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Sew It, Grow It, Show It! The theme of the 87th Annual Yorktown Grange Fair highlights the contributions and accomplishments of our local residents. Since the Grange Fair began, the purpose has been to encourage the community to exhibit their best and has provided a showcase for the town’s people to “show off” their home grown (or homemade) goods, whether vegetables, flowers, needlework, baking, photography, livestock or poultry.
Highlights of the 2011 fair will include the horse show exhibition, livestock animals, audience participation games, carnival rides and live musical entertainment.
The tractor and antique farm equipment parade will start on Veterans Road on Saturday, September 10 at 11:00 am. Miss Junior Teen New York—Yorktown's own Claire Donaldson—will participate in the parade as our special guest.
Special animal entertainment is scheduled including The Marvelous Mutts, A Canine Spectacular, a thrilling dog sport show that showcases some of the world’s finest canine athletes who happen to be shelter-rescued dogs! The always popular Chase’s Racing and Swimming Pigs are returning to this year’s fair. The races feature four adorable miniature pot-bellied pigs running through their racetrack to the cheers of the audience. The last show of the day is a "piggy bi-athalon," with a swimming competition added to the race.
The Yorktown Grange Fair is delighted to present a special appearance Saturday evening by The Smithereens, the chart-topping band who gave us great songs like "Only A Memory," "A Girl Like You," "Blood and Roses" and "Behind the Wall of Sleep." In an April 2011 review, NPR Music categorized The Smithereens’ brand of catchy, upbeat music as "sweet nostalgia with fresh variations." Their songs combine elements of 1960s British pop with harder rock elements to produce a sound that is refreshingly unique and totally enjoyable.
The musical entertainment line-up also includes appearances by local and regional bands including Class Action, The Swing for Jazz Quartet, Us, Mojo Monde, Annie and the Natural Wonder Band, The Thunder Road Band, The Sundown Band and special guests, the Roadside Poets.
TweetThe Yorktown Grange Fair is presented by the Yorktown Grange, a fraternal organization and a chapter of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry. We always welcome new members to the Grange and volunteers for the fair committee. If you'd like to join, please send us an email anytime, or call the Grange Fair office (914 962-3900) during July and August.
A true agricultural fair, unique in Westchester County, the Yorktown Grange Fair provides family fun and entertainment while preserving the rural heritage of northern Westchester. The Yorktown Grange Fair is presented annually by The Grange Fair Association, a not-for-profit, volunteer organization. Your admission fee and other fair revenues are used exclusively to fund next year's fair and support to local charities and service organizations.