Gun Raffle this weekend!

This weekend is the 1st Venango County Fair Gun Raffle. IT will be a weekend of good food, and winning of guns. If you need a ticket, there are still some for sale. This raffle is limited 300 tickets!
Call the Fair Office if you still need a ticket. For more info and complete listing of guns to be raffled, click on the Gun Raffle tab at top of the page.

2011 Fruit Sale

The Venango County 2011 Fruit Sale has begun!

Below are the options, but I couldn't get a form that you could print to work today. If you are interested you could call the Fair office  814-437-7716 and have a form mailed to you.

Order Deadline: November 11, 2011

Pick-up times: Thursday& Friday December 8th & 9th from 9am-5:30pm

Fruits that can be ordered:

Full case  PINK GRAPEFRUIT  $25.00

Full Case  NAVELS (no seeds)   $25.00

Full Case Hamlins (juice orange w/ seeds) $23.00

Full Case Tangelos (tangerine/orange cross) $25.00

1/2 Case   Tangerines           $22.00

1/2 bushel Citrus Variety Pack (Grapefruit, Navels, Tangerines) $26.00

1/2 Bushel Fresh Fruit Sampler (Apples, grapefruit,navels, tangerines, pears) $26.00

Checks can be made out to the Venango County Fair

Note: Half cases will be available upon request- the cost will be half of the cost of a case PLUS $1.00. (Example 1/2 case grapefruits will be $13.00) Tangerines cannot be split as they are already 1/2 cases.

This is a great way to make fruit baskets for Christmas or just to have fresh fruit during the holidays.  Why not enjoy the fruit and help the fair all at the same time!

Apple Fest Apple Pies!

With the chill in the air and the changing color of the leaves, we start to think about Apple Fest. This is a time when the fairboard gets to work along with various volunteers to make around 500 apple pies to be sold at Apple Fest. The volunteers come in all ages, they just have to be willing to help.

A apple peeling crew

One of the pie crust makers

Mixing another batch of dough

Mixing the apples with the cinnamon and sugar

Some of the finished pies- Boy do they smell good!

New Horse Barn

The New Horse barn is up and under roof. The Horse exhibitors are able to use the new facility this year at the fair. It is not complete, but has nearly 100 stalls completed and it is usable! They are looking for stall sponsors. This would include a $100 donation towards the barn and then your name would be placed on a plaque and placed on a stall door. The barn is beautiful, so come take a look at the new facility!

1/2 way through the fair

There is lots to see at the Venango County Fair, So make sure You're There!  The exhibits buildings are full this year with interesting and new exhibits.This week has been a busy week to say the least, but it has been a fun and exciting week here at the Venango County Fair! Here are a few highlights from the fair so far this week. If you haven't been to the fair yet, there is still 3 days to come and enjoy the fun with us!

Monday

The 4-H Market goat show and the 4-H Dairy goat show was larger than in the recent years.

 The Sheep show followed the goats in the afternoon. Then Monday evening, the track was a busy place with the Demo Derby and a new event for the Fair, Lawnmower Mud Races. The stands were full and the crowds seemed to enjoy every minute.

Tuesday
On Tuesday the arena was busy with the Hog Show.



 We did have rain on Tuesday and had to cancel the Lawnmower pulls, but they will most likely be back next year.

Wednesday
The beef show...

 At the same time, the 4-H horse show....

The evening was the Antique Farm Tractor Pulls, but the kids had something else in mind. The Kids' Pedal Tractor Pulls. This was a time of real determination and lots of leg work.

The horse barn is going UP!

The horse barn is finally coming to reality! Hopefully the weather will continue to hold so that the barn will be ready for the fair this year!

The Venango County Fair is just around the corner

It's that time of year again and we are hoping that you are planning to attend the Venango County Fair. The fair starts on August 8th- August 13th. Exhibits can be moved into the fairgrounds on Sunday, August 7th. Livestock animals need to be weighed before they are stalled. The scales will be opened from 9am-6pm. There will be a 4-H livestock exhibitors meeting at 6:30pm.  Dairy animals are to be moved in between 9am & 9pm on Sunday with the exception of milking animals that need to be by 11am on Monday.  Horses are to come through the back gate and papers will be checked on the way in. All other exhibits, including rabbits and cavies may be entered from 5-8pm on Sunday and then again on Monday morning from 9-11am.

This is looking like it is going to be a fun and exciting year, so come join us at the Venango County Fair.