Are you ready for 4-H fair fun?
Families are always welcome at the Hamilton County 4-H Fair, running this year July 20 to 24. A myriad of 4-H contests, special events, and public activities – not to mention animals, displays and food – 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 2022 4-H Fair include the following:
- 4-H Queen Pageant: 7 p.m. TONIGHT, Friday, July 14
- Do-Si-Squares Dance Performance: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 20
- Blue River Band concert: 8 p.m. Friday, July 21
- Providence Wildlife live animal demonstration: 12:30 p.m. Saturday, July 22
- DJ Charlie Van Wieringen concert: 8 p.m. Saturday, July 22
- Caravan Camper Crafts: noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, July 23
- Stones Crossing concert: 1 p.m. Sunday, July 23
There will also be a blood drive sponsored by the Hamilton County 4-H Council and the Versiti Blood Center of Indiana. The blood drive will take place two days at the fair: from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 20, and again from 3 to 6:30 p.m. on Friday, July 21. Blood drive participants will receive a voucher for a free milkshake courtesy of Hamilton County Farm Bureau, Inc. and an Indiana State Fair ticket courtesy of Purdue Extension Hamilton County.
Public activities include daily kids activities and crafts, the Homemade Ice Cream Making Contest, Youth Talent Contest, Youth Pet Parade, Walk-A-Llama, Youth Pedal Pull, Bob’s Bumpy Barrel Youth Ride, and the Color Me Green Fun Run. In addition to viewing more than 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, rib-eyes, 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.
2023 Hamilton County 4-H Fair Day Sponsors are VIP Animal Care, The Farmers Bank, Breathe Easy Hamilton County, and Dani Robinson Homes. Other partners include Biddle Memorial Foundation, Ceres Solutions, Co-Alliance, First Farmers Bank & Trust, 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, Peterson Architecture, Riverview Health, Taylor Homes, 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 the Purdue Extension Hamilton County at (317) 776-0854 or visit extension.purdue.edu/county/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.
Be sure to keep reading The Reporter over the coming days for more information about all the activities going on during this year’s 4-H Fair.