Maryland Agricultural Fairs and Shows


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Fair or Show List by Date of Event


3 Washington County 4-H/FFA Spring Swine Show  Feb 11
Four States Livestock Sales
501 E 1st Street, Hagerstown, MD 21740
Ashley Travis, 301-791-1304, ashley90@umd.edu
8 Maryland Holstein Spring Show  Apr 8
Howard County Fairgrounds
2210 Fairgrounds Road, West Friendship, MD 21794
marylandholstein.com, Laurie Savage, 301-525-1902, marylandholstein@gmail.com
8 Carroll-Howard Beef Field Days  Apr 23
Howard County Fairgrounds
2210 Fairgrounds Road, West Friendship, MD 21794
Becky Ridgeway, 410-386-2760, bridgewa@umd.edu
7 Maryland Junior-Hereford Association Preview Show  May 6-7
Montgomery County Fairgrounds
16 Chestnut Street, Gaithersburg, MD 20877
marylandhereford.com/juniors, Michelle Wolfrey, 410-808-9534, michelle@grimmelfarms.com
8Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival  May 6-7
Howard County Fairgrounds
2210 Fairgrounds Road, West Friendship, MD 21794
sheepandwool.org, Kris Thorne, 410-531-3647, office@sheepandwool.org
24 Eastern Shore 4-H/FFA Spring Show  May 13
Queen Anne's County 4-H Park
100 Dulin Clark Road, Centreville, MD 21617
extension.umd.edu/locations/queen-annes
Sally Rosenberry, 410-758-0166, srosenbe@umd.edu
1 Western Maryland 4-H/FFA District Show  May 13
Garrett County Fairgrounds
270 Mosser Road, McHenry MD 21541
extension.umd.edu/locations/garrett-county/4-h-youth-development
Lacie Ashby, 301-334-6960, lashby@umd.edu
28 Atlantic National Angus Show  May 24-28
Maryland State Fairgrounds
2200 York Road, Lutherville-Timonium, MD 21093
Harry Bachman, 717-867-1809, bachauct@lmf.net
32 Show Like a Pro Dairy Workshop - PDCA  June 2-4
Frederick Fairgrounds
797 East Patrick Street, Frederick, MD 21701
Gail Yeiser, 410-353-3069, gailpyeiser@gmail.com
11 Southern Maryland Spring 4-H Show  June 2-4
Charles County Fairgrounds
8440 Fair Grounds Road, La Plata, MD 20646
extension.umd.edu/locations/charles-county Bonnie Boyden, 301-934-5404, bboyden@umd.edu
26 Cecil County Breeders Fair  June 3-4
Cecil County Fairgrounds
4640 Telegraph Road, Elkton, MD 21921
extension.umd.edu/locations/cecil-county/local-4-h-youth-education
April Barczewski, 410-996-8134, adhall@umd.edu
8 Eastern Regional Shorthorn Show  June 10
Howard County Fairgrounds
2210 Fairgrounds Road, West Friendship, MD 21794
marylandshorthorns.com, Heidi Bowman, 301-651-0852, bowmanfamilyshorthorns@verizon.net
7 Central MD Spring Show  June 10-11
Montgomery County Fairgrounds
16 Chestnut Street, Gaithersburg, MD 20877
Santana Mays, 410-887-8090, smays1@umd.edu
8 Carroll-Howard Sheep/Goat Field Day  June 11
Howard County Fairgrounds
2210 Fairgrounds Road, West Friendship, MD 21794
Becky Ridgeway, 410-386-2760, bridgewa@umd.edu
32 Purebred Dairy Cattle Field Day Ayrshire  June 17
Brown Swiss, Guernsey, Holstein, Jersey, Shorthorn
Frederick Fairgrounds
797 East Patrick Street, Frederick, MD 21701
Gail Yeiser, 410-353-3069, gailpyeiser@gmail.com
8 Carroll-Howard Swine Field Day  June 17
Howard County Fairgrounds
2210 Fairgrounds Road, West Friendship, MD 21794
Becky Ridgeway, 410-386-2760, bridgewa@umd.edu
32 Purebred Dairy Cattle Field Day  June​ 23-24
Mid-Atlantic Brown Swiss Invitational Show
Frederick Fairgrounds
797 East Patrick Street, Frederick, MD 21701
Gail Yeiser, 410-353-3069, gailpyeiser@gmail.com
16 Baltimore City 4-H Youth Expo  June 24
UME Baltimore City Office
6615 Reisterstown Road, Baltimore, MD 21215
extension.umd.edu/baltimore-city, Albert Lewis, 410-856-1850, alewis17@umd.edu
8 Maryland Dairy Goat Association Youth Show​​​  June 25
Howard County Fairgrounds
2210 Fairgrounds Road, West Friendship, MD 21794
http://www.marylanddairygoat.org, Laurel Gill, 301-938-9818, mddairygoatassoc@gmail.com
24 Eastern Shore Holstein Not in 2023
Queen Anne's County 4-H Park
100 Dulin Clark Road, Centreville, MD 21617
Gail Yeiser, 410-353-3069, gailpyeiser@gmail.com
17 Talbot County Fair​  July 13-15
Talbot County Fairgrounds
