Schedule for the 2025 4-H Fair
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday; August 1, 2, and 3, 2025. Get directions.
Saturday, July 26
- Fair Set-up from 7:00 AM until about 12:00 Noon
Thursday, July 31
- Home Arts entered from 6:00 to 8:00 PM
for non-perishable items and record books only
Friday, August 2
Fair closed to the public tonight only. Stop in on Saturday and Sunday.
- 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Home Arts exhibit entries open
- 12:00 Noon to 2:00 PM, Officers and Managers enter Livestock exhibits
- 2:00 to 7:00 PM, All other participants enter Livestock exhibits
- Home Arts judging begins at 5:30 PM
- 6:00 Fun Night for 4-H members
- 6:00 Safe Tractor Driving Contest starts
- 7:30 PM Opening Ceremony!
- 10:00 PM to 6:00 AM, Quiet Hours
Saturday, August 2, 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
4-H Fair is open to the public today!
- 8:00 AM, Fair Opens to the Public
- 9:00 Livestock Judging begins: Dairy Cattle, Dairy Goat Show, & Dog Show
- 9:00 AM Transfer Sled Antique Tractor Pull
- New Haven 4-H Advisory Committee Auction
Silent Auction is continuous until 2:00 PM on Sunday - 10:00 AM Kid's Barn Activities at Home Arts
- 12:00 Noon, Beef Cattle Show begins, Meat Goat Show
- 1:30 Premier of Home Arts
- 2:00 PM Swine Show
- 3:00 Small Animal Evaluation & Rabbit Show
- 3:00 Sheep Show
- 4:00 Poultry Activities
- 10:00 PM to 6:00 AM, Quiet Hours
Sunday, August 3, 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
4-H Fair is open to the public today!
- 8:00 AM, Fair Opens to the Public
- 9:00 Livestock Premier Showmanship begins
- 9:00 MCTP Garden Tractor Pullers
- 10:30 4-H Public Speaking and Expressive Arts Presentations
- 1:15 Premier Showmanship Presentations and Fair closing
- Removal of Exhibits - Clean Up Begins
Directions to Fairgrounds in Durham
The fairground entrance is adjacent to the south end of the town green on Main Street in Durham, Connecticut. (Durham Library is on the north end of the town green.)
From Guilford and the shore: Take Route 77, past Lake Quonnipaug, and up to the center of Durham. Fairgrounds is on your left, as you drive up Main Street.
From Hartford: Take I-91 South to Route 9 South, switch to Route 17 South at Middletown. Follow Route 17 South into Durham, which becomes Main Street.
From New London: Take I-95 Southbound (travels West) to Madison Exit 61, Route 79. Follow Route 79 North into Durham. The fairgrounds will be on the left, shortly after you arrive on Main Street.
From New Haven: Take I-91 North to Exit 15, travel East on Route 68, Wallingford Road, into Durham and turn right onto Main Street.
From Waterbury: Take I-84 to Exit 27 (Route 691); follow to Route 66 East and turn right onto Route 147. At Durham, turn right onto Main Street.
