2021 Schedule
| ALL-DAY Every Day, September 23 – 26, 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Art Department Solve the mystery! Look for the clues and earn an Art Detective ribbon. Guest Artist Series (see daily schedule). |
||
| Cow Palace Milking Time each day, 4 – 6 PM |
||
Discovery Center
|
||
| Farm Museum Ongoing exhibits and demonstrations of early farm life, continuous blacksmith demonstrations. In addition, 3 times daily, pulley-driven antique farm equipment demonstrations, including corn grinders, hay press, lime crusher, corn chopper, wood saw, shingle mill and lunger engine. |
||
| Fiber Department Spinning and weaving demonstrations, along with touch fibers and an educational area for kids Llama Barn |
||
| Kids Place Ongoing activities include corn crib, bubbles, photo opportunities and more with prizes all day! |
||
| Needlework Department Sewing demonstrations daily, corner stage. |
||
| Roaming Acts Musicians and entertainment acts, any day at any time! |
||
| Youth Exhibits Various demonstrations, including scavenger hunts and more. |
||
| THURSDAY, September 23, 2021 Fair Hours: 4 PM – 10 PM |
||
| 4:00 | PM | The Hartford Brass Band Green Stage |
| 5:00 | Nosmo Kings: Irish International Food & Stage |
|
| 5:00 | Antique Farm Equipment Demo South End Farm Museum |
|
| 6:00 | Sage Green Stage |
|
| 7:00 | Linguini the Cow BINGO South of the Youth Building |
|
| 7 – 9 | Alex Shillo: Performing the music of Bruce Springsteen and original music Center Stage |
|
| 7 – 10 | Demolition Derby Motorized Events Area |
|
| FRIDAY, September 24, 2021 Fair Hours: 9 AM – 10 PM |
||
| All Day | Scavenger Hunt Youth Exhibits |
|
| All Day | Learn About Cub Scouts / Scouts BSA / Girl Scouts Youth Exhibits |
|
| 9:00 | AM | Beef Cattle Showmanship Cow Palace |
| 9 – 3 | Garden Tractor Pulls Motorized Events Area |
|
| 10:30 | CRHS: High School Music Dept Center Stage |
|
| 10:30 | Restless Moutain Blue Grass Band Green Stage |
|
| 11:00 | Italian Favorites with Mr. Sapia International Food & Stage |
|
| 11:00 | Ox Pulls (all classes) Pull Ring |
|
| 11:00 | Linguini the Cow BINGO South of the Youth Building |
|
| 12:00 | PM | Dr. Terry Doyle, The Mushroom Detective of Killingworth: Mushroom Collecting for the Table Discovery Center |
| 12:30 | Disciples of Pat Center Stage |
|
| 12:30 | Cessa and the Zach Green Stage |
|
| 1:00 | Bob Reynolds, Rockhounds: Fossil History of the Earth Discovery Center |
|
| 2:00 | Florian Carle: Can we restore the once dominant American Chestnut tree back to the forests of Connecticut? Discovery Center |
|
| 2:00 | Antique Farm Equipment Demo South End Farm Museum |
|
| 2:30 | The Engine Room: ’50s, ’60s, ’70s & ’80s Rock Center Stage |
|
| 2:30 | Susan Peak Green Stage |
|
| 3 – 8 | Quilt of Valor Demonstration Needlework Building |
|
| 4:00 | Dairy Cattle Showmanship Cow Palace |
|
| 4:00 | Llama Shows Llama Ring outside of T Barn |
|
| 4:30 | CJ West and the Downtown Train: Country Center Stage |
|
| 4:30 | Mariachi Corazón de Oro, Mariachi Academy of New England International Food & Stage |
|
| 4:30 | Barrel House Boys Green Stage |
|
| 5:00 | Linguini the Cow BINGO South of the Youth Building |
|
| 5:00 | Bunny Hop Contest The Barnyard |
|
| 5:00 | Dance in Rhythm Dancers: Dance Demonstration Discovery Center |
|
| 5:00 | Antique Farm Equipment Demo South End Farm Museum |
|
| 7:00 | Mixed Signals: Groove oriented Rock and Blues Center Stage |
|
| 7:00 | Take 2 and Call Me in the Morning Green Stage |
|
| 7 – 10 | Figure 8 & Demolition Derby Motorized Events Area |
|
| SATURDAY, September 25, 2021 Fair Hours: 9 AM – 10 PM |
||
| All Day | Scavenger Hunt Youth Exhibits |
|
| All Day | Learn About Cub Scouts / Scouts BSA / Girl Scouts Youth Exhibits |
|
| 8:30 | AM | Dairy Cattle Open & Junior Show Cow Palace |
| 9:00 | Goat Show Goat Show Ring |
|
| 9:00 | Sheep Show Sheep Show Ring |
|
| 9 – 3 | Connecticut State Tractor Pullers Association Motorized Events Area |
|
| 10:00 | Pony Pull (all classes) Pull Ring |
|
| 10:00 | Rabbits Junior & Senior Showmanship The Barnyard |
|
