Families are always welcome at the Hamilton County 4-H Fair, taking place this year from July 18 to 22.
A myriad of 4-H contests, special events and public activities – not to mention animals, displays and food – are available for families to enjoy during the 4-H Fair’s five-day run at the Hamilton County 4-H Fairgrounds, 2003 Pleasant St., Noblesville. The 4-H Fair is a fun, safe, family-friendly environment. There is no charge for admission or parking at the 4-H Fair, and most activities are provided free of charge.
Select highlights for the 2019 4-H Fair include the Hamilton County 4-H Queen Pageant (7 p.m. on Friday, July 12), 4-H Robotics Demonstration (noon to 4 p.m., Thursday, July 18), LineDancing4All Demonstration (6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, July 18), Family Movie – Disney Pixar’s Incredibles 2 (approximately 9:15 p.m. on Thursday, July 18), The Bishops Concert (7 p.m. on Friday, July 19), Indiana WILD Animal Show (1 p.m. on Saturday, July 20), That Is What She Said Concert (8 p.m. on Saturday, July 20), Caravan Camper Crafts (noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday, July 21), Hamilton County Community Band (5 p.m. on Sunday, July 21) and a blood drive sponsored by the Hamilton County 4-H Council and the Indiana Blood Center (3 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 18 and Friday, July 19). Blood drive participants will receive special discounts for fair food and a free ticket to the Indiana State Fair.
Public activities include the Homemade Ice Cream Making Contest, Youth Talent Contest, Youth Pet Parade, Walk-A-Llama, Youth Pedal Pull, Bob’s Bumpy Barrel Youth Ride, Family Movie Night, Fun at the Fair Youth Activities, Caravan Classes Art Crafts, and the Color Me Green Fun Run. In addition to viewing over 4,000 4-H projects, fairgoers can see baby chicks and rabbits, or simply “graze” their way through the Food Court. Live music, dance demonstrations, and other entertainment can be found on the fairgrounds each day.
The fair showcases a variety of classic “fair foods” including elephant ears, corn on the cob, funnel cakes, walking tacos, milkshakes, pork chops, ribeyes, lamb burgers, rabbit brats, lemon shake-ups and much more. Proceeds from all the food vendors support Hamilton County 4-H and other community programs.
Exhibits on display during the 4-H Fair culminate the hard work of Hamilton County’s 4-H members, animal producers, Extension Homemakers and other artisans.
2019 Hamilton County 4-H Fair Corporate Sponsors include Hamilton County Tourism, Mattingly Concrete Inc., Redwing Noblesville, Riverview Health and The Farmers Bank.
The Hamilton County 4-H Fair is organized and sponsored by the Hamilton County 4-H Council Inc. and Purdue Extension Hamilton County. For more information on the 4-H Fair or the Purdue Extension Service, contact Purdue Extension Hamilton County at 317-776-0854 or visit extension.purdue.edu/hamilton.
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