Schedule of Events
WEDNESDAY, AUG 30 (“free day” admission into the fair)
Entry Day 9am-9pm | Entry Office
- All Exhibits must be registered by August 16, 2023
- All Exhibits must be in place by 9:00pm on Wednesday, Aug 30 (except rabbits & fine arts)
- Fine Arts & Rabbits must be in place by 8pm on Tuesday Aug 29.
7:00 am – Noon Judging: Fine Arts Building
10:00 am RABBIT SHOW (On hill by Wildlife Building)
5:00 pm Rannels Rustics Chainsaw Carving (Centerfield)
5:00 pm – 9pm Magic Man TJ Hill (Strolling)
5:30pm – The Marvelous Mutts (Centerfield)
6:00 pm – Cowboy Andy Rotz Show (Centerfield)
6:00 pm – 10pm Rides in Operation (Midway) Ride preview special $10.00
7:00 FAIR OPENING (Milking Parlor)
7:00pm Milking Contest (Milking Parlor)
FREE Dairy Products Sponsored by
Mercer County Dairy Promotion Committee
6:30 pm Rannels Rustics Chainsaw Carving (Centerfield)
7:00pm – The Marvelous Mutts (Centerfield)
8:00 pm – Cowboy Andy Rotz Show (Centerfield)
THURSDAY, AUG 31
8:00 am JUDGING: Food, Fine Arts, Crops and Wool
4:00 pm- 9pm Ryan Gothrup Glassblowing Demonstration (Centerfield)
5:00 pm Harness Racing
5:00 pm- 11pm Rides in Operation
5:00 pm Rannels Rustics Chainsaw Carving (Centerfield)
5:00 pm Kids Foam Zone (Centerfield)
5:00 pm – 9pm Magic Man TJ Hill (Strolling)
5:30 pm The Marvelous Mutts (Centerfield)
6:00 pm Baked Good Auction (Ibbs Building)
Auctioneer: Don Braham
6:00 pm JUDGING: Goats (Mohney Arena)
6:00 pm Equine Costume Contest (Alex Sharp Horse Ring)
6:00 pm Cowboy Andy Rotz (Centerfield)
6:45 pm Rannels Rustics Chainsaw Carving (Centerfield)
7:00 pm Kids Foam Zone (Centerfield)
7:30 The Marvelous Mutts (Centerfield)
7:00- 9pm Band TBA –
(Bedford Grange Mutual Insurance Pavilion, Centerfield)
8:00 pm Cowboy Andy Rotz (Centerfield)
FRIDAY, SEPT 1
8:30 am Dairy Cattle Judging (Mohney Arena)
Followed by Dairy Showmanship Classes
10:00 am Miniature Equine and Pony Show (Alex Sharp Horse Ring)
12:00 pm Harness Racing
4:00 pm- 9pm Ryan Gothrup Glassblowing Demonstration (Centerfield)
4:00 pm Kids Foam Zone (Centerfield)
4:00 pm Rannels Rustics Chainsaw Carving (Centerfield)
4:30 pm Cowboy Andy Rotz Show (Centerfield)
5:00 pm- 9pm Magic Man TJ Hill (Strolling)
5:00 pm- 11pm Rides in Operation (Midway)
5:00 pm – 9pm Hitchin Post Pony Rides (Centerfield)
5:00 pm – 8pm Stunt Jump Zero Shock in operation (Centerfield)
5:00pm – 9pm Miniature Equine and Pony Fun Show
(Alex Sharp Horse Ring)
5:00pm The Marvelous Mutts (Centerfield)
5:30 pm Rannels Rustics Chainsaw Carving (Centerfield)
5:30 pm Kids Foam Zone (Centerfield)
6:00 pm Antique Tractor Pull, weigh-in 5 pm (Centerfield – Exhibitors Only)
6:00 pm Cowboy Andy Rotz Show (Centerfield)
