Activities for the whole family!

fAIR Program

Schedule of events

The Houlton Agricultural Fair is excited to announce our schedule of events for 2023! We invite you to explore our incredible exhibit hall, livestock showings, motorsports, live entertainment and, of course, our dazzling 4th of July Fireworks display!

*Our program is subject to change. Keep checking back for updates. 

2024 Program

Contents:

Fair Information
Full Schedule of Events

We are currently putting together our program for the 2024 Houlton Agricultural Fair. Please check back later for more information.

2024 Houlton Fair Program

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Blue and white fair tents in the evening with Edison light bulbs strung around them
photo of a black and white pig with mus on it's face looking at the camera.

2024 Houlton Fair Program

The 2023 Houlton Agricultural runs from Saturday, July 1st to Tuesday July 4th.

Blue and white fair tents in the evening with Edison light bulbs strung around them
photo of a black and white pig with mus on it's face looking at the camera.

Saturday July 1, 2023

9:00am

  • Gates Open

10:00am

  • Antique Tractor Pulls (Derby/Pull Area)
  • Morning Jedi Class – $20 (Little League Field)
  • Jeep Rally Registration Opens (Softball Field)
  • Draft Horse Show (Horse Ring)

10:00am-Noon

  • Cooking Contests Drop Offs (Exhibit Hall/Civic Center)

11:00am

  • Midway Opens (Park Wide)
  • Jeep Rally (Softball Field)

12:00pm

  • Wee Wee Wee Pigs Racing (Little League Field)
  • Wild Foraging Workshop (Exhibit Hall/Civic Center)

12:30pm

  • Jason Tardy (Entertainment Stage)
  • Sheep Show – Sponsored By: Aroostook Milling Co. (Livestock Show Ring)

1:00pm

  • Rock Painting for all ages (Exhibit Hall/Civic Center)
  • Jeep Articulation Ramp Challenge (Softball Field)
  • Judging – Parent/Child Whoopie Pie Cooking Contest (Exhibit Hall/Civic Center)

1:15pm

  • Donut Eating Contest Registration (Little League Field)

1:30pm

  • Donut Eating Contest (Little League Field)
  • Goat Show – Sponsored By: Aroostook Milling Co. (Livestock Show Ring)

2:00pm

  • Youth Homemade Butter Activity (Exhibit Hall/Civic Center)
  • Fireman Fred (Entertainment Stage)
  • Red Twig/Dogwood Wreath Making (Exhibit Hall/Civic Center)
  • Judging – Baked Beans Cooking Contest (Exhibit Hall/Civic Center)

2:30pm

  • Dairy Show – Sponsored By: Aroostook Milling Co. (Livestock Show Ring)
  • Afternoon Squire Class – $20 (Little League Field)

3:00pm

  • Wee Wee Wee Pigs (Little League Field)
  • Judging – Potato Salad Cooking Contest (Exhibit Hall/Civic Center)

3:30pm

  • Jason Tardy (Entertainment Stage)

4:00pm

  • Judging – Dinner Rolls Cooking Contest (Exhibit Hall/Civic Center)
  • Natural Bug Spray Workshop (Exhibit Hall/Civic Center)
  • Beef Cattle Show – Sponsored By: Aroostook Milling Co. (Livestock Show Ring)
  • Egg Toss (Little League Field)

5:00pm

  • Fireman Fred (Entertainment Stage)
  • Youth Garden Seed Bombs Activity (Little League Field)

6:00pm

  • Wee Wee Wee Pigs (Little League Field)

5:00pm

  • Jason Tardy (Entertainment Stage)

sUNDAY July 2, 2023

9:00am

  • Gates Open

10:00am

  • Market Hog Weigh In – Sponsored By: Aroostook Milling Co. (Livestock Show Ring)
  • Morning Jedi Class – $20 (Little League Field)

10:00am-Noon

  • Cooking Contests Drop Offs (Exhibit Hall/Civic Center)

11:00am

  • Midway Opens (Park Wide)

12:00pm

  • Wee Wee Wee Pigs (Little League Field)

12:30pm

  • Jason Tardy (Entertainment Stage)

1:00pm

  • Youth Garden Windchime Workshop (Exhibit Hall/Civic Center)
  • Judging – Chili Cooking Contest (Exhibit Hall/Civic Center)
  • Hula Hoop Contest (Little League Field)

2:00pm

  • Judging – Houlton Farms Cooking Contest (Exhibit Hall/Civic Center)
  • Demolition Derby Registration Opens (Derby Pit Area)
  • Fireman Fred (Entertainment Stage)

2:30pm

  • Demo Derby Drivers Meeting – All Drivers Must Attend (Derby Pit Area)
  • Afternoon Squire Class – $20 (Little League Field)

3:00pm

  • Mason Bee House Building Workshop and Info (Exhibit Hall/Civic Center)
  • Judging – Blueberry Muffin Cooking Contest (Exhibit Hall/Civic Center)
  • Demolition Derby – Sponsored By County Tractor (Derby Pit Area)
  • Wee Wee Wee Pigs (Little League Field)

3:30pm

  • Jason Tardy (Entertainment Stage)

4:00pm

  • Judging – Apple Pie Cooking Contest (Exhibit Hall/Civic Center)
  • Egg Toss (Little League Field)

4:30pm

  • Youth Pollinating Activity (Exhibit Hall/Civic Center)

