The Harwinton Fair
Locust Road
Harwinton, CT 06791
152nd annual fair – October 4 & 5, 2008
Harwinton Fair, originally known as Harwinton Cattle Show and Fair, is the yearly event of the Harwinton Agricultural Society. The first written record is the Secretary’s Record Book dated 1853.
Admission – Adults $7.00, children 12 and under free.
What You’ll See
- Civil War Era Demonstrations & Living History
- Country Store & Early Americana Display
- Draft Horse Exhibit & Demonstration
- Pisgah Mountain Primitives
- Demonstrations of Pioneer Living, Blacksmithing & Cooking
- Woodchopping competitions
- Antique Tractor Show
- Blacksmith Shop
- Working Shingle Mill
- Come see exhibits, baking, crafts, contests & competitions
Music
- Saturday Bluegrass Music – 1:00pm to 5:00pm
- Rod Henry Band on Sunday, Come to the Polka Party! – 1:00pm to 5:00pm
- Connecticut Bristol Old Tyme Fiddlers, Saturday & Sunday – 10:00am to noon
Kids & Family Entertainment
- The Magic of Jim Sisti, Saturday & Sunday – Shows at 1:00pm & 4:00pm
- David Verdosci’s Sunshine Road Show, Saturday & Sunday 2:30pm
- Har-Bur Middle School Band, Saturday morning – 10:30am to noon
Vendors
| Vendor | Items/Services |
|---|---|
| A Healing Trail Therapy Masssage Center | Massages & back relief products |
| Aerus Electrolux | Electrolux vacuum products |
| Alison Latham | Face & arm painting |
| Alternative Heating | Wood, corn & pellet stoves & wood furnaces |
| Art’s French Fries | French fries |
| Artificial Flower Shop | Dried bouquets & flower arrangements |
| B.H. Enterprises | Hardware, tools, automotive,housewares, tarps, toys & gloves |
| Backes Power Equipment | Blizzard snow plows & power equipment |
| Beacon Falls Distributing | Diecast cars, stickers, plaques & baseball cards |
| Beading Artists | Handmade semi-precious jewelry |
| Beauty Control, Inc. | Beauty & spa products |
| Best Legs in Town | Smoked turkey legs & wraps |
| Bri Cins Festival Foods | Flavored slush |
| Burlington Chiropractic | Promoting chiropractic care |
| Captain Frank’s Seafood | Fish & chips, shrimp, clams, lobster rolls & kabobs |
| CareFree Home Improvement | Vinyl replacement windows & siding |
| Chamberlin Granite | Granite products |
| Chowder Heads | New England clam chowder in sourdough bread |
| City Hardware | Power equipment |
| Civil Air Patrol | Recruiting members |
| Complete Chiropractic Care | Promoting chiropractic care |
| Connecticut Boot & Luggage | Boots, shoes & clothing |
| Connecticut Creamery | Soft serve ice cream |
| Connecticut State Police | Demonstrations |
| Crystal Rock | Promoting Bottled Water Services |
| Der Pretzel Haus | Hand made pretzels |
| Express Concrete | Concrete |
| Fair People Onion Rings | Onion rings |
| Firehouse Discount Oil | Oil sales |
| First Congregational Church of Torrington | Crafts |
| Flower Concessions | Apple fritters |
| Founder’s Congregational Church | Crafts |
| Fred Gallipolli | Game trailer |
| G.W. Water Conditioning | Water treatment equipment |
| Goatboy Soaps | Goat soap, logo tee shirts & sweatshirts |
| Goff Equipment | Massey-Ferguson farm equipment |
| Grela Well Drilling | Water systems, service & installation |
| Gutter Shell | Gutter covers |
| Gutter Topper of CT | Gutter protection |
| HYSA | Pitching booth w/radar speed |
| Hartford Courant | Home subscriptions |
| Harwinton Congregational Church | Baked goods, gifts & quilts |
| Harwinton Democratic Town Committee | Campaigning & literature |
| Harwinton Historical Society | Country store, shingle mill & blacksmith shop |
| Harwinton Recycling | Education |
| Harwinton Republican Town Committee | Shopping bags, hats, pies & mums |
| Harwinton Women’s Club | Raffle tickets for quilt |
| Healthy, Happy Pet Net | Pet pastries, toys, treats, food & accessories |
| Hillside Sweet House LLC | Fudge, turtles, peanut buttercups, candy & pixie powder |
