146 Years of Agricultural Family Fun

The Deerfield Fair Association is proud to announce the dates of our 2023 Fair, Thursday, September 28th through Sunday, October 1st.

New England’s Oldest Family Fair is back with all of your traditional activities and attractions.

We look forward to seeing all of our friends again! 146 YEARS OF AGRICULTURAL FAMILY FUN!

Entertainment Schedule:

Strolling Entertainment

All Days: Bryson Lang
Bryson has entertained thousands of audiences world wide with his high energy family friendly comedy.

All Days: I’m Not a Clown
A Deerfield Fair favorite, you can find these balloon artists between Concessions Barns 1 and 2

All Days: Moose Mountain Jazz Band
Bringing Dixieland Jazz to New Hampshire since 2001.

Thursdays and Fridays: Capital Four Quartet:
The Capital Four is a Barbershop Quartet formed in the spring of 2017 from members of the Concord Coachmen Chorus in Concord, NH.

Friday and Saturday: Sages Entertainment:
Magic, balloons, bubbles, and foam! We have it all!

Saturday and Sunday: LaLoopna Hoops
LaLoopna Hoops, is a hoop dancer, stilt walker and fire performer from Sunapee, New Hampshire. Ever since childhood Lee has been naturally drawn to all aspects of the performing arts.

September, Thursday 28, 2023

Location: Main Stage:

10:30 Deerfield Community School Chorus and Band
Chorus and Band students from the Deerfield Community School will each perform some prepared selections.

12:30 Wallendas
The Flying Wallenda family have been in the circus for over two hundred years (8 generations). Be sure to catch one of their shows featuring many of the family walking a slender strand high in the air.

3:30 Wallendas
The Flying Wallenda family have been in the circus for over two hundred years (8 generations). Be sure to catch one of their shows featuring many of the family walking a slender strand high in the air.

6:30 Corinne's School of Dance
Based in Rochester NH, Corinne's School of Dance offers classes for all ages and abilities. Dancers perform at community events and in full-scale dance productions.

Location: Relaxation Stage

10:30 BJ Hickman Family Magic Show
A regular entertainer at Hollywood’s Magic Castle, a New England favorite and a Deerfield tradition; magician BJ Hickman is one of the busiest magicians in America. Be sure to catch one of his shows while you are at the Fair!

12:00 Preston and Curry
Come listen to Country Gold live! All your favorites old and new.

1:30 BJ Hickman Family Magic Show
A regular entertainer at Hollywood’s Magic Castle, a New England favorite and a Deerfield tradition; magician BJ Hickman is one of the busiest magicians in America. Be sure to catch one of his shows while you are at the Fair!

3:00 Preston and Curry
Come listen to Country Gold live! All your favorites old and new.

4:30 BJ Hickman Family Magic Show
A regular entertainer at Hollywood’s Magic Castle, a New England favorite and a Deerfield tradition; magician BJ Hickman is one of the busiest magicians in America. Be sure to catch one of his shows while you are at the Fair!

6:30 Cedar Mountain Bluegrass Band
Fine contemporary and traditional bluegrass music since 2010.

Location: Bandstand Stage:

11:30 Lindsay and Her Puppet Pals
Lindsay's highly interactive comedic performances delight the young and the young at heart.

1:00 Bryson Lang Juggling & Comedy Show
Bryson has entertained thousands of audiences world wide with his high-energy family friendly comedy.

2:30 Lindsay and Her Puppet Pals
Lindsay's highly interactive comedic performances delight the young and the young at heart.

4:00 Krimson Krewe
Krimson Krewe is a 4-piece band that plays a funky swamp of boogaloo, gumbo and rumpshaking funk.

7:30 Martin and Kelly
Country Music. Whiskey. Turquoise.

Location: Farm Museum

11:30 Fretbenders Duo
The Fretbenders, Bob and Diane Kordas, have a sound based in blues, roots music, Americana, with a dash of folk, country and rock for good measure.

2:00 Rick Watson
For over 35 years Rick has been a professional singer, songwriter, multi instrumentalist and entertainer. He covers thousands of popular songs and has written and recorded hundreds more.

4:30 Nick & Sharon
Acoustic Americana Music

Location: Harvest Stage:

11:00 Newfound Grass
A rock solid mold of some of New England's finest musicians, the hard driving sound of Newfound Grass stems from their background in bluegrass, soul, rock and jazz.

1:30 Lunch at the Dump
Lunch At The Dump plays an unconventional style of string and bluegrass music - Americana Music, Bluegrass, Swing.

4:00 Green Heron
Green Heron is a lively folk duo that combines guitar, fiddle, banjo, and harmonies to bring the back porch to the stage.

