Submitted by Dianne McHutchison
(August 29, 2022) —The Haddam Neck Fair, a Labor Day Weekend tradition for more than 100 years, begins this Friday, September 2, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. and runs through Monday, September 5th at 5:00 p.m.
As a genuine country and agricultural Fair, it will offer something of interest for everyone. Every day there will be rides, fair food, petting zoo, exhibits, displays, children and adult contests and live music. Helicopter rides will be available Saturday, Sunday no Monday. The traditional animal pulls include the pony pull on Saturday, the horse pull on Sunday and the oxen pull on Monday.
Motorized pulls include the Truck Pulls on Friday and Saturday nights and the Lawn and
Tractor Pull on Sunday. Tractor Pulling will be held on Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Sunday night is the Demon Derby, with Kids Power Wheels (ages 4 -9) at 7:00 p.m., and the Demo Derby (ages 16 and older) to follow the Kids Power Wheels class.
A popular event is the Haddam Neck Fair 5K Road Race on Sunday at 9:30 a.m.The race starts and ends at the Fairgrounds and stays on relatively flat country roads, with two moderate declines and one steep incline. Registration for the Road Race can be done by mail or on the day of the race.
The animal entries this year include sheep, goats, dairy and beef cattle, rabbits and baby
chicks. Unfortunately, the presence of Avian Flu in Connecticut made it necessary to cancel the Poultry Exhibit this year. The poultry exhibit will return to the Fair in 2023.
For further information about the Haddam Neck Fair please go to the website
www.HaddamNeckFair.com or consult the 2022 Fair Book.
