The 64th Annual Shippensburg Community Fair kicked off Sunday and will run through July 30 at the Shippensburg Fairgrounds at 10131 Possum Hollow Road.
Event calendar
- 3:00 p.m.: Cattle Breeder Competition — Cattle Show Ring
- 7 p.m.: Concert by the Shippensburg Orchestra — Stage
- 7:30 p.m.: Vespers Community Service — Stage
Monday July 25
- 8 a.m.: Junior Breeding Goat Show — Breeding Show Ring
- 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.: Entrance Youth-Farm-House (excluding pastries) — Building House Products
- 1 p.m.: Open Rabbit Show and Rabbit Skill-a-Thon — Livestock Show Ring
- 6:00 p.m.: 2022 Little Miss Shippensburg Community Fair Contest — Stage
- 6 p.m.: Rides open — Midway
- 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.: Circus Incredible — Above the rides area
- 6 and 8 p.m.: Mind-blowing magic and illusions by Clive Allen and Heather Lynn — Beside Home Products Building 1
- 7:00 p.m.: Youth Show and Fit Trial (Lactating Jersey and Shorthorns) — Dairy Show Area
- 7:30 p.m.: Miss Shippensburg Community Fair Queen Pageant — Stage
- 8:00 p.m.: Barnyard Olympics – Gro-Mar Ring
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tuesday july 26
- 9:00 a.m.: Judging of the exhibition begins on products for young people, the farm and the home
- 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.: Entry of baked goods — Products for the home Building 1
- 9 a.m.: Open Breeding Beef Show — Livestock Show Ring
- 10:00 a.m. Dairy Shorthorn Show — Dairy Show Area
- 1 p.m.: Beginning of judging of baked goods
- 1:00 p.m.: Open Breeding Breed Show — Livestock Show Ring
- 4:30 p.m.: Alpaca Show — Breeding Show Ring
- 5:30 p.m.: Baked Goods Auction — Between Home Products Buildings 1 and 2
- 6:00 p.m.: District II Jersey Show—Dairy Show Area
- 6:00 p.m. Rides open — Midway
- 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.: Circus Incredible — Above the rides area
- 6 and 8 p.m.: Mind-blowing magic and illusions by Clive Allen and Heather Lynn — Beside Home Products Building 1
- 7 p.m.: Tractor Pull (Dirt Drags) — Gro-Mar Ring
- 7:30 p.m.: “The Nashville Music Company” (Classic Country) — Stage (free entry)
Wednesday July 27
- 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.: 52nd Annual Craft Show
- 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Kiddies’ Day (Special prices for rides, all rides are reduced to a single ticket until 5 p.m. for children of school age and under)
- 12:30 p.m.: Franklin County Beekeepers Association Educational Presentation—Between Home Products Buildings 1 and 2
- 1 p.m.: Circus Incredible — Above the rides area
- 1:00 p.m.: The mind-bending magic and illusions of Clive Allen and Heather Lynn — Next to Building 1 home products
- 2:00 p.m.: Franklin County Beekeepers Association Educational Presentation—Between Home Products Buildings 1 and 2
- 5 p.m.: Rides open (evening) — Midway
- 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.: Circus Incredible — Above the rides area
- 6 and 8 p.m.: Mind-blowing magic and illusions by Clive Allen and Heather Lynn — Beside Home Products Building 1
- 7:00 p.m.: Judging competition for young dairymen — Dairy fair area
- 7:00 p.m.: Antique Tractor Draw — Gro-Mar Ring
- 7:30 p.m.: “The Chris Ruble Band” (Country/Classic Rock) — Stage (Free entry)
Thursday July 28
- 8:00 a.m.: Junior Market Beef Show — Cattle Show Ring
- 1:00 p.m.: Junior Market Goat Show followed by Junior Market Lamb Show — Livestock Show Ring
- 6 p.m.: Rides open — Midway
- 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.: Circus Incredible — Above the rides area
- 6 and 8 p.m.: Mind-blowing magic and illusions by Clive Allen and Heather Lynn — Beside Home Products Building 1
- 7:00 p.m.: Youth Presentation and Fit Competition (Holstein, Ayrshire, Guernsey and Brown Swiss) — Dairy Show Area
- 7:00 p.m. Tractor pull (farm stock) — Gro-Mar Ring
- 7:30 p.m.: “Jimmy Mowery from The Voice on NBC” (Country/Rock/Pop, variety) — Stage (free entry)
friday july 29
- 8:30 a.m.: Junior Market Swine Show — Livestock Show Ring
- 10 a.m.: Brown Swiss, Ayrshire and Guernsey Show — Dairy Show Area
- 5:00 p.m.: Supreme Livestock Showman Contest — Livestock Show Ring
- 5 p.m.: Opening of the rides (Midway)
- 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.: Circus Incredible — Above the rides area
- 6 and 8 p.m.: Mind-blowing magic and illusions by Clive Allen and Heather Lynn — Beside Home Products Building 1
- 6:30 p.m.: Holstein Show — Dairy Show area
- 7:00 p.m.: Truck and tractor draw — Gro-Mar Ring
- 7 p.m.: Karaoke Contest (Registration on stage at 6 p.m.) — Stage (Free entry)
- 8:30 a.m.: Chuck Lesher 5K Classic (5K Run/Walk hosted by the Chambersburg Road Runners Club) — Registration inside Gate 7 at the top of the hill
- 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.: Dairy Princess promotional display — Espace Dairy Show
- 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Kiddies’ Day (Special prices for rides, all rides are reduced to a single ticket until 5 p.m. for children of school age and under)
- 10 a.m.: Shippensburg Community Fair Junior Livestock Sale — Livestock Show Ring
- 1 p.m.: Cirque Incroyable – Above the rides area
- 1:00 p.m.: The mind-bending magic and illusions of Clive Allen and Heather Lynn — Next to Building 1 home products
- 5 p.m.: Rides open (evening) — Midway
- 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.: Circus Incredible — Above the rides area
- 6 and 8 p.m.: Mind-blowing magic and illusions by Clive Allen and Heather Lynn — Beside Home Products Building 1
- 7:00 p.m.: Truck and tractor draw — Gro-Mar Ring
- 7:30 p.m.: “Back in Black – The True AC/DC Experience” (Rock) — Stage (Free entry)
Maddie Seiler is a reporter for The Sentinel and cumberlink.com covering Carlisle and Newville. You can contact her at [email protected] and follow her on Twitter at: @SeilerMadalyn
