Countdown to Fair, Food, and Fun!

Schedule of Events

September 12, 2024

"Car Load Special" Enter at our Hoover St. or Lafayette St. gate and pay $20 for your entire car load. Price is per car and includes parking.

4:00pm Fair & midway opens
4:00pm Petting zoo opens
4:00pm Beekeeping display opens
5:00pm Music with Allen Roux  - Beer Garden
5:00pm Circus Hollywood
8:00pm Circus Hollywood

September 13, 2024

4:00pm Fair & midway opens
4:00pm Petting zoo opens
4:00pm Beekeeping display opens
4:00pm Music with Henry Honkonen - Grandstand Saloon
5:00pm Music with Allen Roux - Beer Garden
5:00pm Garden Tractor Pulling - Grandstand
5:00pm Circus Hollywood
6:00pm Cornhole Tournament - Near Beer Garden
8:00pm Circus Hollywood

September 14, 2024

10:00am Fair opens
11:00am Petting zoo opens
11:00am Lowe's Kids' DIY Workshop - near Exhibition building
11:000am Beekeeping display opens
12:00pm Midway opens
12:00pm Children's Entrepreneur Market - near the Exhibition building
12:00pm Steve Walthall, AFA, Demonstration - near the animal barns
1:00pm Music with Nicole Knox Murphy - Grandstand Saloon
1:30pm Bug Club Car Show - near the animal barns
2:00pm Circus Hollywood
5:00pm Music with Henry Honkonen - Grandstand Saloon
5:00pm Circus Hollywood
5:00pm Music with Allen Roux - Beer Garden
7:00pm School Bus Derby - Grandstand
8:00pm Circus Hollywood

September 15, 2024

10:00am Fair opens
11:00am Petting zoo opens
11:00am Horse Pulling - Pulling ring
12:00pm Midway opens
12:00pm Steve Walthall, AFA, Demonstration - near the animal barns
1:00pm Music with Nicole Knox Murphy - Grandstand Saloon
2:00pm Miss Granite State Fair Pageant - Exhibition building
2:00pm Circus Hollywood
4:00pm Enduro Cross/Trailer Derby - Grandstand
5:00pm Circus Hollywood
5:00pm Music with Allen Roux - Beer Garden
5:00pm Music with Dan Morgan - Grandstand Saloon
8:00pm Circus Hollywood

September 19, 2024

Senior Day. Guests age 65 and over pay $5 with a valid ID. Price is per person.
4:00pm Fair & midway opens
4:00pm Petting zoo opens
4:00pm Beekeeping display opens
5:00pm Circus Hollywood
5:00pm Music with Allen Roux - Beer Garden
6:00pm Truck Pulls - Grandstand
8:00pm Circus Hollywood

September 20, 2024

4:00pm Fair & midway opens
4:00pm Petting zoo opens
4:00pm Beekeeping display opens
4:00pm Music with Henry Honkonen - Grandstand Saloon
5:00pm Circus Hollywood
5:00pm Music with Allen Roux - Beer Garden
6:00pm Cornhole Tournament - Near the Beer Garden
7:00pm School Bus Derby - Grandstand
7:00pm Music with Dan Morgan - Grandstand Saloon
8:00pm Circus Hollywood

September 21, 2024

10:00am Fair opens
11:00am Petting zoo opens
11:00am Beekeeping Display opens
12:00pm Home Depot Kids Workshop - near Exhibition building
12:00pm Midway opens
1:00pm King Arthur Baking Contest Drop off
1:00pm Music with Nicole Knox Murphy - Grandstand Saloon
2:00pm Circus Hollywood
5:00pm Music with Henry Honkonen - Grandstand Saloon
5:00pm Music with Allen Roux - Beer Garden
5:00pm Circus Hollywood
7:00pm School Bus Derby - Grandstand
8:00pm Circus Hollywood

September 22, 2024

10:00am Fair opens
11:00am Draft horse farm classes
11:00am Petting Zoo opens
11:00am Beekeeping Display opens
11:00am Woodsman Competition - near animal barns
12:00pm Midway opens
1:00pm Circus Hollywood
1:00pm Music with Nicole Knox Murphy - Grandstand saloon
3:00pm Circus Hollywood
5:00pm Demolition Derby - Grandstand
5:00pm Music with Dan Morgan - Grandstand Saloon
5:00pm Music with Allen Roux - Beer Garden

Date: September 12-22, 2024

Time:
Thursdays & Fridays: Fair & Midway opens at 4pm
Saturdays & Sundays: Fair at 10am; Midway at 12pm

Location:
Granite State Fairgrounds,
72 Lafayette Street,
Rochester, NH 03867.

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