Directions to the Fair 83rd Annual The 83rd Annual Warren County Farmers’ Fair Blairstown Warren County Come Out & Play! Poconos Farmers’ Fair TO NY Hope The roots of our Fair date back to four cold days in 1859, featuring the when 6,000 visitors traveled many miles and braved chilly October N Hot Air Balloon Festival winds to view farm equipment, produce, animals, and very popular Hackettstown horse races at an event sponsored by the “Farmer’s Mechanics & Manufacturers Association” of Warren County. PA Belvidere July 31 - August 7, 2021 Over the years, the Fair was held under various names, on Washington various sites, and never failed to be a great attraction. From 1876 when “Mr. Brugler’s swines were especially fine”, to the turn-of-the Come Out & Play! century when the crowds at the Belvidere Fair swelled to 18,000 Bethlehem fun-seekers, the Fair carried on its tradition of family NJ Easton entertainment. Always a place for In 1937 sponsorship of the Fair was assumed by the Warren Phillipsburg TO NY affordable family fun. County Board of Agriculture, Pomona Grange and the United Milk Producers. This year the Warren County Farmers’ Fair Association is proud to be celebrating 83 years. Today, the Fair provides eight days of educational & affordable family fun and entertainment. There is Follow the GREEN TENT SIGNS as you approach the Fair, located 3 something for all ages and interests. miles north of Phillipsburg, on County Rt. 519. If you have never experienced our Fair, a trip this year is a must. The Fair offers a wonderful look at agriculture with 4H & From Morristown: Rt. 80 W. to exit 12 (Blairstown/Hope). Turn left onto Rt. 521 So. to light in Hope. Go straight 6 miles on Rt. 519 So. to FFA involvement, animal shows and contests, farm exhibits and Rt. 46, then continue 10 miles on Rt. 519 So. more. Over the years additional attractions have been added. Today’s traditional favorites include the Hot Air Balloon Festival, From Trenton: Take Rt. 31 N. to Rt. 78 W., then take exit #3 off Rt. 78 Power Events in the Main Arena, free concerts, car shows and the to Rt. 22 W. Go past ShopRite to next light, turn right onto Rt. 519 N. Fairgrounds on left. popular Kids’ Corral. This year the Fair kicks off with the Rafter Z Rodeo Bulls, From Allentown/Easton: Take Rt 22 E. through Phillipsburg. Just past Barrels & Horse Racing show. The show starts at 6:00 pm with Lil’ Phillipsburg Mall, turn left onto Rt. 519 N. Fairgrounds on left.

Buckaroo’s and Mutton Bustin’ and the main event starts at 7pm. From the Poconos: Follow Rt. 80 to exit 4B (Buttzville, Portland). Then Tickets are required. The week ends with an all new NJ High Rt. 46 E. for approx. 8 1/2 miles to second light. Turn right at light School Rodeo Association day of competition. Tickets required for onto Rt. 519 So., continue for 10 miles. Fairgrounds on right. the final round. These are just a few newly added or expanded events at the 2021 Warren County Farmers’ Fair! From New York/North Jersey: Follow Rt. 78 to Exit 3 (last exit in NJ). Take exit 3, continue to 3rd light at Rt. 519. Turn right onto Rt. 519 N. Be sure to visit the website for the full schedule of activities: Cross Rt. 57 at the light, and continue 3 more miles on Rt. 519. www.warrencountyfarmersfair.org Fairgrounds on left.

From Philadelphia: Take the NE Extension to Allentown and exit for I‐ 78 heading E. to Phillipsburg, first exit in NJ. Take exit 3, continue to 3rd light at Rt. 519. Turn right onto Rt. 519 N. Cross Rt. 57 at the light, and continue 3 more miles on Rt. 519. Fairgrounds on left.

From Philadelphia (Alternate directions): 611 through Doylestown. About 20 miles in the town of Harrow, bear right (not 412), continue until you reach 32 in Kintnersville. Follow N. up the river to Easton. Take Rt 22 East through Phillipsburg. Just past the Phillipsburg Mall, turn left onto Rt. 519 N. Fairgrounds on left.