6:30 pm The Marvelous Mutts (Centerfield)
7:00 pm Bull Ride Mania Rodeo (Grandstand)
Grandstand Opens at 5:30pm – NO RESERVE SEATING
7:00pm – 9:30pm The Wrangler Band – Country Music
(Bedford Grange Mutual Insurance Pavilion, Centerfield)
7:00 pm Rannels Rustics Chainsaw Carving (Centerfield)
7:00 pm Kids Foam Zone (Centerfield)
8:00 pm Cowboy Andy Rotz Show (Centerfield)
SATURDAY, SEPT 2
10:00 am JUDGING: Open Beef, Sheep (Mohney Arena)
11:00 am Antique Tractor Pull (Centerfield), Weigh-in 10:00 am
12:00 pm Hitchin Post Pony Rides (Centerfield)
12:00 pm – dusk Spiker Helicopter Rides (Sign up in Centerfield)
12:00 pm – 2pm Music Act TBD
(Bedford Grange Mutual Insurance Pavilion, Centerfield)
12:00 pm Rannels Rustics Chainsaw Carving (Centerfield)
1:00 pm The Marvelous Mutts (Centerfield)
1:00 pm- 11pm Rides in Operation (Midway)
1:30 pm Cowboy Andy Rotz Show (Centerfield)
2:00 pm – 6pm Magic Man TJ Hill (Strolling)
2:00 pm- 8pm Ryan Gothrup Glassblowing Demonstration (Centerfield)
2:00 pm – 8pm Stunt Jump Zero Shock in operation (Centerfield)
2:00 pm Rannels Rustics Chainsaw Carving (Centerfield)
2:30 pm Kids Foam Zone (Centerfield)
3:00 pm The Marvelous Mutts (Centerfield)
3:30 pm Cowboy Andy Rotz Show (Centerfield)
4:00 pm Rannels Rustics Chainsaw Carving (Centerfield)
4:00 pm – 6pm Midnight Blue – Classic & Southern Rock, Country
(Bedford Grange Mutual Insurance Pavilion, Centerfield)
4:30 pm Kids Foam Zone (Centerfield)
5:00 pm The Marvelous Mutts (Centerfield)
5:00 pm Draft Horse & Haflinger Horse Show
Followed by the Hitch & Obstacle Classes
(Alex Sharp Horse Arena)
5:30 pm Cowboy Andy Rotz Show (Centerfield)
6:00 pm Rannels Rustic Chainsaw Carving (Centerfield)
6:30 pm Kids Foam Zone (Centerfield)
7:00 pm DEMOLITION DERBY -HARD CORE DERBY PROMOTIONS
Grandstand opens at 5:30pm, No Reserve Seating
7:00 pm The Marvelous Mutts (Centerfield)
7:30 pm Magic Man TJ Hill Interactive & Comedy Show
(Bedford Grange Mutual Insurance Pavilion)
8:00 pm Cowboy Andy Rotz Show (Centerfield)
SUNDAY, SEPT 3
9:00 am Light Horse Halter Classes & Light Horse and Pony Show
(Alex Sharp Horse Ring)
11:00 am Fair Church Service (Mohney Arena)
12:00 pm Hitchin Post Pony Rides (Centerfield)
12:00 pm Rannels Rustics Chainsaw Carving (Centerfield)
1:00 pm The Marvelous Mutts (Centerfield)
1:00 pm- 11pm Rides in Operation (Midway)
1:30 pm Cowboy Andy Rotz Show (Centerfield)
2:00 pm – 4pm Justified – Christian and Country Music
(Bedford Grange Mutual Insurance Pavilion, Centerfield)
2:00 Dairy Promotion Activity (Mohney Arena)
Free Ice Cream Sundae Sponsored by
Mercer County Dairy Promotion Committee
2:00 pm – 8pm Ryan Gothrup Glassblowing Demonstration (Centerfield)
