99th annual ephrata fair
September 26-30, 2017

(717) 733-4451

When is the Ephrata Fair?

Ephrata Fair Schedule

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Monday – Registration

  • Domestic Exhibit Registration – 3:00 – 8:00pm
  • Poultry Registration Mon – 4:00 – 6:00pm Tues – 8:00 – 11:00am
  • Grains Tent Registration – 4:00 – 8:00pm
  • Vegetable Tent Registration – 4:00 – 8:00pm
  • Goat, Sheep and Swine Registration – 6:00 – 9:00pm
  • Rabbit and Dairy Registration – 6:00 – 9:00pm
  • Dairy Beef Registration – 7:30 – 9:00pm

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Tuesday Events

All You Can Ride Special!

  1. Bake Sale – Outside Fair Office – 9:30am
  2. Midway Opens – 11:00am
  3. Backyard Poultry Show – 12:00pm
  4. Dairy Beef Judging – 2:30pm
  5. Silent Auction Opens (Fair Office) – 4:00pm
  6. Exhibits Open – 4:00pm
  7. Swine Judging – 4:00pm
  8. Petting Zoo – 4:00 – 9:00pm
  9. Bar-B-Q Pork Chop Dinner (Tent City) – 5:00pm
  10. Rides Open – 5:00pm
  11. Sneakers the Clown (Tent City) – 5:00 – 7:00pm
  12. Antique Tractor Games – 6:00pm
  13.  – 7:30pm
  14. Exhibits Closed – 8:00pm
  15. Midway and Rides Close – 10:00pm

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Wednesday Events

Senior Citizens Day!

  1. Petting Zoo – 9:00 – 6:00pm
  2. Agricultural Demonstrations – 9:00 – 2:00pm
  3. Midway & Exhibits Open – 10:00am
  4. Senior Citizens’ Day – 10:00- 2:00pm
  5. Market Goat Judging – 11:00am
  6. Sheep & Lamb Judging – 1:00pm
  7. Rides Open – 4:00pm
  8. Parade Begins – 7:00pm
  9.  – 7:00pm
  10. Exhibits Closed – 7:00pm
  11. Midway and Rides Close – 10:00pm

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Thursday

Kiddies’ Day!

  1. Midway Opens – 10:00am
  2. Dairy Cattle Judging – 10:00am
  3. Exhibits Open – 11:00am
  4. Rides Open – 12:00pm
  5. Kiddies’ Day – 12:00- 6:00pm
  6. Petting Zoo – 4:00 – 9:00pm
  7. Livestock Sale – 6:00pm
  8. Shortline Model Railroad – 11 S. State St. – 6:00-8:00pm
  9. Pedal Tractor Pull – 6:30pm
  10. BERG Pedal Go-Kart Race (Tent City) – 6:30pm
  11. Ponytail Demonstrations – 6:30pm
  12.  – 8:00pm
  13. Exhibits Closed – 8:00pm
  14. Midway and Rides Close – 10:00pm
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Friday

  1. Midway Opens – 10:00am
  2. Exhibits Open – 11:00am
  3. Rides Open – 4:00pm
  4. Petting Zoo – 4:00 – 9:00pm
  5. Rabbit Judging – 5:00pm
  6.  – 5:00pm
  7. Barrels of Fun Train Rides (Tent City) – 5:00 – 7:00pm
  8. Candy Scramble (Tent City) – 6:00pm
  1. Antique Tractor Pull – 6:30pm
  2. DKers Juggling (Tent City) – 6:30pm
  3.  – 6:30pm
  4. Family Fun Contests – 7:00pm
  5.  – 8:00pm
  6. Exhibits Closed – 9:00pm
  7. Midway and Rides Close – 11:00pm

Saturday

  1. Quoits Tournament In Park – 8:00am Cancelled for 2017
  2. Exhibits Removed In Park – 8:00 – 10:00am
  3. Shortline Model Railroad Club – 11 S. State St. – 10:00 – 4:00am
  4. Midway Opens – 10:00am
  5. Exhibits Open – 11:00am
  6. Baby Parade Registration – 12:00am

  1. Rides Open – 12:00pm
  2. Baby Parade – 1:00pm
  3.  – 7:00pm
  4. Silent Auction Closes (Fair Building) – 9:00pm
  5. Exhibits Closed – 9:00pm
  6. Midway and Rides Close – 11:00pm