Inaugural Camden County Fair in Gloucester Township Sept. 27-28

For the first time, Camden County is throwing a fair.

The inaugural Camden County Fair takes place at the Lakeland Campus in Gloucester Township in Gloucester Township Sept. 27 and 28.

“Come to the fair and bring your family and friends for a weekend loaded with live entertainment, carnival rides, food and much more,” Freeholder Jeff Nash, liaison to the Camden County Parks Department, said. “If you like pony rides, face painting, arcade games, fire apparatus and 4-H exhibits, the Camden County Fair is the place for you.”

Events include an apple pie baking contest and a pumpkin carving contest. Children can participate in a pumpkin decorating contest. Contest rules and application forms can be found here: www.camdencounty.com/2014fair. The deadline to enter is Sept. 25.

“The weekend will feature entertainment from local organizations, from Highland High School’s marching band to a 4-H member singing our National Anthem, the fair is a celebration of all things Camden County,” Nash said. “We will also have numerous local exhibitors, including South Jersey wine and craft beer tastings.”

The fair will also include tours of the Camden County greenhouses that promote community gardening and environmental education.

“We’re proud of the changes taking place at our Lakeland Complex, including the new greenhouses where we teach kids about sustainability and growing their own food,” Freeholder Michelle Gentek, liaison to Sustainable Camden County, said. “This furthers our goal of hosting an event that recalled county fairs of old with a strong agricultural component.”

The Camden County fair is open on Sep. 27 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Sep. 28 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free.

The entrance is located at 508 Lakeland Road in Gloucester Township with free parking directly across the street.

Free satellite parking is available at the Blackwood Shopping Center on the Black Horse Pike.

A shuttle will run every 25 minutes.

For more information, visit www.camdencounty.com/2014fair.

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