Save the Date for Our 2025 Chatham County Spring Ag Fest!
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Collapse ▲Spring Ag Fest
Celebrating Chatham County Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural Resources
Saturday, March 29, 2025
10 a.m.–3 p.m.
This is a FREE Event!
Chatham County Agriculture & Conference Center
1192 US 64 W Business
Pittsboro, NC 27312
Chatham County invites residents to join us for our 5th annual Spring Ag Fest at the Chatham County Agriculture & Conference Center (CCACC) on Saturday, March 29, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The Spring Ag Fest is a celebration of Chatham County’s agriculture, forestry, and natural resources. The event will offer something for everyone:
- Livestock Arena Events
- 4-H Kids Zone
- Agricultural Magic Show (the Magic Show is possible thanks to the generous support of the Chatham County Farm Bureau)
- Pony Rides
- Exhibitors and Vendors
- Food Trucks
Indoor and outdoor exhibitors and vendors will highlight local farms, farmers’ markets, sustainable agriculture, agricultural support and advocacy, agribusiness, beekeeping, livestock, forestry, green industry, wildlife, conservation, and much more. Visitors will get to meet Smokey Bear and chat with our local forest rangers.
This event is made possible by the collaborative efforts of the Chatham County Center of N.C. Cooperative Extension, Chatham County Agriculture & Conference Center, Chatham County Farm Bureau, Chatham County Government, Chatham Soil & Water Conservation District, Farm Service Agency, and the NC Forest Service.
The Spring Ag Fest is free and open to the public.
Note: For the safety of participants as well as vendors/exhibitors (and their livestock/poultry/etc.), this is not a dog-friendly event so we ask that visitors do not bring their dogs to Ag Fest.
View a slideshow featuring photos from the 2024 Spring Ag Fest. (Click on the first photo then click on the icon in the bottom right of the screen if you want to enlarge the photo.)
A few photos from our 2024 Ag Fest:
Dog trainer Claire Apple of Not Quite Right Farm did a fun, entertaining, and educational dog herding demonstration with her Shetland sheepdogs and heritage breed turkeys. Ten year old Glinda could make those turkeys go wherever Claire asked her to put them! Photo by Debbie Roos.
Six year old Panzer Potato had a little different style than his mom Glinda…let’s just say a little less calm but very effective! Photo by Debbie Roos.
Teamster Allison Sturgill with Gabe and Liam from Brush Creek Swiss Oxen. It was amazing to see how much they had grown since last year’s Ag Fest! Photo by Debbie Roos.
Events at the Livestock Arena included a Parade of Breeds for Dairy and Beef. The Dairy Parade of Breeds included a Guernsey shown by Ryland Callicut (left) and a red and white Holstein shown by Emma Langley (right), both in the 4-H program. Photo by Debbie Roos.
Shanna Langley waits her turn to enter the ring with her Brahma for the Beef Parade of Breeds at the Livestock Arena. Photo by Debbie Roos.
Kids loved visiting our 4-H table and interacting with Rachael Blazzard, Extension Agent for CRD & 4-H (left) and Emily Wyant, Extension Agent 4-H Youth Development. Photo by Debbie Roos.
The NC Cattlemen’s Association Meat Puzzle was a big hit all day! Photo by Debbie Roos.
The Ready, Set, Grow Agricultural Magic Show was sponsored by the Chatham County Farm Bureau and Farmer Ed attracted good crowds for three shows. Photo by Debbie Roos.
The Ready, Set, Grow Agricultural Magic Show was a big hit with the kids…lots of squeals and giggles coming from this room all day! Photo by Debbie Roos.
Splendorfarkle Face Painter had some amazingly elaborate creations! Photo by Debbie Roos.
The Exhibit Hall had some excellent indoor exhibitors and vendors. Photo by Debbie Roos.
John Clarke of Cumberland Road Woodturning always has beautiful creations. Photo by Debbie Roos.
Wonderful natural skincare products from Bree Essentials. Photo by Debbie Roos.
Phil Uptmor with the Chatham County Beekeepers’ Association is always a great ambassador for honey bees and beekeepers! Photo by Debbie Roos.
Seaforth FFA always brings it under the leadership of the indomitable Gale Brickhouse (left)! Photo by Debbie Roos.
Area Specialized Forestry Agent Colby Lambert (green shirt and gray cap) from NC State Extension Forestry talks to folks about forestry issues. Photo by Debbie Roos.
Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Kim Outing demonstrates how to cut back a cover crop in the demonstration garden. Photo by Debbie Roos.
Chatham County’s Woodland Farm was selling tasty cuts of pasture-raised meats. Photo by Debbie Roos.
Lots of visitors stopped to get selfies with Smokey the Bear and to talk with our NC Forest Service county rangers. Photo by Debbie Roos.
There were lots of excellent food truck options at Ag Fest! Photo by Debbie Roos.
Picnic area outside the food trucks. Photo by Debbie Roos.
For general questions about the Spring Ag Fest, email Tiffany Hancock.
We will post more details about this event early in 2025, so stay tuned to this web page!
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