The 194TH

Great Geauga County FairLABOR DAY WEEKEND SEPT. 1 - 5

VISIT WWW.GEAUGAFAIR.COM FOR DETAILS AND ACTIVITIES

THURSDAY, SEPT. 1: Demolition Derby 8:30 p.m. Main Grandstand General Admission: $6

FRIDAY, SEPT. 2: FREE COUNTRY SHOW Chris Higbee 8:00 p.m. Small Grandstand

SATURDAY, SEPT. 3: Demolition Derby 8:30 p.m. Main Grandstand General Admission: $8

SUNDAY, SEPT. 4: Truck and Tractor Pulls 6:30 p.m. Main Grandstand General Admission: $10 Pit: $13

MONDAY, SEPT. 5: Extreme Bull Riding 3:30 p.m. Main Grandstand General Admission: $8

FAIR SOUVENIRSCountry Store in the Domestic Arts, t-shirts, sweatshirts, cookbooks, stuffed animals, notepads

SCROLLING ACTS INCLUDE Balloons, Dixieland Band, River Boat and Geauga Highlanders

NEW

FOR 2016

BULL RIDING

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Thursday, September 1, 2016 “Fun Day, Fair Day”

Free Admission until 12:00 p.m. & $5 Admission after 12:00 p.m. Geauga Learn – a cooperative day of learning at The Great Geauga County Fair

Demolition Derby at 8:30 p.m. in the Main Grandstand

8:30 a.m. Jr. Fair Pack Goat Show Natural Resources Area Jr. Fair Horse Show East Show Ring 9:00 a.m. Jr. Fair Sheep Show Small Area Jr. Fair Swine Show Arena 9:15 a.m. Jr. Fair Harness/Hitch Show Small Grandstand11:00 a.m. Jr. Fair Dairy Goat Show Auction Tent12:00 p.m. Chicken Flying Contest Small Grandstand Racing Pigs Troy Trail Stage 1:00 p.m. Jr. Fair Garden Produce Judging Jr. Fair Building Shari Staiduhar - Woodcarving Demonstration Woodcarver Tent B & B Magic Show Chester Court Stage 2:00 p.m. Racing Pigs Troy Trail Stage Open Miniature Horse Show Small Grandstand 3:00 p.m. Great Geauga Fair Band Vernon Howard Pavilion B & B Magic Show Chester Court Stage

Jr. Fair Rabbit Breed Show Rabbit Barn 3:30 p.m. Shari Staiduhar - Woodcarving Demonstration Woodcarver Tent 4:00 p.m. Racing Pigs Troy Trail Stage Jr. Fair Pygmy Goat Show Small Arena 5:00 p.m. Circus Incredible with Lyric Wallenda Midway Stage 2 B & B Magic Show Chester Court Stage 5:30 p.m. Shari Staiduhar – Woodcarving Demonstration Woodcarver Tent 6:00 p.m. Racing Pigs Troy Trail Stage Joe Lexco – Country Midway Stage 1 4-H Horse Club Awards Jr. Fair Building Rae Lynn DeBevits - Variety Jr. Fair Stage 7:00 p.m. Jr. Fair King and Queen Coronation Jr. Fair Stage Hot Air Balloon Ascension Main Grandstand 7:30 p.m. B & B Magic Show Chester Court Stage Shari Staiduhar - Woodcarving Demonstration Woodcarver Tent Circus Incredible with Lyric Wallenda Midway Stage 2 7:45 p.m. Flag Drop Main Grandstand 8:00 p.m. Racing Pigs Troy Trail Stage Great Geauga Fair Band Vernon Howard Pavilion 8:30 p.m. Demolition Derby Main Grandstand Joe Lexso – Country Midway Stage 1

Friday, September 2, 2016SENIOR CITIZEN AND VETERANS’ DAY

Age 65 and Older and All Veterans Admitted FreeSenior “Hang-Out” 9 AM - 2 PM

Sponsored by Department of Aging in the Vernon Howard PavilionHorse Pulls – Main Grandstand at 6:00 p.m.

