2010 Racing at the Afton Driving Park

The Afton Fair Board is extremely happy to announce that we have entered into a mutually agreeable contract with Ronnie Ford and Jamie Page to take over racing at the dirt track at Afton. Work will start in preparation for the season tomorrow.

Stay tuned for more information! Announcements will be posted here, on the Afton Fair Website and our facebook and myspace pages as it becomes available!

April 1st Newsletter now available

The April 1st newsletter is now available on the website. It includes articles about the Harness Racing Program, The Open Horse Show, recent website updates and more. Please visit: http://www.theaftonfair.com/newsletters.shtml to view or download.

Floral Hall Section of Website updated, and other updates

The Floral Hall Section of the Afton Fair Website has been updated. The rules and regulations, entry form, departments and class lists are available as web pages for browsing and as pdf's for printing. Visit
http://www.theaftonfair.com/floral-hall-directory.shtml

We are still accepting submissions for recipes for the 2010 Floral Hall Cookbook. Instructions on how to submit are on the same page linked to above.

In the next few weeks we will be ready to release some of the entertainment and grandstand events for the 2010 Afton Fair. Stay tuned!

February 1 Newsletter

The February 1 Newsletter of the Afton Driving Park and Agricultural Association, Inc. and The Afton Fair has been posted. It includes articles on the return of Gillette Shows to the Afton Fair in 2010, the new fair dates, Floral Hall updates, the NYSAAF Annual Convention in Rochester NY, and The Afton Fair on the Web. Please check it out at http://www.theaftonfair.com/newsletters.shtml

The next newsletter will be released on April 1. You can advertise in our newsletter by filling out the newsletter advertising form: http://www.theaftonfair.com/09-10newsletter-advertising.pdf

Have a great day!

Gillette Shows returns to the Afton Fair

The Afton Fair board is very happy to announce that Gillette Shows will return to the Afton Fair in 2010. Representatives of the Fair Board met with Betty and her sons Jerry and Jules at the 122nd New York State Association of Agricultural Fairs last week in Rochester, New York.

In order to fit into the schedule it was necessary to change the dates of the fair, which will now be held from Wednesday, July 21 - Sunday, July 25.

Put us on your calendar and visit us at the 121st Afton Fair!

January updates (more to come soon)

Board Members represented the Afton Fair at the NYS Association of Agricultural Fairs in Rochester NY the weekend of January 15 - 18. The representatives will brief the full board concerning the convention and of news concerning our 2010 midway and fair dates. At that point a full update will be posted.

We are very excited!

The next newsletter of the Afton Driving Park will be released on February 1st. It will include updates on the Afton Fair dates, our new midway and updates on 2010 Floral Hall.

Stay tuned!