joann Baxter, right, talked about hosting two exchange students from Japan through a 4-H program. Baxter’s daughter, Carrie, also spent a year in Japan through the program. Doug Pratt is recording the stories and Holly Canham, president of the Genealogical Society, is leading the effort. The Genealogical Society welcomes people to stop by the Buzz Hill Education Center from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. today and Saturday to share their fair memories.
4 p.m. Magic Joe: Tricks, Illusions and Wonder. Orleanshub.com Stage
4 -4:30 p.m. Cow Juice Café: Milk Tasting with Orleans 4-H Dairy Club Fair Office Portico
5 -8 p.m. P.Raising Kids Children’s Activity Center with Face Painting, Crafts and Art Projects. Trolley Building
5:30 p.m. Classic Car Cruise-In. Education Center Lot
5:30 p.m. The Creature Teacher and friends live show. Log Cabin Lawn
6 p.m. Set Up for Band. Orleanshub.com Stage
6 p.m. Registration Ends for Small Fry Pedal Tractor Pull. Fair Office
6 p.m. Grand Master Showman. Livestock Areas
6 -8 p.m. Pie Eating Contest (Register at Fair Office during the week) Registration $5. Curtis Pavilion
6 p.m. Live Chalk Art. South Side of Lartz Building
6 p.m. Magic Joe: Tricks, Illusions and Wonder Stage Act – Orleanshub.com Stage
Hudson’s Magic Midway is back at the fair this week. It features 50 grand-scale reproductions of carnival rides, showing an evolution of carnival rides from the 1950s to the most recent ones. Hudson Midway Magic was created by Jay Pahura and Charlie Zicari of Albion. They followed Harold Hudson, who initially created large-scale model rides of carnival attractions. Hudson created rides for more than 30 years. The rides are illuminated and show a history of amusement park attractions. The rides are all fully operational on a small scale. Zicari and Pahura added information tablets talking about the history of rides and reproductions, and also included lasers inside.
6 p.m. Master Gardener Presentation. Lartz Building
6 -7:15 p.m. Meet and Greet with the Creature Teacher and Friends – Log Cabin Lawn
6:30 p.m. Small Fry Pedal Tractor Pull Sponsored by Lance Mark and Empire Tractor. Pedal Tractor Course: Fair Office
6:30 p.m. Horses, Horses, Horses! World Champion Performing Horses – Lawn South of the Knights Building
7 p.m. The Music of Jonesy and the Cruisers. Orleanshub.com Stage
7 -9 p.m. Magic Joe: Street Magic. Throughout Grounds
7 p.m. Calf Feeding and Care Demonstrations. Cattle Barn
Alannah Gross sings “I’m the only one” by Melissa Etheridge during Thursday’s karaoke finals.
7:30 p.m. The Creature Teacher and friends live show. Log Cabin Lawn
8 p.m. Live Chalk Art. South Side of Lartz Building
8:30 p.m. Horses, Horses, Horses! World Champion Performing Horses – Lawn South of the Knights Building
10 p.m. Buildings Close
10 p.m. Fireworks (Rain Date Saturday @ 10 pm) – Sponsored by Sunrise Door and Woodworks
10:30 p.m. Greased Pole Climbing Contest (Teams must pre-register at the Fair Office) Sponsored by Big Ash Fireplace and Stoves – Greased Pole
A pig at the fair has its snout poking out of the pen.
