The 115th Hamburg Fair, sponsored by the Lyme Grange Association, opens Friday at 5 p.m. and runs through Sunday at 4 p.m. Gates open at 9 a.m. both Saturday and Sunday.
Friday evening’s events and entertainment are headlined by the Braiden Sunshine Band from 9 to 11 p.m. and also include the Eight ‘n’ Up from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
The program for the remaining two days is as follows:
Gates Open at 9am
10:30am Pony Pull
11am-1pm Kid’s games
1pm Mini Horse Pull
1-4pm Nightingale’s Youth Showcase with short sets by youth acts as follows:
1-1:10: Rosy and Annie Rossi
1:15-1:25: Maria Leise
1:30- 1:40: Christopher Gregor
1:45-2:05: Sophia Griswold
2:25-2:45: Greta Stroebel
2:50-3:10: Erik Simon Vuoritie
3:15-3:25: Jacob Graham
3:35-4:00: Drew Cathcart
4:05-4:30: Jake Kulak and the Lowdown
3:30pm: Horse Pull
5:00-6:30pm: Katie Perkins
7:00-8:30pm: The Hoolios
8:00 pm: Horse Pull – Free for all
9:00-11:00pm: Mystic Horns
Sunday
Gates Open 9am
9am Ox Pull and Powder Puff
12-2:45: iCRV “Best of the Open Mike’s Showcase” featuring:
12-12:25: Tim Longden
12:30-1:00: Quinn Miller
1:05- 1:35: Robert C. Fullerton
1:40-2:10: Woodsmoke
2:15-2:45: Gracie Day
All Three Days
Northeast Midways Carnival Rides and Midway games
Clowning around with Rick Maciag-Skits, Balloons
Grange Hall Coffee, Grill and Snack Bar, Food Concessions, Pony Rides, Alpacas and Goats
Games for Kids and Exhibits for Farm, Animal, Crafts, Fruits and Vegetables
It is a long-awaited event for everyone who lives locally, but many families from all over the state have also made this an annual summer tradition. That old-fashioned feeling lost with so many of the bigger fairs has been carefully maintained in this annual Lyme event.
The fair may be small but it has a great deal to offer. When was the last time you saw a watermelon-eating and seed-spitting contest, or a nail-driving competition? There is a line-up of entertainment that echoes that same theme of old-fashioned, while the big top has new and old favorites alike.
The Hamburg Fair is the only fair in Connecticut this year to offer a discounted ride bracelet each day of the fair — even on (Friday) opening night. A bracelet allows the purchaser to take as many rides as he/she wants (or can handle!) It’s the organizer’s way of making it a little easier on families, so they can come out to enjoy this special fair. In addition, children 11 and younger are admitted to the fair free. Adults are $5 – Seniors are only $3.
Park at the First Congregational Church of Lyme or Reynolds Garage and you will be supporting Lyme/Old Lyme Boy Scouts Troop 26 and also the Lyme Church. Both organizations wish to acknowledge Reynolds Garage for their continuing support through the donation of use of their parking lot for this fundraiser.