The Blue Hill Fair Program Guide
 

2013 Program, August 29-September 2

Thursday, August 29

  • 4:00 P.M.Fair Opens View of Blue Hill Fair from Blue Hill Mountain
  • 4:00 P.M.Midway Opens
  • 5:00 P.M. 4-H Hand Spinners Sheep Class
  • 5:30 P.M. Blue Hill Fair Idol Audition (Grandstand Stage)
  • 6:00 P.M. Hot Dog Pig Racing
  • 6:30 P.M. Disc-Connected K9's
  • 6:30 P.M.3300 Class Horse Pull (Dick Wallingford Trophy)
  • 7:00 P.M.Merritt Averill 4-H Sheep Lead Line
  • 7:00 P.M.Midway Stage: "The Midnight Rose Band"

Friday, August 30 - SENIOR CITIZENS DAY

  • 8:00 A.M. — Fair Opens
  • 9:00 A.M. — 4-H Sheep Show
  • 10:00 A.M. — Oxen Scooting Contest (Horse Show Ring)
  • 10:00 A.M. — Farmers 4 Ox Distance Pull
  • 11:00 A.M. — Open Sheep Show
  • 11:00 A.M. — Llama Demonstration (Livestock Dept.)
  • 12:00 Noon — Midway Opens
  • 12:00 Noon — Great Maine Lumberjack Show
  • 1:00 P.M. — 3000 Class Horse Pull
  • 1:00 P.M. — Midway Stage: "OC & Sarah"
  • 1:00 P.M. —Hot Dog Pig Racing
  • 1:00 P.M. — Disc-Connected K9's
  • 2:00 P.M. — Great Maine Lumberjack Show
  • 2:30 P.M. — 3200 Class Horse Pull
  • 3:00 P.M. — Hot Dog Pig Racing
  • 3:00 P.M. — Disc-Connected K9's
  • 3:30 P.M. — Midway Stage: "Just Paul: Comedy, Magic, Juggling"
  • 4:00 P.M. — Oxen Scooting Contest (Horse Show Ring)
  • 4:00 P.M. — 3400 Class Horse Pull (Razor Crossman Memorial)
  • 4:00 P.M. — Great Maine Lumberjack Show
  • 5:00 P.M. — Youth Sheep Obstacle Course
  • 5:00 P.M. — Disc-Connected K9's
  • 5:30 P.M. — Antique Tractor Pulling - Maine Antique Tractor Club (In Front of the Grandstand)
  • 5:30 P.M. — Midway Stage: "Just Paul: Comedy, Magic, Juggling"
  • 6:00 P.M. — Hot Dog Pig Racing
  • 6:30 P.M. — 4700 Class 3-Horse Hitch, Over & Under, 20' Elimination
  • 7:30 P.M. — Beef Recipe Cook Off & 4-H Cake Contest (Livestock Show Ring)
  • 7:30 P.M. — Midway Stage: The "Juke Rockets"

