Important Information About the Goshen Fair
Admission
The admission fee is $10.00 for adults.
Senior citizens' admission fee is $5.00 on Saturday only.
Children under 12 are free.
2025 Schedule
Saturday, Aug. 30
8:00 am
Gates Open
9:30 am
Dairy Goat Judging
10:00 am
Opening Ceremony
Poultry Judging
11:00 am
Beef Junior Obstacle Course
12:00 pm
Rabbit and Cavie Judging
Country Steel
10:00 - 1:00 pm
High School Timber Teams Contest
1:00 - 5:00 pm
Northwest Connecticut Band
2:00 pm
Dairy Cattle Showmanship
Jackpot Steer Show
Professional and Street Outlaw Pull
3:00 pm
Jackpot Heifer Show
Frozen T-shirt Contest
Jimmy Sturr and his Orchestra
6:00 pm
Neal and the Vipers
9:00 pm
Gates Close
Sunday, August 31
8:00 am
Gates Open
8:30 am
Horse Show
9:00 am
Junior and Open Dairy Show –
Ayrshire, Brown Swiss, Milking
Shorthorn
Antique Tractor Pull
10:00 am
Swine Judging
Sheep Judging
11:00 am
New England Lumberjack Show
Angus, All Other Breeds, and Herefords
Open Breed Show
12:00 pm
Dan's Roadhouse Country Band
1:00 pm
Draught Horse Exhibit
2:00 - 5:00 pm
Northwest Connecticut Band
4:00 pm
Nashville Drive
4:30 pm
Skillet Throw Contest
7:00 pm
Soul Sound Revue
9:00 pm
Gates Close
Monday, September 1
8:00 am
Gates Open
9:00 am
Junior and Open Dairy Show –
Guernsey, Holstein, Jersey
Garden Tractor Pull
9:30 am
Judging of Oxen
Draught Oxen Exhibit
10:00 am
Sheep Judging
10:30 am
Pork Cook-off
NBHA CT01 Barrel Race
11:00 am
Junior Beef Steers and Heifers Show
12:00 pm
Lost Rebel
Woodcutting Contests
1:00 - 5:00 pm
Northwest Connecticut Band
2:00 pm
Apple Fritter Eating Contest
3:00 pm
Relic
6:00 pm
Gates Close
Vendor Application
Scholarships
The Goshen Agricultural Society, Inc. awards two (2) scholarships of $1,500 each to a graduating Region 20 Lakeview High School senior to assist them with their educations at an accredited institution of higher learning.
Rent the Fairgrounds
The Goshen Fairgrounds are available for rental. The Fairgrounds provide a terrific venue for all kinds of events. To get detailed information regarding Fairgrounds rental, please contact
Dan Belmonte at (860) 307-3473 or eventrentals@goshenfair.org.
If you are interested in applying to be a vendor at the Goshen Fair, please send an application to the Superintendent of Concessions. The Goshen Fair is always seeking new and different vendors. We take pride in offering variety, with as little duplication as possible.