General Information - Charles County Fair, La Plata, Maryland

87th Annual Fair September 15-19, 2010 La Plata, Maryland

Charles County Fair P.O. Box 968 La Plata, Maryland 20646 t: 301-932-1234 f: 301-934-6221 www.charlescountyfair.com info@charlescountyfair.com Driving Directions We are located at the Charles County Fair Grounds, 3 miles south of the town of La Plata on Fairgrounds Road just off of US Route 301 in historic Southern Maryland. During fair time, just follow the signs. Our road address is 8440 Fairgrounds Road. Printable directions (PDF format) From the Washington DC Beltway: Take Exit 7A, Branch Ave south (MD Route 5), nine miles to US Route 301 south. Follow US Route 301 south approximately 18 miles through Waldorf and La Plata. Fairgrounds are on the left. From Virginia: Take US Route 301 north across the Harry Nice Bridge and go about ten miles. Fairgrounds will be on right on Fairground Road. For those with GPS we are at: Latitude 38 degrees, 28 minutes, 51.72 seconds N, Longitude 76 degrees, 59 minutes, 10.93 seconds W For information about our fair queen, Queen Nicotina LXXV, click here ! Click here for information on our partners and sister fairs!

Parking General parking is available on the fairgrounds. However, we strongly recommend using our satellite parking at the Charles County Courthouse and Government Building parking lot and take a shuttle bus to the fair! Shuttle buses run from 12:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Saturday and 12:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Sunday every 15 to 30 minutes. Please park responsibly!

Hours of Operation During the Fair Wednesday Thursday Friday/Saturday Sunday Gates Open 4:00 pm 8:30 am 9:30 am Exhibit Buildings (open) N/A 5:00 pm 9:00 am 10:00 am (close) N/A 10:00 pm 9:00 pm 6:00 pm Commercial Buildings (open) N/A 5:00 pm 9:00 am 10:00 am (close) N/A 10:00 pm 9:00 pm 7:00 pm Carnival/Midway (open) 6:00 pm 5:00 pm 10:00 am 11:00 am (close) 10:00 pm 11:00 pm 11:00 pm 7:00 pm

Charles County Fair Board of Directors The Charles County Fair, Inc. is an independent non- profit corporation managed by an all volunteer Board of Directors and is a member of the Charles County Chamber of Commerce. President: Charlie Gardiner Vice President: Bruce Culver Secretary: Louise Stine Treasurer: Glenn Belmore Directors: Ruth Culver Robert Deskins C.J. Gardiner Joe Gardiner Kim Gladwell Ida Jean Glover Samuel Graves, Jr. Kenny Hayden Luci Kidwell Randy Lakes Michael Magrogan John Magrogan, Jr. Tina Stine Betty Turner Archie Verdiglione Pat Wathan Jack Welch Sandy Wilson Sherry Wright David Ziegler Michael Zinn At Large: J.T. Hindle Honorary Director: George Dyson (Times are subject to change)

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