File Photo Christana Hughes pets Taylor Swift, a market hog, during the Waterford Community Fair in 2022.

The fair runs Thursday through Sunday at the Waterford Community Fairgrounds,19219 State Route 339, Waterford, according to the event’s website.

The Fair was started in 1959 by Waterford Grange 231 as a community event next to Waterford High School, according to Community Fair Inc. Vice President Doug McCutcheon. Community Fair Inc. runs the fair, according to its website.

He said the event was passed on to the community.

“And then it just grew and grew and grew,” McCutcheon said.

Participants line up for a tractor pull during the 2022 Waterford Community Fair.

The fair is a place for people to gather and it is about families and children, he said.

“It’s kind of a big family reunion,” McCutcheon said.

Rides are provided by Calliope Productions and, according to McCutcheon, rides will be free Thursday night for children and adults.

Single ride tickets cost $3 and ride arm bands are $15-$20 depending on the day, according to the Waterford Community Fair book.

A parade will be held 6 p.m. Friday and will include fire trucks, the Waterford High School Marching Band and several other participants, McCutcheon said.

David Locke waves during the Waterford Community Fair Parade in 2017.

Parade marshals will be Churchtown residents and local business owners Dave Archer and Arlene Archer.

Contests will be held in fine arts, visual arts, culinary and home decor, among others, according to the fair book.

A tractor pull will be held 6 p.m. Thursday, a tractor speed pull at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, a hog sale at 10 a.m. Saturday, a consignment auction and gun raffle at 11 a.m. Saturday, among other events, according to the fair book. .

The Community Fair Inc. wants to give back to the community and let it know there are still good people out there and there are low-cost things to do in the area, McCutcheon said.

Admission prices have not been raised, even after COVID, he said.

A day pass is $5, a membership pass is $12 and children 12 and under are admitted free.

The Waterford Community Fair has a great atmosphere, according to McCutcheon.

“It’s a positive place to go,” he said. “It’s fun.”

For more information, go to http://waterfordfair.com/

Schedule of Events:

Wednesday

Hog weigh-ins, 5-8 p.m.

Receiving contest entries, 6-8 p.m.

Jackpot Show weigh-in, 8 p.m.

Thursday

Hog pictures, 9-11 a.m.

Receiving contest entries, 10-noon.

Gates open, presentation of colors, 4 p.m.

Baby contest, 6 p.m.

Tractor Pull, 6 p.m.

Rides open, free for all ages, 6 p.m.

All livestock must be in place 7 p.m.

Friday

Presentation of colors, 8 a.m.

Market hog show, 8 a.m.

Cut flowers in place, 9-noon.

Judging of contest entries, 1 p.m.

Rides open, 5 p.m.

Fair parade forms, 5:30 p.m.

Parade starts, 6 p.m.

Sunset Lane, (on the track), 7:30 p.m

Jackpot Show, 8 p.m.

Jake Binegar, (on the track), 9:30 p.m.

Saturday

Presentation of colors, 8 a.m.

Buyers’ reception, 9 a.m.

Children’s games, 9 a.m.

Hog sale, 10 a.m.

Scales open 11:30 a.m.

Senior Citizens Day, noon-4 p.m.

Matinee rides open, noon-4 p.m.

Community bingo, 12:30 p.m.

Rides closed, 4:30-5:30 p.m.

Tractor Speed Pull, 4:30 p.m.

Rides 5:30 p.m.

Pick’n On Country, (under the tent), 6;30-8:30 p.m.

Sunday

Presentation of Colors, 8 a.m.

Church Services, 9 a.m.

Pedal Tractor Pull, 1 p.m.

Truck and Tractor Pull, 4 p.m.

Rides Open, 5:30 p.m.

Michelle Dillon can be reached at mdillon@newsandsentinel.com