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Going To The Durham Fair? There's An App For That.
The Durham Fair continues through Sunday. Here's the schedule, along with links for more information.

New this year!Β There is an iPhone app for the Durham Fair
It includes general information and a daily schedule for the fair, directions to the fair, a map of the fairgrounds, and a form to pre-order chocolate-covered bacon. Click to download for free from the App Store:Β http://bit.ly/18YoQqE
The Durham Fair continues today, Friday, Sept. 27, beginning at 9 a.m.
In the meantime, be sure to check the Day 2 schedule listed below. You can find more onΒ the Durham Fair's website.
Also, be sure to check theΒ Durham Fair blogΒ on Patch for more news and information.
The scheduled below makes reference to a map. You can download that map here.Β
Friday:Β
9 a.m. βΒ Beef Cattle ShowmanshipΒ β Cow Palace
9 a.m.Β βΒ 4 p.m.Β Garden Tractor PullΒ β Motorized Events Area (new locationΒ β see map)
10 a.m. βΒ Core Club 24/7Β β Cross FitΒ β Green Stage
10 a.m.Β βΒ Mini Pedal Tractor PullΒ β Kids Place
10 a.m.Β βΒ Ned Farrell, βBee Happy CompanyβΒ β Discovery Center
11 a.m.Β βΒ Hanging HillsΒ β Indie Folks RockΒ β Green Stage
11 a.m.Β βΒ Donut Eating ContestΒ β Kids Place
11 a.m. βΒ Matthew StarΒ β Balloon TwistingΒ β Kids Place11:00Β Elephant EncounterΒ β Elephant Area
11 a.m. βΒ Trooper David Luke, βK-9 UnitβΒ β Discovery Center
11 a.m. βΒ Ox PullΒ β Animal Pull Ring (new locationΒ β see map)
11:30 a.m.Β Hula Hoop ContestΒ β Kids Place12:00PMBubble Gum Blowing ContestΒ β Kids Place
12 p.m. βΒ CRHS Jazz Band and Show ChoirΒ β Center Stage
12Β βΒ 8 p.m. βΒ Β Wine tasting and Wine StoreΒ β Wine Tent on the Green
12:30 βΒ Phyllis Naples-Valenti, βAll About CanningβΒ β Discovery Center
12:30 a.m. βΒ Animal Sounds CompetitionΒ β Kids Place
1 p.m. βΒ Heartbeat Dixieland JazzΒ β Dixieland/JazzΒ β Green Stage
1 p.m. βΒ Spoon Relay RaceΒ β Kids Place
2 p.m. βΒ Fireman RelayΒ β Kids Place
2 p.m. βΒ CharmedΒ β Classic RockΒ β Center Stage
2 p.m. βΒ Elephant EncounterΒ β Elephant Area
2 p.m. βΒ Bob Reynolds, βShark TeethβΒ β Discovery Center
2:30Β p.m. βΒ Potato Sack RaceΒ β Kids Place
3:30 p.m. βΒ BoondocksΒ β Country MusicΒ β Green Stage
3:30 p.m. βΒ Kristin DeRosa-Banik, βGot OystersβΒ β Discovery Center
3:30Β p.m. βΒ Pie Eating ContestΒ β Kids Place
4 p.m. βΒ Dairy Cattle ShowmanshipΒ β Cow Palace
4 p.m. βΒ CJ West and the Downtown TrainΒ β Country MusicΒ β Center Stage
4 p.m. βΒ TrainΒ β Country MusicΒ β Center Stage
4 p.m. βΒ Mini Pedal Tractor PullΒ β Kids Place
5 p.m. βΒ Jackson HillΒ β CountryΒ β Main Stage
5 p.m. βΒ Katie Hughes, βWhatβs in YOUR Garbage?Β β Discovery Center
5:30 p.m. βΒ Kings of KarmaΒ β Rock/Pop FavoritesΒ β Green Stage
6 p.m. βΒ Cypress All-Stars w/ Charlie AllenΒ β Country/Rock FavoritesΒ β Center Stage
6 p.m. βΒ Unaccompanied MinorsΒ β A CappellaΒ β Upper Rest/Food Tent
7 p.m. βΒ Survivors Swing BandΒ β 20s, 30s, 40s classicsΒ β Green Stage
7 p.m. βΒ Jeffβs DivasΒ β A CappellaΒ β Wine Tent on the Green
7 p.m. βΒ Elephant EncounterΒ β Elephant Area
7 p.m. βΒ Monthei Brothers BandΒ β Country MusicΒ β Center Stage
7 p.m. βΒ Justin MooreΒ β MAIN STAGE
7:30 p.m. βΒ Figure 8 Race & Demolition DerbyΒ β Motorized Events Area (new locationΒ β see map)
SATURDAY, September 28, 2013
Fair Hours: 9 AMΒ β 11 PM
8:30AMDairy Cattle Open & Junior ShowΒ β Cow Palace
9:00Β Goat ShowΒ β Goat Show Tent
9:00Β Sheep ShowΒ β Llama Show Ring
10:00Β Rabbits Junior & Senior ShowmanshipΒ β Poultry Barn
10:00Β Mini Pedal Tractor PullΒ β Kids Place
10:00Β Middlesex DanceΒ β DemonstrationΒ β Center Stage
11:00Β Poultry Jr. and Sr. ShowmanshipΒ β Poultry Barn
11:00Β Single Pony PullΒ β Animal Pull Ring (new locationΒ β see map)
11:00Β Tim Lewis, βHiking the Dolomites in ItalyβΒ β Discovery Center11:00Β Donut Eating ContestΒ β Kids Place