Friday, September 29, 2023

Strolling Entertainment

SNHUG
We are a Southern New Hampshire based ukulele group. SNHUG’s primary purpose is to provide a forum for area ukesters of all levels to share & play songs, learn techniques and form friendships while learning more about everyone’s favorite instrument. The secondary function is one of community service. We currently support The Ukulele Kid’s Club, a 501c3 charity providing instruments and music therapy to children
nationwide. Also on an all volunteer, non profit basis, the group will be available for area fund raisers and community events that we collectively deem worthy of our support.

Location: Main Stage

9:30 Miss Deerfield Fair Pageant Rehearsal
We are happy to announce our sixth year with a renewed Miss Deerfield Fair Scholarship and Pageant.

12:00 Wallendas
The Flying Wallenda family have been in the circus for over two hundred years (8 generations). Be sure to catch one of their shows featuring many of the family walking a slender strand high in the air.

1:30 Pageant Rehearsal

3:00 Wallendas
The Flying Wallenda family have been in the circus for over two hundred years (8 generations). Be sure to catch one of their shows featuring many of the family walking a slender strand high in the air.

4:30 Pageant Setup and Rehearsal

7:00 Miss Deerfield Fair Pageant
We are happy to announce our sixth year with a renewed Miss Deerfield Fair Scholarship and Pageant.

Location: Relaxation Stage

9:30 Lindsay and Her Puppet Pals
Lindsay's highly interactive comedic performances delight the young and the young at heart.

11:00 Bryson Lang Juggling & Comedy Show
Bryson has entertained thousands of audiences world wide with his high-energy family friendly comedy.

12:30 Lindsay and Her Puppet Pals
Lindsay's highly interactive comedic performances delight the young and the young at heart.

2:00 Vital Tones
Vital Tones is a mosaic of unique melodies, creative harmonies, and soul-filling lyric, with a blend of covers and original music.

3:30 Peg & Cheryl
This female duo perform contemporary folk music playing stand-up bass, guitars, pennywhistle, and singing exquisite harmonies.

5:00 Vital Tones
Vital Tones is a mosaic of unique melodies, creative harmonies, and soul-filling lyric, with a blend of covers and original music.

7:00 Chris McKay and the Toneshifters
Shiftin' and shakin'! The Toneshifters are a fivepiece blues, country, rock, swing, swamp act that'll get you moving on the dancefloor.

Location: Bandstand Stage:

10:00 BJ Hickman Family Magic Show
A regular entertainer at Hollywood’s Magic Castle, a New England favorite and a Deerfield tradition; magician BJ Hickman is one of the busiest magicians in America. Be sure to catch one of his shows while you are at the Fair!

11:30 Nicole Knox Murphy
Nicole sings and plays acoustic guitar featuring New & traditional country music, classic rock & oldies and original music off her 3 albums.

1:00 BJ Hickman Family Magic Show
A regular entertainer at Hollywood’s Magic Castle, a New England favorite and a Deerfield tradition; magician BJ Hickman is one of the busiest magicians in America. Be sure to catch one of his shows while you are at the Fair!

2:30 Key Elements
We groove on groups like The Eagles, James Taylor, Janis Joplin, Jimmy Buffett, Fleetwood Mac, Tom Petty, Carole King, John Mellencamp, The Pretenders and many others.

4:00 BJ Hickman Family Magic Show
A regular entertainer at Hollywood’s Magic Castle, a New England favorite and a Deerfield tradition; magician BJ Hickman is one of the busiest magicians in America. Be sure to catch one of his shows while you are at the Fair!

5:30 Key Elements
We groove on groups like The Eagles, James Taylor, Janis Joplin, Jimmy Buffett, Fleetwood Mac, Tom Petty, Carole King, John Mellencamp, The Pretenders and many others.

7:30 Mychael David Band
One of Nashvilles hottest new singers, songwriters and entertainers.

Location: Farm Museum

11:30 Jerry Short
Jerry Short is a Maine singer songwriter playing folk, country and blues.

2:00 Dave Shaw Duo
The Dave Shaw Duo plays some of the best bluegrass around!

4:30 Long Journey
Long Journey is a favorite local bluegrass duo.

Location: Harvest Stage:

11:00 Seth Sawyer Band
The Seth Sawyer Band has been playing its distinctive brand of country-infused traditional bluegrass for more than twenty-five years.

1:30 Fiddling Thomsons
This award winning father son duo perform lively tunes on many different instuments.

4:00 Fretbenders Band
The Fretbenders, Bob and Diane Kordas, have a sound based in blues, roots music, Americana, with a dash of folk, country and rock for good measure.

Saturday, September 30, 2023

Location: Main Stage

10:30 Sole City Dance Company
Sole City Dance began as Arts Rochester in April 1982. The organization was founded by local arts supporters who joined together to raise funds to restore the Rochester Opera House by producing arts events and festivals in the city. Over the years, Arts Rochester evolved into a community theatre group, performing plays and musicals in local venues. Sole City is comprised of four stateof-the-art Dance Studios.