| 10:00 | Mini Pedal Tractor Pull Kids Place |
|
| 10:30 | CRHS: High School Music Dept Center Stage |
|
| 11:00 | Hartt School of Music Chinese Ensemble International Food & Stage |
|
| 11:00 | Linguini the Cow BINGO South of the Youth Building |
|
| 11:00 | Poultry Jr. and Sr. Showmanship The Barnyard |
|
| 11:00 | Backyard Maple Syrup Production by Maple Syrup Producers Association of Connecticut Presidents’ Hall, Canning Department demonstration area |
|
| 11:00 | Antique Farm Equipment Demo South End Farm Museum |
|
| 11:30 | Jackson Hill: Country Green Stage |
|
| 12:00 | PM | Heidi Lyons: Healthy Solutions for Body, Mind, and Home - Essential Oils 101 Discovery Center |
| 12:30 | Kings of Karma: Rock and Country Center Stage |
|
| 1:00 | Pete Picone, CT DEEP: The Challenge of Managing Invasive Non-native Plants Discovery Center |
|
| 1:30 | Rock Bottom Green Stage |
|
| 2:00 | The Happy Travelers Orchestra International Food & Stage |
|
| 2:00 | Christian Heiden, Levo International: Hydroponics as a Source of Sustainable Food Supply in Haiti and Elsewhere Discovery Center |
|
| 2:00 | Antique Farm Equipment Demo South End Farm Museum |
|
| 2 – 7 | Quilt of Valor Demonstration Needlework Building |
|
| 2:30 | Triple Play Center Stage |
|
| 3:00 | Ryan Cleveland, DFA Garden of the Giants Superintendent: Giant Vegetables Discovery Center |
|
| 3:30 | The Locomotives: Folk, Rock, Blues Green Stage |
|
| 4:00 | Andy Kasznay: Electric Vehicles and the Connecticut Rebate Program Discovery Center |
|
| 4:30 | Gold Rush Center Stage |
|
| 4:30 | Sound Pipers Band International Food & Stage |
|
| 5:00 | Antique Farm Equipment Demo South End Farm Museum |
|
| 5:00 | Linguini the Cow BINGO South of the Youth Building |
|
| 5:00 | Bunny Hop Contest The Barnyard |
|
| 5:00 | 3-Horse Pull (all classes) Pull Ring |
|
| 6:00 | Sister Funk: All Female, High Energy Rock Green Stage |
|
| 6 – 10 | Truck & SUV Pull Motorized Events Area |
|
| 7:00 | Leaf Jumpers: The sounds of classic rock with a modern touch. Center Stage |
|
| 7:00 | Battle of the Barns Cow Palace |
|
| SUNDAY, September 26, 2021 Fair Hours: 9 AM – 6 PM |
||
| All Day | Scavenger Hunt Youth Exhibits |
|
| All Day | Learn About Cub Scouts / Scouts BSA / Girl Scouts Youth Exhibits |
|
| 9 – 3 | Connecticut State Tractor Pullers Association Motorized Events Area |
|
| 9:15 | AM | Ecumenical Church Service Green Stage |
| 10:00 | Pair Draft Horse Pull (3125 lbs. or under 15 ft.) Pull Ring |
|
| 10:00 | Mini Pedal Tractor Pull Kids Place |
|
| 10 – 2 | Sewing Demonstrations Needlework Building |
|
| 10:30 | Beth and the Boys Center Stage |
|
| 11:00 | Downtown Six Green Stage |
|
| 11:00 | Bunny Hop Contest The Barnyard |
|
| 11:00 | Antique Farm Equipment Demo South End Farm Museum |
|
| 11:30 | The Happy Travelers Orchestra International Food & Stage |
|
| 12 :00 | PM | Monster Truck Show Meet and Greet: Meet drivers and get autographs and pictures. Motorized Events Area |
| 12:00 | Bob Reynolds Rockhounds: Meteorites Discovery Center |
|
| 12:15 | Military Appreciation Ceremony Center Stage |
|
| 1:00 | Power Wheels Demolition Derby Mom's Mini Van Demolition Derby Motorized Events Area |
|
| 1:00 | The Monthei Brothers: Country Center Stage |
|
| 1:00 | Pair Draft Horse Pull (3,325 lbs. or under 15 ft.) Pull Ring |
|
| 2:00 | Monster Truck Show: Monster Truck freestyle event Motorized Events Area |
|
| 2:00 | Mark Evans, Professor of Geology, CCSU: Climate Change History in New England: An Update Discovery Center |
|
| 2:00 | Linguini the Cow BINGO South of the Youth Building |
|
| 2:00 | Animal Costume Parade Cow Palace |
|
| 2:00 | Antique Farm Equipment Demo South End Farm Museum |
|
| 2 – 6 | Quilt of Valor Demonstration Needlework Building |
|
| 3:00 | Crossover: New Country, Classic Rock Center Stage |
|
| 3:00 | Sweet Magic Green Stage |
|
| 3:00 | Jukebox45 Show Band International Food & Stage |
|
| 3:00 | Pair Draft Horse Pull (over 3,325 lbs. 12 ft.) Pull Ring |
|
| 3:00 | Cameron Pollitt: Beer Brewing at Home Discovery Center |
|
| 5:00 | Antique Farm Equipment Demo South End Farm Museum |
|