El Dorado County Fair Demonstrations
El Dorado Savings Flowers and Plants Building
Got a problem in your garden or just want to talk about your love of gardening? Stop by the Master Gardener information table in the Floriculture building to chat with one of our volunteers.
Time | Topic | Speaker |
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Thursday, June 16 | ||
2:00pm | Culinary Herbs | Jan Keahey & Laura Costa |
3:00pm | All About Succulents | Bobbie Handen |
4:00pm | Planning a Canning Garden | Summer Brausel |
5:00pm | Worm Composting | Cindy Young & OJ Gow |
Friday, June 17 | ||
2:00pm | Summer Fruit Tree Pruning | Pam Lane |
3:00pm | 3 Winged Invaders Coming Your Way – Beware! | Phyllis Lee |
Saturday, June 18 | ||
2:00pm | Lightweight Flower Pots | Eddie Basham |
3:00pm | Butterfly Gardens for Schools and Home | Catherine Mone |
4:00pm | When the Garden Bites Back! | Charlie Basham |
Sunday, June 19 | ||
2:00pm | Bees | Bernie Ruzicka |
3:00pm | Propagation from Cuttings and Seeds | Mary Hoblit |
4:00pm | Bees | Bernie Ruzicka |
Times and Stages subject to change.
Cooking Stage in the Theater with Gary Gilligan, Official Fair Chef
Time | Topic |
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Thursday, Senior and Kids’ Day | |
12:30 | Decorate your own cupcake (first 20 kids) |
1:30 | Ice Cream Making (first 15 Teams) |
2:30 | Cowboy Mac & Cheese |
3:30 | One pot meals |
4:30 | Health Food Challenge |
Friday, Teen Day — Featuring 12-year-old, “Chopped” Junior winner, Mason Partak | |
1:00 | Chef Mason |
2:30 | Ice Cream Making (first 15 Teams) |
4:15 | Chef Mason |
6:00 | Taco Mania |
Saturday | |
11:30 | Brunch time |
1:00 | Appetizers |
2:15 | Ice Cream Making (first 15 Teams) |
4:00 | Zoodles |
6:00 | It’s Italian |
Father’s Day | |
1:00 | Brunch with dad |
2:15 | Ice Cream Making (first 15 Teams) |
3:30 | Zoodles |
4:45 | One Pot Cooking |
6:00 | Slider Heaven |
Times and Stages subject to change.
Home Arts Building
Tantalize your taste buds FREE at the Master Food Preservers booth in the Home Arts Building daily until 10pm. El Dorado County Master Food Preservers have a variety of home preserved foods for you to sample:
- Sauerkraut
- Sweet Dill Chips (A fair favorite)
- Pickled Asparagus
- Pepper Jelly
- Strawberry Jam
- Lemon Curd (Don't let the name fool you it's heaven on a cracker!)
If you like what you taste, you can buy the recipes for all of the samplers for just $1. Master Food Preservers are passionate about food preservation and eager to answer your questions, share stories, and give you another taste of your favorite sample!
For questions about safe home food preservation or to schedule a guest speaker for organizations or clubs, call the Master Food Preservers at (530) 621-5506. For more information, visit us online at ucanr.edu/edmfp. Sign up to receive our Master Food Preservers E-Newsletter a ucanr.edu/mfpenews.
Time | Topic |
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Thursday | |
2:00 | Safe Use of Steam Canners |
5:00 | How to use your Water Bath Canner |
7:00 | All About Pressure Canners |
Friday | |
2:00 | How to use your Water Bath Canner |
5:00 | All About Pressure Canners |
7:00 | Safe Use of Steam Canners |
Saturday | |
12:00 | All About Pressure Canners |
3:00 | Safe Use of Steam Canners |
6:00 | How to use your Water Bath Canner |
Sunday | |
2:00 | Safe Use of Steam Canners |
5:00 | How to use your Water Bath Canner |
7:00 | All About Pressure Canners |
Times and Stages subject to change.
