2010 ADMISSIONS
Your ticket price includes parking, gate admission, re-admission, grandstands, all field days shows & exhibits.
ADULTS (ages 12 and over)
Tuesday-Friday Daily Admission $ 8.00
Saturday Only Admission $10.00
SEASON PASS $30.00
TUESDAY/THURSDAY Only-Green Mountain Passports honored FREE
(Green Mtn Passports can be purchased at your local Town Clerk’s office)
CHILDREN (ages 6-11)
Daily Admission $2.00
SEASON PASS $6.00
CHILDREN (5 years and under)
FREE all days.
ADVANCE SEASON PASSES
will be sold beginning July 25th, at:
Precision Print & Copy, Main Street, Vergennes
Champlain Valley Equipment, Exchange Street, Middlebury
Martin’s Hardware, West Street, Bristol
Reed’s Sales & Service, Rt. 17W, Addison
RIDE BRACELET TIMES – Pay one price
TUESDAY 6:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. — $15/bracelet
THURSDAY 6:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. — $15/bracelet
FRIDAY 12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. — $10/bracelet
SATURDAY 6:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m — $15/bracelet
ADMISSION & PASS POLICY
GENERAL POLICY
An admission fee is charged to each individual upon entering Field Days grounds each and every day from 7:00 a.m. until midnight.
EXCEPTIONS
1. Children age 5 and under will be admitted FREE at all times when accompanied by an adult.
2. Active 4-H members and leaders who are exhibiting and volunteering every day will be admitted to the grounds free upon presentation of a special colored 4-H/Fair pass. One leader from each club will send a list of active participating members and leaders by July 19th to: 4-H Fair Passes, UVM Extension, 68 Catamount Park, Suite C, Middlebury, VT 05753. 4-H members will receive their passes from their leader or department superintendent.
3. See specific policies (below).
NOTE: Special individual rate of $5.00 applies to bus loads or groups of 20 or more people who have made prior arrangements.
The payment of a one-day admission permits the individual re-entry on the grounds during that same day and evening with hand stamp applied by Gate Admission personnel.
COMPLIMENTARY PASSES
Any individual who claims that he/she should have a free Field Days pass will pay the regular gate admission charges, but should be advised to contact his/her department superintendent or the Field Days office. A special slip signed at the gate is used. Full refund of gate payments will be made and a Field Days pass issued if such individual is so qualified.
SPECIFIC POLICIES
Admit without Passes:
1. Employed entertainment groups to which Field Days has been unable to send passes. Field Days will advise gate personnel (ticket sellers) of these specific groups.
2. Governor, driver and assistants.
3. State Police.
4. Congressional delegations.
5. Other emergency personnel in an emergency (i.e., firemen, veterinarians, doctors, light company and tent personnel).
6. Children 5 years of age and younger.
EXHIBITOR POLICIES
1. Free Exhibit Space — will be provided for UVM, the Vermont Dept. of Agriculture and possibly others at the discretion of the board of directors. One (1) free season pass
provided for each free exhibit space.
2. Commercial Exhibitors — will receive two (2) free season passes and two (2) parking passes for each space purchased. Additional day passes may be purchased for $5.00 each.
3. Adult Exhibitors — who participate every day. Includes: Open Dairy; Open Beef; Sheep Show.
A. Those with the above exhibits may purchase a five day pass for $10.00 each as follows:
1 - 5 animals on exhibit: limit 2 passes
6 - 10 animals on exhibit: limit 3 passes
11 or more animals: limit 4 passes
B. All other youth and adult exhibitors — one (1) season pass per exhibitor or the same rate ($10.00) as above.
4. Non 4-H Youth Exhibitors — who pay no entry fee and who participate one (1) day only will receive one (1) free day pass through their Field Days Department Superintendent.
5. Adult Exhibitors — who pay no show entry fees and who participate one (1) day only will pay the regular gate admission with no refund, with exception of hand mowing.
6. Youth & Adult Exhibitors — who bring in and set up exhibits and remove them at the conclusion of Field Days are expected to do their set-up on Monday and tear-down after Field Days closes. Those who must enter on Saturday evening before the ticket booths close to claim their exhibits will be issued one (1) one day pass which may be used only for exhibit pickup admission. Examples: Crops, Flower Show, Vegetable Exhibits, Handcrafts, Foods, any static exhibits.
7. Youth & Adult Horse Show Participants — entry fees are paid by these exhibitors. Passes will be issued by the Superintendent of Horse Shows according to announced rules, which have been approved by the Field Days Directors, with the following exceptions:
A. Registered Horse Show advance entries (non 4-H’ers) will get one (1) free day pass per rider.
B. 4-H Youth Horse Show riders may get, through their Horse Superintendent and with membership card shown, one (1) free day pass, and may purchase one (1) season pass for $10.00 at the discretion of the Horse Show’s Superintendent, season passes may be given to those entrants who have horses on the grounds for the entire Field Days.
