With contest entry numbers back to pre-pandemic averages, the Westmoreland Fair will offer nine days of food, animals, amusement rides, grandstand arena events and more.
The fair will kick off at 4 p.m. Friday and conclude Aug. 27. Some attraction highlights include a square dance social, rabbit agility show, pork chop review, bottle rocket competition, demolition derbies and petting zoo.
Sarah Sphon, fair secretary, said they aren’t sure how many attendees to expect, as attendance is largely at the mercy of the weather. However, she said entry numbers are up compared to 2021 numbers and match pre-pandemic averages.
Attendees can look forward to many returning attractions this year and some new ones, including a Quad/UTV Pulls grandstand arena event at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Admission — which includes parking, rides, exhibits and judging exhibitions — is $7 per person each day. Early bird admission before 2 p.m. is $3 per person, but does not include rides.
A weekly pass, which also does not include rides, is $30.
Admission to grandstand arena events is not included in general admission.
Aside from service dogs, dogs are not allowed on the fairgrounds. Alcohol is also prohibited.
Some daily highlights of this year’s event include:
- Fair Queen Contest: Friday, Aug. 19 at 6 p.m.
- Cake and Pie Showdown Contest: Saturday, Aug. 20 at 9:15 a.m.
- Non-denominational church service: Sunday, Aug. 21 at 11 a.m.
- Judging 4-H market beef and beef showmanship: Monday, Aug. 22 at 6 p.m.
- Square dance social: Tuesday, Aug. 23 at 7 p.m.
- Sheep to scarf demonstration: Tuesday, Aug. 23 at 6 p.m.
- Farm tractor and quad/UTV pulls: Tuesday, Aug. 23 at 7:30 p.m.
- Rabbit agility show: Wednesday, Aug. 24 at 6:30 p.m.
- Judging miniature horses: Thursday, Aug. 25 at 9 a.m.
- 4-H benefit auction: Thursday, Aug. 25 at 5 p.m.
- Animal dressing contest: Friday, Aug. 26 at 3:30 p.m.
- 4-H Dog Show: Friday, Aug. 26 at 5 p.m.
- 4-H Archery Contest: Saturday, Aug. 27 at 8 a.m.
- Demolition derby: Aug. 21, 24 and 27 at 7:30 p.m.
This year marks the 67th year that the fair has been held. It returned in 2021 after a 2020 hiatus during the coronavirus pandemic.
The complete schedule can be found on Westmoreland Fair’s website. The fairgrounds are located at 123 Blue Ribbon Lane in Mt. Pleasant Township.
