Today’s Fair Schedule (July 29, 2022)
Photos by Tom Rivers: Kids enjoy the Spider ride at the Midway on Thursday evening.
Daily Feature: Animal Meet and Greet with Party Animals
Daily Feature: Orleans County Amateur Radio Club Scavenger Hunt win one of 20 free ice creams daily!
Daily Feature: Family Games Lounge located in the Lartz Commercial Exhibits Building
8 a.m. Western and Ranch Horse Show – Carlos Marcello Arena
9 a.m. Senior Council Stand Opens – Senior Council Stand
10 a.m. Grand Master Showman Workshop – Starting in Show Arena
Zoey, a Chihuahua, gets on its back legs and leaps over a hurdle as part of the show from Hog Diggity Dog & More. That show also includes camels, many other dogs doing acrobatics and a singing 750-pound pig.
12 p.m. Paid admission begins, Buildings open to the public – Wood and Taylor Hill Road Parking Lots
12 to 5 p.m. Red Cross Blood Drive – Education Center
12 to 10 p.m. Free Psychic Readings by the Shushed Charlatan – Lartz Building
12 to 6:30 p.m. ESF-NYS OPRHP Watercraft Inspection Steward Program Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention – Lartz Building
12 p.m. Dog Show Agility and Fun Classes – Knights Building
1 p.m. Goat Education Competitions (goat bowl, judging, obstacles) – Goat Barn/Show arena
1 p.m. 4-H Cake Decorating Contest (for rules contact office) – Orleans Hub Stage
Layla, 4, of Albion tries to get a frisbee on a duck as part of the Ring A Duck game at the Orleans County 4-H Fair. Layla’s mother Lindsey States offers encouragement.
2 p.m. Blacksmithing Demo by Barn Owl Blacksmithing – Beadle Heritage Building
3 to 10 p.m. Main Event Amusements $25 Unlimited Ride Wristband – Midway
4 p.m. Royalty Questionnaires Due – Fair Office
4 p.m. Leader’s Pie Stand Opens
4 p.m. Free Entertainment: Hog Diggity Dogs – Knight’s Green Space
5 p.m. Arestov Acrobatic Extravaganza – Education Center Parking Lot
5 to 6 p.m. Leadership Orleans Rubber Duck Racers! Finals – JCH of Buffalo Food Court
5:30 p.m. Classic Car Cruise-In – Education Center Lot
6 p.m. Registration Ends for Small Fry Pedal Tractor Pull – Fair Office
Hay bale rolling is back for a second year at the fair, capping off the day’s activities. There were six teams on Thursday night pushing an 800-pound bale through an obstacle course. The team of Declan McCue of Carlton, (right) and Kasey Gilbert of Dansville – “The Sugar Daddies” – won last night with a time of 1 minute, 30 seconds.
6 p.m. Blacksmithing Demo by Barn Owl Blacksmithing – Beadle Heritage Building
6 p.m. Large Animal Grand Master Showman – Livestock Areas
6 p.m. Free Entertainment: Hog Diggity Dogs – Knight’s Green Space
6:30 p.m. Small Fry Pedal Tractor Pull – JCH of Buffalo Tent
7 to 10 p.m. Live music with Triple Play Band – Orleans Hub Stage
7 p.m. Arestov Acrobatic Extravaganza – Education Center Parking Lot
8 p.m. Free Entertainment: Hog Diggity Dogs – Knight’s Green Space
10 p.m. Buildings Close
10 p.m. Fireworks Show (Rain date Saturday at 10 p.m.)
10:15 p.m. Hay Bale Rolling Contest – Teams of 1-2 ages 16 and up. Register at the fair office by 9:50 p.m. – Hay Bale Rolling Course
Elijah “The Bull” Starr of Lyndonville was a one-man team and still finished second on Thursday among six teams. He finished the course in 1 minute, 38 seconds. Jeremy Neal in back with his son Byron is chairman of the event. He watches to see if there are any violations, where the bale goes outside the course.