Chris Higbee’s Free Country Music Show - Small Grandstand at 8:00 p.m. 8:30 a.m. Jr. Fair Horse Show East Show Ring Open Haflinger Halter Show Small Grandstand 9:00 a.m. Jr. Fair Rabbit Showmanship Rabbit Barn Jr. Fair Beef Show Arena Jr. Fair Dairy Show Arena Open Draft Horse Halter Show Small Grandstand Open Dairy Goat Show Small Arena12:00 Noon Racing Pigs Troy Trail Stage Tom Todd – One Man Band (Variety) Midway Stage 1 Chardon Polka Band Jr. Fair Stage Shari Staiduhar - Woodcarving Demonstration Woodcarver Tent12:30 p.m. Hammett & Kovich Puppets Bill Plants Pavilion 1:00 p.m. Open Beef Show Arena B & B Magic Show Chester Court Stage 2:00 p.m. Racing Pigs Troy Trail Stage 2:30 p.m. Circus Incredible with Lyric Wallenda Midway Stage 2 3:00 p.m. Great Geauga Fair Band Vernon Howard Pavilion Shari Staiduhar - Woodcarving Demonstration Woodcarver Tent B & B Magic Show Chester Court Stage 3:30 p.m. Tom Todd – One Man Band (Variety) Midway Stage 1 4:00 p.m. Racing Pigs Troy Trail Stage 5:00 p.m. B & B Magic Show Chester Court Stage Circus Incredible with Lyric Wallenda Midway Stage 2 Shari Staiduhar - Woodcarving Demonstration Woodcarver Tent 5:45 p.m. Flag Drop Main Grandstand 6:00 p.m. Horse Pulling Main Grandstand Racing Pigs Troy Trail Stage Horseshoe Pitching “Bring Your Own Partner” Horseshoe Court6:30 p.m. B & B Magic Show Chester Court Stage7:00 p.m. Hot Air Balloon Ascension Main Grandstand

Championship Ranch Sorting East Show Ring Shari Staiduhar - Woodcarving Demonstration Woodcarver Tent Great Geauga Fair Band Vernon Howard Pavilion 7:30 p.m. Circus Incredible with Lyric Wallenda Midway Stage 2 8:00 p.m. Chris Higbee – Country Small Grandstand Racing Pigs Troy Trail Stage

Saturday, September 3, 2016Apple Pie Day, Apple Pie Auction at 1:00 p.m.

Jr. Fair Livestock Sale: Support the 4-H Geauga Youth (registration at 2:00 p.m.)Small Animal – 2:30 p.m. in Auction Tent & Large Animal – 5:00 p.m. in Arena

8:00 a.m. Donkey and Mule Show Small Grandstand 8:30 a.m. Jr. Fair Horse Show East Show Ring Open Rabbit Show Rabbit Barn 9:00 a.m. Open Dairy Show Arena Open Sheep Show Small Arena10:00 a.m. Jr. Fair Small Animal Show Jr. Fair Building Horseshoe Pitching - Open Class Horseshoe Courts11:30 a.m. Jr. Fair Band Vernon Howard Pavilion12:00 p.m. Livestock Buyers Registration Arena Racing Pigs Troy Trail Stage Ty Kellogg - Acoustic Country/Folk Midway Stage 1 Shari Staiduhar - Woodcarving Demonstration Woodcarver Tent12:30 p.m. Harness Horse Racing Main Grandstand1:00 p.m. Apple Pie Auction Vernon Howard Pavilion B & B Magic Show Chester Court Stage1:15 p.m. Circus Incredible with Lyric Wallenda Midway Stage 2 1:30 p.m. Shari Staiduhar - Woodcarving Demonstration Woodcarver Tent GEAR Show - Robotic Demonstration Jr. Fair Building2:00 p.m. Racing Pigs Troy Trail Stage Usual Suspects – Classic Pop & Oldies Midway Stage 1 The X-ChromaTones – Instrumental Surf Music Bill Plants Pavilion Horseshoe Pitching - Blind Draw Doubles Horseshoe Courts2:30 p.m. Small Animal Livestock Sale Auction Tent3:00 p.m. Great Geauga Fair Band Vernon Howard Pavilion B & B Magic Show Chester Court Stage4:00 p.m. Racing Pigs Troy Trail Stage4:15 p.m. Circus Incredible with Lyric Wallenda Midway Stage 2 4:30 p.m. Shari Staiduhar - Woodcarving Demonstration Woodcarver Tent5:00 p.m. Fort Huntsburg Band – Country Midway Stage 1 Large Animal Livestock Sale Arena Walnut Hill Cloggers Jr. Fair Stage5:30 p.m. B & B Magic Show Chester Court Stage6:00 p.m. Firemen’s Water Battle Main Grandstand Racing Pigs Troy Trail Stage7:00 p.m. Hot Air Balloon Ascension Main Grandstand

