What You Need to Know About the Topsfield Fair: Sunday, Sept. 30
Here's a look at some of the special things you will find at the Topsfield Fair on Sunday, Sept. 30. Check for this daily feature here on Danvers Patch through the fair's closing day on Columbus Day, Monday, Oct. 8.
Dock Diving Dog Competition Promises to Make a Splash In Cumming
Sunday is the final day of free Dock Dogs shows in the grandstand at the Topsfield Fair.
Dixie Dock Dogs
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Sunday, Sept. 30 is the third day of the 2012 Topsfield Fair, the oldest fair in the country. Gates open at 10 a.m. and close at 11 p.m. The agricultural buildings close at 10 p.m.
Sunday is the final day of free Dock Dogs performances in the grandstand. Shows are at at 10 and 11 a.m. and 12, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 p.m.
The U.S. Marine Corps Band arrives on Sunday night for the first of three performances. The band will be on the Trianon Stage at 7 p.m.
In the arena, there will be horse-pulling - both free-fo-all and three horse hitch.
Two other fair favorites - The Great American Duck Race and Robinson's Racing Pigs - run all day too. The duck race is on the Gange Road at 11 a.m. and 1 and 5 p.m. Robinson's Racing Pigs are opposite the duck race along Grange Road and perrform at non, 2, 4 and 6 p.m.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police also arrive at the fair for the second of seven days, presenting their musical ride in the arena at 2 and 6 p.m.
Admission is $15 for adults on Sunday. Children under eight are free with a paying adult. Parking is $10 per car. Overflow parking will be available at Masconomet High School and North Shore Community College.
Jennifer Johnson
8:13 am on Sunday, September 30, 2012
Anybody been to the fair in the rain? How is it? Does everything stay open?
Robert Gates
10:07 am on Sunday, September 30, 2012
At a preview event earlier this month, General Manager Jim O'Brien told us that rainy days are great days to go to the fair because the crowds are far less. The decrease would likely be even more dramatic on a weekend, which are the busier days typically. All the barns and halls are indoors plus the arena. There are obviously things that may not happen or would be less enjoyable in the rain, but a majority of the fair can be enjoyed.
Robert Gates
12:33 pm on Sunday, September 30, 2012
The U.S. Marine Corps Band concert has been moved from the Trianon Stage inside to Coolidge Hall.