2013 Program, August 29-September 2

Thursday, August 29

• 4:00 P.M. — Fair Opens
• 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
• 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.