10659 Hiners Lane, Easton MD 21601
talbotcountyfair.org, Sean Clougherty, 302-382-2722, info@talbotcountyfair.org
17 Spring in the Ring  July 13-14
Talbot County Fairgrounds
10659 Hiners Lane, Easton MD 21601
talbotcountyfair.org/spring-in-the-ring, Trisha Boyce, 717-873-8408, springinthering@gmail.com
28 Baltimore County 4-H Fair​   July 13-15
Cow Palace - Maryland State Fairgrounds
2200 York Road, Lutherville-Timonium, MD 21093
baltimorecounty4hfair.com, John O'Brien, 443-835-8760, jcoroneos153@gmail.com
2 Allegany County Ag Expo  July 14-22
Allegany County Fairgrounds
11490 Moss Avenue, Cumberland, MD 21502
alleganycofair.org, Bill McKenzie, 301-338-3393, alleganycofair@allconet.org
4 Washington County Agricultural Organization Inc  July 15-22
Washington County Ag Education Center
7313 Sharpsburg Pike, Boonsboro, MD 21713
agexpoandfair.org, Joe Frey, 301-991-5826, sherry.spithaler@agexpoandfair.org
1 Purebred Dairy Cattle Field Day Garrett County Holstein  July 18
Garrett County Fairgrounds
270 Mosser Road, McHenry, MD 21541
Gail Yeiser, 410-353-3069, gailpyeiser@gmail.com
25 Kent County 4-H Fair ​ July 19-22
Kent Ag Center
21349 Tolchester Beach Road, Chestertown, MD 21620
kentcountyfair.org, Elizabeth Hill, 410-778-1661, emshill@umd.edu
26 Cecil County Fair​   July 21-29
Fair Hill Fairgrounds
4640 Telegraph Road, Elkton, MD 21921
cecilcountyfair.org, Debbie Harris, 410-392-3440, generalinfo@cecilcountyfair.org
27 Harford County Farm Fair  July 22-29
Harford County Equestrian Center
608 N Tollgate Road, Bel Air, MD 21014
farmfair.org, Alice Archer, 410-838-8663
18 Somerset County Fair  July 28-30
Somerset County Fairgrounds
30512 Prince William Street, Princess Anne, MD 21853
somersetcountyfairmd.org, Ronnie Haymaker, 443-735-6606, rhaymaker68@hotmail.com
30 The Carroll County 4-H & FFA Fair​  July 29-Aug 4
The Carroll County Agriculture Center & Shipley Arena
706 Agriculture Center Drive, Westminster, MD 21157
carrollcountyfair.com, Vicki Wagner, 443-837-4000, cc4hffafairmanager@gmail.com
1 Garrett County Agriculture Fair​  July 29-Aug 5
Garrett County Fair Grounds
270 Mosser Road, McHenry MD 21541​
garrettcountyfair.org, Jason Rush, 301-616-8523, info@garrettcountyfair.org
23 Caroline-Dorchester County Fair​  Aug 2-5
8230 Detour Road, Denton, MD 21629
carolinedorchestercountyfair.com, Charlotte Brown, 410-310-6558, 4h.fairboard@gmail.com
29 Hereford Junior Farm Fair   Aug 4-5
Baltimore County Agriculture Center
1114 Shawan Road, Cockeysville, MD 21030
herefordjrfarmfair.org, Angela Kirk, 410-804-5338
8 Howard County Fair Association  Aug 5-12
Howard County Fairgrounds
2210 Fairgrounds Road, West Friendship, MD 21794
howardcountyfairmd.com, Leslie Bauer, 410-442-1022, secretary@howardcountyfairmd.com
24 Queen Anne's County Fair​  Aug 7-12
Queen Anne's County 4-H Park
100 Dulin Clark Road, Centreville, MD 21617
qacfair.com, Laura Leager, 410-708-1645, qacfairpromotions@gmail.com
19 Great Pocomoke Fair​  Aug 11-13
2037 Broad Street Pocomoke City, MD 21851
thegreatpocomokefair.org, Alice Jean Ennis, 410-422-9195, ajennis36@yahoo.com
7 Montgomery County Agricultural Fair​  Aug 11-19
Montgomery County Fairgrounds
16 Chestnut Street, Gaithersburg, MD 20877
mcagfair.com, Martin Svrcek, 301-926-3100, msvrcek@mcagfair.com
21 Wicomico County Fair  Aug 18-20
Winterplace Park
6737 Blue Ribbon Road, Salisbury, MD 21804
wicomicofair.com, Tri Townsend, 410-603-9598, cgmobilecafe@comcast.net
28 Maryland State Fair  Aug 24-27, Aug 31- Sept 4, Sept 7 - Sept​ 10
Maryland State Fairgrounds
2200 York Road, Lutherville-Timonium, MD 21093
MarylandStateFair.com, Rebecca Williams, 410-252-0200, msfair@msn.com
5 Brunswick Community Show Aug 25-26
Burkittsville Ruritan Center
500 E. Main Street, Burkittsville, MD 21718
Sally Arnold, 240-772-6411, BrunswickCommunity123@gmail.com
28 Maryland Angus Association Aug 27
Maryland State Fairgrounds
2200 York Road, Lutherville-Timonium, MD 21093
marylandangus.org, Kelsey Thomas, 301-606-8854, marylandangussecretary@gmail.com

