Program Union Fair 2017 Schedule of Events Subject to Change Midway Operator and Union Fair may together elect to close midway operations early due to inclement weather or other unforeseen mitigating circumstances Saturday, August 19 10:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. Matthews Museum Open (1) 12:00 p.m. Opening Ceremonies (5) 12:00 p.m. Midway and Laser Tag Open 12:00 p.m. Sign up for Lawn & Garden Tractor Pulling (19) 12:00 p.m. Flying High Frisbee Dogs (29) 12:30 p.m. Talent Show (Preliminaries) (28) 2:00 p.m. Lawn & Garden Tractor Pulling (19) 6:00 p.m. Livingroom Circus entertaining prior to Derby (9) 7:00 p.m. Demolition Derby (Infield parking available from 5 p.m., $5) (9) Sunday, August 20 9:00 a.m. Open Poultry Show (26) 10:00 a.m. Farmers Draft Horse Twitch and Scoot (17) 10:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. Matthews Museum Open (1) 12:00 p.m. Midway and Laser Tag Open 12:00 p.m. Gospel Music with Bruce McGuinness (5) 1:00 p.m. Harness Racing (9) 1:00 p.m. Murky Water Band (28) 1:00 p.m. Youth Poultry Show (22) 1:00 p.m. Horse Pulling: 3100 lbs. & under 2 lbs. rock (19) 1:00 p.m. Shepherding Demonstration (20) 2:00 p.m. Horse Pulling 3200 lbs. & under (19) 3:00 p.m. Murky Water Band (28) 3:30 p.m. Horse Pulling: 3 Horse Hitch 4900 lbs. and under (19) 4:00 p.m.-4:45 p.m. Sign up for Pig Scramble and Bicycle Drawing (23) 4:00 p.m. 4-H Small Domestic Pet Show (5) 4:00 p.m. Youth Market Auction Show (22) 5:00 p.m. Pig Scramble-Ages 7-8 (19) After Pig Scrambles Free Bicycle Drawings (19) 6:00 p.m. Shepherding Demonstration (20) 7:00 p.m. Horse Pulling: 12-Foot Elimination 3200 & under (19) 7:00 p.m. Johnny Hoy and the Blue Fish (9) Monday, August 21
10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Matthews Museum Open (1) 10:00 a.m. Open Dairy Show (22) 12:00 p.m. Horse Pulling: 3300 lbs. & under 2 lb Rock (19) 1:00 p.m. Horse Pulling 3400 lbs. & under (19) 1:00 p.m. Instigator (28) 2:00 p.m. Horse Pulling 3600 lbs. & under (19) 2:00 p.m. Steer and Ox Twitch (20) 3:00 p.m. Horse Pulling Sweepstakes (19) 3:00 p.m. Instigator (28) 6:00 p.m. Buyer Reception (22) 6:30 p.m. Youth Market Auction (22) 6:00 p.m. Dance Maineia (9) 7:00 p.m. Wild Blueberry Pie Eating Contest (9) 7:30 p.m. Maine Wild Blueberry Queen Coronation (9) 7:00 p.m. Horse Pulling: 12-foot Elimination Pull 3600 lbs. & under, 3601 lbs. & over (19) Tuesday, August 22 Senior Citizen s Day Join Us Today for our Tribute to Veterans 9:00 a.m. Youth Beef Show (22) 10:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. Matthews Museum Open (1) 10:30 a.m. Oxen Pulling: Boys & Girls 16 and under 1250 lbs. and under, 1650 lbs. and under, & 2050 lbs. and under (19) 10:00 a.m.-2 p.m. Veteran s Appreciation Program (5) 12:00 p.m. Veteran s Welcome (5) 1:00 p.m. Youth Dairy Show (22) 1:00 p.m. Ken & Jane Brooks with Fred Tommy Thompson (28) 1:00 p.m. Oxen Pulling: 2450 lbs. and under, 2850 lbs. and under; Powder Puff 1650 lbs. & 0ver (19) 2:00 p.m. Harness Racing (9) 2:00 p.m. Youth Steer Twitch and Scoot (20) 3:00 p.m. Ken & Jane Brooks with Fred Tommy Thompson (28) 4:00 p.m. 2 Pair Steer and Oxen Twitch (20) 4:30 p.m. Judging Maine Wild Blueberry Quick Bread Sponsored by King Arthur Flour (18) 6:30 p.m. Flying High Frisbee Dogs (29) 7:00 p.m. Oxen Pulling: 6-foot Elimination 2450 lbs. & under (19) 7:00 p.m. Talent Show Finale (28) Wednesday, August 23 9:00 a.m. 4-H Horse Show (17) 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Matthews Museum Open- Moxie Day-Free Samples (1)
