The Schuylkill County Fair will return next week with six days of agricultural exhibits, live entertainment, competitions, carnival rides and family activities.
The 2026 fair will run from Monday, July 27, through Saturday, Aug. 1, at the Schuylkill County Fairgrounds, 2270 Fair Road near Schuylkill Haven.
This year’s fair will celebrate “250 Years of Freedom, Family & PA Fairs,” recognizing the nation’s semiquincentennial.
Each day of the fair will feature a different theme, beginning with Pulling Day on Monday. Other themes include Kids Day on Tuesday, Schuylkill County Day on Wednesday, Senior Appreciation Day on Thursday and Military/First Responders Day on Friday. The fair concludes Saturday with a celebration of freedom, family and Pennsylvania fairs.
The schedule includes truck and tractor pulls, agricultural demonstrations, livestock activities, horse events, contests, line dancing, children’s programs and performances throughout the fairgrounds.
Johnny Peers & The Muttville Comix will provide daily entertainment at the amphitheater. Additional programs will be held each evening along the indoor midway, including wildlife, crime prevention, invasive plant, mosquito and reptile presentations.
Truck and tractor pulling events will be held during the week, including Pull Off Productions on Monday, Atlantic Pro Pulling on Tuesday and celebrity and farm stock pulling events Wednesday.
Tuesday’s Kids Day activities will include Touch-A-Truck, a stick horse obstacle course, children’s contests, line dancing and other programs. Wednesday’s Schuylkill County Day will highlight local attractions and include a celebrity tractor pull.
Thursday’s Senior Appreciation Day schedule includes livestock activities, equine demonstrations and a cornhole tournament. Registration for the tournament begins at 5 p.m., followed by competition at 6 p.m.
Veterans, active-duty military personnel and first responders wearing red will receive free admission Friday during Military/First Responders Day. A recognition ceremony and presentation of colors are planned that evening.
Saturday’s closing-day schedule includes an open horse show, antique tractor pull, master showman contest, livestock judging and fairground parades.
General admission is $5 from Monday through Saturday. Children age 10 and younger are admitted free, and parking is always free.
Fairground gates open at 4 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday and at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Carnival rides will open at 4 p.m. Monday and Wednesday through Saturday and at 1 p.m. Tuesday. Daily ride bands will be available for $25.
| Date | Theme | Time | Event | Location/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, July 25 | Entry Day | 11 a.m.–3 p.m. | General entries accepted | |
| 4 p.m. | Johnny Peers & The Muttville Comix | Amphitheater | ||
| Sunday, July 26 | Judging Day | All day | Fairgrounds closed to the public | Judging activities |
| 6 p.m. | Johnny Peers & The Muttville Comix | Amphitheater | ||
| Monday, July 27 | Pulling Day | 4 p.m. | Fairgrounds open to the public | |
| 4 p.m. | Quality Amusements midway and rides open | Midway | ||
| 4 p.m. | Royalty Contest | Junior Emergency Services Stage | ||
| 4:30 p.m. | Tractor Parade | Main Gate | ||
| 5 p.m. | Royalty Crowning | Junior Emergency Services Stage | ||
| 6 p.m. | Wally & Wilma promotional appearance | Indoor Midway | ||
