Fair Blog » Fair Highlights http://shippensburgfair.com/blog News and updates from the Shippensburg Community Fair... Mon, 28 Mar 2011 23:20:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 2011 Exhibitor’s Premium Book now available online! http://shippensburgfair.com/blog/2011/03/28/2011-exhibitors-premium-book-now-available-online/ http://shippensburgfair.com/blog/2011/03/28/2011-exhibitors-premium-book-now-available-online/#comments Mon, 28 Mar 2011 23:16:45 +0000 jrhine http://shippensburgfair.com/blog/2011/03/28/2011-exhibitors-premium-book-now-available-online/ Exhibitors, get your entries ready!  The 2011 Exhibitor’s Premium Book is now ready and available to download.  This is the guide that fair exhibitors use to enter their exhibits in the correct classes and competitions.

Exhibitor's Premium Book

Entry forms have been updated for 2011 as well, so be sure to download the one that you need.

Printed versions of the 2011 Premium Books will made available in limited quantities at locations around Shippensburg and Chambersburg by mid-April.  Check back later for exact locations.

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Vendor and registration information is now available for the 42nd annual Craft Show at the 2011 Shippensburg Community Fair!

The show will be held on Wednesday, July 27th from 9 AM to 4 PM.  The craft show continues to grow stronger, and is a popular event to go along with Kiddies’ Day on Wednesday at the fair.

Head on over and check out the information, and sign up today!

]]> http://shippensburgfair.com/blog/2011/02/20/attention-crafters-sign-up-now-for-the-2011-craft-show/feed/ 0 2010 Fair Queen & Little Miss Pageant information now available! http://shippensburgfair.com/blog/2010/04/04/2010-fair-queen-little-miss-pageant-information-now-available/ http://shippensburgfair.com/blog/2010/04/04/2010-fair-queen-little-miss-pageant-information-now-available/#comments Sun, 04 Apr 2010 13:42:47 +0000 jrhine http://shippensburgfair.com/blog/2010/04/04/2010-fair-queen-little-miss-pageant-information-now-available/ Pageant information, rules, and entry forms are now available for the 2010 Little Miss Shippensburg Community Fair and 2010 Miss Shippensburg Community Fair Queen Pageants.

Please note that the Fair Queen Pageant Rules have been slightly modified this year to better comply with the rules of the Pennsylvania State Fair Queen Program.

Fair Queen Pageant 2010 Fair Queen Pageant

Pageant Rules & Information
2010 Fair Queen Entry Form (PDF)

2010 Little Miss Pageant

Pageant Rules & Information
2010 Little Miss Entry Form (PDF)

The entry deadline for both pageants is May 21, 2010, so don’t delay sending in your entry forms!

]]> http://shippensburgfair.com/blog/2010/04/04/2010-fair-queen-little-miss-pageant-information-now-available/feed/ 0 2010 Craft Show Information Now Available http://shippensburgfair.com/blog/2010/04/04/2010-craft-show-information-now-available/ http://shippensburgfair.com/blog/2010/04/04/2010-craft-show-information-now-available/#comments Sun, 04 Apr 2010 13:36:10 +0000 jrhine http://shippensburgfair.com/blog/2010/04/04/2010-craft-show-information-now-available/ Craft Show

Vendor and registration information is now available for the Craft Show at the 2010 Shippensburg Community Fair.  This year’s Craft Show will be held on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 from 9 AM to 4 PM.

We’ve done our best to listen to the feedback of vendors and craft show visitors to improve the show even more!  We’ve gone out and promoted the show at other craft events and already have quite a few vendors signed up!  We expect that this year’s craft show will be even larger than last year’s!

