What's Happening at The Great Geauga County Fair

GRANDSTAND ENTERTAINMENT

Don't wait in line! Purchase your Demolition Derby, Truck & Tractor Pull, Broken Horn Rodeo and KOI Drag Racing. Purchase online or in the Fair Office now until fair!

RIDES & GAMES

Unlimited Ride Wristbands:
Thursday/Friday $15
Saturday/Sunday $20
Monday $10
Lots to see and do at The Great Geauga County Fair. View our Daily Schedule to see our daily shows like the pig races. Make sure to visit the Natural Resource Area too!

PLAN YOUR TRIP!

WHAT'S HAPPENING AT THE GREAT GEAUGA COUNTY FAIR

2019 Jr. Fair King & Queen Court

Brittany Adams
Leah Fine
Janine Hartory
Mary O'Neill
Andy Cohn
Garrett Hastings
Sam Pleva
Alan Wood
Please view our 2018 Junior Fair King & Queen Candidates and their bios. The coronation will be held on Thursday, August 30, 2018 at 7 pm.

Employment Opportunities

Treasurer Position
The Directors of the Geauga County Agricultural Society are seeking to fill the position of Treasurer for The Great Geauga County Fair. Applicants need to have a general accounting background and experience with a non-profit organization. Experience with Quickbooks and compliance with State Auditors.

Hours will vary throughout the season. Must be available to keep regular office hours on Wednesdays as well as be available daily throughout August and September. Pay will be based on experience.

​Please have resume submitted to the Fair Office PO Box 402, Burton, Ohio 44021, Attn. Treasurer Position no later than 10/17/18.
Grounds Maintenance Worker - Part-Time
Able to do general maintenance, take direction from grounds supervisor and work in a team setting. Hours are daily through the summer and early fall.

Ticket Takers & Ticket Sellers - Seasonal
Work during the five days of the fair at the various gates open at the fairgrounds. Ticket takers must have the ability to work with the public and assist guests with information. Ticket sellers must be able to process transactions for the sales of fair gate admissions and show events while practicing proper cash handling procedures and ensuring the accuracy of funds.

Parking Lot Attendant - Seasonal
Work during the five days of the fair in the main parking lot directing traffic and assisting fair guests as needed.

Cash Office Clerk - Seasonal
Be responsible for performing a variety of clerical accounting functions, such as compiling and sorting cash, calculating and verifying amounts, and posting transactions; performing all other responsibilities as directed or as assigned.

Must be 18 or older to apply.
  • Thursday, August 31
  • Friday, September 1
  • Saturday, September 2
  • Sunday, September 3
  • Monday, September 4
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​“Fun Day, Fair Day”        
Free Admission until 12:00 p.m. & $5 Admission after 12:00 p.m.

