WRIGHTSTOWN, PA — The Middletown Grange Fair continues through Sunday at the fairgrounds on Penns Park Road in Wrightstown. The fair is open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday, August 17, and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, August 18.
The event will once again feature everything people have come to know and love about the fair, from the famous chicken dinners to the 4-H and community show barns, free nightly entertainment shows, and the rides and games.
The always competitive hot dog pig races are back. The popular tractor parade makes its rounds again on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. and Sunday at 4 p.m. And the exhibit halls are once again filled with thousands of judged entries, from baked goods to vegetables to photography to quilts.
The heart of the festival is the many 4-H citizen-owned animals and shows. More than 300 4-H citizen-owned animals, from bleating sheep and squealing pigs to mooing cows, once again fill the fairgrounds barns with the sounds of the farm.
The schedule is again packed with shows and competitions taking place during the five days of the fair. Saturday features the 4-H dairy and beef cattle shows and the 4-H market hog auction, and Sunday features the rabbit and guinea pig breed parade.
Admission to the fair is free, but there is a parking fee of $20 per vehicle.
Students at Delaware Valley University won many awards for their sheep on Friday. (Photo by Jeff Werner)
Delaware Valley University sheep compete on Friday. (Photo by Jeff Werner)
Final preparations in the pig pen. (Photo by Jeff Werner)
Rabbits and guinea pigs are always a popular attraction at the fair. Don’t miss the rabbit and guinea pig parade of breeds on Sunday. (Photo by Jeff Werner)
Finding new friends at the Grange. (Photo by Jeff Werner)
On the way. A cow is led to a nearby water trough in front of the cow barn. (Photo by Jeff Werner)
“Welcome to my world!” In the Grange goat barn. (Photo by Jeff Werner)
A 1956 Farmall tractor owned by DeGroot Farms in Yardley. The tractor show, tractor pull and tractor parade are always a big hit at the Grange. (Photo by Jeff Werner)
Quiet time in the barn. (Photo by Jeff Werner)
The alpacas and llamas are always very popular with the fair visitors. (Photo by Jeff Werner)
Hey girl, is that for me? Feeding time in the stable. (Photo by Jeff Werner)
This is Josh Wilkoski of Newtown driving a 1958 Massey Ferguson. (Photo by Jeff Werner)
