The Rochester Country Fair, located at 65 Pine Street in Rochester, will celebrate its 16th Annual Fair from Thursday, August 13 to Sunday, August 16.
Admission to the Fair is only $4 on Thursday and $5 on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Parking is free.
We will be celebrating a “Prehistoric” Theme at the Fair this year.
Events centered around this event will include our Parade which takes place on Sunday, August 16. We tossed around the thought of eliminating the Parade from the Fair’s lineup due mostly to police detail costs and participation. However, after polling the opinions of those who attended our Annual Dinner Dance fundraiser, the response was overwhelmingly in favor of continuing the tradition. So we’re hoping that spectators will come to line the parade route and the participants will decorate their vehicles and floats with a prehistoric or caveman theme or with articles now considered to be prehistoric by today’s standards.
Other “Prehistoric” events include a Dinosaur Dig Hunt, Children’s Bam Bam Strong Man Contest, Diaper Derby & Costume Contest. Please call Children’s event coordinator Lori Souza at 508-997-9100 if you have any questions about these events.
There will also be “Prehistoric” Photo Contest where participants can pull out old photos. Personal drawings will also be allowed and judged in a separate category. We will also be displaying older objects from the past, like old phones, unique items and antiques from earlier times. We hope the community will contribute to the photo contest and display!
Other new and exciting events to this year include:
Thursday, August 13 – Boston Fanueil Hall Magician & Juggler Robert Clarke will perform a non-stop high-energy, crowd-pleasing and action-packed show at 6:15pm.
Friday, August 14 – Rochester welcomes Marion’s 16-year old guitarist and musician Aaron Norcross who will perform with his band, Aaron Norcross Jr & The Old Dogs, from 5:00 – 7:00 pm.
This year’s Professional Wrestling will feature a Midget Match as well as the return of Rochester’s own Gary Eleniefsky. Professional Wrestling starts at 7:00 pm. Ring-side seating is available for $5
Saturday, August 15 – New London County Tractor Pullers features Limited Modified, Enhanced Farm, Pro Modified and Pro Enhanced Farm Tractor Pull Classes starting at 3:00 pm.
We are also very excited to bring a Live Concert by Vyntyge Skynyrd to Rochester on Saturday evening at 7:00 pm.
Of course our popular events like the Woodsman Show Competition, Cow Chip Bingo, Frog Derby Races, Pie Bake-Off and Live Auction sponsored by Camara’ Auction will also be returning. For a complete schedule of events, please visit our website www.rochesterma.com.