Here are the details for next week’s annual Westport Fair

A popular local summer event is making a return in 2023.

The Westport Fair Committee has announced the schedule for this year’s fair which will be held from Wednesday July 12, 2023, thru Sunday July 16, 2023.

The annual fair is held at 200 Pine Hill Road in Westport.

The regular sized Westport Fair had been canceled in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic, prompting the Fair to put together a smaller event in October 2021 before its full-sized triumphant return in 2022.

The Fair typically features a carnival, farm tractor pulls, garden tractor pulls, horseshoe and corn hole tournaments, food vendors, an animal tent, craft vendors, entertainment, a car show, touch a truck and the annual chicken BBQ.

Admission is $5 and children under 12 are free. The money raised by the fair is used to operate the fair, reinvested in the fairgrounds, distributed to graduating seniors as college scholarships, and other donations to the town. The fair is a non-profit organization.

The schedule:

Wednesday, July 12th
Gates Open at 6 pm/Close at 10 pm
6 pm – CENTER RING sign-up for Horseshoe Tournament: Limited to 32 teams
6:30 pm – CONCRETE SLAB PULL Featuring: 4030lb & under Farm
MAIN TRACK NE Garden Tractor
Pullers Club – 10 classes
ANIMAL TENT Featuring:
Pygmy Goat – Youth 4-H
Showmanship & Fitting
Breed Classes
7 pm – CENTER RING
Horseshoe Tournament
Michael Higgins – Chain Sorcerers Chain Saw Sculpture –Performance Art Demonstrations
ENTERTAINMENT CENTER
7PM Rhode Island Rednecks – Classic Country
8 pm – Mad Science – Marvels of Motion

Thursday, July 13th
Gates Open at 6 pm/Close at 10 pm
6 pm – CENTER RING sign-up for Garden Tractor Concrete Slab Pulls (Kids Only- Age 12 &under)
6:30 pm – CONCRETE SLAB PULL Featuring: 6030lb & under Farm
CENTER RING – Garden Tractor Concrete Slab Pulls (Kids only) 725 lb Stock Class
ANIMAL TENT Featuring:
Dairy Goat – Youth 4-H
Showmanship & Fitting
Breed Classes
7 pm – MAIN TRACK
Mass Mini Pullers Mini Modified – Transfer
ENTERTAINMENT CENTER
7 pm- Chubby Rain – Mix of Old Country, Lite Rock & Country
8 pm – Tails n’ Trails – 4H Kid’s Skit

Friday, July 14th
Gates Open at 6 pm/Close at 11 pm
6:30 pm–ANIMAL TENT Featuring: Sheep – Youth/4-H Showmanship & Fitting, Breed Classes
ANTIQUE EXHIBIT RING Featuring: Antique Farm Exhibits & Demonstrations
7 pm – CENTER RING
Michael Higgins – Chain Sorcerers Chain Saw Sculpture –Performance Art & Demonstrations
7PM MAIN TRACK Weight Transfer Sled – Featuring:
5000 lb Farm Stock
5400 lb Farm Super Stock
6800 lb Modified/Homemade
5500 lb Double Tree
ENTERTAINMENT CENTER
7 pm South County Line – Mix of Country & Lite Rock
8 pm – Magic Show

Saturday, July 15th
Gates open at 11 am/Close at 11pm
Carnival opens at noon
11 am–ANIMAL TENT Featuring: Rabbit Show – Youth/4-HShowmanship & Fitting Classes
PULLING TRACK South Shore Garden Pullers Inc
12 pm – ENTERTAINMENT CENTER
Eddy & The Exciters – Oldies & Country 1 pm
ANIMAL TENT Featuring: Beef Cattle – Youth/4-H Showmanship & Fitting Breed Classes
CENTER RING Garden Tractor Concrete Slab Pulls (Kids ages 12 & under) 725 lb Stock Class
3 pm – Sign-up
4 pm – Pull Starts
5-7 pm – CHICKEN BAR-B-QUE Advanced Sales only
7 pm – MAIN TRACK Weight Transfer Sled – Featuring:
4500 lb Sm Block Modified
7300 lb Modified/Homemade
7000 lb Farm Super Stock
7000 lb Farm Stock
9 pm – AUCTION ON BAKED GOODS
ENTERTAINMENT CENTER
7 pm – The Goat Roper Band
8 pm – Toe Jam Puppet Band

Sunday, July 16th
Gates Open at 8:30 am/Close at 7 pm
Carnival opens at noon
10 am–S.N.E.T.P. ASSOCIATION Featuring Pick-up Truck Classes
1 pm ANIMAL TENT Featuring: Dairy Cattle – Youth/4 -H Showmanship & Fitting Breed Classes
1-5 pm – ENTERTAINMENT CENTER
Crossfire Band – Mix of Lite Rock & Country
1 pm CENTER RING: KIDS DAY, Pedal Pulls & Children’s Games
4 pm – CENTER RING Garden Tractor, Concrete Slab Pulls (ages 13 & up) 1100 lb Stock Class
3 pm – Sign-up – check website for rules
4 pm – Pull Starts
6 pm – MAIN TRACK Weight Transfer Sled – Featuring:
7500 lb Twin Engine or Single Blower
Semi-Truck
9000 lb Farm Super Stock
9000 lb Farm Stock
13000 lb Farm Stock