Geauga Learn - A cooperative day of learning at the fair

​​Demolition Derby 8:30 p.m. in the Main Grandstand
Time
Event/Show
Location
8:00 a.m.
Jr. Fair Poultry Show
Poultry Barn ​
8:30 a.m.
​Jr. Fair Dairy Goat Show
​Jr. Fair Horse Show
​Natural Resources Area
East Show Ring
​9:00 a.m.​
Jr. Fair Sheep Show
Jr. Fair Swine Show
Open Miniature Horse Show ​
Small Arena
Arena
​Small Grandstand
12:00 p.m.
Chicken Flying Contest
​Racing Pigs          
​Small Grandstand
Troy Trail Stage
1:00 p.m.
Jr. Fair Garden Produce Show
Shari Staiduhar-Woodcarving Demonstration
B&B Magic Show
​Jr. Fair Building
Woodcarver Tent
Chester Court Stage
2:00 p.m.
Racing Pigs
​Troy Trail Stage
 3:00 p.m.
Great Geauga Fair Band
​B & B Magic Show
​Jr. Fair Rabbit Breed Show
Vernon Howard Pavilion
​Chester Court Stage
Rabbit Barn
 3:30 p.m.
Shari Staiduhar-Woodcarving Demonstration
Woodcarver Tent
 4:00 p.m.
Racing Pigs
Jr. Fair Pygmy Goat Show
Troy Trail Stage
​Small Arena
4:45 p.m.
Flying Pages - Circus Act
Midway Stage 2
 5:00 p.m.
B & B Magic Show
Chester Court Stage
5:30 p.m. ​
Shari Staiduhar-Woodcarving Demonstration
Kevin Conaway
Woodcarver Tent
 Midway Stage 1
6:00 p.m.
Racing Pigs
​Rae Lynn DeBevits - Variety
Troy Trail Stage
​Jr. Fair Stage
7:00 p.m.
Jr. Fair King and Queen Coronation
​Hot Air Balloon Ascension
Jr. Fair Stage
​Main Grandstand
7:15 p.m.
Flying Pages - Circus Act
Midway Stage 2
7:30 p.m.
B & B Magic Show
Shari Staiduhar-Woodcarving Demonstration
Chester Court Stage
​Woodcarver Tent
 7:45 p.m.
​Flag Drop
Main Grandstand
8:00 p.m.
Racing Pigs
Great Geauga Fair Band
​Chris Higbee “Unplugged”                
Troy Trail Stage
Vernon Howard Pavilion
Midway Stage 1
8:30 p.m.
​Demolition Derby
Main Grandstand
​SENIOR CITIZEN AND VETERANS’ DAY
Age 65 and Older and All Veterans Admitted Free
Senior “Hang-Out” 9 AM - 2 PM Sponsored by Department of Aging in the Vernon Howard Pavilion
Horse Pulls – Main Grandstand at 6:00 p.m.
Branch & Dean Free Country Music Show - Small Grandstand at 8:00 p.m.
Time
Event/Show
Location
8:00 a.m.
Open Dairy Goat Show
Small Arena​
8:30 a.m.
​​Jr. Fair Horse Show
​Open Haflinger Halter Show
East Show Ring
Small Grandstand
​9:00 a.m.​
Jr. Fair Rabbit Showmanship
Jr. Fair Beef Cattle Show
Jr. Fair Dairy Cattle Show
​Jr. Fair Poultry Showmanship ​
Open Draft Horse Halter Show
Rabbit Barn
Arena
Arena
​Auction Tent
Small Grandstand
12:00 p.m.
Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War & Flag Drop
​Racing Pigs
Tom Todd – One Man Band (Variety)
Chardon Polka Band
Shari Staiduhar-Woodcarving Demonstration
​​Main Grandstand

​Troy Trail Stage
Midway Stage 1
Jr. Fair Stage
​Woodcarver Tent
12:30 p.m.
Hammett & Kovich Puppets
​Bill Plants Pavilion
1:00 p.m.
Open Beef Cattle Show
​B & B Magic Show
​Arena
​Chester Court Stage
1:45 p.m.
Flying Pages - Circus Act
Midway Stage 2
2:00 p.m.
Racing Pigs
Troy Trail Stage
2:30 p.m.
Tom Todd – One Man Band (Variety)​
Midway Stage 1
3:00 p.m.
Great Geauga Fair Band
Shari Staiduhar-Woodcarving Demonstration
B & B Magic Show​
Vernon Howard Pavilion
Woodcarver Tent
Chester Court Stage
4:00 p.m.
Racing Pigs
Troy Trail Stage
4:15 p.m. ​
Flying Pages - Circus Act
Midway Stage 2
4:30 p.m.
Ron Papaleo - 60's Music
​Jr. Fair Stage
5:00 p.m.
Family Dog
​B & B Magic Show
Shari Staiduhar-Woodcarving Demonstration
Midway Stage 1
​Chester Court Stage
​Woodcarver Tent
6:00 p.m.
Flag Drop
Main Grandstand
6:00 p.m.
​Horse Pulling Contest
Racing Pigs
​Horseshoe Pitching “Bring Your Own Partner”
​Main Grandstand
Troy Trail Stage
Horseshoe Courts
6:30 p.m.
B & B Magic Show
Chester Court Stage
6:45 p.m.
Flying Pages - Circus Act        
Midway Stage 2
7:00 p.m.
Hot Air Balloon Ascension
Championship Ranch Sorting​
Great Geauga Fair Band
Shari Staiduhar-Woodcarving Demonstration
Main Grandstand
East Show Ring
Vernon Howard Pavilion
Woodcarver Tent
8:00 p.m.
Branch & Dean - Free Country Show
​Racing Pigs
Small Grandstand
​Troy Trail Stage
Apple Pie Day, Apple Pie Auction at 1:00 p.m.