Saturday, August 31 — Wild Blueberry Day

  • 8:00 A.M. — Fair Opens Rare Invisible Ape at Blue Hill Fair
  • 8:00 A.M. — "Wilbur’s" 5K Road Race
  • 8:00 A.M. — 4-H Wild Blueberry Pancake Breakfast
  • 9:00 A.M. — 4-H and Open Beef Show
  • 10:00 A.M. — Midway Opens
  • 10:00 A.M. — Farmers Steer Pull
  • 11:00 A.M. — Hot Dog Pig Racing
  • 11:30 A.M. — Llama Demonstration (Livestock Department)
  • 12:00 Noon — Blue Hill Fair Open Sheep Dog Trials (Horse Show Ring)
  • 12:00 Noon — Great Maine Lumberjack Show
  • 12:00 Noon — Midway Stage: "Jazz Collective"
  • 12:00 Noon — Harness Racing, plus George Stevens Academy Jazz Band (Grandstand Stage)
  • 1:00 P.M. — 3 Horse Pull
  • 1:00 P.M. — Disc-Connected K9's
  • 2:00 P.M. — Great Maine Lumberjack Show
  • 2:30 P.M. — Midway Stage: "Just Paul: Comedy, Magic, Juggling"
  • 3:00 P.M. — Farmers Ox Pull
  • 3:00 P.M. — Disc-Connected K9's
  • 3:00 P.M. — FMX Motorcycle Stunt Team (In Front of the Grandstand)
  • 3:30 P.M. — Hot Dog Pig Racing
  • 4:00 P.M. — Great Maine Lumberjack Show
  • 4:00 P.M. — Sweepstakes Horse Pull (Wendell Grindle Memorial)
  • 4:30 P.M. — Blue Hill Fair Idol Semifinals (Grandstand Stage)
  • 5:00 P.M. — Midway Stage: "Just Paul: Comedy, Magic, Juggling"
  • 5:00 P.M. — Disc-Connected K9's
  • 6:00 P.M. — Wild Blueberry Pie Eating Contest
  • 6:30 P.M. — Hot Dog Pig Racing
  • 6:30 P.M. — 3400 Class 15' Horse Pull, Over & Under
  • 7:00 P.M. — "The Midnight Rose Band" (Livestock Showring)
  • 7:00 P.M. — FMX Motorcycle Stunt Team (In Front of the Grandstand)
  • 7:30 P.M. — Midway Stage: "Allison Ames Band"

Sunday, September 1

  • 8:00 A.M. — Fair Opens
  • 9:00 A.M. — 4-H & Open Dairy Cattle Show
  • 9:00 A.M. — Youth Horse Show (Horse Show Ring)
  • 10:00 A.M. — Midway Opens
  • 10:30 A.M. — Farmers Ox 3’ Canadian Style Pull
  • 11:00 A.M. — Llama Demonstration (Livestock Department)
  • 11:00 A.M. — Hot Dog Pig Racing
  • 12:00 Noon — Midway Stage: "Cliff Randall & Breakin’ Strings"
  • 12:00 Noon — Northeast U.S. Sheep Dog Trials (At Blue Hill Fair Annually Since 1956)
  • 12:00 Noon — Great Maine Lumberjack Show
  • 1:00 P.M. — Disc-Connected K9's
  • 1:00 P.M. — Farmers Ox 3’ Canadian Style Pull
  • 2:00 P.M. — Great Maine Lumberjack Show
  • 2:30 P.M. — Midway Stage: "Just Paul: Comedy, Magic, Juggling"
  • 3:00 P.M. — 3600 Class Horse Pull
  • 3:00 P.M. — Disc-Connected K9's
  • 3:30 P.M. — Hot Dog Pig Racing
  • 4:00 P.M. — Great Maine Lumberjack Show
  • 4:00 P.M. — Women's Skillet Toss (In Front of the Grandstand)
  • 5:00 P.M. — Midway Stage: "Just Paul: Comedy, Magic, Juggling"
  • 5:00 P.M. — Disc-Connected K9's
  • 5:00 P.M. — 4-H Dairy Goat Show
  • 6:00 P.M. — 2 lb. Rock Horse Pull, Over & Under (Blaine Gould Memorial)
  • 6:30 P.M. — Hot Dog Pig Racing
  • 7:00 P.M. — Rick Charette and the Bubble Gum Band (Grandstand Stage)
  • 7:30 P.M. — Midway Stage: "Cowboy Angels"
  • 9:00 P.M. — Mammoth Aerial Fireworks Display

