Opening Day Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the Mahoning County Fair will be held Thursday, August 31, on the Concourse at 10:00am. The Mahoning County Commissioners will be at the ceremony. Speaking at the opening will be Fred Dailey, Ohio Director of Agriculture and Amber Walker, Rhodes Scholar and West Point Valedictorian. Prior to the opening will be the Chamber of Commerce Breakfast beginning at 7:30.
As always there will be rides and food and judging and great entertainment. In addition, a number of the county departments will be available at the fair. The Auditor’s office will have available Real Estate Tax Values on all properties in Mahoning County with printouts available. In addition under the Auditor’s office, the GIS and Data Processing Departments will have demonstrations of the GIS website and the County Communicator website. The District Board of Health will be offering information on Emergency Preparedness, Immunizations, and Tobacco issues. The Commissioner’s Office will have a website available of the commissioner’s meetings. The Board of Elections will have voter registration and be able to look up your address and let you know what precinct you will be voting in. In addition, the Sanitation Engineering department, Soil and Water Conservation District, Juvenile Justice Center, Emergency Management and Communications Agency, the Green Team, the Alcohol and Drug Board, and the Lead Abatement departments will all have a presence at the fair.
Friday is Senior’s Day at the fair, sponsored by the Ohio State Extension Office. There are many exciting and new events happening that you won’t want to miss. There will be seminars and speeches held in the 4H building throughout the day. The Mahoning County Commissioners will be speaking at this location at 9:30am.
In the Arts and Crafts building, there will be a display showing the part quilts played in the Underground Railroad. This display will be available throughout the fair. In addition, there will be an Antique Sock-making demonstration, on Friday at 9:30.
As you stroll through the park anytime between 2:30-5:30 on Friday, you may likely see local artists painting the scenery around them. This will be part of a contest called En Plein Air contest. It is a French style of open air painting. The pieces of artwork will be judged after the contest.
In addition, a professor from Ohio State University will be conducting 2 seminars in the Hay and Grain building on Friday.
10:30 Seminar on Nitrogen Management of Corn
1:30 Seminar about Lime
To see a full schedule or any other information concerning the Mahoning County Fair in Canfield, click Canfield Fair.