12:00 Wallendas
The Flying Wallenda family have been in the circus for over two hundred years (8 generations). Be sure to catch one of their shows featuring many of the family walking a slender strand high in the air.

1:30 Sole City Dance Company
Located in Somersworth NH, Sole City is comprised of four state-of-the-art Dance Studios.

3:00 Wallendas
The Flying Wallenda family have been in the circus for over two hundred years (8 generations). Be sure to catch one of their shows featuring many of the family walking a slender strand high in the air.

5:00 McDonough Grimes Irish Dance
At McDonough-Grimes, our mission is to teach students in a fun and cooperative learning environment. We believe in 3 H's when it comes class time and competing: Humbleness, Hardwork, and Heart.

Location: Relaxation Stage

9:30 Bryson Lang Juggling and Comedy show
Bryson has entertained thousands of audiences world wide with his high-energy family friendly comedy.

11:00 BJ Hickman Master Magician
A regular entertainer at Hollywood’s Magic Castle, a New England favorite and a Deerfield tradition; magician BJ Hickman is one of the busiest magicians in America. Be sure to catch one of his shows while you are at the Fair!

12:30 Double Take Acoustically funky mix of yesterday and today.

2:00 BJ Hickman Master Magician
A regular entertainer at Hollywood’s Magic Castle, a New England favorite and a Deerfield tradition; magician BJ Hickman is one of the busiest magicians in America. Be sure to catch one of his shows while you are at the Fair!

3:30 Duncan Idaho Band
Duncan Idaho is here to entertain and delight you and your friends and family by playing songs you love. We get you dancing and tapping your feet. We play interesting arrangements of songs you forgot about and songs you love to sing along to.

5:00 BJ Hickman Master Magician

A regular entertainer at Hollywood’s Magic Castle, a New England favorite and a Deerfield tradition; magician BJ Hickman is one of the busiest magicians in America. Be sure to catch one of his shows while you are at the Fair!

7:00 Woodland Protocol
A Blues, Funk, Hip Hop, Metal, Punk, R&B/Soul,Rap, Rock group from North Hampton, NH.

Location: Bandstand Stage:

10:00 Joel Cage
JOEL CAGE is an award-winning veteran singer/songwriter from Boston. Once a member of the internationally acclaimed rock & roll group Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes.

11:30 Jumpstreet
Our band features female and male lead vocals, guitar, keyboards, drums, sax and trumpet and four-part harmonies for a full sound that will have audiences of all ages dancing!

1:00 Decatur Creek
Beth Eldridge, Doug Farrell, and Jack Henry are each accomplished NH musicians, singer/songwriters, and performers who together are - Decatur Creek.

2:30 Jumpstreet
Our band features female and male lead vocals, guitar, keyboards, drums, sax and trumpet and four-part harmonies for a full sound that will have audiences of all ages dancing!

4:00 Decatur Creek
Beth Eldridge, Doug Farrell, and Jack Henry are each accomplished NH musicians, singer/songwriters, and performers who together are - Decatur Creek.

7:30 Skynyrd's Hatchet Band
Skynyrd's Hatchet is a New England-based band that plays tribute to the finest southern rock bands of all time - LYNYRD SKYNYRD & Molly Hatchet plus more.

Location: Farm Museum

11:30 Eastwood Station Eastwood Station
The duo of Ben "Gitty" Baker & Danny Woodman, playing "RailFolk" music on homemade instruments.

2:00 Sweet Bloods Sweetbloods
The Sweetbloods are an acoustic duo based in Meredith, NH. Their music centers around acoustic versions of classic rock tunes, folk rock and country rock tunes intermingled with folk, bluegrass, reggae, calypso, blues and jazz tunes.

4:30 Lassonde / Talmage Duo
Performing great folk and bluegrass music for your listening pleasure.

Location: Harvest Stage:

11:00 Wide Open Spaces
Wide Open Spaces follows in the tradition of groups like Claire Lynch and the Punch Brothers, who use bluegrass instrumentation to play a wide range of music. Their “bluegrass without borders” will take you to Caribbean islands, California gold country, Celtic ceilidhs and the Kentucky hills.

1:30 Bow Junction
Bow Junction is a quartet based in central New Hampshire delivering a diverse blend of harddriving bluegrass and folk with a touch of Celtic and gospel.

4:00 Artty Francoeur
The duo styles span many genres like swing, bluegrass, swamp music, honkytonk, blues, country, rock, americana, reggae,soul. Artty is an entertainer who will sooth your soul or put grit in your drink.