On Saturday from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, Hangtown Fibers Guild will provide fairgoers with the opportunity to see the making of cloth from nearly start to finish. THey will card, spin, ply and weave a shawl...answer your questions...all in the spirit of fun and learning. Don't miss this wonderful demonstration in the Corker Building.
Chris Ellsworth Horsemanship Clinic
Drop by on Thursday or Friday to watch Chris Ellsworth work with horses and their riders or sign-up to participate today.
Thur. June 16: ONE-ON-ONE CLINIC
Chris will work with students and their horses one at a time to address problems or refine skills. Whatever the issue, this is prime learning time with a master horseman. Sign up for one hour or two. $75 per 1 hour session.
Fri. June 17: ONE DAY CLINIC 9am - 4pm
Discover true horsemanship in a group setting. Multiple horses and riders create a broad range of topics to work on. Learn from Chris as well as each other. Limit 15 riders, all skill levels/ disciplines welcome. $125 all day clinic.
"He is able to help all levels of riders, all breeds of horses and all disciplines. He is a great horseman and a great communicator, a combination not commonly found."
—Jessica Mosbaugh, Pacific Performance Horses
"We have been riding for over 60 years and attending clinics for over 20 years (including Ray Hunt, Buck Brannaman and Chris Cox). Chris Ellsworth is by far the best."
—Steve and Jalene Sorenson, YT Quarter Horses
Sign up online or contact us: email | (307) 689-9017 | All disciplines/skill levels welcome | Flyer
Open: Thursday and Friday: 12:00 pm-8:00 pm, Saturday 10:00 am-8:00 pm and Sunday: 12:00 pm-7:00 pm
Entrance to the Museum is included with Fair admission | Printable Schedule
Ongoing
- Tour the County Museum and Museum Yard
- Historic Clothing Exhibits 100 Years of Military Uniforms; Parties and Prom: Fashion and Needlework in the 1920s and 1930s
- Outdoor Exhibits El Dorado County History in Photographs: Forgotten Towns of the Gold Rush, El Dorado County Communities, Wagon Roads to Highways, In the Age of Railroads
- El Dorado Western Railroad Schedules and Information – want to learn more about this program and how you can participate?
- Shay Locomotive Restoration Project in the Museum Yard
- Publications on Local History available for sale in the Museum’s book store
Time | Event |
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Thursday | |
12-8:00 | Wheelbarrow Johnny's Gold Rush, a film about John Studebaker |
12-7:00 | Historical Clothing and Textiles Gallery Talk |
12-6:00 | Discovering Local History activities for children in the Research Room |
12-5:00 | Panning For Gold – Uncle Fuzzy Mason and Friends |
12-4:00 | Hands-on-History activities for children – Jill Kearney and Friends |
Friday | |
12-7:00 | Find a Mine: Researching Gold Rush & Historical Mines in El Dorado County – Bill Gray |
12-7:00 | Historical Clothing and Textiles Gallery Talk |
12-6:00 | Discovering Local History – Research Room volunteers |
12-5:00 | Panning For Gold – Uncle Fuzzy Mason and Friends |
Saturday | |
10-7:00 | Find a Mine: Researching Gold Rush & Historical Mines in El Dorado County – Bill Gray |
10-7:00 | Historical Clothing and Textiles Gallery Talk |
10-6:00 | Panning For Gold – Uncle Fuzzy Mason and Friends |
10-6:00 | Discovering Local History – Research Room volunteers |
10-6:00 | D & C Shay Locomotive Restoration Project - Museum Volunteers |
10 -4:00 | Hands-on-History activities for children – Jill Kearney and Friends |
10-2:00 | Operating Antique Engines – Museum Volunteers |
Sunday | |
12-7:00 | Historical Clothing and Textiles Gallery Talk |
12-6:00 | Finding Your Way: Historic Maps and Trails in El Dorado County – Dee Owens |
12-5:00 | Panning For Gold – Uncle Fuzzy Mason and Friends |
Times and Stages subject to change.