{"id":6187,"date":"2022-06-23T12:05:40","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T16:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/penobscot\/?page_id=6187"},"modified":"2026-04-03T16:09:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T20:09:32","slug":"fair","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/penobscot\/4h\/fair\/","title":{"rendered":"Fairs"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>2026 Bangor State Fair &#8211; July 30 &#8211; August 8<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Fair grounds open July 30- August 8. 4-H animal shows will occur during weekend one and weekend two.<br \/>\n<span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Weekend I: July 30 &#8211; August 2 &#8211; <\/span><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Sheep, Market Lamb, Market Steer, Dairy, and Beef<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"wixui-rich-text__text\">Weekend II: August 6 &#8211; August 8 &#8211;<\/span>Working Steer and Dairy Goat.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: 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Our 4-H youth have truly dedicated themselves to their projects and to ensuring the public is educated about agriculture and livestock.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Download: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bangorstatefair.com\/form-downloads\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Agricultural Fair Book on Bangor State Fair website.<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Other Maine Fairs<\/h3>\n<p>Penobscot County 4-H\u2019ers are invited to participate in the following fairs:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/northernmainefairgrounds.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Northern Maine Fair<\/a> (July 25-August 2)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/skowheganstatefair.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Skowhegan State Fair<\/a> \u00a0(August 13-22)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.piscataquisvalleyfair.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Piscataquis Valley Fair<\/a> (August 27-30)\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.piscataquisvalleyfair.com\/directions.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Directions to Piscataquis Valley Fair<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluehillfair.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blue Hill Fair<\/a> (September 3-7)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2026 Bangor State Fair &#8211; July 30 &#8211; August 8 Fair grounds open July 30- August 8. 4-H animal shows will occur during weekend one and weekend two. 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