2022 Schedule

The Durham Fair schedule is subject to change without notice. Please check back for the most up-to-date schedule.

ALL-DAY Every Day, September 22– 25, 2022
Art Department
Solve the mystery! Look for the clues and earn an Art Detective ribbon.
Cow Palace
Milking Time each day, 4 – 6 PM

Discovery Center
Ongoing educational exhibits and demonstrations, located in the south end of the T Barn.

  • Farm Stands in CT
  • Rock Hounds
  • Trout Unlimited: fly tying and Trout in the Classroom
  • Blight Resistant Chestnut Trees
  • Science Experiments
  • Egg Exhibit
  • Xavier/Mercy/Coginchaug High School Robotics (Sep. 23–25 only)
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, face-in-hole photo opportunities and more with prizes all day!
Roaming Acts
Musicians and entertainment acts, any day at any time!

Youth Exhibits

  • Coloring Contest: Linguini The Smiling Cow
  • Scavenger Hunt
  • Learn About Cub Scouts / Scouts BSA / Girl Scouts
THURSDAY, September 22, 2022
Fair Hours: 4 PM – 10 PM
5–6:30 PM Kings of Karma: Rock and Country
Center Stage
5–6:30   Good Fella’z
Green Stage
5:00   Echoes of Sinatra and Dean: Italian
International Food & Stage
5:00   Wee, Wee, Wee Racing Pigs
Top of Canfield Lane
5:00   Antique Farm Equipment Demo
South End Farm Museum
7:00   Wee, Wee, Wee Racing Pigs
Top of Canfield Lane
7–9   Mixed Signals: Groove oriented Rock and Blues
Center Stage
7–9   Rock Bottom
Green Stage
7:30–10   Demolition Derby
Motorized Events Area
9:00   Fireworks
Above the Fairgrounds
FRIDAY, September 23, 2022
Fair Hours: 9 AM – 10 PM
9:00 AM Beef Cattle Showmanship
Cow Palace
9–3   Garden Tractor Pulls
Motorized Events Area
10:00   Magic Show
Kids Place
10–2   Sewing Demonstrations from American Sewing Guild
Needlework Building
10–1   Children’s Craft Activity
Needlework Building
10:30–12   CRHS: High School Jazz Band & Show Choir
Center Stage
10:30–12   Flip the Tables
Green Stage
11:00   Ox Pulls (all classes)
Pull Ring
11:00   The Happy Travelers Orchestra: Polish
International Food & Stage
11:00   Wee, Wee, Wee Racing Pigs
Top of Canfield Lane
11:00   Carol B. Ivers: Resistance is Futile! Gravity is EVERYWHERE!
Discovery Center
11:00   Making Music with Susan Peak
Kids Place
11:00   Antique Farm Equipment Demo
South End Farm Museum
11–3   Quilt of Valor Demonstration
Needlework Building
11:30   Being an Out of Season Pickle is Not Always Bad
President’s Hall Personal Demonstration Area
12:00 PM Balloon Animals
Kids Place
12:15–1:45   Aquatudes
Center Stage
12:30–2   Sage
Green Stage
1:00   Cookware for Better Cooking with Chef Jonathan Miller
President’s Hall Personal Demonstration Area
1:00   Linguini the Cow BINGO
South of the Youth Building
1:00   Bob Reynolds, Rockhounds: Fossil History of the Earth
Discovery Center
1:00   Games and Contests
Kids Place
1–2   Collections spotlight with Megan Boyles & Jen Johnson
Creative Arts Barn Demonstration Stage
1:30   Temperature Rising Trivia with Jerry Kristopher
International Food & Stage
2:00   Florian Carle: Can We Restore the Once-Dominant American Chestnut Tree to the Forests of Connecticut?
Discovery Center
2:00   Antique Farm Equipment Demo
South End Farm Museum
2:00   Magic Show
Kids Place
2:30   Tips on Winning a Blue Ribbon in the Flower Barn
President’s Hall Personal Demonstration Area
2:30–4   Great Hill Mountain Band
Center Stage
2:45–4:15   Daily Planet
Green Stage
3:00   Lederbrosen: German
International Food & Stage
3:00   Wee, Wee, Wee Racing Pigs
Top of Canfield Lane
3:00   Allan Poole: Beekeeping
Discovery Center
3:00   Joke and Talent Contest
Kids Place
4:00   Dairy Cattle Showmanship
Cow Palace
4:00   Llama Shows
Llama Ring outside of T Barn
4:00   John Benton: Metal Detecting
Discovery Center
4:00   Sandy Frederick, President of Mid-Lea Garden Club of Middlefield & Durham Fair Flower Department Committee Member: "See Me Grow," "The Three Sisters"—Indian Customs/Plantings
Youth Exhibits
4–6   Jedi Academy
Kids Place
4:30–6:30   Sunset Drive
Center Stage
5–6:30   The Engine Room: ’50s, ’60s, ’70s & ’80s Rock
Green Stage
5:00   Bunny Hop Contest
The Barnyard
5:00   Antique Farm Equipment Demo
South End Farm Museum
5:30   Temperature Rising Trivia with Jerry Kristopher
International Food & Stage
6:00   Wee, Wee, Wee Racing Pigs
Top of Canfield Lane
6:30   Temperature Rising Trivia with Jerry Kristopher
International Food & Stage
7–9   Wastin’ Bullets
Green Stage
7–9   Blondie & Beyond
Center Stage
7:30   Temperature Rising Trivia with Jerry Kristopher
International Food & Stage
7:30–10   Figure 8 & Demolition Derby
