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    Howard County Fair

    3.4 (7 reviews)

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    Moncerrat S.

    Came here for the biding material, and ended up going through my first driving fair experience. They have a set up where as soon as you are pulling in, they handed you the menu and explain the dynamics. For a small stand, they have somewhat wide menu. We got a hand dipped corn dog, chili cheese bacon dog, deep fried oreos, maryland crab fries and a fresh squeezed lemonade and a crispy cream donut cheeseburger can you believe it? Everyone is so helpful, nice and polite. The food was freshly made and hot. Our intake from the food: 1. Hot dog was really good, a small portion but very tasty. 2. Deep fried oreos were delicious 3. Maryland crab fries, big portion and a good amount of crab topping for the fries. 4. The crazies thing was the donut burger, you are getting the best from 2 worlds, sweetnes from it and flavor from the meat. 5. Lemonade was really good too. 6. Large, large corn dog.

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    Gail R.

    ** Entrance to the fairgrounds located on Rt. 144 ** 2 lanes of cars can enter the driveway onto the grounds. ** Parking on the grassy area - free. Wear comfortable shoes if you have to walk a long distance from your vehicle to the fair entrance ** Most items of purchase in the fair will be by cash, so if you can, use the one of the ATM machines at the entrance to get some funds - expect to pay a $3.95 fee to get your money. Informed there are other ATM's throughout the fair grounds. ** Purchase tickets at ticket booth (cash only) - Adults & Kids (10 & up) $5, Seniors $2, Kids (under 10) free - pick up a layout of the fair while you are here at the entrance. Our layout view - as you pass the entrance, folks were selling fruits on both sides of the walkway; continue a little further and you can get an up close view of 3 horses with one of them looking mighty big and tall (all 3 have been in movies). Continue to your left and we saw more and more animals (be careful where you step...we only saw like one or two of those brown bits). The animals we saw were goats, pigs (huge in size), chicks, alpacas (looks like small llamas), emus and rabbits, etc. Depending on which covered areas you entered, some animals were for sale while other animals were in the petting area. As you exit the petting area, they have several bays for you to wash your hands with soap/water and dry with paper. Beyond this area, you can either play some games or buy some food - be ready to spend an extra or two...well, you are at a fair. Then there are the rides - if you go on one, each person will need a ticket including small children. If you have kids, check their height at the ride ticket booth (there is a height measurement board there) as it comes in handy when you seek amusements for them to be able to ride on. There is more than one ticket booth and they only take cash. For kids - depending on their height, they will need to stand next to the height measurement board at each ride, so you can check to see if they are in range or not - this will let you know if they can ride that specific ride with an adult, or if they can ride by themselves or just not at all. I did not go on any of the rides when I visited, but others in my party did go on a few of the rides and they had a good time. It was our first time going to this fair and the day turned out to be a pretty good day so I was glad we checked this event out. Visited on a weekend.

    deep fried green veggies. healthy and unhealthy all at once!

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    Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival - We were a crowd, and they let us bring a picnic lunch! We did sample from the festival's vendors, too :-)

    Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival

    4.8(17 reviews)
    0.1 mi
    $

    We loved the annual Sheep & Wool Festival at the Howard County Fairgrounds in West Friendship, MD…read more (May 2026) We always watch the sheep-dog demo, which is presented several times. These working dogs dart around like lightning, guiding sheep through courses. It's amazing and charming. And we love the live music on two stages, one sponsored by the Common Ground On The Hill. Among the variety of performances, we heard the Walt Michaels & Co. band, playing folk, bluegrass, and old-time Southern Appalachian music. Really fun to see. The Sheep & Wool Festival had craft and skill demonstrations, competitions, classes and seminars, and many of the represented farms and ranches were happy to engage in conversations in the barns and tents. There were food booths and scheduled meals, including a focus on leg of lamb sandwiches, lamb specialties such as chops, burgers and ground lamb, sausages, kabob cubes, and sheep cheese, goat cheese, and honey. We were not overly exploratory, but we did bring home several soft cheeses. You can still find their annual catalog online with the festival's programs and participants, spinning wheels, looms, animal-care equipment and supplies, fiber and crafts including other farmed animals (alpaca, angora, llama, mohair, yak, ...), wax and lanolin. There's pointers to related organizations and businesses, and mention of many similar upcoming events, including nearby musical and cultural events in May and June-July by the Common Ground On The Hill Maryland Folklife Center. It was a lovely slightly-chilly day full of fun genuine one-of-a-kind of farm and cultural activities. All for under $15, and free under 18-tears-old. Plenty of parking. We're looking forward to 80th Annual Howard County Fair, Aug 8-15, 2026, at this same location :-)

    Very cool experience for the family. It's like another agricultural fair, but in May! There were…read moreso many different events and animal petting, it kept the little one engaged. There are just as many food vendors as a county fair. And the cheese / butcher building was great. Lots of cheese samples and price point was affordable. We also liked the market place and bought so many plants for the garden! A must visit if you love county fairs!