8. Maple Producers — if half (1/2) of the maple space is devoted to educational material, free season passes will be issued for that area. The remaining portion of the area will be treated as a concession. If less than half of the maple space is devoted to educational material, the entire building will be treated as a concession.
9. 4-H passes — see 4-H Rules Page 10
OTHER THAN EXHIBITORS
Those invited for demonstrations: (fashion show, parade, VIP’s, Dairy Queen, Miss Vermont, etc.); educational, religious - will be issued necessary free day passes by the department Superintendent or the person(s) responsible for the specific event. In the event gate admission has been paid, Field Days will make a refund upon verification, via the special form issued at the gate where admission was paid, of payment of said admission.
Holders of State Fair Assoc. passes admitted without charge at any time.
Employed Entertainment Groups - see #1 under SPECIFIC POLICIES, or follow instructions of Field Days office.
Special season passes may be issued, at the discretion of the Board of Directors, to Field Days grounds neighbors at the rate of one (1) per family member living at home.
CAMPING FEES
The fees for camping on the grounds are $100 a week or $25 a night. Electricity and water provided. You must fill out and send in your camping form before August 1st.
GENERAL RULES
1. The following rules shall apply to all departments of the Fair. It shall be the responsibility of all exhibitors, food vendors and concessionaires to abide by these rules.
2. All property brought upon the Field Days grounds by any person and for any purpose is subject to these rules.
3. All persons entering upon Field Days grounds, with or without permission and for any purpose, agree to hold Field Days and its officers, directors, trustees, agents and employees, harmless from any loss, damage, injury, death, or disability from any cause whatsoever to any person or property.
4. All property brought upon the Field Days grounds shall be the sole responsibility of the owner, and Field Days assumes no responsibility for its safety.
5. As a part of the consideration for permission to be upon the Field Days grounds, all claims for damage to property or for personal injury are specifically waived; and no claim or suit shall in any way be commenced or maintained against Field Days or its officers, directors, trustees, agents or employees.
6. All exhibits and entries must remain intact until the release time specified in each department. Failure to comply with this rule will result in forfeiture of all premiums and ribbons or trophies won in all departments.
7. The Directors of Field Days reserve the right to reassign any space not occupied by an exhibitor by the specific date. No exhibitor is permitted to sublet or assign his/her space without prior written approval of the director(s) in charge of such space.
8. Exhibitors and concessionaires shall keep their space(s) and stall(s) clean at all times. All waste and litter shall be placed in appropriate containers. Failure to do so automatically transfers, to the Field Days Directors, the right to contract the cleanup at the expense of the person(s) responsible for such space/exhibit/concession.
9. Any person objecting in an ungentlemanly or public manner to the judgment or ruling of an awarding committee, judge, department superintendent, or any official of Field Days may be excluded by the Board of Directors from further competition or exhibition until such time as he/she has been reinstated by decision of a majority of the entire Board of Directors.
10. Any exhibitor making or causing to be made, any false statement regarding an animal or article, or attempting to interfere with any judge in the performance of his/her duty, shall be excluded from competition or exhibition.
11. Premiums shall be awarded on articles listed in the premium lists only. The judges in each department shall be approved by the Department Superintendent. No one shall be permitted to judge in an area in which he/she exhibits.
12. Where there are fewer animals or articles shown in a class than the number of premiums offered, the judges may or may not award a prize or prizes, or may combine a class or classes, at their sole discretion.
13. Premiums shall be paid by the treasurer at the close of Field Days or as soon thereafter as possible.
14. Premiums shall be awarded only in accordance with the entry book which has been properly signed by the judge(s).
15. The directors of Field Days have the right to remove from the Field Days grounds any exhibit, animal, concession, show, sign, banner, or advertising matter of any kind which is unsuitable or objectionable to them, without assigning any reason thereto.
16. The Board of Directors shall authorize only those exhibits and concessions which evidence a high moral standard. No exhibit or concession shall be conducted in other than a legitimate and tradesmanlike manner. 17. Each exhibitor and concessionaire shall confine his/her activities to the space assigned. Failure to do so will subject them to forfeiture of the exhibit or concession privilege and any monies paid for such privilege. 18. No exhibitor or concessionaire may engage in extortion or any similar activity. Any such conduct - judged by the opinion of the Board of Directors - shall result in forfeiture of contract, money paid, and in expulsion from the grounds. 19. Advertising material shall be distributed from, and displayed in, an authorized exhibit space only. As well as, all signs, sandwich boards and banners must remain in the authorized exhibit space only. Begging, soliciting, singing, public speaking or creating a general nuisance is positively prohibited. Any person violating this rule is subject to expulsion from the grounds. 20. All space allotted shall be appropriately decorated by the exhibitor or concessionaire at their own expense. Said decorations shall be subject to the approval of the Field Days Board of Directors. There will be two $100 prizes awarded each year, one each to the neatest, best kept, most appropriately decorated of the indoor and outdoor exhibits/concessions; to be judged by the Board of Directors.