Motorized Events Area
SATURDAY, September 24, 2022
Fair Hours: 9 AM – 10 PM
8:30 AM Dairy Cattle Open & Junior Show
Cow Palace
9:00   Goat Show
Goat Show Ring
9:00   Sheep Show
Sheep Show Ring
10:00   Pony Pull (all classes)
Pull Ring
10:00   Rabbits Junior & Senior Showmanship
The Barnyard
10:00   Critter Show
Kids Place
10:00   Introduction to the Equipment/Process to be a Successful Homebrewer
President’s Hall Personal Demonstration Area
10–12   Paperhouse Theater
Green Stage
10–2   Sewing Demonstrations from American Sewing Guild
Needlework Building
10–1   Children’s Craft Activity
Needlework Building
10:30–12   CRHS: High School Jazz Band & Show Choir
Center Stage
11:00   Sound Pipers Band: Caribbean
International Food & Stage
11:00   Wee, Wee, Wee Racing Pigs
Top of Canfield Lane
11:00   Andy Kasznay: Electric Vehicles and the Connecticut Rebate Program
Discovery Center
11:00   Soap Making
Youth Exhibits
11:00   Mini Pedal Tractor Pull
Kids Place
11:00   Antique Farm Equipment Demo
South End Farm Museum
11–2   The Art of Wood-turning with Layne Manginelli
Creative Arts Barn Demonstration Stage
11–3   Quilt of Valor Demonstration
Needlework Building
11:30   Introduction to the Equipment/Process to be a Successful Homebrewer
President’s Hall Personal Demonstration Area
12:00 PM Games and Contests
Kids Place
12–2   Dialed Action Sports, FMX Freestyle Motocross Stunt Show
Motorized Events Area
12:30–2   Shed Rats
Green Stage
12:30–2   Jason Ingriselli and the Miles North
Center Stage
1:00   Secrets to Professional Bread Baking with Chef Jonathan Miller
President’s Hall Personal Demonstration Area
1:00   Linguini the Cow BINGO
South of the Youth Building
1:00   Heidi Lyons: Natural Health & Wellness with Essential Oils
Discovery Center
1:00   Making Music with Susan Peak
Kids Place
1–2   Collections spotlight with Jim Collett
Creative Arts Barn Demonstration Stage
1:30   Temperature Rising Trivia with Jerry Kristopher
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
2:00   Critter Show
Kids Place
2:30   Composting: Making Household Waste into Gardener’s Gold
President’s Hall Personal Demonstration Area
2:30–4   Bad Mannerz
Center Stage
2:45–4:15   Bus13
Green Stage
3:00   Nosmo Kings Band: Irish
International Food & Stage
3:00   Wee, Wee, Wee Racing Pigs
Top of Canfield Lane
3:00   Lorrie Martin: Test your Ocean IQ
Discovery Center
3:00   Magic Show
Kids Place
3–4   People Pull—Team Members
Motorized Events Area
4:00   Lorrie Martin: Test your Ocean IQ
Discovery Center
4:00   Candy Bar Bingo
Kids Place
4:30–6   Downtown 6
Center Stage
5:00   Antique Farm Equipment Demo
South End Farm Museum
5:00   Bunny Hop Contest
The Barnyard
5:00   3-Horse Pull (all classes)
Pull Ring
5:00   Cameron Pollitt: Home Beer Brewing
Discovery Center
5–6:30   Jackson Hill: Country
Green Stage
5:30   Temperature Rising Trivia with Jerry Kristopher
International Food & Stage
6:00   Wee, Wee, Wee Racing Pigs
Top of Canfield Lane
6–10   Truck & SUV Pull
Motorized Events Area
6:30   Temperature Rising Trivia with Jerry Kristopher
International Food & Stage
7–9   Cherry Pie
Green Stage
7–9   Sister Funk
Center Stage
7:00   Battle of the Barns
Cow Palace
1:30   Temperature Rising Trivia with Jerry Kristopher
International Food & Stage
SUNDAY, September 25, 2022
Fair Hours: 9 AM – 6 PM
9:00 AM Ecumenical Church Service
Green Stage
9:00   Halter Class Horse Pull
Pull Ring
9:00   Swine Show
The Barnyard
10:00   Pair Draft Horse Pull (3125 lbs. or under 15 ft.)
Pull Ring
10:00   Critter Show
Kids Place
10:00   Wee, Wee, Wee Racing Pigs
Top of Canfield Lane
10 – 2   Sewing Demonstrations from American Sewing Guild
Needlework Building
10:30–12   Liz Reed and the Time of Day
Green Stage
11–12:30   Beth and the Boys
Center Stage
11:00   Bunny Hop Contest
The Barnyard
11:00   Antique Farm Equipment Demo
South End Farm Museum
11:00   Jukebox45 Show Band: American
International Food & Stage
11:00   “Wood Duck” Boxes
Youth Exhibits
11:00   Mini Pedal Tractor Pull
Kids Place
11–3   Quilt of Valor Demonstration
Needlework Building
11:30   Food safety during Canning: What to Remember Before During and After the Process
President’s Hall Personal Demonstration Area
12 :00 PM Monster Truck Show Meet and Greet: Meet drivers and get autographs and pictures.
Motorized Events Area
12:00   Wee, Wee, Wee Racing Pigs
Top of Canfield Lane
12:00   Bob Reynolds Rockhounds: Meteorites
Discovery Center
12:00   Disney Dance Party with the Descendants!
Kids Place
12:30–2   Zydeliscious
Green Stage
1:00   Power Wheels Demolition Derby
Mom's Mini Van Demolition Derby