| Hobby & Trophy World | Nascar collectibles, apparrel & accessories |
| Hocon Gas Company | Propane gas stoves |
| Home Comfort Now | Indoor/Outdoor furniture & accessories |
| Home Depot/USA Sheds | Tool, home improvements & kids’ workshop |
| Immaculate Heart of Mary Church | Homemade baked goods |
| Island Trading Company | Crystals, pewter, knick knacks, mobiles & tee shirts |
| J & S Concessions | Mini donuts, cappucino, espresso, latte & smoothies |
| JD Grilling | BBQ roast pork, chicken wraps & chicken salads |
| Joe’s Pizza Fritta | Fried dough |
| Kirby Vacuum | Promoting products & accessories |
| Kitchen Magic | Cabinet refacing |
| Lamothe’s Sugar House | CT grown agricultural products |
| Lee Riding Stables | Pony rides |
| Leo’s Lunch | Sausage grinders, hot dogs, corn dogs, burgers & Cajun |
| Les Mor Artist | Portrait sketching |
| Lion’s Club of Harwinton | Chili & steak on a hard roll |
| Mama Can’t Sing | Handbags, jewelry & crafting supplies |
| McGrath Food Concessions | Buffalo wings, fried clams, shrimp & deep fried PB&J sandwiches & oreos |
| Mini Melts | Flash-frozen ice cream |
| Miniatures by Monica Doll Clothes | Doll clothes |
| Mitchell Volvo | Volvo car sales |
| Natural Elements | Hand carved wooden baskets, bowls & platters |
| Natural Galaxy | Natural cleaning, baby, home & personal care products |
| Nelson’s Quality Home Furnishings | Touch lamps, moving pictures, & fury animals |
| New England Carousel Museum | Motorcycle (Harley Davidson) raffle tickets |
| Nice Products LLC | Soy candles |
| Northwest Hills Chevrolet | New model cars |
| Omni Cards | Red Sox, Yankees & Huskies sports items: cards, hats, etc. |
| Pampered Chef | Cooking products |
| Peoples Products, Inc. | HR40 windows, roofing, siding, doors & gutters |
| Pete’s Grill | Sausage grinders, hot dogs, chili dogs & burgers |
| Primerica Financial Services | Financial planning |
| R & J’s Kitchen | Burritos, hard & soft tacos & nachos |
| R.C. Sales | Watches, sunglasses & electronic signs |
| Ray R’s Vermont Jams | Home made Vermont jams & syrup |
| Region #10 | Dunking booth |
| Reo Brothers | Replacement windows & siding |
| Revival Homes LLC | Greenbuilding techniques & practices |
| Scarritt Spas & Hot Tubs | Spas & hot tubs |
| Sean O’Neill | Fire roasted corn |
| Seg Way Concessions | Apple crisp & cider drinks |
| Segundo Farinango | Indian dresses, handmade sweaters & jewelry |
| Shirts & Things | Jewelry, embroidery on clothing, ponchos & yoyo balloons |
| Sillie Eventures | Green screen photography |
| Sprinkles | Soft serve ice cream |
| Summertime Sno Balls | Flavored shaved ice, hot & cold tea & coffee |
| Sunshine Oil | Propane accessories & heating equipment |
| T P C Contracting Service | Garden Box Windows |
| Tastefully Simple | Dips & condiments |
| The Incredible Edge LLC | Decorative concrete edging |
| The Nutty Barvarian | Cashews, pecans, almonds & peanuts |
| Tickle My Fancy | Kettle corn |
| Tidy Services | Trash removal |
| Tino’s | Leather jackets, belts, cowboy hats, wallets, moccasins, etc. |
| Trading Post | So. American clothes, Mexican shirts & blankets |
| Tri-State of Branford LLC | Gutters, windows, siding & sunrooms, basement waterproofing |
| Tufano Amusements | Rides, amusements, & games |
| Turquoise Horizon | Handcrafted gemstone jewelry |
| Twin Pine Farm | CT grown agricultural products |
| VA Va Voom | Silver & gold precious jewelry & photo crystals |
| Veneziano Catering | Chili in bread bowl, roasted corn, chowder, yams & baked potatoes |
| Vinci Catering | Sliced pizza & soft serve pretzels |
| Waddell & Reed | Financial Services |
| Watkins Products | Spices, linaments & salves |
| Webster Bank | Promotion of bank & services |
| Wild Wair | Airbrush products |
| Wood & Waterscape Designs | Waterscape |
| World Wool | Children’s sweaters, women’s outfits, hemp jewelry |
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