5:00pm

  • Fireman Fred (Entertainment Stage)
  • Market Hog Show – Sponsored By: Aroostook Milling Co. (Livestock Show Ring)

6:00pm

  • Wee Wee Wee Pigs (Little League Field)

6:30pm

  • Jason Tardy (Entertainment Stage)

7:00pm

  •  Ted & The Boy’s & Miss Emily (Entertainment Stage)

MOnday July 3, 2023

9:00am

  • Gates Open

10:00am – Noon

  • Instructor Lead Horse Riding Clinic – Sponsored by Manes and Tails (Horse Ring)

11:00am

  • Morning Jedi Class – $20 (Little League Field)

11:00am

  • Midway Opens (Park Wide)

11:00pm-3:00pm

  • Activities For Ages 6 & Under – Sponsored by Region II (Exhibit Hall/Civic Center)

11:30pm

  •  3-Legged Race (Little League Field)

12:00pm

  •  HMHS Robotics Club demonstration and Activity (Exhibit Hall/Civic Center)
  • Wee Wee Wee Pigs (Little League Field)
  • Axe Women – Sponsored by United Construction & Forestry (Langley Ball Field)

12:30pm

  • Jason Tardy (Entertainment Stage)

1:00pm

  • Rock Painting All Ages (Exhibit Hall/Civic Center)
  • Kiddie Tractor Pull (Little League Field)

1:30pm

  • Potato Sack Race (Little League Field)

2:00pm

  • Lego Build Off – 10 Spot Available (Little League Field)
  • Fireman Fred (Entertainment Stage)
  • Wabanaki Sacred Medicines Workshop (Exhibit Hall/Civic Center)

2:30pm

  • Axe Women Sponsored by United Construction & Forestry (Langley Ball Field)
  • Afternoon Squire Class – $20 (Little League Field)

3:00pm

  • Youth Potato Stamp Art Activity (Exhibit Hall/Civic Center)
  • Wee Wee Wee Pigs (Little League Field)

3:15pm

  • 3-Legged Race (Little League Field)

3:30pm

  • Jason Tardy (Entertainment Stage)

4:00pm

  • Afternoon Squire Class – $20 (Little League Field)

3:30pm-5:00pm

  • Youth Coloring Contest – Ages 14 & Under (Exhibit Hall/Civic Center)

4:00pm

  • Egg Toss (Little League Field)

4:30pm

  • Egg & Spoon Race (Little League Field)
  • Fireman Fred (Entertainment Stage)

5:00pm

  •  Ice Cream In A Bag Workshop (Exhibit Hall/Civic Center)
  • Market Hog Auction – Sponsored By: Aroostook Milling Co. (Livestock Show Ring)

6:00pm

  • Wee Wee Wee Pigs (Little League Field)

6:30pm

  • Jason Tardy (Entertainment Stage)

7:00pm

  • Bike Giveaway (Fair Office)

Tuesday July 4, 2023

9:00am

  • Gates Open

9:00am – 11:00am

  • Cooking Contests Drop Offs (Exhibit Hall/Civic Center)

10:00am

  • Mud Run Registration Opens (Mud Run Pit Area)
  • Morning Jedi Class – $20 (Little League Field)

11:00am

  • Midway Opens (Park Wide)

12:00pm

  • Rock Painting All Ages (Exhibit Hall/Civic Center)
  • Wee Wee Wee Pigs (Little League Field)
  • Mud Runs (Soapbox Derby Hill Area)

12:30pm

  • Jason Tardy & Showtime Steve (Entertainment Stage)

1:00pm

  • Axe Women Sponsored by United Construction & Forestry (Langley Ball Field)
  •  Dandelion Playdough Activity (Exhibit Hall/Civic Center)

2:00pm

  • Fireman Fred (Entertainment Stage)
  • Judging – Red, White, & Blue Dessert Cooking Contest (Exhibit Hall/Civic Center)

2:30pm

  • Axe Women Sponsored by United Construction & Forestry (Langley Ball Field)
  • Afternoon Squire Class – $20 (Little League Field)

3:00pm

  • Judging – Fudge Cooking Contest (Exhibit Hall/Civic Center)
  • Mason Jar Ring Suncatcher Workshop (Exhibit Hall/Civic Center)

3:30pm

  • Jason Tardy & Showtime Steve (Entertainment Stage)

4:00pm

  • Egg Toss (Little League Field)
  • Wee Wee Wee Pigs (Little League Field)

4:30pm

  • Kids Pie Eating Contest (Little League Field)
  • Fireman Fred (Entertainment Stage)

5:00pm

  • Potato Boiling Activity (Exhibit Hall/Civic Center)

6:00pm

  • Lemonade Chugging (Little League Field)

6:30pm

  • Wee Wee Wee Pigs (Little League Field)

7:30pm

  • Jason Tardy & Showtime Steve (Entertainment Stage)

9:30pm

  • Fireworks Show – Sponsored By: LP Building Solutions (Shot From Derby Hill)

July 19 - 21, 2024

The Houlton Agricultural Fair is an agricultural and recreational event held every year in Houlton, Maine. Our goal is to provide education around Aroostook County's lifeblood - agriculture - through entertainment, showcases and demonstrations.

$10.00 gate fee + additional ticket pricing for Smokey's Rides
FREE PARKING
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