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2022 is here, winter hanging on, but spring is on the way!
Plans are underway for the 2022 Cochranton Community Fair! Junior Fair Board applications are available (posted on their page, click here)!
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After much debate and deliberation, the 2020 Cochranton Community Fair will not take place this year. Your Board of Directors engaged in serious discussion and debate, assessing all angles of the situation from our local organizations with booths at the fair to commercial vendors who need to make travel arrangements to join us each summer, from the 4-H students with clubs currently closed down to our exhibitors from the general public, from fund-raisers to donations, from state funds to ongoing expenses of the fair, and many incidental possibilities. As you know, we were unable to have our breakfast buffet benefit which provides a good part of our operating funds to get the fair started. With that in mind, the questionable supply chain for our vendors, the safety concerns for our patrons and volunteers, and the financial stress on our supporters and community, it was a very, very difficult decision for us to come to. We want to have a fair, BUT, we have to put the welfare of many others before our desire for our fun event. We will miss seeing you all and savoring all the tasty treats at the organization food stands, tossing a ball at the dunking booth, and more, but we are confident we reached the best decision possible for everyone. We hope that all those who have been sponsors and donors to the fair will be able to utilize this opportunity towards reopening businesses, keeping businesses afloat, and that everyone is able to feed their families without undo difficulty. Please stay safe and healthy. We encourage you to look after yourselves, your neighbors, our entire community and friends across the Commonwealth of PA and our country, the USA. Remember to thank our farmers, our first responders, our medical workers, supply chain/delivery people, and all who have been putting themselves at risk to take care of our health, our food supply, and our basic needs. It takes all of us, each one of us, you and me. We are moving forward to plan the 2021 fair season. Save your projects for next year, plan your garden strategies, talk to your animals, buy local as much as you can. One thing about it, you have over a year to make plans for your fair entries in 2021! Put on your thinking caps! We are and we're not quitting! We farming types just don't quit! We're shifting gears and moving forward to a new and different fair season! We'll keep you posted! August 3 - 8 , 2020 will be a memory of many festivals cancelled due to a global pandemic. Let us make our own memories and prepare for a time when we can make memories at the fair in 2021! Our 2020 theme was: Making Memories One Fair at a Time. One week from this evening, Vesper Services will be held to welcome the beginning of the Cochranton Community Fair!
One week from today, you can begin submitting your fair entries (please see the fair book for details)! One week from today, volunteers from many organizations will be busy setting up their booths, tents, games, and more -- looking forward to a fun-filled week with everyone in the community and visitors from outside our little town! One week from tomorrow..............can't you just smell those Firemen's Fries, the funnel cakes at Our Lady of Lourdes, the loaded baked potatoes at the Methodist Church, the hot sausage sandwiches at the Presby booth?? One week from tomorrow, can you hear the squeals of the dunking booth, the rides in motion, the sheep blatting, the roosters crowing, the cows mooing, and so much more? One week from tomorrow, can't you feel the excitement of live bands every night, a night with pulling contests, a night with a parade, a night with a woodsman competition, and more? Please visit your fair book for a complete schedule of all these events and join us one week from tonight for the Vesper Service on the grounds! Don't forget - Always Free Admission! Visit us on social media for daily updates from the fair grounds! As of today, June 5, 2019, our annual Cochranton Community Fair Book (premium book) is available online!! 2019 Fair Book It will be available in various area businesses beginning this weekend and distribution to businesses will continue throughout mid-June. Our thanks to Marley Roday for her artwork used in our cover design!
Also, we are pleased to announce that our custom tee-shirt fund-raiser has gone live today! You may order shirts through June 25, 2019. Please see the details on our tee-shirt page! 2019 Cochranton Fair tee-shirts!! We are excited about this year's fair, knowing that we still offer one of the very few free-admission fairs in our commonwealth!! We've added a woodsman competition for this year's fair and look forward to seeing many of you showcasing your talents! See you soon! The 2018 Fair theme is here!
Farms, Families, Fairs, Fun! Join us this August 6 - 11, 2018 for our annual fair -- celebrating our farms and farmers, the families of our community, the fabulous gathering point of the annual fair, and fun for all!! Stay tuned in the coming weeks and months for updates, entry details to participate, and much much more! The fair has come and gone, but fond memories linger. Wonderful weather. Great visitors. Fabulous vendors. Delightful animals. Contests galore. Fireworks.
Hold onto those warm summer memories as we pass through autumn into winter. The Fair Board and committee work throughout the year to plan for this annual agricultural event.in our small community. We may not be the largest fair in the state, but our pride is immense! Did you know that we are one of the few fairs left in the state that does not charge any admission fee? That's right, you can come to our fair for free! Of course, you'll need to pay for your tasty treats, rides, and souvenirs, but there is no gate fee! We do our best to provide a quality event in our venue. Please come and visit us, get to know us, and we'll see you next year! |
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