Pennsylvania State Fair

The Pennsylvania Farm Show is the largest indoor agricultural event in America. The Farm Show Complex houses 24 acres under roof, spread throughout 11 buildings including three arenas. The PA Farm Show charges no admission fee. Therefore, it is a great event to take the entire family to for the whole day, to enjoy an educational show free of charge. The PA Farm Show has something for everyone, farmers and non-farmers. It provides an atmosphere for everyone to walk through, observe and educate themselves about different areas of agriculture, the Commonwealths largest industry, and what the industry provides to them. The PA Farm Show provides a showplace for farmers to see the most up-to-date farm equipment, farming practices and farming needs while providing the non-farmers with an educational showcase to learn about agriculture and how the products they consume are harvested/processed. Traditionally families have come from all over the Northeast, from across the whole country and even from around the world to visit the PA Farm Show as a family vacation. The PA Farm Show includes approximately 300 Commercial Exhibitors and includes over 13,000 Competitive Exhibits. Everything from draft horses, beef cattle, dairy cattle, sheep, swine, goats, rabbits and poultry, to eggs, fruit, christmas trees, apiary products, maple products, nuts, horticultural products, mushrooms, wine, vegetables and many other Pennsylvania products can be seen here. Several of the arena events each year at the PA Farm Show are the opening ceremonies, Champion Horse and Pony Pulling Contests, Draft Horse Competition, the Annual Sheep-to-Shawl Contest (the shawls are then auctioned off), Square Dance Contest & Exhibition, Arena Carriage Racing, Tractor Square Dance, PA Equine Showcase, Equine Demo, Cow Milking Contest, Irish Dance Demo, PA Preferred Best Chef of Pennsylvania Competition, Livestock judging--Horses, Cattle, Swine, Sheep, and Goat Judging. All FREE Admission! The PA Farm Show includes a Family Living Center, which is located on the East Side of the Main Hall. It consists of two acres of family living, horticultural, environmental and 4-H exhibits. Some of the main features were chair caning, wheat weaving, lace making, blacksmithing, spinning & weaving, Shavers Creek Environmental Center, Cooking Demonstrations, FFA Demonstrations and Family Living Demonstrations. Also included in the area is a childrens activity center called Farmer Show Farmer which creates a fun atmosphere for education. There are also several contests in the Family Living Center, including the Blue Ribbon Apple Pie Contest, the Greatest Cocoa Cake and Cookie Contest, the Shoofly Cake Contest, Pineapple Upside Down Cake Contest and the Angel Food Cake Contest, all of which are televised.