​Junior Fair Livestock Sale: Support our Geauga 4-H Youth!
Small Animal 2:30 p.m. in Auction Tent & Large Animal 5:00 p.m. in Arena (Registration at Noon)
Time
Event/Show
Location
8:00 a.m.
Donkey and Mule Show
Small Grandstand​
8:30 a.m.
​​Jr. Fair Horse Show
​Open Rabbit Show
East Show Ring
Rabbit Barn
​9:00 a.m.​
Open Dairy Cattle Show
Open Sheep Show
Arena
Small Arena
10:00 p.m.
​Jr. Fair Small Animal Show
​Horseshoe Pitching - Open Class
​​Jr. Fair Building
​Horseshoe Courts
11:30 p.m.
Jr. Fair Band
​Draft Horse & Pony Fun Show
​Vernon Howard Pavilion
​Small Grandstand
12:00 p.m.
Livestock Buyers Registration
Racing Pigs
The Scarvelli Sisters – Pop & Country
Shari Staiduhar-Woodcarving Demonstration
​Arena
​Troy Trail Stage
Midway Stage 1
Woodcarver Tent
12:30 p.m.
Harness Horse Racing
Small Grandstand
1:00 p.m.
Apple Pie Auction
B & B Magic Show
​Horseshoe Pitching - Blind Draw Doubles
Vernon Howard Pavilion
Chester Court Stage
​Horseshoe Courts
1:30 p.m.
GEAR Show - Robotic Demonstration
Gringo Stew - Country
​Shari Staiduhar-Woodcarving Demonstration
Jr. Fair Building
Midway Stage 1
Woodcarver Tent
2:00 p.m.
Racing Pigs
Troy Trail Stage
2:30 p.m.
Jr. Fair Small Animal Livestock Sale
​Marschmellow Squares – Square Dancing
Auction Tent
Bill Plants Pavilion
3:00 p.m. ​
Great Geauga Fair Band
​B & B Magic Show
Vernon Howard Pavilion
Chester Court Stage
3:15 p.m.
Flying Pages - Circus Act
​Midway Stage 2
4:00 p.m.
Racing Pigs
​Walnut Hill Cloggers
Young & Blue Bluegrass Band
Troy Trail Stage
​Jr. Fair Stage
​Midway Stage 1
4:30 p.m.
Shari Staiduhar-Woodcarving Demonstration
Woodcarver Tent
5:00 p.m.
Jr. Fair Large Animal Livestock Sale
Arena
5:30 p.m.
B & B Magic Show
​Marschmellow Squares – Square Dancing
Chester Court Stage
​Bill Plants Pavilion
5:45 p.m.
Flying Pages - Circus Act        
Midway Stage 2
6:00 p.m.
Racing Pigs
​Fort Huntsburg Band – Country
Troy Trail Stage
Jr. Fair Stage
6:30 p.m. ​
Jayson and the Mean Eyed Cats – Blues & Rockabilly
Midway Stage 1
7:00 p.m.
Hot Air Balloon Ascension
Great Geauga Fair Band
Shari Staiduhar-Woodcarving Demonstration
B & B Magic Show
Main Grandstand
Vernon Howard Pavilion
Woodcarver Tent
​Chester Court Stage
7:30 p.m.
Pony Pulling Contest
Small Grandstand
7:45 p.m.
Flag Drop
Main Grandstand
8:00 p.m.
Racing Pigs
​Fort Huntsburg Band – Country
Troy Trail Stage
​Jr. Fair Stage
8:15 p.m.
Flying Pages - Circus Act
Midway Stage 2 ​
8:30 p.m.
Demolition Derby
Main Grandstand
9:00 p.m.
​Jayson and the Mean Eyed Cats – Blues & Rockabilly
Midway Stage 1
Band-O-Rama: High School Marching Bands Perform at 1:30 p.m. in Main Grandstand
Truck and Tractor Pulls at 6:30 p.m. in Main Grandstand
Time
Event/Show
Location
8:30 a.m.
Open Western Horse Show
East Show Ring
9:00 a.m.
​​Pony Show, Draft Horse & Pony Hitch Show
Small Grandstand
10:00 a.m.
Worship Service
​Entries for the Anyone Can Bake Contest
Jr. Fair Pavilion
Jr. Fair Building
12:00 Noon
​Wayne Joseph Band - Variety
​​Legacy Band  - Variety
Racing Pigs
Geauga K-9
​Shari Staiduhar-Woodcarving Demonstration
Main Grandstand
Midway Stage 1
​Troy Trail Stage
West Side of Floral Hall
Woodcarver Tent​
1:00 p.m.
Results from the Anyone Can Bake Contest​Take II - Variety
​Jr. Fair Building
​Jr. Fair Stage
1:15 p.m.
Flag Drop/ Anthem by Rae Lynn DeBevits
​Main Grandstand
1:30 p.m.
Band-O-Rama
​B & B Magic Sho
Main Grandstand
​Chester Court Stage
2:00 p.m.
Racing Pigs
Wayne & Joseph Band - Variety
​Horseshoe Pitching - Class B
Vernon Howard Pavilion
Midway Stage 1
​Horseshoe Courts
3:00 p.m.
Diaper Dash
Great Geauga Fair Band
​Shari Staiduhar-Woodcarving Demonstration
Jr. Fair Building
Vernon Howard Pavilion
​Woodcarver Tent
3:15 p.m.
Flying Pages - Circus Act
Midway Stage 2 
4:00 p.m.
Rooster Crowing Contest
​Wayne & Joseph Band - Variety
Jr. Fair Dog Show
​Racing Pigs
​Walnut Hill Cloggers
Small Arena
Midway Stage 1
​Arena
Troy Trail Stage
​Jr. Fair Stage
4:30 p.m.
B & B Magic Show​​
Chester Court Stage
5:00 p.m.
Shari Staiduhar-Woodcarving Demonstration
Woodcarver Tent
5:30 p.m.
Tom Evanchuck - Variety
Jr. Fair Stage
5:45 p.m.
Flying Pages - Circus Act        ​
​Midway Stage 2
6:00 p.m.
​Racing Pigs
​Troy Trail Stage
6:15 p.m. ​​
Flag Drop/Anthem by Rae Lynn DeBevits
Main Grandstand
6:30 p.m.
Truck and Tractor Pull
Swamp Rattlers - Blues & Rock
Main Grandstand
Midway Stage 1 
7:00 p.m.
 
