June 2013: Annual Antique Farm & Heritage Expo

What:       Annual Antique Farm & Heritage Expo
When:      Friday, June 7 2013 - Saturday, June 8, 2013
Where:    American Legion Fair Grounds
                 1317 West Queen St Edenton NC 27932

Event Times:       Friday  5:00 PM - 9:00 PM - Toy show
                              Saturday, 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM - - Demonstrations, Tractor and Draft Horse/Mule Competitions, Food and More.
Parade Time:    Saturday 10:00 AM, Through downtown Edenton, NC
                
Cost:        $5.00 Admission for both days.

Details: Old-fashioned family fun. Farm Heritage Parade on Saturday, June 8th, 2013 at 10am in downtown Edenton. Tractor & draft horses in competition and shows. Heritage Village featuring: Lard Making, Quilting, Butter Making, Decoys, Corn Shucking & Shelling, Blacksmithing, Cracklings, Lard Rendering, Hay baling, Wood Carving, Pea Picker, Food and more. Demonstrations to delight all ages - always great food, fun and entertainment.  The parade will begin at the American Legion at 9:30 am and travel through downtown Edenton with many horses, horse drawn carriages and antique tractors - a wonderful parade for all to enjoy! Overnight camping available at fairgrounds.

For information:
Vendors:  E. C. Toppin  252.333.9723       
Tractor Show: Kent Gardner 252.333.0839
Parade:  Joseph Godwin  252.333.5540    
Toy Show: Scott Alons  252.312.9246
Horse-Mule Show:  Dawn Hare  252.333.8835 

MORE DETAILS: Enjoy a parade of Antique implements, both horse drawn and tractor powered.
Hear the hit and miss engines as they churn ice cream or grind corn.
Watch hay bales being created under real horse power...the four legged kind.
Witness the separation of peanuts from their vines via a stationary peanut picker.
Root for your favorite horse or teamster in a Friendly draft horse driving competition.
Tap your feet to the beat of Bluegrass music.

Registration of tractors and horses and mules starts at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, gates open at 9:00 a.m. and the event runs until 5:00 p.m. 
Parade through downtown Edenton begins at approximately 10:00 a.m. forming at the Legion at 9:00 a.m.
Concessions including Bar-B-Que and home made ice cream will be available. 
Horse drawn antique logging, hay baling, pea picking and handy craft demonstrations. 
Antique tractors, equipment, horses and mules and other items of interest will be on display.