 9Prince George's County Fair Sept 7-10

​The Show Place Arena
14900 Pennsylvania Ave
Upper Marlboro, Maryland 20772

countyfair.org
princegeorgescountyfair@gmail.com​

33 Thurmont & Emmitsburg Community Show​  Sept 8-10

Catoctin High School
14745 Sabillasville Road, Thurmont, MD 21788
thurmontemmitsburgcommunityshow.webs.com
Rodman Myers, 301-271-2104, cheryl1959lenhart@gmail.com
6 Damascus Community Fair​  Sept 8-10
Damascus Volunteer Fire Department Building
10211 Lewis Drive, Damascus, MD 20872
damascusfair.org, Shannon Sullivan, 301-580-7547, info@damascusfair.org
15 Anne Arundel County Fair  Sept 13-17
Anne Arundel County Fairgrounds
1450 Generals Highway, Crownsville, MD 21032
aacountyfair.org, Sharon Gertz, 410-923-3400, info@aacountyfair.org
11 Charles County Fair  Sept 14-17
Charles County Fairgrounds
8440 Fair Grounds Road, La Plata, MD 20646
charlescountyfair.com, Glenn Belmore, 301-932-1234, info@charlescountyfair.com
3 WACOHU Grange, Washington County Sept 15-16
Wacohu Grange Hall
16412 National Pike, Hagerstown, MD 21740
Ann Bowers, 301-739-9417
32 The Great Frederick Fair  Sept 15-23
Frederick Fairgrounds
797 East Patrick Street, Frederick, MD 21701
thegreatfrederickfair.com, Karen Nicklas, 301-663-5895, info@thegreatfrederickfair.com
20 Worcester County Fair  Sept 15-17

Byrd Park
303 Ball Park Road. Snow Hill, MD 21863
worcestercountyfair.com, Mark Williams, 443-523-0497, worcofair@gmail.com
12 St. Mary's County Fair  Sept 22-25
St Mary's County Fairgrounds
42455 Fairgrounds Road, Leonardtown, MD 20650
smcfair.somd.com, John Richards, 240-258-2115, info@smcfair.somd.com
31 Glade Valley Community Show  Sept 27-29
Walkersville High School
8939 Woodsboro Pike, Walkersville, MD 21793
gladevalleycommunityshow.com
Brittany Sanders, 301-788-2102, walkersvilleffaalumni@yahoo.com
13 Calvert County Fair​  Sept 27-Oct 1
Calvert County Fairgrounds
140 Calvert Fair Drive Prince Frederick MD 20678
calvertfair.com, Larry Titus, 410-535-0026, calvertfair@comcast.net
32 Linganore - New Market Community Show  Oct 8-10
Linganore High School
12013 Old Annapolis Road, Frederick, MD 21701
LNMCS.com, Shane Rossman, 240-446-7373, shanerossman@gmail.com
4 Purebred Dairy Cattle Field Day All Breed Show  Oct 20-21
Washington County Ag Education Center
7313 Sharpsburg Pike, Boonsboro, MD 21713
Gail Yeiser, 410-353-3069, gailpyeiser@gmail.com
29 Maryland Make it with Wool  Oct 21
Wards Chapel United Methodist Church, Randallstown, MD
Judith Williamson, 301-432-0281, mdmiww@aol.com
14 Beekeepers Honey Show  Nov 11
Howard County Community College
mdbeekeepers.org, Stefanie Ottenstein, 301-404-5926, MSBA@mdbeekeepers.org



Contact Information​

Maryland Agricultural Fair Board
Harrison Palmer
Phone: 410-841-5882
Email: Harrisonb.palmer@maryland.gov ​


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