The Herkimer County Fair
2023 Fair Theme:"Celebrating a Festival of Sports"
2023 Fair Dates
Aug 15th to 20th
Fair Schedule
Herkimer County Fair
Tuesday August 15th
Time Event Location Sponsor
3:00 pm Opening Ceremonies Memorial Park
4:00 pm Gates Officially Open
5:30 pm Small Animal Judging Small Animal Bldg Tractor Supply
6:30 pm Jr. Miss, Little Mister, Little Miss Pageants American Homes Gillette Shows
Entertainment Complex
8:30 pm Princess, Prince, Queen Pageants American Homes Gillette Shows
Entertainment Complex
10:00 pm Fireworks Show Ring
Wednesday August 16th
Time Event Location Sponsor
10:00 am Youth & Open Colored Dairy Breed Show Livestock Arena
10:00 am to Children's Day (rides open at Noon)
4:00 pm ½ Price for Adults + Seniors until 4:00 pm
11:00 am to Senior Bingo American Homes
2:00 pm Entertainment Complex
5:00 pm Kiddie Firematics M&T Bank Youth Arena Stewart's Shops
6:00 pm Brookfield Garden Tractor Pull Show Ring
7:30 pm & The Vandells American Homes
9:00 pm Entertainment Complex
Thursday August 17th
Time Event Location Sponsor
10:00 am Youth & Open Beef Show Livestock arena
10:00 am to Children's Day (rides open at Noon)
4:00 pm
1:00 pm Sports Challenge M&T Bank Youth Arena Stewart's Shops
1:00 pm Ice Cream Giveaway Ag Awareness Bldg Herkimer County Dairy
Promotion & Stewart's Shops
5:00 pm Youth & Open Sheep Show Livestock Arena
5:00 pm Kiddie Firematics M&T BANK Youth Arena M&T Bank
7:00 pm Demolition Derby (Cars,Vans and Trucks) Elthorp Show Ring Vince's-U-Pull-It
7:30 pm & Grit & Grace American Homes
9:00 pm Entertainment Complex
Friday August 18th
Time Event Location Sponsor
10:00 am Youth & Open Holstein Show Livestock arena
11:30 am to Agricultural Scavenger Hunt Pavilion by Administration Office White's Farm Supply
1:30 pm
3:00 pm Children's Pedal Tractor Pull M&T Bank Youth Arena M&T Bank
5:00 pm Children's Pedal Tractor Pull M&T Bank Youth Arena Big Dog Motors
7:00 pm Demolition Derby Elthorp Show Ring Vince's-U-Pull-It
7:30 pm & Fritz's Polka Band American Homes
9:00 pm Entertainment Complex
Saturday August 19th
Time Event Location Sponsor
9:00 am Open & Youth Horse Show Horse Corral Oak Hill Motors & Corner Office
10:00 am Open & Youth Dairy Goat Show Livestock Arena
11:00 am Soccer Kick M & T Bank Youth Arena Stewart's Shops
1:00 pm Talent Show American Homes Ilion True Value Hardware
Entertainment Complex
4:00 pm Children's Barrel Racing M&T Bank Youth Arena M&T Bank
6:00 pm 4 Wheel Drive Truck Pull Elthorp Show Ring Buell Fuels, Little Falls Lumber, & Mid-Valley Auto in Ilion, NY
7:30 pm & Elvis Tribute Show American Homes
9:00 pm Starring Don Brown Entertainment Complex
Sunday August 20th
Time Event Location Sponsor
9:00 am Open & Youth Gymkhana Horse Show Horse Corral Oak Hill Motors
11:00 am Tractor Pull Show Ring Buell Fuels & Clinton Tractor &
Lead Car Honda
11:00 am Hoop Shoot M & T Bank Youth Arena Stewart's Shops
1:00 pm Karaoke Finals American Homes Bug Country
Entertainment Complex
1:00 pm Milking Contest Ag Awareness Bldg White's Farm Supply
3:00 pm Farmyard Olympics Livestock Arena
4:00 pm Children's Rodeo M&T Bank Youth Arena M&T Bank
6:00 pm Children's Power Wheel Demo Elthorp Show Ring Petkovsek Family
& Stewart Shops