| 6–7:30 p.m. | Meet the 4-H'ers and their horses | Horse Barn | ||
| 6:45 p.m. | Dairy Judging Contest | Ag Arena Track | ||
| 6 p.m. | Johnny Peers & The Muttville Comix | Amphitheater | ||
| 7 p.m. | Pull Off Productions LLC Truck & Tractor Pulls | Admission: $15; includes fair admission | ||
| 7–9 p.m. | New Individuals | Jr. Emergency Services Stage | ||
| 6 p.m. | “Ways of Wildlife” with Porcupine Pat | Indoor Midway | ||
| Tuesday, July 28 | Kids Day | 11 a.m. | Fairgrounds open to the public | Sponsored by Mystic Screen Printing & Forrest Ryde Miners |
| 11 a.m.–2 p.m. | Touch-A-Truck | Youth Area | ||
| 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. | Stick Horse Obstacle Course | Horse Arena | ||
| 12 p.m. | Kids Contest | Indoor Midway | ||
| 1 p.m. | Quality Amusements midway and rides open | Midway | ||
| 1 p.m. | Educational Dairy Trailer | Junior Emergency Services Stage | ||
| 1:30 p.m. | Tractor Parade | Main Gate | ||
| 2 p.m. | Kids Line Dancing | Kids Area | ||
| 3 p.m. | Mini Horse Performance | Horse Barn | ||
| 4 p.m. | Kids Line Dancing | Kids Area | ||
| 5–8 p.m. | DAAAD Kids DWI “Get Smart About Drugs” display | Indoor Midway | ||
| 5 p.m. | School Today Under Tents | Youth Area | ||
| 6 p.m. | Johnny Peers & The Muttville Comix | Amphitheater | ||
| 6–7 p.m. | Unicorn Dress-Up | Horse Barn | ||
| 6:30 p.m. | Pencil Twisting | Kids Area | ||
| 6 p.m. | Colors of Crime | Indoor Midway | ||
| 7 p.m. | Atlantic Pro Pulling LLC Truck & Tractor Pulls | Ag Museum Track; admission $15 | ||
| 7–9 p.m. | Six Times Nine Band | Junior Emergency Services Stage | ||
| Wednesday, July 29 | Schuylkill County Day | 4 p.m. | Fairgrounds open to the public | Sponsored by Explore Schuylkill |
| 4 p.m. | Quality Amusements midway and rides open | Midway | ||
| 4:30 p.m. | Tractor Parade | Main Gate | ||
| 4:30 p.m. | Celebrity Tractor Pull | Ag Museum Track | ||
| 5 p.m. | Invasive Plant Management Program | Indoor Midway | ||
| 5 p.m. | Livestock Skill-A-Thon | Ag Arena | ||
| 6–7:30 p.m. | Meet the 4-H'ers and their horses | Horse Barn | ||
| 7 p.m. | Celebrity Farm Stock Pulls | Track | ||
| 7 p.m. | Johnny Peers & The Muttville Comix | Amphitheater | ||
| 7 p.m. | Pull Off Productions & Farm Stock Pulls | Track; admission $10 | ||
| 7–9 p.m. | Eric Caravella's Uptown Band | Junior Emergency Services Stage | ||
| 7:30 p.m. | Solo Santos | PA Preferred Building | ||
| 6 p.m. | “Invasive Plants: Perfect Place for Mosquitoes” | Indoor Midway | ||
| 6 p.m. | Johnny Peers & The Muttville Comix | Amphitheater | ||
| Thursday, July 30 | Senior Appreciation Day | 11 a.m. | Fairgrounds open to the public | Sponsored by Signal of Eastern PA and DOR Industrial Services LLC |
| 3 p.m. | Mini Horse Performance | Horse Barn | ||
| 4 p.m. | Quality Amusements midway and rides open | Midway | ||
| 4 p.m. | Livestock Sale Buyers Check-In | Ag Arena | ||
| 4:30 p.m. | Tractor Parade | Main Gate | ||
| 5 p.m. | 4-H/FFA Livestock Accident/Awards | Ag Arena | ||
| 5 p.m. | BME & Brian's Custom Boards Cornhole Tournament registration | Ag Museum Track | ||
| 6 p.m. | Cornhole Tournament | Ag Museum Track | ||
| 6 p.m. | Johnny Peers & The Muttville Comix | Amphitheater | ||
| 6 p.m. | “Mosquitoes in Motion” with Porcupine Pat | Indoor Midway | ||
| 6–7:30 p.m. | Meet the 4-H'ers and their horses | Horse Barn | ||
| 7 p.m. | Equine Demonstration | Horse Barn | ||
| 7–9 p.m. | Jimmy Holmes Orchestra | Junior Emergency Services Stage | ||
