Families are always welcome at the Hamilton County 4-H Fair, taking place this year July 15-19.
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 2021 4-H Fair include the Hamilton County 4-H Queen Pageant (7 p.m. on Friday, July 9), “Birds of Prey” live animal demonstration (5 p.m. on Thursday, July 15), Blue River Band concert (8 p.m. on Friday, July 16), Indiana WILD Animal Show (1 p.m. on Saturday, July 17), Hedgehog Hannah Animal Show (6 p.m. on Saturday, July 17), That Is What She Said concert (8 p.m. on Saturday, July 17), Caravan Camper Crafts (noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday, July 18), The Band of Breton concert (2 p.m. on Sunday, July 18), Do-Si-Squares Dance Performance (5 p.m. on Sunday, July 18) and a blood drive sponsored by the Hamilton County 4-H Council and the Indiana Blood Center (3 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, July 15; and 2 to 7 p.m. on Friday, July 16) 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, 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.
The fair showcases a variety of classic “fair foods” including elephant ears, corn on the cob, funnel cakes, 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.
2021 Hamilton County 4-H Fair Day Sponsors are First Farmers Bank & Trust Co., Breathe Easy Hamilton County, Dani Robinson Homes, and The Farmers Bank. Other partners include Ceres Solutions, Co-Alliance, Independence Safe Company, Farm Credit Mid-America, Greendell Landscape Solutions, Hamilton County Farm Bureau, Inc., Hamilton County TV, L&M Gardens, Land O’Lakes, North Central Co-op, Riverview Health, VIP Animal Care and Walker Hughes.
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, call Purdue Extension Hamilton County at (317) 776-0854 or visit extension.purdue.edu/hamilton. A complete schedule of events can be found by clicking the 4-H Fair link. More information can be found on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.