Adams Aggie Fair Returns For 41st Year
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| The crowning of this year's Aggie Fair prince and princess will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 1. |
ADAMS, Mass. — The 41st Adams Agricultural Fair kicks off this Friday, July 31, at Bowe Field, off Route 8.
The fair is packed with events for every age group, with exhibits, music, games, rides and much more. The small animal barn, large animal barn, exhibit hall and pavilion are open all weekend with lots of food and exhibits plus rides on the grounds.
The fair opens at 6 p.m. Friday with One Sharp Marriage, the popular knife thrower, as well as the children's pedal tractor contest sponsored by Maple Grove Equipment, dancing to Bits and Pieces and at 6:30 p.m. a big tractor pull. The Massachusetts Truck Pullers Association, out of Florence, will bring the Heartbreak II transfer sled with both street gas and diesel trucks to pull the sled. The general public is welcome to bring their truck and enter on Friday evening.
On Saturday, Aug. 1, the fair opens at 10 a.m. is jam-packed with judging of animals, crowning of the Aggie Fair prince and princess at 11 a.m., and the horse pull in the pulling area. At noon, Dr. Matt McConnell, sponsored by the Susan B. Anthony House, will play his harpsichord under the pavilion. Birds of Prey will be on stage at 1 p.m. with the popular Pups in the Air from Connecticut showing the athleticism of their trained dogs catching flying discs. They also will preform at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 2.
Saturday is rounded out with animal judging, the ox pull at 11 a.m., Tommy T and Black Velvet at 5 p.m. and the Hot Shot Hillbilly Band at 7 p.m. Entertainment will fill the field all day.
Sunday the fair opens at 8 a.m. and features the popular ox pull at 11 a.m. as well as other events like Pups in the Air, Rumor country music, Adams K-9 demonstration and a sheep dog herding demo all leading up to the crash 'em up demolition derby at 2 p.m., rain or shine. New extra bleachers have been added this year for more seating.
Admission is $6 Friday and Saturday and $7 on Sunday. A three-day pass available at the gate for $15. Children 10 and under are $3 and children under 5 are free.
New this year, the night before the fair on Thursday, July 30, is Polish Night by the Berkshire Lodge of Masons selling Polish food of all types with DJ the Music Man for dancing under the pavilion. Admission $3.
For information call 413-743-1982 or go online.
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