| Date: | August 12, 2017 |
| Time: | 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
| Venue: | Alphin-Stuart Arena |
| Description: |
The Montgomery County Extension presents the 2017 Montgomery County Agriculture Fair on Saturday, August 12, 2017 and Sunday, August 13, 2017 at Virginia Tech's Alphin-Stuart Arena. There will be many fun demonstrations and activities including exhibits, livestock shows, horse, and pet show, competitive fair events and games and much more! Any youth can participate in fair games. 4-H and non 4-H members, as well as adults, can enter exhibits. On Sunday, enjoy the 4-H Rough Riders and Country Kids Benefit Horse Show. Saturday Schedule of Events: • 9:45-10:00 am: Opening Program • 10:00 am: Livestock Shows (Hog, Cattle, Goat, Sheep in order) • 10:00 am - 1:30 pm: Demonstrations and Activities • 12:00-4:00 pm: 4-H Exhibits Open to the Public • 1:00 pm: Chicken and Rabbit Parade • 1:30-3:00 pm: Fair Games Admission is free and all are welcome. Lunch concessions will be available on both Saturday and Sunday. Tentative List of Demonstrations and Activities: • Shooting Education • Horticulture and Gardening • Embryology • Corn Husker • Bee Keepers • Master Gardener Plant Sale • 4-H Project Showcase • Fun with Foods • Tractors • Rain Barrels • Others as Confirmed Tentative List of Fair Games: • Tug of War • Egg and Spoon Relay • Hay Stacking Contest • Squash and Zucchini Racers • Farmer’s Clothing Relay • Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest To view the 2017 Fair Catalog, visit: https://www.montgomerycountyva.gov/filestorage/16277/16344/16625/17_fair_catalog.pdf. To view Sunday's event listing, visit: http://www.nextthreedays.com/FeaturedEventDetails.cfm?E=440909. For more information about the event, visit: https://www.facebook.com/montagfair/ or contact Michelle Dickerson the 4-H Extension Agent at 540-382-5790. |