[Baltimore Sun] Opening weekend of the 20204 Howard County Fair | photos
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The 78th Annual Howard Country Fair opening weekend in Friendship Maryland. The Fair opens 8am – 10pm daily through Saturday August 10.
Ray Decker, of Sykesville, creates a big bubble in the kids activity area near the entrance of the Howard County Fair. . (Karen Jackson /Freelance)
Jane Redford, of Clarksville, who entered 72 items in the food preservation category won Grand Champion for her canned tomatoes. (Karen Jackson /Freelance)
Blake Levin, 15, of Sykesville, won High Point Champion with Irish Doodle Blaze in the 4-H & FFA Canine Show Saturday morning. (Karen Jackson /Freelance)
Lauren Berdeguez, of Westminster, rides with her daughter Jolene Berdeguez, 4, on the Jumbo the Flying Elephant ride during the 2024 Howard County Fair. (Karen Jackson /Freelance)
Riders are turned upside down on a super loop roller coaster as a storm approaches Saturday afternoon at the 2024 Howard County Fair. (Karen Jackson /Freelance)
Wee Wee Wee Racing Pigs entertain a crowd during the 2024 Howard County Fair. (Karen Jackson /Freelance)
Class 4 Percheron Mares line up for judging during the draft horse and mule show at the 2024 Howard County Fair. (Karen Jackson /Freelance)
Keith Frampton’s “Sunburst Box” won second place in the woodworking Class 45 at the 2024 Howard County Fair. (Karen Jackson /Freelance)
First place winner Ava Snyder, 5, of Woodbine, with 4H helper Mickey Willie, 12, of Mt. Airy, listen as judge Nolan Wise asks them to walk Willie’s goat “Brooks” to the center of the ring during the Junior Showmanship Show at the 2024 Howard County Fair.(Karen Jackson /Freelance)
Henry Padgett, 4, and his brothers Thomas, 7, Oliver, 10, and Finn 12, of Ellicott City, get a birds eye view of the midway from a helicopter ride at the 2024 Howard County Fair.(Karen Jackson /Freelance)
Kids compete in the popular pie eating contest Sunday during the 2024 Howard County Fair. (Karen Jackson /Freelance)
Lilly Sheets, of Union Bridge, gives her grandmother Christie Harrison a high five after winning Grand Champion Draft Gelding with her two-year-old Belgian roan Malakai at the 2024 Howard County Fair Draft Horse Show Sunday morning (Karen Jackson /Freelance)
Nikki Toscano, 9, of Columbia, grabs the horns on a spinning mechanical bull during her timed ride at the 2024 Howard County Fair. (Karen Jackson /Freelance)
First and second place apple sauce entires by Alicia Cordell and Nancy MacBride sit on display at the Home Arts Exhibit Building at the 2024 Howard County Fair. (Karen Jackson /Freelance)
Mike Budock, of Woodbine, watches his mule Jenny jump 50 inches during the mule jump contest at the 2024 Howard County Fair. Burdock tied with another contestant for first place.(Karen Jackson /Freelance)
Abby Fry, 9, looks up during the pie eating contest Sunday afternoon during the 2024 Howard County Fair. (Karen Jackson /Freelance)
Ryann May, 7, and Jon May, of Elliott City, hold on during the descent on a tower drop ride at the 2024 Howard County Fair. (Karen Jackson /Freelance)
Nikki Toscano, 9, of Columbia, gets her grip as she rides a spinning mechanical bull at the 2024 Howard County Fair. (Karen Jackson /Freelance)
Thrill seekers scream as they are dropped on a tower drop ride in the midway at the 2024 Howard County Fair. (Karen Jackson /Freelance)
Jeff and Muriel Morrison, of Columbia, look at some of the photo entries at the 2024 Howard County Fair. (Karen Jackson /Freelance)
Bruno a miniature mule owned by Christie Harrison of Flying H Belgians farm gets a couple of pats on the nose during the draft horse show at the 2024 Howard County Fair. (Karen Jackson /Freelance)
Tim Ruth from New Oxford, PA, runs with New Chester’s Brutus gelding draft horse winning first place at the 2024 Howard County Fair Sunday morning.(Karen Jackson /Freelance)
Entries in the floral contest with awards on display Sunday at the 2024 Howard County Fair. (Karen Jackson /Freelance)
Lauren Berdeguez, of Westminster, rides with her daughter Jolene Berdeguez, 4, on the Jumbo the Flying Elephant ride at the 2024 Howard County Fair. (Karen Jackson /Freelance)
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