Address For GPS: 1350 Strykers Road, Phillipsburg NJ 08865 Harmony Twp., Warren County Less than 1 hour and a half from New York City and Philadelphia. 3 miles N. of Phillipsburg on County Rte. 519 Spend the day out in the beautiful countryside of Warren County, www.warrencountyfarmersfair.org New Jersey. ExploreWarren.org www.balloonfestnj.com NEW FAIR HOURS 2021 Highlights – Shows, Exhibits and Activities 12 - 10 PM Saturdays, Sunday 3 - 10 PM Monday through Friday

DAILY/MULTI-DAY ACTIVITIES SUNDAY, AUGUST 1 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4 Note: Gates may be open for earlier activities during the KIDS’ CORRAL CHILDRENS’ TENT (NEW LOCATION VETERAN’S DAY – free admission w/ID Card 4-H PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS & DEMOS 3 PM week. Please keep in mind Exhibit Buildings, Commercial FOR 2021, TRADITIONAL ARTS BUILDING) OPEN HORSE SHOW 8 AM STOCK/HOT STOCK TRACTOR PULL 4:30 PM Buildings and other Fair activities may not be open until 12‐8 PM Sats., Sun. GARDEN TRACTOR PULL 10 AM 4-H/FFA POULTRY & GAME BIRD SHOW 6 PM 12 noon on weekends and 3 pm on weekdays. 3‐9 PM Mon. thru Fri. 4-H/FFA ANIMAL SHOWS 10 AM‐8 PM 4-H/FFA & OPEN HORSE COSTUME CLASS 7 PM HOME & GARDEN BLDG. WARREN HILLS FFA ALUMNI CAR SHOW 11‐4 PM OPEN PET SHOW 7:30 PM “WARREN COUNTY & YOU” EXHIBIT BLDG. OPEN QUOIT TOURNAMENT 1‐8 PM Admission 12‐9 PM Sats., Sun. YOUTH PEDAL TRACTOR OBST. COURSE 3:30 PM THURSDAY, AUGUST 5 Adult: $9 • Ages 6-12: $5 • Ages 5 & Under: Free 3‐9 PM Mon. thru Fri. DEMOLITION DERBY* 6 PM 4-H/FFA HORSE SHOW 3 PM Season Pass: $36 • FREE PARKING VENDORS/ EXHIBIT BLDGS. GREEN PLANET BAND 6 PM ADDED DAY CUTEST BABY CONTEST 3:30 PM Sunday: Veterans Day – free admission with proper ID 12‐10 PM Sats., Sun. ADDED DAY BABY CRAWLING 4:30 PM Monday: Senior Citizens Day – free admission with Medicare Card 3‐10 PM Mon. thru Fri. MONDAY, AUGUST 2 4-H PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS & DEMOS 3 PM BALLOON ACTIVITY – weather permitting Senior Citizens & Disability Awareness Day — Free YOUTH PEDAL TRACTOR OBST. COURSE 3 PM 4-H/FFA & OPEN BEEF/STEER SHOW 5 PM Schedule of Events, Directions, Mass Balloon Launch 6:30 PM daily Admission for Senior Citizens all day by showing RABBIT HOPPING EXHIBITION 6 PM Tethered Balloon Rides Exact tether time TBD your Medicare Card. Contest Rules & Regs MOTORCYCLE SHOW 6‐8 PM FRED G. MONSTER (Sat, Sun, Wed, Sat) 7:30 PM SENIOR CITIZEN & DISABILITY AWARENESS SHOW VISIT WEB: www.warrencountyfarmersfair.org 4-WHEEL DRIVE TRUCK PULL* 7 PM NEW WARREN GARDEN CLUB “GARDEN