The local youth has been bringing and showcasing their animals for years and years on. When you open the Frederick Fair website it shows you that the fair has been running for 203 years! Starting in 1822, the fair has been providing enjoyment to kids and others. News.yahoo.com states, …“ Lukas Svrcek took his 10-year-old daughter, Hazel, to the fair after she got out early from school.” The daughter claimed that she loved seeing the chickens there.
Seeing the animals isn’t the only thing that can bring excitement to the local youth. Such as 14 year old Michael Bloomfield who had brought his junior doe in for showcasing and won best and award for “Best junior doe in show” and he expressed his excitement from the outcome according to the article “Youths show their goats at Great Frederick Fair,” at News.yahoo.com. “He said the best part of showing livestock was receiving ribbons at the end for all of his hard work.” Some of the youth has been raising the animals since the animals were born just like Matthew Shriner, at the age of 12, who raised a goat since birth.
Matthew is 12 and has raised a goat since birth. In the News.yahoo.com news article about the youth at the Frederick Fair, he has won the award for best bred and owed this September in 2025. This September, although the rain did visit, the fair still showcased a lot of animals for the youth and anyone else to see. Animals such as: Goats, cows and horses were showcased at the fair.
The Great Frederick Fair is and has been an important event for years and years now. It brings joy to people of all ages that join it. Rides,food, animals and more have been shared to bring this enjoyment. It also shows education by having a Frederick County Public Schools STEM tent showcased and it also shows agriculture by showcasing the rides that have been built there for people to enjoy.
Another thing that happens at the fair would be sales and auctioning for the livestock. The sales that partake there have bidding that can range from $10,000 to $20,000. Just like Maddie Peterson when she had broken the record of the sale for livestock that fair weekend. Even though, “the previous record was $25,000 said Josh Ruby,” from an article called “Youth Livestock Auction breaks record with sale of $26K grand champion steer,” from News.yahoo.com. Maddie had set her steer up for bidding and broke the record for $26,000. The selling of this Steer would close out the fair’s enjoyable activities for Saturday Sept. 20th. It was truly a fun and educational week for all of those who attended the Great Frederick Fair.
