Schedule of Events:

Thursday, September 25, 2025

Fair Hours: 4PM–10PM

5:00pm: Kings of Karma: Rock
Center Stage
5:00pm: 1000 Watt: Alternative and Classic Rock
Green Stage
5:00pm: Antique Farm Equipment Demo
South End Farm Museum
5:30pm: Stomp Your Boots! Line Dancing with Brooke!: Country Line Dancing
International Food & Stage
6:00pm: Live Judging: Baking Department’s Mystery Basket Class
Presidents’ Hall Demonstration Area
6:00pm: Cow Plop BINGO
South of the Cow Palace Building
7:00pm: Hypnotix Live: R&B, Soul, Disco Mix
Center Stage
7:00pm: Rob Glassman: Grateful Dead Tribute Band
Green Stage
7:00pm: Scha - Musi: German Music
International Food & Stage
7:30–10pm: Demolition Derby
Motorized Events Area

Friday, September 26, 2025

Fair Hours: 9AM–10PM

9:00am: Beef Cattle Showmanship
Cow Palace
10:00am: Magic Show
Kids Place
10–1pm: Children’s Craft Activity
Needlework Building
10–3pm: Sewing Demonstrations from American Sewing Guild
Needlework Building
10:30am: Jenny & Dave: Acoustic Favorites
Green Stage
10:30am: String Theory: Bluegrass Acoustic
Center Stage
11:00am: Ox Pulls (all classes)
Pull Ring
11:00am: Music with Susan Peak
Kids Place
11:00am: Antique Farm Equipment Demo
South End Farm Museum
12:00pm: Zydelicious: French Canadian, Zydeco
International Food & Stage
12:00pm: Big Coloring
Kids Place
12:30pm: CRHS: High School Jazz Combo, Jazz Band, A Capella and Show Choir
Center Stage
12:30pm: Live Wired: 80's Tribute Band
Green Stage
1:00pm: Big Coloring and Caricatures
Kids Place
2:00pm: Magic Show
Kids Place
2:00pm: Antique Farm Equipment Demo
South End Farm Museum
2:30pm: Teach Kids All Star Muscic Band: Music School - Rock Hits
Center Stage
2:30pm: Higby Mountain Boys: Bluegrass
Green Stage
3:00pm: Jukebox 45 Show Band: German Music
International Food & Stage
3:00pm: Balloon Animals
Kids Place
3:30pm: Candy Bar Bingo
Kids Place
4:00pm: Dairy Cattle Showmanship
Cow Palace
5:00pm: Llama Shows
Llama Ring outside of T Barn
5:00pm: Bunny Hop Contest
The Barnyard
5:00pm: Still Pickin Band: Bluegrass, Country
Center Stage
5:00pm: Flip the Tables: Rock Favorites
Green Stage
5:00pm: Tribute to Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra: Italian music
International Food & Stage
5:00pm: Tim Kosky: ’80s/’90s covers
Rest Tent
5:00pm: Antique Farm Equipment Demo
South End Farm Museum
6:30pm: Cow Plop BINGO
South of the Cow Palace Building
7:00pm: Blondie and Beyond: Tribute to female rockers of the ’70s and ’80s
Center Stage
7:00pm: Arcade: Classic Rock
Green Stage
7:30pm: Alter Eagles The Definitive Eagles Tribute Band
Main Stage
7:30–10pm: Figure 8 & Demolition Derby
Motorized Events Area

Saturday, September 27, 2025

Fair Hours: 9AM–10PM

8:30am: Dairy Cattle Open & Junior Show
Cow Palace
9–3pm: Antique Tractor Pull
Motorized Events Area
9:00am: Goat Show
Goat Show Ring
9:00am: Sheep Show
Sheep Show Ring
9:30am: Llama Shows
Llama Ring outside of T Barn
10:00am: Pony Pull (all classes)
Pull Ring
10:00am: Rabbits Junior & Senior Showmanship
The Barnyard
10:00am: Magic Show
Kids Place
10:30am: Dance Central: Dance Demo
Center Stage
10:30am: Finn Rowan: Indie Folk Acoustic
Green Stage
10–3pm: Sewing Demonstrations from American Sewing Guild
Needlework Building
10–4pm: Peace Rocks Free Rock Painting
Youth Exhibits
11:00am: Brown Paper Sax: Saxaphone music of the ’20s
Rest Tent
11:00am: Mini Pedal Tractor Pull Contest
Kids Place
11:00am: Antique Farm Equipment Demo
South End Farm Museum
11–1pm: Gingerbread Cookie Decorating: Cookies and decorations will be provided
Presidents’ Hall Demonstration Area
11–3pm: Quilting Demonstrations from Heart of the Valley Quilt Guild
Needlework Building
12:00pm: Happy Travelers: Polish music
International Food & Stage
12:00pm: Music with Susan Peak
Kids Place
12:00pm: Big Coloring
Kids Place
12:15pm: Monthei Brothers Band: Tribute to Teri Clark - Country
Center Stage
12:30pm: Lunar A Cappella: All female a cappella group
Green Stage
2:00pm: Cow Plop BINGO
South of the Cow Palace Building
2:00pm: Liz Reed: Acoustic Favorites
Rest Tent
2:00pm: East Rock Brass Band: New Orleans Jazz
Roaming
2:00pm: Magic Show
Kids Place
2:00pm: Antique Farm Equipment Demo
South End Farm Museum
2:30pm: Vinyl Countdown: Pop, Rock, Funk
Green Stage
2:45pm: CRHS: High School Jazz Combo, Jazz Band, A Capella and Show Choir
Center Stage
3:00pm: Wesleyan University Dept of Music: University Musical Ensembles
International Food & Stage
3:00pm: Balloon Animals
Kids Place
3:30pm: Candy Bar Bingo
Kids Place
5:00pm: Downtown 6: Timeless Favorites with Heart and Soul
International Food & Stage
5:00pm: Antique Farm Equipment Demo
South End Farm Museum
5:00pm: Bunny Hop Contest
The Barnyard
5:00pm: 3-Horse Pull (all classes)
Pull Ring
5:00pm: Beth and the Boys: Country
Center Stage
5:00pm: The Aquatudes: ’50s & ’60s Surf Rock and Roll
Green Stage
6–10pm: Truck & SUV Pull
Motorized Events Area
7:00pm: Battle of the Barns
Cow Palace
7:00pm: Souls on Fire: Powerful ’70s Soul/Horn Band
Center Stage
7:00pm: Country Steel: Country
Green Stage
7:30pm: STYX
Main Stage