Hot Air Balloon Ascension
Shari Staiduhar-Woodcarving Demonstration
Great Geauga Fair Band
Main Grandstand
Woodcarver Tent
Vernon Howard Pavilion
7:30 p.m.
Geauga County Fair Horse Challenge
​B & B Magic Show
Small Grandstand
​Chester Court Stage
8:00 p.m.
Racing Pigs
Troy Trail Stage
8:15 p.m.
Flying Pages - Circus Act
Midway Stage 2 ​​
8:30 p.m.
Midnight Trail Band - Variety
Jr. Fair Stage
9:00 p.m.
Swamp Rattlers – Blues & Rock
Midway Stage 1
Monday, September 4, 2017
LABOR DAY – FAMILY DAY
Discount Ride Bands: All-day ride bands for $10
Frog Jumping Contest – 3:00 p.m. in the Arena
Broken Horn Rodeo at 3:00 p.m. at the Main Grandstand
Time
Event/Show
Location
8:30 a.m.
Open English Horse Show​
East Show Ring
9:00 a.m.
​Pony Show, Draft Horse and Pony Hitch Show​
​ Small Grandstand
​10:00 a.m.​
Horseshoe Pitching - Class C ​
Horseshoe Court
11:00 p.m.
Jr. Fair Showmanship Sweepstakes          
​Arena​
12:00 p.m.
Shari Staiduhar-Woodcarving Demonstration
Racing Pigs
Woodcarver Tent
Troy Trail Stage
12:30 p.m.
Joe Lexso’s One Man Band
B & B Magic Show
​All Animal Costume Class B
​Midway Stage 1
Chester Court Stage
​Jr. Fair Building
 1:00 p.m.
Buckeye Pedal Pulls – Kiddie Tractor Pullers Contest​
Jr. Fair Building​
1:30 p.m.
Great Geauga Fair Band
All Animal Costume Class A​
Vernon Howard Pavilion
Arena
 2:00 p.m.
Jr. Fair Style Show
Racing Pigs
​Shari Staiduhar-Woodcarving Demonstration
​Horseshoe Pitching - Class A
Jr. Fair Building
Troy Trail Stage
​Small Arena
​Horseshoe Courts
2:15 p.m.​
Flying Pages - Circus Act
Midway Stage 2
2:30 p.m.
B & B Magic Show
Chester Court Stage
2:45 p.m. ​
Flag Drop
Main Grandstand
3:00 p.m.
Broken Horn Rodeo​
Frog Jumping Contest
Joe Lexso’s One Man Band
​Walnut Hill Cloggers
Main Grandstand
Arena
Midway Stage 1
​Jr. Fair Stage
4:00 p.m.
Racing Pigs​
​Shari Staiduhar-Woodcarving Demonstration
Troy Trail Stage
Woodcarver Tent
4:30 p.m.
B & B Magic Show
Great Geauga Fair Band
​The 8th County Dance Center​
Chester Court Stage 
Vernon Howard Pavilion
Jr. Fair Building​
4:45 p.m.
Flying Pages - Circus Act
Midway Stage 2
6:00 p.m.
Racing Pigs​
Shari Staiduhar-Woodcarving Demonstration
Troy Trail Stage
Woodcarver Tent
6:30 p.m.
B & B Magic Show
Chester Court
7:00 p.m.
Hot Air Balloon Ascension​
Main Grandstand
8:00 p.m.
Livestock Released 
Jr. Fair Exhibits Released
​Open Show Exhibits Released
Grounds

