Somerset County 4-H Fair!

If you have children and live anywhere near Somerset County, you DO NOT want to miss the Somerset County 4-H Fair!

I'm a bit biased.  4-H has been in my life since I was 4 or maybe 5?  My sister started in 4-H when I was a little kid.  Over the years, I hung out waiting, watching and sometimes helping as my sister added meetings and events - like wreath decorating!  My parents brought me along for the fair set-up and I stood by and watched the big kids help put up the animal cages and displays.  My parents also began to get involved helping with snow cones, cotton candy and later on running the milk shake booth.  For 3 days our lives would be the Somerset County 4-H Fair from 10am-10pm.

As a little kid, I would walk the fair over and over while my parents helped in different project areas.  I'd enter events like the can-crush-a-thon, watermelon eat & spit contest or watch the dogs in the ring.  (Okay, the dog tent became my favorite!)  I hung out there a lot.  Back then they had no Prep club and they let me join when I was 7 years old because I wouldn't go away!  (HA HA!)

SO - with that said, showing my own kids about the 4-H Fair means a lot to me.  Some of my best childhood memories were made because of 4-H!

The 4-H Fair is a great event.  FREE PARKING, FREE ADMISSION & many FREE activities and events.  The only thing that costs money is food!  If you do buy food, you are supporting many community groups and 4-H clubs.  (I have to say, I miss those old BBQ chicken pits and that huge line they would have for that BBQ Chicken Dinner!)  I always love the milkshakes.  Mine last night was delicious!!!

As you walk around, many of the kids are happy to show off their projects.  We pet horses, dogs, held day old baby chicks, pet a 5-week old baby bunny, pet a guinea pig and SO MUCH MORE!  Plus many tents have educational activities for the kids to learn about the animals.  There are also go-karts, rockets and trains.  There is literally something for every kid!

If you're nearby - mark it on your calendar EVERY year!

http://somerset.njaes.rutgers.edu/4hfair/