The Rochester Country Fair will be held at its new fairgrounds located at 65 Pine Street on August 16 through Sunday, August 19.

The fair will kick off with truck pulling by Southern New England Truck Pullers Association, a frog derby (BYOB – Bring Your Own Frog), live music by the Vegas Valentinos, craft and food vendors, livestock and beef show and various exhibits.  The Fair Committee’s first Annual Cow Chip Contest will take place in the main arena.  Tickets for the cow chip contest will be on sale soon and cost for $5 per parcel of real estate.

Wrestling will take center stage on Friday evening, August 17 at 7 p.m.  The evening will also feature wrestling matches with Doink the Clown, local regional wrestlers and a Ladies Match.  The evening will also feature Stone Boat Antique Tractor Pulling starting at 5 pm.

A full day of events will take place on Saturday, starting at 8 a.m. with a pancake breakfast, garden tractor pulling by New England Truck and Tractor Association, horse pulling by John Girouard, bicycle relay, fiddle contest, antique tractor transfer sled pulling, horse shoe contest, pie-eating contests, all-day tractor show, lawn mower race and rodeo and live music by The Relics at night.

The parade will line up at Old Colony Regional Technical High School on Sunday morning and will proceed towards the fair grounds.  The Woodsman Show Competition will take place in the main arena at 1 p.m.  Other events for the day include a children’s magic show by Skip Daniels, children’s pedal tractor pulls, pie bake off, tub races and mini modified tractor pulling.

Craft and Food Vendors will participate all four days of the Fair.

Admission to the Fair will be $4 on Thursday and $5 on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.  Children ages five and under are free.  Four-day passes are available now and can be purchased at a discount in advance at the Ponderosa for $15 each. Parking is free.

A full list of events and times are available on the fair’s website www.rochesterma.com