Live Music & Performances

Intimate stages where musicians play sounds from today and yesterday. A variety of local talent for all to enjoy throughout the day!
Looking for local talent for the 2018. Submit your information along with links to samples of your music or your talent. 
Deadline for entry is February 1, 2018.

Annual Meeting Held Thursday, October 12, 2017

Newly Elected Directors

Elected Fairboard Directors - Congratulations to our newly elected fairboard directors

Scholarship Recipients

Geauga County Junior Fair Livestock Sales Scholarship​ Recipients

Directors' Award

Jack Blazey, Fairband Director​

    Rental Request Form:

    If you are interested in renting the facility, please fill out the Rental Request Form below to check for availability. All rental requests, must be submitted at least 7 days before Rental Date.

Vehicle Storage Waiting List

THE 2017 JR FAIR KING & QUEEN CANDIDATES

​The Junior Fair King and Queen Coronation is Thursday, August 31 at 7 PM in the Junior Fair Entertainment Building. 

Maddie Arnold

Kelsey Klingman

Emily Stern

Sarah Ward

Evan Measures

Tyler Plants

Trent Weber

Joseph Wolf

Location

14373 N Cheshire St.
​Burton, Ohio 44021

The Great Geauga County Fair

Fair Dates: Thursday, August 29 - Monday, September 2, 2019
Year Round Secretary's Office Hours (Sept - July):
Wednesdays: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.*
View August Hours > 
​(440) 834-1846
*See calendar for holiday closings.

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