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Monmouth County Fair Kicks Off Tonight

The five-day Freehold event begins with fireworks, among other activities

The 37th Annual Monmouth County Fair kicks off at 5 p.m. tonight in Freehold, bringing five days of rides, contests, food and amusement for the whole family.

The Fair, sponsored by the Monmouth County Park System and the Monmouth County 4-H Association, will be held on the East Freehold Park Showgrounds at 1500 Kozlowski Road and runs through Sunday.

Event parking is free, and so is entrance for those 12 and younger. Adult admission is $7. No pets are allowed at the fair.

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The fair will feature numerous activities demonstrations and events packing each day. Below are highlights of each day’s activities as well as links to the full schedules, which are also available for download from this story.

Maps, schedules and directions are all available for download to the right of this story, below the pictures.

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Here are the major events of each day of the fair:

Wednesday:

  •  Open 5 p.m. – 11 p.m.
  • Sports Night
  • Fireworks at 9:15 p.m.
  • Thunderdome Motorcycle Stunt Show
  • Illstyle & Peace Hip Hop Dance
  • Firemen's Busted Hose Competition
  • Jeff Lenosky Mountain Bike Stunts

Thursday:

  • Open 5 p.m. – 11 p.m.
  • Cirque-Tacular Show
  • Thunderdome Motorcycle Stunt Show
  • Jeff Lenosky Mountain Bike Stunts
  • Tommie Turvey Extreme Equine Entertainment
  • Klez Dispensers Folk Entertainment

Friday:

  • Open 5 p.m. – 11 p.m.
  • Cirque-Tacular Show
  • Thunderdome Motorcycle Stunt Show
  • Jeff Lenosky Mountain Bike Stunts
  • Tommie Turvey Extreme Equine Entertainment
  • Sherry Lynn Country Western Entertainment

Saturday:

  • Open 11 a.m. – 11 p.m.
  • Children’s Day/Kids Races
  • Thunderdome Motorcycle Stunt Show
  • Jeff Lenosky Mountain Bike Stunts
  • Tommie Turvey Extreme Equine Entertainment
  • Dog Agility Demos
  • Entertainment by Alo Brasil

Sunday:

  • Open 11 a.m. – 6 p.m.
  • Antique/Classic Auto Show 
  •  Pie Eating Contest
  • Jeff Lenosky Mountain Bike Stunts
  • Tommie Turvey Extreme Equine Entertainment
  • Silver Starlite Orchestra
  • Angel Tones
  • Clown Parade/Show


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