Monday, September 2 — Labor Day

  • 8:00 A.M. — Fair Opens
  • 8:30 A.M. — ADGA Dairy Goat Show
  • 10:00 A.M. — Farmers Ox and Steer Obstacle Course
  • 10:00 A.M. — Midway Opens
  • 10:00 A.M. — Llama Demonstration (Livestock Department)
  • 10:00 A.M. — Low Impact Forestry Demonstration (Horse Show Ring)
  • 11:00 A.M. — Herdsman and Special Awards (Livestock Show Ring)
  • 11:00 A.M. — Hot Dog Pig Racing
  • 12:00 Noon — Great Maine Lumberjack Show
  • 12:00 Noon — Harness Racing
  • 12:00 Noon — Midway Stage: "Maine Street R&B Revue"
  • 1:00 P.M. — Disc-Connected K9's
  • 1:00 P.M. — 2 lb. Rock Horse Pull, Open
  • 2:00 P.M. — Low Impact Forestry Demonstration (Horse Show Ring)
  • 2:00 P.M. — Great Maine Lumberjack Show
  • 2:30 P.M. — Midway Stage: "Just Paul: Comedy, Magic, Juggling"
  • 2:30 P.M. — Blue Hill Fair Idol Finals (Grandstand Stage)
  • 3:00 P.M. — Disc-Connected K9's
  • 3:00 P.M. — Hot Dog Pig Racing
  • 3:00 P.M. — 3200 Class 15' Horse Pull, 15' Elimination
  • 4:00 P.M. — Great Maine Lumberjack Show
  • 4:00 P.M. — Midway Stage: "Just Paul: Comedy, Magic, Juggling"
  • 5:00 P.M. — Disc-Connected K9's
  • 5:00 P.M. — Monster Truck Autograph Pit Party
  • 5:30 P.M. — Hot Dog Pig Racing
  • 6:00 P.M. — KSR Motorsports "Night of Destruction" Monster Truck Show. Autograph Pit Party to Follow
  • 6:30 P.M. — Midway Stage: "Full Drive Band"

SPECIAL ADDED ATTRACTIONS

  • Celebrating 100 Years 4-H in Maine!
    See the 4-H Activity Tent Schedule for special activities
  • The Blue Hill Fair "Fair Idol Contest"
  • "Great Maine Lumberjack Show" - Lumberjack Demonstrations
    Friday - Monday
    Noon, 2PM, 4PM
  • Disc-Connected K9's and Hot Dog Pig Racing
    Daily
  • Child Identification Program
    Saturday 10AM-4PM
    Sunday 12 Noon-4PM
    (Adjacent to Main Ticket Gate)
    Free to the public
  • "Just Paul: Comedy, Magic & Juggling"
  • "Wilbur’s" 5K Road Race - Saturday
  • The Intercontinental Championship Ladies Skillet Toss - Sunday
  • 4-H Demonstrations Saturday & Sunday
    Various Topics
  • “Maine Logging” Educational Display
    At the "Info" Booth near Livestock Area
  • WRISTBAND SPECIAL!!! - 2:00 pm TO 9:00 pm MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2
    Ride Millions of Dollars worth of rides with the purchase of an $18.00 Wristband. (Mechanical Rides Only)

GENERAL INFORMATION

  • Fair Dates
    August 29 - September 2, 2013
  • Admission
    Thursday, August 29
    THRIFTY THURSDAY!
    Adults $3.00

    Friday, August 30
    FIVE DOLLAR FRIDAY!
    General Admission $5.00 All Day

    Friday, August 30
    SENIOR CITIZENS DAY
    Seniors 62 and over $3.00

    Saturday, Sunday, August 31, September 1
    Adults $9.00

    Monday, September 2
    Adults $8.00

    Children Under 12 are FREE on ALL Days
  • FREE Parking on the Fairgrounds
  • All stage shows are Free with Admission
  • Visitor Camping
    The Blue Hill Fair does not offer Public Overnight Camping.

Hours to enter Exhibits

  • Vegetables, Fruits, Canned Goods
    Wednesday August 28, Thursday August 29, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
    Friday, August 30, 8 a.m. to Noon
  • Flower Show
    Thursday, August 29, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
    Friday, August 30, 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.
  • Home Arts & Crafts
    Tuesday, August 27, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
    Wednesday, August 28, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
  • Blueberry Pies, Muffins
    Until Noon on Saturday, August 31
  • Beef Recipe Cook Off & 4-H Cake Contest
    By 7:20 Friday, August 30, at Livestock Department
  • No Bake Off Cookie Contest
    Entries 9-10:30 a.m. Monday at the Exhibit Hall under the Grandstand

Dogs are not allowed on the Fairgrounds with the exception of guide dogs.

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