School Groups
The Common Ground Country Fair School Group Day is Friday, September 22, 2023.
We welcome school groups to attend the Fair for free if they enter through the School Gate on Friday between 9 a.m. and noon. The school gate is located at the Rose Gate entrance on the North side of the fairgrounds.
To help us better prepare we ask that all school groups register in advance. (CLICK HERE to register.)
As you plan your visit, you can find lots of information on our website. Your class might be interested in visiting the Exhibition Hall to see produce grown in school gardens (look for the “School Garden Grown” label) or maybe even submitting some produce of their own! Please note that the Exhibition Hall will be closed for judging from 10 a.m. to noon on Friday. No matter what subjects or activities interest your students, there is something for everyone to enjoy at the Fair.
Please email Anna Libby at [email protected] with any questions.
Pre-registration is closed, but school groups can register in person at the school gate on Friday morning.
- The CGCF does not permit pets on the fairgrounds or in the Fair parking areas.
- No smoking on the fairgrounds, except for the designated smoking area across from the Fair Office.
- Fair participants may not build fires without written permission from the CGCF office.
- The CGCF strictly enforces Maine laws prohibiting public drinking of alcohol and use of illegal drugs on the fairgrounds and in the Fair parking lots.
- Unauthorized possession of firearms, weapons or explosives is not allowed on the Fairgrounds.
- The CGCF prohibits from the fairgrounds audio and video devices audible to the general public unless they are part of a CGCF-approved demonstration.
- Fair participants may not feed livestock or other display animals unless they are tending their own animals.
- Fair participants may not litter.
- Fair participants may not bring skateboards, bicycles or other unauthorized wheeled vehicles on the fairgrounds.
- The CGCF office assumes no liability for damage to or loss of personal property.