21. No vehicles of any sort shall be permitted to park or stand in any road or walkway of the Field Days grounds. Such vehicles may be towed at the owner’s expense.
22. Persons exhibiting thoroughbred animals shall be required to furnish to the judge(s) satisfactory evidence of the purity of blood of such animals before being allowed to compete for premiums. The herd book of several breeds shall be such evidence.
23. No person(s) other than the judge(s) and attendants shall be permitted to enter the ring where stock is being judged.
24. No article or animal will be permitted to compete for more than one (1) premium except in the case of group or flock premiums, unless stated under the specific rules for that department.
25. Department superintendents shall appoint judges when not otherwise named.
26. The Board of Directors may accept late entries, but only in the event that it is not to the detriment of other exhibits.
27. All general awards shall have written rules approved by the Board of Directors prior to Field Days.
28. No open containers of any alcoholic beverage shall be carried on the Field Days grounds. The penalty for doing so is expulsion from the grounds.
29. No dogs shall be permitted on Field Days grounds except for seeing eye dogs. This includes during set-up and take-down of exhibits.
30. No exhibits or entries shall be removed from their spaces prior to 10:00 p.m. on closing day unless specifically authorized in writing by a majority of the Board of Directors.
31. Any person knowing of mistreatment or extortion practiced by any exhibitor or concessionaire or employee of Field Days shall immediately report it to any member of the Board of Directors.
32. All camping is by permit only, in specified areas. A fee shall be charged. Some electrical and water hookups are available. The running of unauthorized extension cords or the use of unauthorized electrical connections shall be cause for immediate removal of the offender from the grounds and forfeiture of all fees. Reservations for specific spots will be arranged, prior to the fair, with the camping office. Tenting, for exhibitors only, will be by permission of the superintendent. Campers, for 4-H members, who are exhibiting, will be permitted at the discretion of the superintendent. Designated camping spots will be provided for superintendents, without charge.
33. In the event of conflict between these Rules and Regulations and special department rules, the special rules shall govern.
34. Any electrical wiring must be done by the Field Days electrician and may involve additional expense to the requester of such wiring.
35. All renters, exhibitors and concessionaires agree to obtain and maintain in force, at their own expense, during the term of their contract with Field Days, and any extension thereof, liability insurance with insurers and through brokers approved by Field Days. Such coverage shall be adequate to protect against liability for damage claims through public, private or sublease use of, or arising out of accidents occurring in or around the premises, in a minimum amount of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) for any one accident, and fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for property damage. Each of the aforesaid insurance policies shall name Addison County Fair and Field Days, Inc. as an additional insured, and Addison County Fair and Field Days, Inc. shall be furnished with a copy of said insurance policy(s) and/or a certificate from the insurer which certifies that the foregoing insurance is in effect.
36. All exhibits in the Lucien D. Paquette Building shall be self supporting (no nails, staples, screws or hooks shall be attached to the building).
37. Inside exhibit spaces are 10’ x 10’. Back walls of exhibits may be up to eight feet (8’) in height. Sidewalls, for the first six feet (6’) of the depth of the exhibit, may not be more than four feet (4’) in height, to allow for better visibility throughout the building. The remaining four feet (4’) of depth may be up to eight feet (8’) in height.
38. All overnight vehicles and exhibitors must be registered at the Field Days office and must either display the tags on their vehicle or have their ID tag on the person.
39. No commercial exhibitor or concessionaire may dig holes, pound stakes or poles, or mount antennas or satellite dishes without obtaining permission of the grounds manager.
40. Commercial delivery trucks and exhibitor vehicles may not move on the main streets of Field Days grounds between 10 a.m. and 10 p.m. Noncompliance with this regulation may result in loss (without compensation) of Field Days admittance privileges and/or exhibit spaces. There will be a reserved area for exhibitors to park their vehicles outside the fence.
41. Tent stakes, exhibitor vehicles, etc. must stay within the boundaries of the space actually rented.
42. Concessionaires and food vendors may sell ONLY those items specifically listed on the contract signed with and submitted to Addison County Fair and Field Days. The directors in charge of the food vendor/exhibit/concession areas have the sole right to limit items which may be sold by any vendor.
43. The Lucien D. Paquette Exhibit Building will be open to the public from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. daily; from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. for exhibitors and concessionaires only.
44. All permanent buildings owned by Field Days and used by other than Field Days personnel (i.e., 4-H Exhibit Hall, Maple Exhibit, Grange, etc.) must have current, negotiated, and signed contracts prior to any occupancy.
45. Field Days is not responsible for damage caused by power outages.
46. All exhibitors and concessionaires must send an appropriate deposit (at least 20%) to hold their space and must make all payments in full by set-up day.
47. All livestock trailers, after unloading, must be parked across the brook during the fair.
48. The Field Days Board of Directors reserves the right to amend these rules from time to time, as they see fit.
49. Any exhibitor bringing chemicals onto the fairgrounds must have a Material Safety Data Sheet for each chemical in their booth at all times.