If you are interested in being a vendor at the Craft Show, please follow the links below:

]]> http://shippensburgfair.com/blog/2010/04/04/2010-craft-show-information-now-available/feed/ 0 Meet the 2009 Fair Queen Contestants! http://shippensburgfair.com/blog/2009/06/16/meet-the-2009-fair-queen-contestants/ http://shippensburgfair.com/blog/2009/06/16/meet-the-2009-fair-queen-contestants/#comments Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:59:28 +0000 jrhine http://shippensburgfair.com/blog/2009/06/16/meet-the-2009-fair-queen-contestants/ IMG_6462 Photos and brief bios of the 16 contestants running for the title of 2009 Miss Shippensburg Community Fair Queen have been posted on our web site.  Please click here to meet the candidates!

This year’s Fair Queen Pageant will be held on Monday, July 20 at 7:30 PM on the fairgrounds stage.  We hope to see you there!

]]> http://shippensburgfair.com/blog/2009/06/16/meet-the-2009-fair-queen-contestants/feed/ 0 Craft Show Registration Deadline Extended http://shippensburgfair.com/blog/2009/05/27/craft-show-registration-deadline-extended/ http://shippensburgfair.com/blog/2009/05/27/craft-show-registration-deadline-extended/#comments Wed, 27 May 2009 23:21:04 +0000 jrhine http://shippensburgfair.com/blog/2009/05/27/craft-show-registration-deadline-extended/ Craft vendors who wish to participate in the annual Shippensburg Community Fair Craft Show now have until June 30, 2009 to submit their entry form and payment.

The Craft Show is a long-running tradition at the Shippensburg Community Fair.  It features dozens of vendors demonstrating and selling their wares.  The show will be held from 9 AM to 4 PM on Wednesday, July 22, 2009.

For more information on the Craft Show, or to download the registration form, please click here.

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Today we are pleased to announce our entertainment lineup for the 2009 Shippensburg Community Fair.

This year’s on-stage entertainment features great groups like The Fabulous Hubcaps, Chris Woodward, and Hotel California.  Advance tickets for The Fabulous Hubcaps and Hotel California will be available online beginning May 1st.

Click here to view the 2009 Entertainment Schedule.

]]> http://shippensburgfair.com/blog/2009/04/05/entertainment-lineup-announced/feed/ 0 2009 Premium Books Available Online http://shippensburgfair.com/blog/2009/04/01/2009-premium-books-available-online/ http://shippensburgfair.com/blog/2009/04/01/2009-premium-books-available-online/#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:14:14 +0000 jrhine http://shippensburgfair.com/blog/2009/04/01/2009-premium-books-available-online/ Today we posted the 2009 versions of the Exhibitor’s Premium Book.  This is the guide that fair exhibitors use to enter their exhibits in the correct classes and competitions.

The premium book is available in several different flavors…

Printed versions of the 2009 Premium Books will made available in limited quantities at locations around Shippensburg by mid-April.

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This will be an exciting year for both groups…  the Horse Show is celebrating its 50th Anniversary with some new additions to the program, and this year’s East Coast Series Tractor Pull will be held on Saturday, July 4th, a great way to spend Independence Day!

Take a look at the links below for details:

]]> http://shippensburgfair.com/blog/2009/03/22/2009-tractor-pull-horse-show-information-posted/feed/ 0 2009 Fair Queen & Little Miss Pageant Information Now Available! http://shippensburgfair.com/blog/2009/03/20/2009-fair-queen-little-miss-information-now-available-2/ http://shippensburgfair.com/blog/2009/03/20/2009-fair-queen-little-miss-information-now-available-2/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:49:00 +0000 jrhine http://shippensburgfair.com/blog/2009/03/22/2009-fair-queen-little-miss-information-now-available-2/ Pageant information, rules, and entry forms are now available for the 2009 Little Miss Shippensburg Community Fair and 2009 Miss Shippensburg Community Fair Queen Pageants.

IMG_60482009 Fair Queen Pageant

Pageant Rules & Information
2009 Fair Queen Entry Form (PDF)

2009 Little Miss Pageant

Pageant Rules & Information
2009 Little Miss Entry Form (PDF)

The entry deadline for both pageants is May 15, 2009, so don’t delay sending in your entry forms!

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