For Immediate
Release:
July 2, 2024
Board of Commissioners to present
2024 Monmouth County Fair
Summer fun returns to East Freehold
Showgrounds, July 24-28
FREEHOLD, NJ – The Monmouth County Board of County
Commissioners, in cooperation with the Monmouth County Park System and the
Monmouth County 4-H Association, will present the 49th annual Monmouth County
Fair from Wednesday, July 24, through Sunday, July 28, at the East Freehold
Showgrounds located at 1500 Kozloski Rd.
“The Board of County
Commissioners is thrilled to once again partner with our Park System and 4-H
Association to host the 2024 Monmouth County Fair,” said Commissioner Director
Thomas A. Arnone. “The fair is a fun-filled summer event that residents and
visitors look forward to attending each year. We can’t wait to see everyone at
the Fair.”
“The Fair is the
flagship event of the summer, highlighting the incredible Park System we have
in Monmouth County,” said Commissioner Deputy Director Ross F. Licitra, liaison
to the Park System. “The Fair maintains the
agricultural nature of a traditional county fair with its Home and Garden competition,
petting farm and 4-H animal shows and exhibits. Residents and visitors
won’t want to miss this fun event.”
“The Monmouth County 4-H Association is excited to be a part of the
Monmouth County Fair,” said Commissioner Erik Anderson, liaison to the Rutgers
Cooperative Extension. “We invite all fair-goers to visit the 4-H tents and
enjoy the demonstrations and entertainment they have to offer. You can learn
about 4-H youth clubs and see animals that have been raised by 4-H members in
the Herpetology, Small Animal and Livestock tents.”
At the Fair,
County employees will distribute information about departmental services, give demonstrations
and answer questions at a tent located just inside the front entrance.
The
Monmouth County Government tent offers resources from various County
departments including Tourism, County Clerk, Surrogate, Human Resources, Health
and Human Services, Mosquito Control, Transportation, Workforce Development, the
Library System and Brookdale Community College.
The Fair
will be open from 4-11 p.m. on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, July 24-26; from
11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturday, July 27; and from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday,
July 28. General admission is $10 per adult; children 12 and under are admitted
free. Veterans and active military with ID also enter for free. On Sunday, individuals
who are 65 and older and students with ID are free.
New for
this year is half-price admission during the first two hours of each day (4-6
p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday; and 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday).
For more
information about the Monmouth County Fair, go to www.monmouthcountyfair.com.
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