Middletown Grange Fair Opens: What's New For 2025?

WRIGHTSTOWN TOWNSHIP, PA — From mesmerizing acrobatics to a chance to be an extra in the shooting of a new streaming series being filmed in Bucks County, the 75th Annual Middletown Grange Fair is promising to be a memorable experience.

The fair - spotlighting the best of the Bucks County agricultural community - opens its five-day run on Wednesday, Aug. 13 at the fairgrounds on Penns Park Road in Wrightstown Township and continues through Sunday, Aug. 17. Hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday to Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday.

“Come on out. There are a lot of new and exciting things going on at the fair this year,” said Scott Dengler, who is directing the fair with Danielle Thompson. “The weather looks perfect. We’re looking forward to a good fair and seeing everyone at the fairgrounds for our 75th.”

According to Dengler, a major new addition to this year’s fair will be the Fearless Flores Thrill Show, which will be pushing the limits with a pulse-pounding high wire trapeze and acrobatics show, the spinning wheel of destiny, transformer cars and motorcycle madness inside a globe of death.

“They are new this year and come highly recommended. They are going to be a big hit,” predicted Dengler. “They will be doing about a half dozen shows at different points throughout the day.”

Students from Delaware Valley University with their award-winning sheep. (Jeff Werner/Patch)

Hutch Hamilton of "A Better Way Belgians" will again be offering wagon rides pulled by his team of Belgian horses. (Jeff Werner/Patch)

Another new addition will be “The Soundtrack to the Fair,” which will be broadcast over the fair’s sound system.

“We have a DJ who will be here in the evening and they will be broadcasting music and fair-related items. It’s something a little different. It will be like an old-fashioned radio show,” said Dengler.

Adding to the excitement of this year’s fair will be a movie production crew, which will be filming scenes for “A Perfect Sunday,” a six-part streaming series being shot in Bucks County about a farming family who falls on hard times, but finds success with ice cream.

For the past eight weeks, the production company has been filming scenes for the series in Bucks County, mostly at a farm in the Ottsville area. Additional scenes for the show will be shot during the fair with a chance for Grange Fair guests to be extras, said Dengler.

Bucks County ice cream shop Owowcow, which is advising the film’s producers on all things ice cream, is joining the lineup of vendors at this year’s fair and will introduce a new flavor specifically for the event, in conjunction with the streaming series.

Other fair highlights include canine acrobatic shows put on by Aim High Canines Stunt Dog Show. The rescue dogs will again be wowing audiences with their antics.

Fair director Scott Dengler on his Farmall Tractor. (Jeff Werner/Patch)

A new and improved Tractor Pull will include additional classes and an expanded track. In addition, the always-popular tractor parades will roll through the fairgrounds each evening.

Of course, no fair would be complete without the animals. And this year’s fair is no exception.

Dengler said fair visitors will find four barns filled with animals being shown by Bucks County 4-H students and their families. Look for hundreds of pigs, sheep, llamas, cows, goats, chickens, and more competing in shows during the five-day fair.

To celebrate the fair’s 75th year, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture will be stopping by on Friday at 1 p.m. to present the fair with a special citation marking the milestone.

The Penn State Master Gardeners will also be dedicating a new sensory garden at the fairgrounds at 1 p.m. on Friday.

Admission to the fair is free, but there is a $20 per day parking fee. A five day pass is also available for $50. According to Dengler, a portion of the parking fee will benefit the Lingohocken Fire Company and the Bucks County Fraternal Order of Police.

For complete information on the fair, including schedules, click here.