The New Ipswich Congregational Church will celebrate the 160th Children’s fair on Saturday, Aug. 21 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., on the grounds of the New Ipswich Congregational Church.
The Children’s Area features games for children of all ages along with hayrides, pony rides, a petting zoo, face painting and more. Other areas not to be missed include the Book Sale, Garden Shoppe and Gift Basket Raffle. The annual school supplies drive will take place again this year. Please bring any donations of backpacks and school supplies items to the fair; no item is too small. The drop-off point for these items will be at Butch’s Country Store. A majority of the money raised from the fair is distributed to local children and youth organizations in the Monadnock Region.
The children’s entertainment is changing this year and fair organizers will be having local singers play while you relax and enjoy the day. Singers and times will be announced on Facebook at NICC Children’s fair, as well as on Fair day.
The white elephant and auction areas will not be returning. With online sales sites, these areas had been receiving fewer quality items to create a popular place to bargain. Due to COVID, organizers had an amazing response to the presale of its calendar raffle, and have added it as a permanent addition to the fair. For only $10 you get assigned a number and if that number is drawn throughout the month you win a prize. Your number will be thrown back in the barrel each time and you can win more prizes. You can also pre-buy tickets for the Chicken BBQ this year. Both of these options to purchases in advance can be bought in person or through the fair’s new Venmo account. You can find them on Venmo at cf08212021@yahoo.com. Chicken BBQ tickets are $15, and the raffle calendar is $10 each. When you use Venmo please state what you are paying for, and how many of each.
There will be a “food court” in the field area by the barn stage. The Snack Shack, Chicken BBQ, and Butch’s Country Store will be relocated along with the seating area so that people can enjoy their lunch and listen to area entertainers performing on the stage. As always Butch’s continues to offer sausage and pepper subs, homemade jellies, locally grown corn, local maple syrup and honey. The sandwich shop is being incorporated into the Snack Shack. It will continue to offer burgers and dogs, but will also have some premade sandwiches and fresh salads.