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    Baa baa! This was the first we met at the Festival this year

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    Brick Nation - Lego Show - Mat with Kids and Cheap Lego Bricks

    Brick Nation - Lego Show

    1.0(1 review)
    0.8 mi

    When I saw a cheap red sign pointing to the Fairgrounds saying, "Lego Show!" I was excited to go,…read morebut I didn't think it would be as bad as it was. I was going to rate it 0 stars, even -1 stars. Too bad Yelp is too nice to let us do that. When we (my family) first walked in, the place was crowded, and children were laughing and screaming. The place wasn't very 'official,' but nevertheless, we still walked in. The price was 8 dollars. My dad decided it wasn't worth it, and walked out. Thus, we paid 32 dollars for four people. (Me, my mom, and my two brothers.) The lady in the front gave us a stamp, in the shape of a star. She said there were two buildings, (The Dining Hall and the Bingo Room) and we could go back and forth, as long as we showed her this star. The first thing we noticed were the so-called 'competition.' Not joking: There was a table with white stripes to look like a road, and buckets on another table. People were just digging for spare wheels, and pieces, and just pushed it on the table. Nobody was monitoring the 'competition' and it was mostly just broken pieces, and squealing children. Surrounding the 'competition' were vendors, and demonstrations. Hint: There were TWO vendors in the Dining Hall. There was ONE in the Bingo Room. One of them was 'Brick Crafts.' They charge eleven dollars for a single ornament with legos. They charge 25 dollars for 3 lego bows. The 'Lego Bows' were just lego's attached to each other to look like a bow. Another vendor was the 'Brick Lights'. Ha. They charged 6 dollars for a lightsaber, which was darn expensive. Actually I'm lying. They charged 6 dollars for the 'blinky' mechanics... you have to pay extra money for the actual lightsaber. The other vendor sold lego sets for NEARLY DOUBLE THE PRICE of official lego stores. What a scam. They charge 3 dollars per minifigure, 12 dollars for a single lego soldier... A rip off. The demos were 'do not touch, just look,' They were literally just a bunch of ordinary sets laying around on tables. One cool thing was this couple who had a huge lego neighborhood. That was the only cool thing. Oh and the 'family engaging' activities are the 'Tic Tac Toe' game. They literally have a board with lines made out of Legos and you just stick 2 by 2 legos' to play. The other building was even worse. They just had mats on the floor with buckets of lego. They did have a cool Rube Goldberg lego thing that just moved a ball. You got one free magazine though. That was probably the best thing. Overall message: This is the stupidest thing I've ever been to. There were people outside badmouthing the 'Show' and half the people who walked out looked bored, even angry. The whole thing wasn't run by 'Master Lego Builders' but families who just wanted to sell stuff. Don't go. It's a total ripoff. I warned you.

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    Illusions By Vick - Laughs & Fun on stage at a fund raiser

    Illusions By Vick

    5.0(6 reviews)
    7.9 mi

    Vick performed as Professor Snape at our twin boys' 8th birthday party. He was amazing to work…read morewith, especially in light of the commute required. We were so lucky he agreed to drive well outside of his usual area to perform. His illusions were mesmerizing, and he expertly handled a room full of inquisitive and skeptical kids by getting most of them involved in his performance. He gave a great message in the end of the performance also, drawing on the themes of inclusion and acceptance from the Harry Potter stories, which the adults present also mentioned as being a highlight. We cannot say enough great things about his professionalism and performance and we would highly recommend him for any event!

    We hired Vick for our wedding reception! I was thinking of a simple way to entertain older folks,…read moreyoung children, and everyone in-between -- he was the answer! Vick had a wonderful story line and great tricks that kept everyone's attention! We had some guests that are very skeptical of magic tricks, and he still blew them away! I'm so happy we had him! We ended up starting his show a little late, unfortunately, but he was incredibly patient, set-up, and mingled with a few guests while he waited! He then put on a 45-50 minute show for all of us, and included some guests, my father, and us in the show! I highly recommend him for ANY event -- weddings, birthdays (children AND adult), social events, etc. Thanks, Vick!

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    30th Birthday Celebration!

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    Tin Lizzie Wineworks

    Tin Lizzie Wineworks

    4.0(2 reviews)
    4.7 mi
    $$$

    I had the wonderful pleasure of visiting this awesome place with a group of amazing people. It's…read moresimply fun to learn how to make wine, and actually make your own! The wines we tasted were very good. I enjoyed the Rosé and Chardonnay. Good stuff! It was a perfect day! The drive out to the property was gorgeous! I highly recommend it if you want to do something a little different and learn about the winemaking process.

    You'll never just drive by this place ... but you should definitely seek it out. Winemaker Dave -…read morewho trained at UCDavis, and has won a bunch of awards for his wines - opened this local, hometown version of Crushpad. Like Crushpad, he sources grapes from California (among other places), and will work with you to make your own barrel. He doesn't offer as many sources as a big VC-backed operation like Crushpad; on the other hand, you can get half or even quarter barrel; and possibly use local grapes if desired. Dave will help you make anything from your basic pizza or burger wine (from Lodi or central valley grapes) to a high end Napa cab (from designated vineyards) or Rhone ranger. And you can put your own labels on the bottles. Dave's been making wine for 40 years, but just getting this Wineworks operation started. It's a cool little place. He gave us a tour, explained the equipment, and popped a bottle of his own 2005 Stagecoach Vineyard Cab (Napa), while telling us about the notorious Girls for Swirls wine club that's making a Zinfandel with him right now. He's gotten a number of awards for the Cab, and it certainly was a very respectable wine. A group of us may go together on a barrel. If so, I'm hoping the real experience and end product result in an upgrade to 5 stars. It's showing potential ...

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