Sunday, September 28, 2025

Fair Hours: 9AM–6PM

8:00am: Ecumenical Church Service
Green Stage
9:00am: Halter Class Horse Pull
Pull Ring
9:00am: Swine Show
The Barnyard
10:00am: Pair Draft Horse Pull (3125 lbs. or under 15 ft.)
Pull Ring
10:00am: Magic Show
Kids Place
10–3pm: Sewing Demonstrations from American Sewing Guild
Needlework Building
10–4pm: Peace Rocks Free Rock Painting
Youth Exhibits
10:30am: Paperhouse Productions: Youth Theater
Center Stage
10:30am: Blue Water Boys: Country, Southern Rock
Green Stage
11:00am: Bunny Hop Contest
The Barnyard
11:00am: Austin Burr: Country
Rest Tent
11:00am: Antique Farm Equipment Demo
South End Farm Museum
11:00am: Mini Pedal Tractor Pull Contest
Kids Place
11–3pm: Quilting Demonstrations from Heart of the Valley Quilt Guild
Needlework Building
11:30am: Durham After Dark: American Favorites
International Food & Stage
11:45am: Parade Ceremony: Military Appreciation Ceremony
Center Stage
12:00pm: Monster Truck Show Meet and Greet: Meet drivers and get autographs and pictures.
Motorized Events Area
12:00pm: Sacred Heart Theatre: Willy Wonka
Kids Place
12:00pm: Big Coloring
Kids Place
12:30pm: Side FX: Generations of Favorites
Green Stage
1:00pm: Pair Draft Horse Pull (3,325 lbs. or under 15 ft.)
Pull Ring
1:00pm: Midnight Anthem: Pop Favorites with a Country Flair
Center Stage
1:00pm: East Rock Brass Band: New Orleans Jazz Favorites
International Food & Stage
1:00pm: Cow Plop BINGO
South of the Cow Palace Building
1:00pm: Balloon Animals
Kids Place
2:00pm: Power Wheels Demolition Derby Ages 4 to 9
Demolition Derby Event
Monster Truck Show Freestyle Event
Motorized Events Area
2:00pm: Animal Costume Parade
Cow Palace
2:00pm: Antique Farm Equipment Demo
South End Farm Museum
2:00pm: Sacred Heart Theatre: Willy Wonka
Kids Place
2:30pm: Games & Contests
Kids Place
3:00pm: Pair Draft Horse Pull (over 3,325 lbs. 12 ft.)
Pull Ring
3:00pm: Rock Bottom: Rock
Green Stage
3:00pm: Magic Show
Kids Place
3:30pm: Mixed Signals: Rock, Funk, R&B
Center Stage
3:30pm: Nosmo Kings: Irish Favorites
International Food & Stage
3:30pm: Sacred Heart Theatre: Willy Wonka
Kids Place
5:00pm: Antique Farm Equipment Demo
South End Farm Museum

ALL-DAY Every Day

Art Department
Solve the mystery! Look for the clues and earn an Art Detective ribbon.

Cow Palace
Milking Time each day, 4–6 PM

Discovery Center
Ongoing educational exhibits and demonstrations, located in the south end of the T Barn including: The American Chestnut Foundation, CT Rockhounds, Xavier Robotics, Mercy Robotics, CT DEEP Wildlife Hammonasset Chapter, Trout Unlimited, Inc., Master Gardeners Haddam, Wesleyan Potters, Kat Owens Art University of Hartford, Back Yard Beekeeper Association, NatureWorks, and more.

Farm Museum
Ongoing exhibits and demonstrations of early farm life, continuous blacksmith demonstrations. In addition, 3 times daily, pulley-driven antique farm equipment demonstrations, including corn grinders, hay press, lime crusher, corn chopper, wood saw, shingle mill and lunger engine.

Fiber Department
Spinning and weaving demonstrations, along with touch fibers and an educational area for kids
Llama Barn

Kids Place
Ongoing activities include Corn Crib, Bubbles, Face Photos, Push Cars, Bouncy Critters and more with prizes all day!

Roaming Acts
Musicians and entertainment acts, any day at any time!

Youth Exhibits
Ongoing activities include a Scavenger Hunt and Learn About Cub Scouts / Scouting America / Girl Scouts.

Date: September 25–28, 2025

Location: Durham Fair - 24 Town House Rd, Durham, CT 06422

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