Motorized Events Area
1:00   Pair Draft Horse Pull (3,325 lbs. or under 15 ft.)
Pull Ring
1:00   Connie Bombaci: Author of Hogan’s Hope: A Deaf Dog, A Christian’s Faith, A Courageous Journey
Youth Exhibits
1:00   Making Music with Susan Peak
Kids Place
1–2   Painting for Crafts with Susan Packard
Creative Arts Barn Demonstration Stage
1–2:30   Crossover: New Country, Classic Rock
Center Stage
2:00   Monster Truck Show: Monster Truck freestyle event
Motorized Events Area
2:00   Animal Costume Parade
Cow Palace
2:00   Antique Farm Equipment Demo
South End Farm Museum
2:00   Critter Show
Kids Place
2:30   Linguini the Cow BINGO
South of the Youth Building
2:30–4   Neighborhood Watch
Green Stage
3:00   Pair Draft Horse Pull (over 3,325 lbs. 12 ft.)
Pull Ring
3:00   The Hot Club of Black Rock: French
International Food & Stage
3:00   Wee, Wee, Wee Racing Pigs
Top of Canfield Lane
3:00   Disney Dance Party with the Descendants!
Kids Place
3–5   The Monthei Brothers: Country
Center Stage
4:00   Candy Bar Bingo
Kids Place
5:00   Antique Farm Equipment Demo
South End Farm Museum