Countryfest 2015 Has Been Announced

WGNA Presents Countryfest 2015 featuring Dierks Bentley.
WHEN: July 11, 2015. Doors open at 11a.m.
WHERE: Schaghticoke Fairgrounds (Map)
FEATURING: Dierks Bentley and more TBA.

TICKETS: A limited number of $20 presale tickets go on sale this Thursday at 10 a.m. ONLY for WGNA Fanatics. Not a member? Signup today, and you’ll have access to the presale password on our website. Tickets go on sale for the general public on Friday at 10 a.m. General admission tickets start at $25.

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$1,000 Scholarships to be Awarded

The Schaghticoke Fair announces today, Feb. 10, 2015, that seven (7) $1,000.00 scholarships will be awarded to current New York State high school seniors and also students enrolled in college. The New York State Association of Agricultural Fairs (NYSAAF) and the New York State Showpeople’s Association (NYSSA) sponsor the scholarships.

The qualifying students must be active at the Schaghticoke Fair or with the New York State Showpeople’s Association. All applicants from Rensselaer County must submit their applications through the Schaghticoke Fair or the NYSSA no later than Friday, April 10, 2015.

Information is available at the Schaghticoke Fair office, 69 Stillwater Bridge Road, Schaghticoke, NY 12154, through Cornell Cooperative Extension of Rensselaer County and from local high school guidance counselor offices. Applications must be printed and completed from the web at www.nyfairs.org.

For more information, contact the Schaghticoke Fair at 518-753-4411, x13.

2015 Schaghticoke Fair Theme…

The Fairest One of All

Announcing…

2015 Fair Theme Design Contest - open to all artists, high school age and older throughout the area.

Each entry will be judged on creativity, content and incorporating the agricultural and horticultual components of the Schaghticoke Fair into the design.

The chosen design will be used to help promote the 2015 fair in the areas of advertising, marketing and contests.

For a complete list of rules and design specifications, please contact your high school art teacher or Mary at the fair office at 753-4411, x13 or via email, manager@schaghticokefair.org.

All entries must be submitted to the Schaghticoke Fair office by April 1st.