11:00Β Elephant EncounterΒ β Elephant AreaΒ Β Core Club 24/7Β β ZumbaΒ β Center Stage
11:30Β Dually NotedΒ β Rock & Roll ClassicsΒ β Green Stage
11:30Β Hula Hoop ContestΒ β Kids Place
12:00PMDurham Fair 10th Annual Talent ShowΒ β Center Stage
12Β βΒ 3Β Lawn Mower RacingΒ β Motorized Events Area (new locationΒ β see map)
12:00Β Susan PeakΒ β Childrenβs SongsΒ β Kids Place
12Β βΒ 8Β Wine tasting and Wine StoreΒ β Wine Tent on the Green
12:00Β Durham Fair Talent Show12:30Β Alan Poole, βBeekeepingβΒ β Discovery Center
1:00Β Bubble Gum Blowing ContestΒ β Kids Place
1:00Β Master Gardeners, βInvasive PlantsβΒ β Horticulture Pavillion
1:30Β Animal Sounds CompetitionΒ β Kids Place
2:00Β Rockslide BandΒ β Classic RockΒ β Center Stage
2:00Β Elephant EncounterΒ β Elephant Area
2:00Β Spoon Relay RaceΒ β Kids Place
2:00Β Visit with Sonar from the Hartford Wolfpack Hockey TeamΒ β Kids Place
2:30Β Brown Paper SaxΒ β Sax QuartetΒ β Upper Rest/Food Tent
2:30Β Al DeCantΒ β Childrenβs SongsΒ β Kids Place
3:00Β OmnibusΒ β Three-Part HarmoniesΒ β Green Stage
3:00Β Potato Sack RaceΒ β Kids Place
3:30Β Merrill Gay, βBiking via a 3-Wheel VelomobileΒ β Discovery Center
3:30Β Pie Eating ContestΒ β Kids Place
4:00Β CRHS Jazz Band and Show ChoirΒ β Center Stage4:00Β Mini Pedal Tractor PullΒ β Kids Place
5:00Β Skyline DriveΒ β Country FavoritesΒ β Green Stage
5:00Β Horse PullΒ β Animal Pull Ring (new locationΒ β see map)
5:00Β Sue VanDerzee & Pam Puchalski, βTransitioning to a Healthier Future by Making Wiser ChoicesβΒ β Discovery Center
5:30Β Battle of the BarnsΒ β Livestock Barns
6:00Β Caribbean Beach BumsΒ β Main Stage
6Β βΒ 9Β Truck & SUV PullΒ β Motorized Events Area (new locationΒ β see map)
6:00Β The ZingerzΒ β Swing, R&BΒ β Center Stage
7:00Β Hello, GoodbyeΒ β Beatles TributeΒ β Green Stage
7:00Β Unaccompanied MinorsΒ β A CappellaΒ β Wine Tent on the Green
7:00Β Elephant EncounterΒ β Elephant Area
7:30Β Josh TurnerΒ β MAIN STAGE
8:00Β Mixed SignalsΒ β Rock & BlueΒ β Center Stage
SUNDAY, September 29, 2013Β β Fair Hours: 9 AMΒ β 7 PM
9:00AMEcumenical Church ServiceΒ β Center Stage
10:00Β Mini Pedal Tractor PullΒ β Kids Place
11:00Β Donut Eating ContestΒ β Kids Place
11:00Β Elephant EncounterΒ β Elephant Area
11:00Β Pair Horse Pull (under 3,350 lbs.)Β β Animal Pull Ring (new locationΒ β see map)
11:00Β Post No BillsΒ β Country MusicΒ β Green Stage
11:00Β Lucy Meigs, βEveryone OutsideβΒ β Discovery Center
11:30Β DrivenΒ β Rock MusicΒ β Center Stage
11:30Β Animal Sounds CompetitionΒ β Kids Place
12:00PMCT State Tractor PullΒ β Motorized Events Area (new locationΒ β see map)Β Β MullettΒ β 80s RockΒ β Main Stage
12:00Β Susan PeakΒ β Childrenβs SongsΒ β Kids Place
12:00Β Rust'd KeysΒ β Acoustic DuetΒ β Green Stage
12:00Β Sue Livera, βWorld of ButterfliesβΒ β Discovery Center
12Β βΒ 6Β Wine tasting and Wine StoreΒ β Wine Tent on the Green
1:00Β Pair Horse Pull (over 3,350 lbs.)Β β Animal Pull Ring
(new locationΒ β see map)
1:00Β Hula Hoop Contest
1:30Β Sticky GreensΒ β Grateful Dead Tribute BandΒ β Center Stage
1:30Β Spoon Relay RaceΒ β Kids Place
1:30Β GozaΒ Β β Latin Jazz TrioΒ β Green Stage
2:00Β Sister FunkΒ β Rock and FunkΒ β Main Stage
2:00Β Elephant EncounterΒ β Elephant Area2:00Β Potato Sack RaceΒ β Kids Place
2:00Β Unaccompanied MinorsΒ β A CappellaΒ β Wine Tent on the Green
2:00Β Animal Costume ParadeΒ β Cow Palace
2:00Β Nancy Ballek, βGardeningβΒ β Discovery Center
2:30Β Pie Eating ContestΒ β Kids Place
3:00Β Pair Horse Pull (over 3,350 lbs.)Β β Animal Pull Ring
3:00Β The Kerry BoysΒ β Celtic FunΒ β Green Stage
3:30Β Kassandra Moss, βBuilding Fairy VillagesβΒ β Discovery Center
4:00Β The Mystery TourΒ β Beatles TributeΒ β Center Stage
5:00Β Elephant EncounterΒ β Elephant Area
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