250th Hardwick Community Fair

Events and Exhibits Program

Art     Photography     Conservation     Crafts     Domestic Arts     Cattle   Booths on the Common
Eggs     Field Crops     Flowers     Fruits/Vegetables/Herbs 4-H Room   Home Baking
Home Canning     Literary Competition     Scarecrow Contest
5th Annual Mountain Bike Race/Family Fun Ride         Hardwick Residents: Who We Are & What We Do

Friday and Saturday, August 17 and 18, 2012

Photo by Debbie Lincoln of Leominster
" Best Photo of the 2010 Hardwick Fair"

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Friday, August 17
Fair Supper – 5:30 - 6:30 PM
Opening Ceremonies – Flag Pole – 7:00 PM
Exhibit Halls Open – 7:00 - 10:00 PM
Book Sale – Paige Library – 7:00 - 9:00 PM
Antique Tractor & Implement Exhibit – 7:00 - 10:00 PM
Historical Society Opens – Exhibits – 7:00 - 9:00 PM
Lumberjack Contest 7:15 PM
Hay Rides – Mark Korzec – 7:00 - 10:00 PM
Entertainment – “Dave Pike and The Good Ol’ Boys” – 7:30 PM

Saturday, August 18
Pancake Breakfast – 7:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Exhibit Halls Open – 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Tennis Tournament – 9:00 AM
Mountain Bike Ride/Race – 9:00 AM
Book Sale – Paige Library – 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Cattle Judging – 9:30 AM
Blacksmith Exhibition – Larry Crockett – 9:30 AM
Sculpturing Exhibition – 10:00AM
Hay Rides – Mark Korzec – 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Road Race – 10:00 AM
Stone Cutting – Randy Noble – 10:45 AM
Dance Demo – “Get Up & Dance” – Town House – 10:30 AM
Children’s Parade– Noon
Antique Tractor & Implement Parade – 12:30 PM
Entertainment – “Chuck & Mud and The Hole in The Dam Band” – Noon
Chicken Barbecue – Hardwick Fire Department – 12:30 PM
Historical Society Opens – Exhibits – 1:00 - 3:00 PM
36th Annual Frog Jumping Contest – 1:30 PM
Horseshoe Pitching Contest – Luke Wright, Dane Stolgitis – 1:30 PM
Boys & Girls Sports– Jim Kelly, Terry Goddard – 2:00 PM
Auction of Exhibits – 3:00 PM
Tractor Pull – 3:00 PM
250th Celebration Dinner – 6:00 PM (Tickets are limited. The price for adults is $20/ticket, children under 10 are $5. Please contact Robin Prouty at (413) 477-8221 to purchase tickets or volunteer to participate at this event.)
Entertainment – "Livestock" – 6:00-9:00 PM

HONOR AWARDS

To celebrate the 250th anniversary of the founding of the Fair, this year HONOR AWARDS will be presented in each of the Exhibit Hall commodities. (This includes Field Crops and Scarecrows but excludes Legos and Kiddie Krafts.) Special 250th anniversary first place ribbons and rosettes will be awarded in all commodities of the Fair, except Kiddie Krafts.

To be eligible, you must win ribbons in at least two classes in a commodity. One winning ribbon must be a blue (1st). In case of ties, red (2nd) and white (3rd) ribbons will be counted. All age groups will compete together in a commodity. You may win in more than one commodity. HONOR AWARDS will be presented at the Fair.