Circus Incredible with Lyric Wallenda Midway Stage 2 Great Geauga Fair Band Vernon Howard Pavilion

Shari Staiduhar - Woodcarving Demonstration Woodcarver Tent B & B Magic Show Chester Court Stage7:30 p.m. Pony Pulling Small Grandstand 7:45 p.m. Flag Drop Main Grandstand8:00 p.m. Racing Pigs Troy Trail Stage Fort Huntsburg – Country Midway Stage 18:30 p.m. Demolition Derby Main Grandstand Rust Bucket – Rustic Rock n Roll & Folk Jr. Fair Stage

Sunday, September 4, 2016Band-O-Rama: High School Marching Bands Perform at 1:30 p.m. in Main Grandstand

Truck and Tractor Pulls at 6:30 p.m. in Main Grandstand

8:30 a.m. Pony Show, Draft Horse & Pony Hitch Show Small Grandstand Open Western Horse Show East Show Ring10:00 a.m. Worship Service Jr. Fair Pavilion Entries for the Anyone Can Bake Contest Jr. Fair Building Horseshoe Pitching - Class D Horseshoe Courts12:00 Noon Wayne Joseph Band – Variety Main Grandstand Racing Pigs Troy Trail Stage

Geauga K-9 West Side of Floral Hall Black Horse – Country Midway Stage 1

Federal Rebels - Bluegrass Domestic Arts Building Shari Staiduhar – Woodcarving Demonstration Woodcarver Tent12:30 p.m. Penny Arcade Jr. Fair Stage Hammett & Kovich Puppets Bill Plants Pavilion 1:00 p.m. Results from the Anyone Can Bake Contest Jr. Fair Building1:15 p.m. Circus Incredible with Lyric Wallenda Midway Stage 2 Flag Drop/ Anthem by Rae Lynn DeBevits Main Grandstand1:30 p.m. Band-O-Rama Main Grandstand B & B Magic Show Chester Court Stage2:00 p.m. Racing Pigs Troy Trail Stage Black Horse Band – Honky Tonk Midway Stage 1 Horseshoe Pitching - Class B Horseshoe Courts3:00 p.m. Shari Staiduhar - Woodcarving Demonstration Woodcarver Tent Great Geauga Fair Band Vernon Howard Pavilion

Federal Rebels - Bluegrass Domestic Arts BuildingDiaper Dash Jr. Fair Building

3:30 p.m. Wayne Joseph Band - Variety Midway Stage 14:00 p.m. Rooster Crowing Contest Small Arena

Firemen’s Water Battle Main GrandstandJr. Fair Dog Show ArenaRacing Pigs Troy Trail Stage

4:30 p.m. Tom Evanchuck - Folk Americana Jr. Fair Stage B & B Magic Show Chester Court Stage4:45 p.m. Circus Incredible with Lyric Wallenda Midway Stage 2 5:00 p.m. Shari Staiduhar – Woodcarving Demonstration Woodcarver Tent5:30 p.m. Take II - 50’s Music Midway Stage 1 6:00 p.m. Racing Pigs Troy Trail

Federal Rebels – Bluegrass Domestic Arts Building Walnut Hill Cloggers Jr. Fair Stage 6:15 p.m. Flag Drop/Anthem by Rae Lynn DeBevits Main Grandstand 6:30 p.m. Truck and Tractor Pull Main Grandstand 7:00 p.m. Hot Air Balloon Ascension Main Grandstand

Shari Staiduhar - Woodcarving Demonstration Woodcarver Tent Great Geauga Fair Band Vernon Howard Pavilion 7:30 p.m. Geauga County Fair Horse Challenge Small Grandstand