10:30 a.m. Oxen Pulling: 6-foot Elimination 2850 lbs. & under (19) 12:00 p.m. Flying High Frisbee Dogs (29) 1:00 p.m. Easy Listening with Kathi-Ellen Nordon (5) 1:00 p.m. Open Sheep Show (22) 1:00 p.m. Oxen Pulling: 3250 lbs. & under, 4050 lbs., Sweepstakes (19) 1:00 p.m. Knox County Sheriff K-9 Demonstration (28) 2:00 p.m. Harness Racing (9) 2:00 p.m. Steer and Oxen Twitch (20) 3:00 p.m. Knox County Sheriff K-9 Demonstration (28) 4:00 p.m.-4:45 p.m. Sign up for Pig Scramble and Bicycle Drawing (23) 5:00 p.m. Pig Scramble-Ages 9-11 (19) After Pig Scrambles Free Bicycle Drawings (19) 6:30 p.m. Sign up for Moxie Chugging Contest (10 contestants only) (1) 7:00 p.m. Moxie Chugging Contest (1) 7:00 p.m. Oxen Pulling: 6-Foot Elimination 3250 & under, 3251 & over (19) 7:00 p.m. County Mist Band (5) 9:00 p.m. Fireworks (9) Thursday, August 24 9:00 a.m. Belted Galloway Youth Show (22) 10:00 a.m. Farmer s Steer & Oxen Pull, followed by classes for week long participants (19) 10:00 a.m. 8:00 p.m. Matthews Museum Open (1) 10:00 a.m. Open Beef Show (22) 1:00 p.m. CCRMC (70s & 80s rock) (28) 2:00 p.m. Harness Racing (9) 2:00 p.m. Steer and Ox Twitch (20) 3:00 p.m. CCRMC (70s & 80s rock) (28) 4:00 p.m. Barnyard Games (20) 4:30 p.m. Judging of Maine Wild Blueberry Dessert (18) 5:30 p.m. Pixie Showmanship (22) 6:00 p.m. Dwayne Nickerson Whiskey Throttle entertaining prior to Derby (9) 7:00 p.m. Demolition Derby (Infield parking available from 5 p.m. $5) (9) Friday, August 25 Maine Wild Blueberry Festival Day 9:00 a.m. Youth Sheep Show (22) 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Matthews Museum Open (1) 11:00 a.m. Free Individual Wild Blueberry Dessert (18)
1:00 p.m. True Country Band (28) 2:00 p.m. Blueberry Spitting Contest (5) 3:00 p.m. True Country Band (28) 4:30 p.m. Judging Maine Wild Blueberry Pie (18) 6:00 p.m. Youth Showmanship (22) 6:00 p.m. Flying High Frisbee Dogs (29) 6:00 p.m. Opening Act Chris Fyfe, Fred Tommy Thompson & Denny Breau (9) 6:30 p.m. NEW THIS YEAR Muttin Bustin: Girls 50 lbs.& under, Boys 50 lbs.& under (19) 7:00 p.m. Premier Country Show Feature Entertainer Jake Worthington (9) Saturday, August 26 Children s Day 8:30 a.m. 4-H Working Steer Show (19) 9:00 a.m. 4-H Rabbit Show (22) 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Sign up for Bicycle Drawing (5) 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Matthews Museum Open (1) 10:00 a.m. Flying High Frisbee Dogs (29) 10:00 a.m. Open Oxen & Steer Show (19) 10:00 a.m. Judging Kid s Kooking Kontest (18) 11:00 a.m. Free Bicycle Drawings (5) 11:00 a.m. Sheepherding Demonstration (20) 12:00 p.m. Midway and Laser Tag Open 12:00 p.m. Flying High Frisbee Dogs (29) 12:00 p.m. Mad Science (5) 12:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Family Fun with Scott Cannon (roaming) 1:00 p.m. Harness Racing (9) 1:00 p.m. Muffin the Clown (Roaming) 1:00 p.m. 4-H Cloverbud Demonstrations (22) 1:00 p.m. Rick Charette (28) 1:30 p.m. Sheepherding Demonstration (20) 2:15 p.m. Children s Pedal Tractor Pull (5) 3:00 p.m. Mad Science (5) 4:00 p.m. Rick Charette (28) 5:00 p.m. Flying High Frisbee Dogs (29) 5:00 p.m. NEW THIS YEAR Lawn Mower Races (9) 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Exhibition Hall items may be picked up (7) 7:00 p.m. Midway and Laser Tag Closes for 2017. Thank you all for coming!