Sunday, October 1, 2023

Strolling Entertainment

Mixtape A Cappella
A crazy group of professionals(?) from the NH Seacoast who can't seem to stop singing...ever.

Wicked Witches of the Lakes Region
We are a fun and whimsical group of Witches doing flash mob type dancing for pure entertainment.

Location: Main Stage

12:00 Northern Explosion Dance Studio

Check out these cloggers from Sanford Maine. The studio offers dance, cheer and fitness classes for all ages.

1:30 Wallendas
The Flying Wallenda family have been in the circus for over two hundred years (8 generations). Be sure to catch one of their shows featuring many of the family walking a slender strand high in the air.

4:30  Wallendas
The Flying Wallenda family have been in the circus for over two hundred years (8 generations). Be sure to catch one of their shows featuring many of the family walking a slender strand high in the air.

Location: Relaxation Stage

9:30 BJ Hickman Master Magician
A regular entertainer at Hollywood’s Magic Castle, a New England favorite and a Deerfield tradition; magician BJ Hickman is one of the busiest magicians in America. Be sure to catch one of his shows while you are at the Fair!

11:00 The Bel Airs
The Bel Airs perform Doo Wop and Vintage Rock 'N' Roll for people of all ages!

12:30 BJ Hickman Master Magician
A regular entertainer at Hollywood’s Magic Castle, a New England favorite and a Deerfield tradition; magician BJ Hickman is one of the busiest magicians in America. Be sure to catch one of his shows while you are at the Fair!

2:00 The Bel Airs
The Bel Airs perform Doo Wop and Vintage Rock 'N' Roll for people of all ages!

3:30 BJ Hickman Master Magician
A regular entertainer at Hollywood’s Magic Castle, a New England favorite and a Deerfield tradition; magician BJ Hickman is one of the busiest magicians in America. Be sure to catch one of his shows while you are at the Fair!

5:00 Northern Voices A Cappella
We are a diverse, inclusive, supportive, and funloving group of a cappella singers who share a love of performance and harmony.

Location: Bandstand Stage:

9:30 Deerfield Community Church Grace Note Singers
The mission of Deerfield Community Church is to experience, share, and grow in God’s life-giving love.

10:30 Bryson Lang Juggling and Comedy show
Bryson has entertained thousands of audiences world wide with his high-energy family friendly comedy.

12:00 Erinn Brown Duo
Erinn Brown's music is a rootsy hybrid of rock, soul and blues.

1:30 Eyes of Age
We perform an eclectic mix of original and cover songs ranging from ballads to straight-ahead rock n’ roll.

3:00 Just Right Brass - Seacoast Revival Jazz Combo
Not too big, not too small, Just Right Brass, offers performances from solo to quintet.

4:30 Eyes of Age
We perform an eclectic mix of original and cover songs ranging from ballads to straight-ahead rock n’ roll.

6:00 Just Right Brass - Seacoast Revival Jazz Combo
Not too big, not too small, Just Right Brass, offers performances from solo to quintet.

Location: Farm Museum

11:30 Poor Howard Duo
Poor Howard Stith & Mike "Bullfrog" Rogers play Louisiana-style blues.

2:00 Ashlyn Bard
I'm a singer-songwriter based in Maine. I write songs as a form of self-therapy but also like to share them with others who may connect to them. Storytelling in music is my goal and inspiration.

4:30 Heel Toes Square Dancing
The Heel & Toe Square Dance Club has been active in the Manchester, NH community since 1959. The members enjoy the physical activity, the mental exercise and the resulting friendships. As they like to say 'Square Dancing is friendship set to music'.

Location: Harvest Stage:

11:00 Bold Riley Band
Bold Riley is an acoustic folk band out of western Maine.

1:30 Chickenshack
The New Hampshire Seacoast's tastiest bluegrass band! Featuring Paul Smith on fiddle and vocals, Val Smith on bass and vocals, Shelby Smith onguitar and vocals, Ellen Carlson on mandolin and vocals and Tim Hedlund on banjo and vocals.

4:00 Cordwood
Their down home style and banter, coupled with fine musicianship, make this bluegrass band a show not to miss.

Date: September 28 - October 1, 2023

Location: Deerfield Fairgrounds, 34 Stage Road
Deerfield, NH 03037.

Ticket Prices:

Adults – $12.00 each (13 and older)
Children 12 and younger are FREE
Senior Days are Thursday and Friday – $9.00 each (65 and older) MUST BE PURCHASED AT THE GATE

All Military – FREE (active, reserves, and veterans with identification/purchased at the gate)

$10.00 at Office until September 11th
$12.00 at Office after September 11th

Advance Online sales: July $8, Aug $9, Sept $10, Fair time $11
Special Purchase 4-pack – purchase 4 tickets online only at varying prices (July $30, August $32, up to September 11th $36, September 12th thru 27th $40)

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