THE WEIRS TIMES, Thursday, September 30, 2010 SANDWICH FAIR TO CELEBRATE 100TH
The Sandwich Fair is celebrating its 100th An- niversary this Columbus Day Weekend. This is one of the oldest and most exciting fairs in New Hampshire. The fair opens Friday. October 8th, with a spe- cial evening “Midway Preview.” It is a pay-one- price for all rides from 4-9pm. On Saturday, October
9th, the fair officially gets underway with the gates
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and is a wonderful family time and tradition. The midway has fun and ex- citing rides and games for all ages and, of course, there is always plenty of country fair food. The stage has ongoing enter- tainment all three days with a variety of talent from around the area and the beyond. The gates will open at
8am each morning, Sat- urday through Monday. Admission is $10 for adults, $3 for ages 8-12 and children under 7 are admitted free. (Seniors 60 and over are $4 on Monday only. Dogs and pets are
Exciting rides on the midway (left) and the famous “Grand Street Parade” (above) are just two of the many attractions at the Sandwich Fair.
Special feature in next week’s paper ...
The Weirs Times presents The History of The Sandwich Fair
and the K-9 Fris- bee show. Sunday, October
10th the “Grand Street Parade” will take place at 1pm with plenty of ani- mals, local floats and the “Sandwich Coach.” The woods- man’s field day is also Sunday along with the horse pull-
opening at 8am. The price of admission includes all exhibits, competitions and stage shows. The rides and carnival are extra. Rick Charette will per-
form with his alligator on the stage on Saturday, October 9th. This a must- see show for everyone in the family. Saturday also features a ride special from 8am-2pm for $15. The antique auto show is on Saturday as well along with the tractor pull competition. Also on Saturday is the Donkey Show, Farmer’s Hitch, the Oxen log skidding
ing competition and the team wagon competition. The Gymkhana horse show is also on Sunday along with the Single Horse Twitch and the tractor pull. Monday, Oc-
tober 11th, brings all of the 4-H clubs with their animals. The horse show is always fun to watch as is the sheep show. This year the lawn tractor Snubbers Club will be at the fair in the tractor pull area. There will also be a Skillet Throw for the world’s women and a professional lumber jack competition. Of course, don’t forget the oxen pul l ing which always has a lot of fun compe- tition and heavy loads. The Sandwich Fair is the last fair held in New Hampshire each year
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