2013 Agricultural Fair Day, Saturday, August 17, 2013, 10AM-5PM; Bean Supper 5:30-7:30PM

AGRICULTURAL FAIR DAY

Saturday, 17 August 2013

Willowbrook will feature an agricultural day from 10AM-5PM.  This traditional family event will bring generations together as we celebrate Newfield’s past.  As a thank you to our hometown, Newfield and West Newfield residents receive free admission.  A Bean Supper will follow at 5:30-7:30PM. Regular Admission: $12 Adults, $9 Seniors, $5 Children, Free 6 & Under

Schedule of Events

  9:00 am         Newfield Farmers and Artisans Market – around

                        Bandstand

  9:15-11:15     Kids Fun with staff member, Ages 8-11,

                        Build a Ferris Wheel with a1950s Erector Set in

                        the Gazebo while Mom and Dad walk around (Visit

                        the Country Store too).

10:00 am         Willowbrook Opens – Country Store

                        1930s-1950s Western/Country/ Cowboy Tunes

                        Exhibitions – on display all day at Feed Store:

        Photography                   

        Arts and Crafts

        Hobbies and Collections          

Miscellaneous – around grounds

        Children’s Ring Toss        Face Painting

Maine Antique Power Association: Display and

Demonstration of Gas Powered Engines---near

School House

Revolutionary War Re-Enactor (Walter Hanson)

---by School House

Ongoing Demonstration: Circa 1872 Harrison

Grist Mill Powered by One-Horse Treadmill at the

Engines Building

Ongoing Demonstration: Froe and Shave

 Horse/Draw Knife at Farmers Market  

10:30 am         Open Air Blacksmithing Demonstrations at the

                        Willowbrook smithy.        

11:00 am         Two-Man Saw Competition: Form your teams,

                         best time awards.

11, 11:30, 12, &   Hay Ride: Starts at Dr.Trafton House parking.

12:30

11:30, 1:30, 3:00   Carousel – Members, Free; Non-Members, $3

 NOON             Visit the Sandwich Shop for Lunch and

Ice Cream

Pie Contest: 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, and Honorable

Mention Awarded/ Feed Store

12:30 pm          Pie Eating Contest – Durgin House front yard open to all visitors.  Sign up at Store by Noon.

2:00 pm            Skills Competition – on lawn in front of the

Carousel for all ages

        Sack Race               Hoops Race

        Egg Balancing          Croquet Accuracy

        Three Graces  

  3:30 pm          Exhibition Contests Awards – Ribbons to

be awarded (Feed Store)

  5:00 pm          Museum Closing – when all visitors are done

  5:30 pm          Bean Supper – at the Sandwich Shop

                                Baked Beans                   Potato Salads

                                Cole Slaw                Macaroni Salad

                                Blueberry Dessert

                        $8 Adults, $7 Seniors, $4/ Age12 and Under

* See Exhibition and Pie Making Contest entry rules at: 19thcenturywillowbrookvillage.blogspot.com