TIME FOR THE FAIR
Schaghticoke Fair begins today
SCHAGHTICOKE, N.Y. » The Schaghticoke Fair is back for 2021, celebrating 202 years of showcasing agriculture and entertainment.
This year’s fair theme is “Agriculture is Essential.” Building after building will be bursting with vegetables, fruits, animals, antiques, baked goods and homemade crafts throughout the fair, which is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 1 through Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 6 at the Schaghticoke Fairgrounds, located at 69 Stillwater Bridge Rd. in Schaghticoke.
As the third oldest fair in New York state, the Schaghticoke Fair takes great pride in being a family fair with hands-on participation at its exhibits. Fair organizers aim to provide opportunities for attendees to experience agriculture in action.
Other attractions fairgoers can look forward to are Brunon Blaszak’s Royal Bengal Tigers, the Buffalo Barfield Music Show, Swifty Swine Pig Races, the Tropigal Review, the Lucky E Rodeo, the Royal Hanneford Circus, truck pulls, tractor pulls and the ever-popular demolition derby.
The fair gates will open at 10 a.m. each day, followed by the carnival at noon.
Adult Admission is $12 each. Children age 13 and
younger are free to attend. Season passes are also available.
Grandstand events will require an additional $2 ticket.
On Wednesday, the fair will once again kick off with Dollar Day, when adult admission is discounted to $1 and ride tickets will be sold for $1 each (when purchased in quantities of 10). Wednesday is also Military Appreciation Day, for which veterans and active-duty military members can visit the fair for free with military ID.
For Senior Citizen Day on Thursday, admission will be discounted to $5 for anyone age 62 or older.
Advanced tickets to the fair and grandstand events, as well as unlimited ride wristbands, can be purchased online at www.schaghticokefair. com.
More information about the 2021 Schaghticoke Fair, including a detailed schedule of events, can be found online at www.schaghticokefair.com.