Topsfield Fair today: dock dogs finals, horse pulling and a lumberjack show

The Topsfield Fair is in its first weekend, and Sunday's program is full from morning church services to a classic rock show at night. The fair runs through Monday, Oct. 12, at 207 Boston St. in Topsfield.

Animals and contests

• Dock Dogs: Big Wave at 11 a.m., Speed Retrieve at 1 p.m. and the Big Air finals at 3:30 p.m., all at the grandstand.
• Horse pulling in the arena at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. (free-for-all classes), and 7 p.m. (horses 3,435 pounds and under).
• Swifty Swine racing and swimming pigs on Grange Road at 11 a.m., 1, 3, 5 and 6:30 p.m.
• Open sheep shows in the show tent starting at 10 a.m.
• State Police K-9 Unit demonstrations at the Essex County Farmyard at 1 and 4 p.m.
• Maxwell Station six-horse hitch on the grounds at 1:30 p.m. and in the arena at 2 p.m.
• A hay tossing contest at 11 a.m. and the money pole at noon, 3 and 6 p.m., both at the farmyard.

Shows

The Paul Bunyan Lumberjack Show performs on Arena Road at 12:30, 3:30 and 6 p.m. Weekend food contest winners are announced in Coolidge Hall at 2 p.m.

Music

• Trianon Stage: Northshore Junction Band at noon, Jimmy Three Times at 3 p.m. and Desperate Measures, classic rock, at 7 p.m.
• Picnic Area: Billy Goodrich at 10 a.m., Paul Prue and the Bradford Boys at 12:30 p.m., Kerr Griffin at 3:30 p.m. and the L&M Rhythm Kings at 6 p.m.
• New Meadows: the Johnnie Bubar Show at 11 a.m., Tom O'Carroll at 2:30 p.m. and Don Bartenstein at 6 p.m.
• Flower Barn: folk harpist Pamela Roberts at 10 a.m.

Tickets

Admission is $20, and children under 8 get in free with an adult ticket, according to the fair. Sales are final. Ride tickets are sold separately. The fair's website does not list daily hours or parking prices; call 978-887-5000 or see topsfieldfair.org.

Each day's schedule is on the fair's daily program page.