Circus Incredible with Lyric Wallenda Midway Stage 2B & B Magic Show Chester Court Stage

8:00 p.m. Racing Pigs Troy Trail Stage 8:30 p.m. Swamp Rattlers – Variety Midway Stage 1 Legacy Band – Classic Rock Band Jr. Fair Stage

THE GREAT GEAUGA CONTY FAIR NATURAL RESOURCES AREA PROGRAM SCHEDULE 2016

Open daily 11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. with youth fishing at 12:00 p.m.Educational Demonstrations and Activities schedule as follows:

11:00 Natural Resource Area Opens12:00 !Fishing Begins12:30 !“Let’s Talk Turkey” – National Wild Turkey Federation 1:30 !Geauga Park District Monarch tagging 2:00 !Punderson State Park Presentation 2:30 !Ohio State Trappers trapping demonstration 3:00 !“Soils: The Wonder Down Under” - Geauga Soil & Water Conservation District 3:30 !“Tree Planting 101” - Holden Arboretum 4:00 !“Retrievers - The Dogs That Make A Splash” 5:00 !“Wild Birds of Prey” – Lake Metro Parks 5:30 !“Syrup: What to Look For When Buying It”- North East ! Ohio Maple Producers Association 6:00 !“Retrievers – The Dogs That Make A Splash” 6:00 !Fishing Ends 7:00 !Natural Resource Area Closed

Presentations on the half hour located at their facility around the lake and presentations on the hour located at the pavilion on the east side of the fairgrounds close to the East Show Ring and Horse Barns.

Monday, September 5, 2016LABOR DAY – FAMILY DAY

Discount Ride Bands: All-day ride bands for $10Frog Jumping Contest – 3:00 p.m. in the Arena

Extreme Bull Riding & Barrel Racing at 3:30 p.m. at the Main Grandstand

8:30 a.m. Pony Show, Draft Horse and Pony Hitch Show Small Grandstand Open English Horse Show East Show Ring10:00 a.m. Horseshoe Pitching - Class C Horseshoe Courts11:00 a.m. Jr Fair Showmanship Sweepstakes Arena12:00 p.m. Shari Staiduhar - Woodcarving Demonstration Woodcarver Tent Jr. Fair Band Vernon Howard Pavilion Racing Pigs Troy Trail Stage Rosemary Heredos - Celtic Midway Stage112:30 p.m. B & B Magic Show Chester Court Stage All Animal Costume Class B Jr. Fair Building 1:00 p.m. Kids Tractor Pull Bill Plants Pavilion 1:30 p.m. Great Geauga Fair Band Vernon Howard Pavilion Rae Lynn DeBevits Midway Stage 1

All Animal Costume Class A Arena2:00 p.m. Jr. Fair Style Show Jr. Fair Building Racing Pigs Troy Trail Stage Horseshoe Pitching - Class A Horseshoe Courts2:30 p.m. B & B Magic Show Chester Court Stage3:00 p.m. Frog Jumping Contest Arena

Circus Incredible with Lyric Wallenda Midway Stage 2 Shari Staiduhar - Woodcarving Demonstration Woodcarver Tent Walnut Hill Cloggers Jr. Fair Stage 3:15 p.m. Flag Drop Main Grandstand 3:30 p.m. Extreme Bull Riding & Girls Barrel Racing Main Grandstand 4:00 p.m. Racing Pigs Troy Trail Stage Take II - 50’s Music Midway Stage 1 4:30 p.m. B & B Magic Show Chester Court Stage

Shari Staiduhar - Woodcarving Demonstration Woodcarver Tent Great Geauga Fair Band Vernon Howard Pavilion

The 8th Count Dance Center Jr. Fair Building 6:00 p.m. Racing Pigs Troy Trail Stage 6:30 p.m. B & B Magic Show Chester Court Stage Circus Incredible with Lyric Wallenda Midway Stage 2 Shari Staiduhar - Woodcarving Demonstration Woodcarver Tent 7:00 p.m. Hot Air Balloon Ascension Main Grandstand 8:00 p.m. Livestock Released Jr. Fair Exhibits Released Open Show Exhibits Released