PATH” Tai Chi with Stan Cohen 1:30‐2 PM, 2:30‐3 PM CALL: 908-859-6563 • fax: 908-475-6514 Programs Daily at 6:30 PM GIBSON’S GYM: Senior Weight Management / FRIDAY, AUGUST 6 EMAIL: [email protected] CARNIVAL RIDES Rides to run continuously during In‐home Physical Exercise 2:30‐3:30pm 4-H/FFA GAMES ON HORSEBACK 1 PM MAILING ADDRESS: 165 Co. Rt. 519 S., Belvidere, NJ 07823 Fair hours, as weather permits. POSTAL INSPECTOR: G.BOTTI Fraud & Scams in 4-H/FFA ALPACA SHOW 3 PM Wristbands Mon.‐Weds. $30, ride all the rides the Aged and Disabled Population 2‐3 PM 4-H SEEING EYE DOG DEMOS 6 PM BalloonFest Info ~ Book a Ride Family Pack 20 Tix ‐ $25 4‐H/FFA GOAT SHOW 1 PM KID’S RODEO ROUNDUP 6 PM Super Saver 45 Tix ‐ $50 VISIT WEB: www.balloonfestnj.com 4‐H MINI HORSE SHOW 2 PM 4-H/FFA LIVESTOCK TRAIL 6 PM CALL: 908-283-0721 EMAIL: [email protected] Single Tix $1.50 each (3‐4‐5 tickets per ride.) NEW DAY/TIME ANTIQUE TRACTOR PULL 3 PM BOBBY CLARK BAND, in concert 7 PM NEW CZIG MEISTER BREWERY BEER GARDEN NEW SENIOR SQUARE DANCING** 4-5 PM NEW AMERICA’S SQUARE DANCE TEAM** 7 PM 12‐10 PM, Saturdays, 3‐10 PM Friday ANTIQUE CAR SHOW 5‐8 PM DEMOLITION DERBY* 8 PM Vendor Info STORYTIME AT POKEY’S PLACE 4 PM daily FIRE EQUIPMENT/APPARATUS SHOW 5‐9 PM EMAIL: [email protected] DRONE DEMOS 2‐3 PM Saturdays, Sunday 4-H SEEING EYE DOG DEMONSTRATION 6 PM SATURDAY, AUGUST 7 STROLLING BANJO PLAYER, CHUCK WINCH** FAIR QUEEN & PRINCESS CONTEST 7:30 PM KIDDIE PEDAL PULL 12 PM Advance Event Ticket / Season Passes 3‐6 PM Tuesday & Wednesday BIG WHEEL RACE 1 PM TUESDAY, AUGUST 3 OLD TIME COUNTRY KARAOKE 1‐5 PM Advance Tickets are available for Rafter Z Rodeo and Demolition Derbies, by Mail Order Only through July 15, 2021 SATURDAY, JULY 31 4-H/FFA & OPEN DAIRY SHOW 9:30 AM NJ HIGH SCHOOL RODEO ASSOC. EVENTS 4-H PRESENTATIONS & DEMOS 3 PM SLACK RODEO PERFORMANCE 12:30 PM Download Mail Order Form Online at: BAKING CONTEST 10 AM CUTEST BABY CONTEST 3:30 PM COWBOY & COWGIRL MEET & GREET 3:30 PM www.warrencountyfarmersfair.org TRUCK SHOW 12‐4 PM BABY CRAWLING 4:30 PM TOP GUN RODEO PERFORMANCE* 5:30 PM NEW JACKPOT OPEN SHEEP SHOW 12‐9 PM STOCK TRACTOR PULL 4:30 PM D2W Pro Wrestling 6 PM FRYING PAN THROWING 12 PM PINK LADY RIDERS 6 PM LEAH MARIE FULS, in concert 6 PM NEW AG OLYMPICS OBSTACLE COURSE 3:30 PM 4-H SEEING EYE DOG MEET & GREET 6 PM CIRCLE ROUND THE SUN BAND 5‐7 PM Fairgrounds Handicap Accessible OPEN TALENT SHOW 7 PM * Additional Fees Apply. RODEO: BULLS, BARRELS & HORSE RACING* 6 PM ** Provided by the Cultural and Heritage Division of the Department of Land Preservation.

