Austin and Phoenix Shulkin Kids and adults sang, danced and juggled their way into the judges’ hearts on Wednesday, August 31st during the Columbia County Fair’s “Columbia County’s Got Talent” competition. The duo of Austin and Phoenix Shulkin won the Junior Division, performing a juggling act to “Jafar’s Hour.” Second was Cadence Weiss’s ...READ MORE

  The Kenya Safari Acrobats perform at 2, 4 and 7 p.m. Aug. 31 through Sept. 4 on the North Gate Stage, a free show included in the regular admission price. CHATHAM -- Adding new entertainment acts each year, the Columbia County Agricultural Society brings the dynamic Kenya Safari Acrobats to the North Gate ...READ MORE

CHATHAM - Representatives of Columbia County’s six public high schools will compete for the title of 2017 Schoolgirl Queen on Friday, September 1, continuing a Columbia County Fair tradition that has endured for 80 years. At 6:00 p.m., the gowned contestants will arrive in vintage convertibles at the stage in front of the grandstand, where ...READ MORE

CHATHAM --  Advance tickets for the 177th annual Columbia County Fair are now on sale throughout the region for the fair which takes place this year Aug. 30 through Sept. 4 at the Chatham Fairgrounds. Advance tickets are available now at the Fair Office at the fairgrounds off Route 203 here and starting Aug. 6 at ...READ MORE

Blake Rogers stands next to a giant pumpkin at a past Columbia County Fair. This is the first year the fair has included a separate Giant Pumpkin Contest. CHATHAM -- Gardeners with a serious green thumb who harvest a pumpkin weighing more than 75 pounds are encouraged to enter it in the first Columbia ...READ MORE

CHATHAM -- In its third year, the increasingly popular Amateur Craft Beer, Wine and Cider Contest continues to attract more and more entries at the Columbia County Fair, according to Superintendent Betsy Braley of Chatham. “This contest reflects the increasingly popular craft of making beer, wine and cider and it grows a little each year,” she ...READ MORE

Claverack resident Nancy Fuller of Food Network’s “Farmhouse Rules” television show, organizes last year’s cooking contest at the Columbia County Fair. Fuller is coordinating this year’s Holiday Cookie Contest. CHATHAM -- Bakers of all ages should look in their gardens and put on their chef’s hats now in preparation for this year’s Holiday Cookie ...READ MORE

Ellie Dow of Chatham performs at the 2016 Columbia County Fair. This year’s edition of “Columbia County’s Got Talent” takes to the stage on opening day, Aug. 30 at the fairgrounds in Chatham. CHATHAM – Performers of all ages are encouraged to enter the annual talent competition on Aug. 30 at noon on opening ...READ MORE

Ghent resident Mike DiMisa, right, shows young fairgoers how to build an elephant from straw. DiMisa will lead the sixth annual scarecrow-making clinic at the fairgrounds on July 16. Individuals, families and groups are invited to participate in the free workshop. CHATHAM – Award-winning scarecrow maker Mike DiMisa of Ghent will lead a ...READ MORE

CHATHAM -- More than $1,400 in cash prizes and trophies will be awarded each night to this year’s winners of the 2017 Columbia County Fair Demolition Derby as the much-anticipated two-night fair favorite returns under the management of Stoney Roberts Promotions, Inc. after a 25-year hiatus. Two nights of Demo Derby action roar into the ...READ MORE