2:00pm – 8pm Stunt Jump Zero Shock in operation (Centerfield)
2:00 pm Rannels Rustics Chainsaw Carving (Centerfield)
2:30 pm Kids Foam Zone (Centerfield)
3:00 pm – 8pm Magic Man TJ Hill (Strolling)
3:00 pm The Marvelous Mutts (Centerfield)
3:30 pm Cowboy Andy Rotz Show (Centerfield)
4:00 pm – 6pm Music by Ron Knapp (Fine Arts Building)
4:00 pm Rannels Rustics Chainsaw Carving (Centerfield)
4:30 pm Kids Foam Zone (Centerfield)
5:00 pm Light Horse Fun Show
(Alex Sharp Horse Arena)
5:00 pm The Marvelous Mutts (Centerfield)
5:30 pm Cowboy Andy Rotz Show (Centerfield)
6:00 pm Dream Catcher’s Karaoke & Teen Dance (Mohney Arena)
6:00 pm Rannels Rustic Chainsaw Carving (Centerfield)
6:00 pm – 8:00pm Pine Valley Boys – Bluegrass Country
(Bedford Grange Mutual Insurance Pavilion, Centerfield)
7:00 pm DEMOLITION DERBY -HARD CORE DERBY PROMOTIONS
Grandstand opens at 5:30pm, No Reserve Seating
6:30 pm Kids Foam Zone (Centerfield)
7:00 pm The Marvelous Mutts (Centerfield)
8:00 pm Cowboy Andy Rotz Show (Centerfield)
TBD pm Fireworks, Kellner’s Fireworks, Inc.
Sponsored by Wilson Electric
**Fireworks are at the conclusion of the Demolition Derby**
MONDAY, SEPT 4
12:00 pm Rannels Rustics Chainsaw Carving (Centerfield)
12:00 pm Hitchin Post Pony Rides (Centerfield)
12:00 pm- 9pm Rides in Operation (Midway)
12:00 pm – dusk Spiker Helicopter Rides (Sign up in Centerfield)
12:30 pm – 2:30pm Curtis Entertains – The Music of Elvis
(Bedford Grange Mutual Insurance Pavilion, Centerfield)
1:00 pm The Marvelous Mutts (Centerfield)
1:00 pm- 7pm Ryan Gothrup Glassblowing Demonstration (Centerfield)
1:30 pm Cowboy Andy Rotz Show (Centerfield)
2:00 pm – 7pm Magic Man TJ Hill (Strolling)
2:00 – 7pm Oakley The Tree Man (Strolling)
2:00 pm Rannels Rustics Chainsaw Carving (Centerfield)
2:00pm – 8pm Stunt Jump Zero Shock in operation (Centerfield)
2:30 pm Kids Foam Zone (Centerfield)
3:00 pm The Marvelous Mutts (Centerfield)
3:30 pm Cowboy Andy Rotz Show (Centerfield)
3:30pm – 5:30 pm Martin Brothers Bluegrass, Country & Gospel Music
(Bedford Grange Mutual Insurance Pavilion, Centerfield)
4:00 pm Rannels Rustics Chainsaw Carving (Centerfield)
4:30 pm Kids Foam Zone (Centerfield)
5:00 pm The Marvelous Mutts (Centerfield)
5:00 pm Truck & Tractor Pull (Grandstand)
Northwest PA Truck & Tractor Pullers Association
5:30 pm Cowboy Andy Rotz (Centerfield)
6:00 pm Rannels Rustics Chainsaw Carving (Centerfield)
6:30 pm Kids Foam Zone (Centerfield)
7:00 pm The Marvelous Mutts (Centerfield)
7:00 pm The Great Stoneboro Fair Benefit Auction
Wood Carvings and Glass Sculptures
(Bedford Grange Mutual Insurance Pavilion, Centerfield)
proceeds to benefit The Great Stoneboro Fair
7:30 pm Cowboy Andy Rotz Show (Centerfield)
