Welcome to the 138th Annual
Broome County Fair
July 24 - 29, 2012

Back this year! Pickup Truck Pull! Miniature Horse Pull! We also welcome back Mark Watson's Chainsaw Magic!


See the Pickup Truck Pull rules or visit fullpullproductions.com


     Summer Vacation, hot apple pie, lemonade, and a great country fair—now, that's the recipe for a taste of America—right here in Broome County!
     Beat the gas pump by celebrating your family's summer close to home with the Broome County Fair, featuring the Gillette Family Show. The 138th Annual Broome County Fair will begin brimming with fun on Tuesday, July 24, and simmer with excitement through Sunday, July 29, at the Whitney Point Fairgrounds, where the Gillette Shows will once again electrify the Midway with awesome amusement rides and games as they celebrate their 31st year at the Fair!


FREE PARKING!
 
  • General Admission: $7.00 for adults ($8.00 on Saturday and Sunday), $3.00 for children of ages 5-12, and FREE ADMISSION for children under 5. Price of admission includes ALL GRANDSTAND EVENTS; Free Parking.
  • Pay-One-Price for ALL Carnival Rides on Tuesday from 6:00pm to 10:00pm, Wednesday from 11:00am to 4:00pm, and Friday from 11:00am to 4:00pm.
  • Thursday is Family CARLOAD NIGHT! Admission for a Carload of Visitors: priced at $8 for a carload of fairgoers!! There will also be discounted rides!!
A GREAT FAMILY VALUE!!
 

SEASON ADMISSION PASS $20.00 ($10.00 ages 5-12), available at Gregg's Big M at both Whitney Point and Marathon locations, NBT Bank in Whitney Point, and M&T Bank in Whitney Point, and lastly at the Fair Office over the weekend before the Fair.
Also available at the Fair Office: Exhibitor’s Season’s Pass for $7

  Thank you to the following entertainment:
 
  • Chainsaw Carver Penny Towner's Exhibit all week with Auction Sunday at 3:00 pm - Benefit for Special Kids Day
  • Midway - Gillette Family Shows
  • 4-H
  • Miniature Horse Pull
  • Entertainment everyday in the Entertainment Building
  • Out-of-Field Tractor Pull
  • Antique Tractor Pull
  • Garden Tractor Pull
  • Full Pull Productions Truck Pulls
  All Grandstand Events FREE with Admission!!

 
Tuesday: Antique Tractor Pull
Wednesday: Demolition Derby
Thursday:
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Out-of-Field Tractor Pull / Mini & Garden Tractor Pull
Friday:
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Miniature Horse Pull / Bull & Trick Riding
Saturday:
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Semi-Truck Pull / Modified & Superstock Tractor Pull
Sunday:
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ATV Drags / Pony Pull / Pickup Truck Pull

Summer Excitement
Builds at the Fair

         The Broome County Agricultural Society presents the 138th Broome County Fair from July 24th – 29th at the Whitney Point Fairgrounds. This famous rural event, which traditionally opens its gates to visitors from across New York State during the last week in July, has a rich history reaching back to 1871 in Whitney Point. Annually the Fair Board exhibits numerous attractions at the Fairgrounds, such as agricultural equipment and car shows, but the climax of the year comes when the Broome County Fair is held, bringing thrills and cheers to children of all ages. The Broome County Fairgrounds is a part of Whitney Point’s historical past that has been preserved for future generations. New in 2011 are the Miniature Horse Pull, Rosaire's Racing Pigs, and the thrill of Bull and Bronc Riding with Broken T Rodeo.
         The 138th Broome County Fair invites all Broome County residents and visitors to celebrate a connection to the agri-culture of our region. The tradition that reminds us to bring our tools and domesticated animals together to admire their strength (the tractor pull! the pony pull!), that joins us in carnival fun (the ferris wheel! the carousel!), that fills our bellies with carnival fare (the foot-long hotdogs! the pulled taffy! the deep-fried pickles!) - this tradition in which many of us were raised and nurtured calls us to the handshakes and smiles of neighbors taking rest from work in play.
         This year’s Broome County Fair welcomes the young and the young at heart with thrilling rides, startling sights, and crunching sounds. While your stomach settles from seeing your world turned upsidedown on the Midway carnival rides, win a carnival prize by mastering projectiles: toss a ping pong ball in a glass bowl, throw a dart at a balloon, or shoot a BB at a moving target. Watch Mark Watson ply an inert block of wood into an artwork before your eyes just as he did before David Letterman.
         Crunch! Ouch! That’s gotta hurt! Come to the spine-tingling, heart-pounding metal mash of maniacs behind the wheel, cruisin’ for a bruisin’. Cars rescued from their final resting place are given a new lease on life as they become wheeled weapons, loud and full of attitude. (Please step out of the car, Sir. Your car has become a toaster.) The Fire Marshall is standing by – fire and explosions are bound to result when two or three cars try to occupy the same space at the same time. Ah! the dust of disintegration!
         As evening falls, the twinkle of polished chrome in the bright sun gives way to a kaleidoscope of neon and incandescent colors, pulsing to the music and spinning with the rides. As the sky turns from twilight to night, the Fair is a beauty to behold. The throbbing engines thundering in the Grandstands build the excitement in the air, making it hard to wipe that silly grin off of your face.

Images on this page courtesy of JW Johnston

Special Kids Day
Guests who participate in our "SPECIAL KIDS DAY" are mentally and physically challenged members of our local communities. The Special Kids Day Fund is a registered state charitable organization. Read more.
Please donate to the Special Kids Fund today:


Other Fair Sponsors:





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DJ Woodcrafts
Palmasoni
   Hats & Sunglasses
Whitney Point
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   Boosters Club
Lockwood
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Pat Craft Novelties
McCutcheon
   Magnetic Pads
Holbrook Precast
Hitchin' Post
Schoener's
   Enterprises
Pampered Chef
Stamatis
   Sterling Jewelry
Scott Smith's
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