| 7–9 p.m. | Tommy Dee | PA Preferred Building | ||
| 8 p.m. | Johnny Peers & The Muttville Comix | Amphitheater | ||
| Friday, July 31 | Military/First Responders Day | Free admission for all veterans, active military and first responders in red | ||
| 3 p.m. | Animal Obstacle Course | Ag Arena | ||
| 3–4 p.m. | Lucky Horseshoe Craft | Horse Barn | ||
| 4 p.m. | Fairgrounds open to the public | |||
| 4 p.m. | Quality Amusements midway and rides open | Midway | ||
| 4:30 p.m. | Tractor Parade | Main Gate | ||
| 5–6:30 p.m. | Meet the 4-H'ers and their horses | Horse Barn | ||
| 5:30 p.m. | Equine Demonstration | Horse Barn | ||
| 6 p.m. | Horseshoe Hypnotherapy at its best | Indoor Midway | ||
| 6 p.m. | Horseshoe Demonstration Game | Horse Arena | ||
| 6 p.m. | Johnny Peers & The Muttville Comix | Amphitheater | ||
| 6 p.m. | Horseshoe Tournament | At the arena | ||
| 6 p.m. | Maesmill & Minihorse Game | Horse Arena | ||
| 6:45 p.m. | Presentation of Colors | Junior Emergency Services Stage | ||
| 7 p.m. | Military/First Responders Recognition | Junior Emergency Services Stage | ||
| 7 p.m. | DJ Chicken Nugget Line Dancing | Ag Arena | ||
| 7 p.m. | USAdult Hay Bale Toss | Kids Area | ||
| 7–9 p.m. | Dave Bray USA | Junior Emergency Services Stage | ||
| 8 p.m. | Johnny Peers & The Muttville Comix | Amphitheater | ||
| Saturday, August 1 | Celebrating 250 Years of Freedom, Family & State Fairs | 9 a.m. | Open Horse Show | Equine Arena |
| 9 a.m. | Registration for Antique Tractor Pull | Ag Track | ||
| 10 a.m. | Antique Tractor Pull | Ag Museum Track | ||
| 11 a.m. | Fairgrounds officially open to the public | |||
| 11 a.m. | 4-H/FFA Master Showman Contest | Ag Arena | ||
| 11 a.m. | Small Demonstration – All Day | Ag Museum | ||
| 1:30 p.m. | Tractor Parade | Main Gate | ||
| 2–4 p.m. | Johnny Peers & The Muttville Comix | Amphitheater | ||
| 2 p.m. | Junior Fair Board Millet Contest | Junior Emergency Services Stage | ||
| 3 p.m. | Livestock Judging | Ag Arena | ||
| 4 p.m. | Quality Amusements midway and rides open | Midway | ||
| 4 p.m. | Fairgrounds Parade | Main Gate | ||
| Saturday, August 1 | Celebrating 250 Years | 6 p.m. | Middle Parade | Main Gate |
Daily Indoor Midway Entertainment
| Date | Time | Program |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, July 27 | 6 p.m. | “Ways of Wildlife” with Porcupine Pat |
| Tuesday, July 28 | 6 p.m. | “Colors of Crime” with Hemlock Moonfly |
| Wednesday, July 29 | 6 p.m. | “Invasive Plants: Perfect Place for Mosquitoes” |
| Thursday, July 30 | 6 p.m. | “Mosquitoes in Motion” with Porcupine Pat |
| Friday, July 31 | 6 p.m. | “Keystone Herpetological Institute” with Herp Acco |
| Saturday, August 1 | 6 p.m. | “Red Creek Wildlife Center” |
Fair Information
| Fair dates | July 27–August 1, 2026 |
|---|---|
| General admission | $5 Monday through Saturday; children age 10 and younger admitted free |
| Parking | Free |
| Fairground gate hours | 4 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday; 11 a.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday |
| Carnival rides | Open at 4 p.m. Monday and Wednesday through Saturday; open at 1 p.m. Tuesday |
| Daily ride band | $25 |
| Ride tickets | Sheet of 55: $50; sheet of 20: $20; individual tickets: $1.50 |
| Veterans Day | Friday, July 31 — free admission for veterans, active military and first responders in red |
| Location | 2270 Fair Road, Schuylkill Haven, PA 17972 |
| Website | www.schuylkillfair.com |