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Check out what’s growing at the Fair. This year the programming is expanding – or should Presented by Alston Construction we say growing – in Balloons Powered by AmeriGas several directions. The Fair is pleased to This year marks the 21st year of the Hot Air welcome the Warren Balloon Festival in Warren County, NJ. Garden Club to the Fair. Enjoy and explore the Garden Nothing compares to the thrill of watching a Path, and the display gardens the club is working so bevy of colorful hot air balloons majestically diligently to present. In addition, one can learn from a rise from green pasture to blue sky. If you’re BALLOONS POWERED BY number of speakers that will be presenting on a variety of inclined to adventure, you can buy a ticket and topics, or stop by with your little ones for a children’s hop on board for the adventure of a lifetime. gardening experience. In 2020, when Covid-19 prevented the Fair from opening, the Balloon Festival was held at Daily Scheduled Programs - Starting at 6:30 pm long time sponsor, Warren County Community College. Guess what? People love balloon Saturday Floral Design with Jenn Allen, followed by festivals! Now, Warren County can boast of 3 Wildlife Habitat with Cindy Attinello balloon festivals! (Be sure to hold the date for Mass Hot Air Balloon Launches Sunday Wellsweep Herb Farm with Patrick McDuffee the Hot Air Balloons, Fun & Games Festival at Watch the mass hot air balloon launch in the evenings, around 6:30 pm (weather with Ben the College, September 24 - 26, 2021. permitting). For those that are attending a Balloon Festival for the first time, balloon Monday Landscaping for the Home Owner Partnership with the College is not new. activity is subject to wind. This means that the balloons inflate when the air is most Oberly from the “Plant Farm” They have been a long time sponsor and stable. During the day, when the sun is heating things up, thermals begin to form. As the Tuesday Container Gardening with Karen Artigliere participant at the Fair. Three years ago the sun starts to go down, the thermals settle down as well. At the Festival, the balloons Wednesday Mason Bee Houses with Denise Coleman and College began sharing progress on their prepare to inflate several hours before sunset. When planning your visit, please keep in Bill Carlson Unmanned Systems (Drone) program at the mind the balloon activity starts around 6:30 pm. Thursday Turning a Supermarket Bouquet into a Fair. This year they share plans for Tethered Balloon Rides Creative Design with Elizabeth Whiffen the implementation of a recently awarded Every evening, as weather permits, tethered rides will be offered for $15 per Friday Everything You Wanted to Know about $2-million grant from the State of New adult, $10 for children up to 12. Exact times are based on the weather/wind on Garden Ponds with Christina and Mike Jersey's Securing Our Children's Future bond. the field each day. Please note tethered rides are weather sensitive and may require Gannon from the Pond Place. Autonomous aircraft will be flown to conduct calmer winds than a free-flying balloon. Keeping safety in mind, we will begin as close Saturday Living Wreath with Lois Attinello crop analyses, industrial drones will be to launch time as possible, and appreciate your patience. Generally they will begin demonstrated, Transportation as a Service will around or after the mass balloon launch. be reviewed, and attendees will be invited to When you see the Unity Bank try their flight skills on an entry level Balloon tethering, they’ll be helping Equestrian Events unmanned aircraft. raise funds for the Fred Grotenhuis Scholarships and Fred T. Grotenhuis Sunday, August 1, 8 AM Veterans Community Center project. Open Horse Show ‐ English, Book a Balloon Ride: The Balloon Festival was the vision Western, Pleasure & Speed Rain $225 per person of Fred Grotenhuis, lifelong resident or shine. For information on of Harmony Township. $610 private ride for 2 competing please contact Ann Major Credit Cards Accepted. Special appearances on Thomas at 201‐874‐2390 or Kyle To schedule a ride visit both Saturdays, Semanchik at 908‐892‐9278. www.balloonfestnj.com Sunday, Mon., August 2 | 4‐H Mini Horse Show 2 PM Tues., August 3 | Pink Lady Riders 6‐8 PM ALL BALLOON ACTIVITY and Wednesday by Weds., August 4 | 4‐H/FFA & Open Costume Class 7 PM WEATHER PERMITTING. Fred G. Monster Thurs., August 5 | 4‐H/FFA Horse Show 3 PM Fri., August 6 | 4‐H/FFA Games on Horseback 1 PM America’s Dance MAIN ARENA EVENTS Dancers of the America’s Dance Team will perform & demonstrate a variety of modern square dance musical routines at the Fair, on Friday night, August 6, from 7-8 pm. Dancers representing the many Don’t miss the Kids’ Corral where kids can have fun with a clubs of Northern NJ Square Dancers variety of contests, shows and hands-on activities. Assoc. will show how caller’s instructions And we mean, don’t miss it, as the location for 2021 is flow with the music and will invite Fair changing. This year the Kids’ Corral is moving to what is participants to join in the fun for free traditionally the Traditional Arts Expo Building. No worries, instruction. Following will be an open for the Expo lovers - they are returning in 2022. dance hour where everyone is invited on to the dance floor for Make crafts or a quilt square that will become part of a line, freestyle, Texas two-step or the dance of their choice. big quilt. Quilts made from 2019 squares will be on display. Rafter Z Rodeo & Demo Derby tickets available Enter to win one! Provided by the Cultural and Heritage Division of the Department of Land by mail order thru July 15. Interactive activities include mini golf, bowling, playing Preservation. Download the order form from website. in the mini gravel pit, gathering eggs and milking a “cow”. Children may participate and win prizes in a variety of RS ‐ Reserved Seating / OB ‐ Open Bleacher daily contests. Be entertained by clowns, be amazed by Rizzo’s Reptiles, RAFTER Z RODEO ‐ Bulls, Barrels & Horse Racing enjoy the magic shows and a ventriloquist act. Create with Saturday, 7/31, 6 PM RS & OB $12 Pottery Zone. DEMOLITION DERBY Sunday, 8/1, 6 PM RS $12 / OB $11 Tickets 4WD TRUCK PULL Thursday 8/5, 7 PM RS $7 / OB $6 Pick up or download a $12 DEMOLITION DERBY Friday, 8/6, 8 PM RS $12 / OB $11 schedule so you can plan your visit Advance Tickets NJHSRA TOP GUNS RODEO PERFORMANCE Available via Saturday, 8/7, 5:30 PM RS & OB $10 accordingly. ALL Mail Order thru activities are FREE to July 15 Check Schedule online for Free Main Arena Shows. fairgoers! www.warrencountyfarmersfair.org

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Opening Day Saturday, July 31 CIRCLE ROUND THE SUN BAND GREEN PLANET BAND BOBBY CLARK BAND LEAH MARIE FULS 6pm Lil’ Buckaroos & Mutton Bustin’ Saturday, July 31 • 5pm Sunday, August 1 • 6pm Friday, August 6 • 7pm Saturday, August 7 • 6pm (show ticket required to participate) 7pm Bull Riding, followed by Barrel & Horse Racing