I went to the Goshen Country Fair for the first time ever earlier this evening.
So much fun! I had never been and always wanted to go.
A friend of mine is part of the donut team at the fair and texted us this afternoon and said we had to go.https://extension.psu.edu
I am so glad we did. The fair is pure summer old-fashioned fun! They even had a pie eating contest for kids!
Smaller than the Kimberton Fair, I enjoyed it so much. They had livestock, rides, games, a wonderful chicken dinner, bingo, and of course the once a year treats, warm homemade donuts! And Penn State Extension was there too!
One of the extra fun things for me was the opportunity for the behind the scenes tour of the donut making! I put it on Facebook live on the blog’s Facebook page too!
I also checked out some of foods people entered for judging. Pickled things, honey, jams, and more.
In this crazy world we live in, the simplicity of this terrific fundraiser for Goshen Fire Company was a delight.
As per their history, the Goshen Fire Company was started in 1950 in a small garage in the “Milltown” section of East Goshen with one fire truck and has grown to what it is today, two stations housing 15 pieces of fire apparatus including 3 engines, 2 ladders, 1 rescue, 4 EMS units, 1 traffic unit, 1 brush truck, 1 support unit and 2 chief response vehicles.
Station 54 is located at 1320 Park Ave West Chester PA 19380. Station 56 is located at 1299 Boot Road, West Chester PA 19380.
This was I believe the 69th edition of the fair. Tonight it wraps up the fair for this year.
Thanks for your visit and snippet of wonderful coverage, even given today was last day of Goshen Country Fair. There will be others in neighboring towns and each is a wonderful community event, bringing together residents, businesses, farmers, emergency services and much more for a good time. Across the Delaware River, in the Garden State of New Jersey, the Salem County fair is similiar, minus the rides. Yes, no rides but still the people come. Tractor pulls, pig races and an Iron Skillet Distance Throwing Contest for women highlight the event there.
Thanks for sharing with descriptions and photos.The event sounds like a great idea for summertime fun!