Lots to See, Do and Eat at the Shippensburg Community Fair beginning July 20th!
The Shippensburg Fair will be held July 20 – July 25th. The fair features homemade food prepared by local non-profit organizations, entertainment, livestock displays and competitions, home products exhibits, tractor pulls, horse shows, a craft show, and lots of rides and games! General admission to the Shippensburg Community Fair is free, and parking is just $5. The fairgrounds is at 10131 Possum Hollow Road.
If you want to exhibit, the Premium Book will guide you in how to register your animals or home products entries in the appropriate departments and classes at the Fair. The following departments are all included in the Shippensburg Fair:
Department 1 – Horses
Department 2 – Dairy Cattle
Department 3 – Beef Cattle
Department 4 – Sheep
Department 5 – Swine
Department 6 – Goats
Department 8 – Poultry & Eggs
Department 9 – Rabbits
Department 10 – 4-H & Vocational
Department 11 – Youth Under 19
Department 12 – Hay & Grain
Department 13 – Vegetables
Department 14 – Fruits and Nuts
Department 15 – Home Produced Products
Department 17 – Floral Exhibits
Department 18 – Needlecraft
Department 19 – Art, Photography & Crafts
Department 20 – Group Exhibits
Department 23 – Apiary & Maple Products
Department 22 – Major Contests
For the complete Fair Schedule go HERE! A few of the highlights:
Sunday, July 19
7:00 PM Shippensburg Band Concert – Stage
7:30 PM Community Vespers Service – Stage
(No rides, games, vendors or exhibits are open or operational on Sunday).
Monday, July 20
9 AM – 4 PM Youth-Farm-Home Products entered – Home Products Building
(not including Baked Goods)
6:00 PM 2015 Little Miss Shippensburg Community Fair Pageant – Stage
6:00 PM Skid Loader Rodeo – Gro-Mar Ring
7:30 PM 2015 Miss Shippensburg Community Fair Queen Pageant – Stage
8:00 PM Barnyard Olympics – Gro-Mar Ring
Tuesday, July 21
9 AM – Noon Baked Goods Entered – Home Products Building #1
7:00 PM Horse Pulling Contest – Gro-Mar Ring
7:30 PM “Redhead Express,” country on stage, FREE Admission
Wednesday, July 22
9 AM – 4 PM 46th Annual Craft Show
10:30 AM – 4 PM Kiddies’ Day – Special ride prices. No age limit!
$15 to ride all day until 4 PM. Ticket windows close at 3:30 PM.
7:00 PM Antique Tractor Pull – Gro-Mar Ring
7:30 PM “North of Mason-Dixon (NOMaD),” Country/Rock on stage, FREE Admission!
Thursday, July 23
7:00 PM Tractor Pull (Farm Stock) – Gro-Mar Ring
7:30 PM “Rick K. & The Allnighters” – Rock & Roll, Admission: $8. Ages 6 & Under Free
Friday, July 24
6:00 PM South Central Championship Holstein Show – Dairy Show Barn
7:00 PM Tractor & Truck Pull – Gro-Mar Ring
7:00 PM Karaoke – By Phantom Shadow FREE Admission! Registration for participants begins on stage at 6 PM.
Saturday, July 25
8:30 AM Chuck Lesher 5K Classic – 5K Run/Walk hosted by Chambersburg Road Runners Club (Registration inside Gate #7 on top of hill)
10:30 AM – 4 PM Kiddies’ Day – Special ride prices. No age limit!
$15 to ride all day until 4 PM. Ticket windows close at 3:30 PM.
2:00 PM Annual Horse Show – Gro-Mar Ring
7:30 PM “Nite Flyte” – Dance Rock, FREE Admission!
For those who enjoy the food, pictured is the The Shippensburg Community Fair menu!
For more information, visit Shippensburg Community Fair!
