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Welcome to the 2007 'Go Big' Fair Media Kit
 
The 2008 Fair will be held Aug. 23-Sept. 1, 2008

Champlain Valley Fair Press Releases

Stephen Mease, Communications Director, Champlain Valley Exposition 

Perfect Weather Brings Big Crowds to 2007 Fair

Read the full press release

2008 Fair named to Top 100 Events List

Read the full press release


Thanks to all the newspapers, television and radio outlets
that covered the Fair this year. 

 If you have questions, please call 878-5545 and ask for Steve Mease


The Champlain Valley Fair welcomes and encourage coverage by print, television, radio, video and internet.

This is your online news and information resource kit with press releases about the 2007 Champlain Valley Fair, Concerts, special events, photos and logos.

  • The press releases are available as Word documents for download.
  • Photos are available at a Picasa web album for download.
To arrange for media credentials, reviewer tickets for concerts or other Grandstand events, please email me at smease@cvfair.com or call 878-5545 with your request. 
If you would like to arrange for an interview, call 878-5545.
Additional information will be added, including competition results when the Fair begins.
 

For Downloadable photos for editorial use 
Updated Sept. 2, 2007

Click here

Download Press Release information

word doc.  Media welcome letter
word doc.  Overall Fair release 

word doc. 

Champlain Valley Fair Earns 'Big" Honors 

word doc. 

 Progressive Reprises Gas Card Giveaway
word doc.  FAQs About Champlain Valley Fair
word doc.  Exposition Overview and history
word doc.

 Fair Looking for Local Talent

Talent Line-up and Schedule = TK

word doc.  KeyBank Supports School Field Trip Program
word doc.  Read and Win Day at the Fair with list of libraries
word doc.

 Daily Events at the Fair Schedule

Individual Day Schedules = TK

word doc.  Who's Who in Free Shows at the Fair
word doc.  Fair's Educational Mission and Programs
word doc.

 Feed the Beat Cooking Show and Pavilion

Schedule of events PDF = TK

word doc.  Agricultural Premiums, Schedule, See Animals
word doc.  Barnyard Vocabulary List
word doc.  Wash Your Hands after seeing animals
Coca-Cola Grandstand Shows
word doc.  Last of the Breed - Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Ray Price
word doc.  Classic Rock - Joan Jett, Blue Oyster Cult, Foghat
word doc.  Taylor Swift on Top of the Country Charts
word doc.  The Badboys of Rock Tour
word doc.  Drivers Invited to "Crash Party" at the Fair
 
Logos and Photos
TK

 2007 Champlain Valley Fair Logo

email smease@cvfair.com with request

TK

 2007 Go Big Champlain Valley Fair Logo

email smease@cvfair.com with request

 TK

 2007 Go Big Fair Brochure (PDF Download)

online  Photo album of Fair images   More than 75 images available

 TK

 2007 Fun Guide Official Program (PDF Download)
TK = to be added soon
In the News
Stargazing at the Fair
WCAX - Burlington,VT,USA
The Vermont Talent Showcase is new at this year's Champlain Valley Fair. It gives local groups like "Cam's Jam" a chance to shine at the state's largest ...
Rewards for Young Readers
WCAX - Burlington,VT,USA
Some young readers were the guests of honor Monday at the Champlain Valley Fair. The kids got free books and a free day of fun. It was the culmination of ...
Finding God at the Fair
WCAX - Burlington,VT,USA
The Champlain Valley Fair is in full swing. And amidst all the fun Sunday, some Catholics observed a sacred tradition. They celebrated Sunday Mass at the ...
Clark, Adkins kick off fair on a high note
BurlingtonFreePress.com - Burlington,VT,USA
By Paul Kaza ESSEX JUNCTION -- The promotional materials for the 2007 Champlain Valley Fair said there would be fireworks after the Saturday night ...
Champlain Valley Fair
By Showpeople
Link: Burlington Free Press.com | Local/Vermont. As the hours passed, throngs of fair-goers, mostly parents and kids, began swarming the grounds. Carny Shaun Campbell, 22, of Scranton, Pa., said... Visit our site for links to further ...
New at Carny Town - http://showpeople.typepad.com/carnivals/
Book it to the Fair
By Chris Bohjalian
Monday marks day three of the Champlain Valley Fair, northern Vermont's annual 10-day celebration of 18th-century opera, elegant spa cuisine, and reading. Oh, wait: I must be looking at the wrong news release. My bad. ...
Chris Bohjalian - http://www.chrisbohjalian.com/blog/
Fair-goers ride the Yo Yo at the Champlain Valley Fair in Essex ...
BurlingtonFreePress.com - Burlington,VT,USA
To commemorate the beginning of the 86th annual Champlain Valley Fair at the Champlain Valley Exposition on Saturday, Pitonyak, her 3-year-old daughter, ...
Today's Champlain Valley Fair Schedule
BurlingtonFreePress.com - Burlington,VT,USA
The Budweiser True Music Concerts and motor sport shows are held in the Coca-Cola Grandstand. All require a ticket. Call 863-5966 or visit www.flynntix.org ...

 Willie Nelson and more ...
Barre Montpelier Times Argus - Barre,VT,USA
Joan Jett and Heartbreakers, Blue Oyster Cult and Foghat add up to one of the biggest classic rock shows in recent history at the Champlain Valley Fair's ...

 Fair volunteers primed
BurlingtonFreePress.com - Burlington,VT,USA
But the most common question at the Champlain Valley Fair, said Joannie Maclay, is the location of the ladies' restroom. "The men don't ask," she said. ...

 Fairgrounds a Flurry of Activity
WCAX - Burlington,VT,USA
Vermont has no official state requirements for carnival checks, but the Champlain Valley Fair and the ride owners bring Carey in to go over the equipment. ...

 Festival: The Champlain Valley Fair

Seven Days Newspaper, VT, USA
Joan Jett, Blue Oyster Cult and Willie Nelson are among the entertainers appearing at the fair, but there's more than music at the Champlain Valley's massive, 10-day, end-of-summer bash. Check out the demolition derby, tractor pull, horse show, canning demo and the stomach-dropping rides on the midway. Save the fair food until after the Zipper.
Champlain Valley Fair, Saturday-Monday, August 25-September 3, see website for schedule and prices.

 Vermont DMV hosts booth at Champlain Valley Fair
Barre Montpelier Times Argus - Barre,VT,USA
MONTPELIER - The Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles for the fourth consecutive year will host a customer-service booth at the Champlain Valley Fair, ...

Fair Time Means Pumpkin Time
WCAX - Burlington,VT,USA
Kevin Companion has won the crown, king of giant pumpkins, for the past nine years at the Champlain Valley Fair. He hopes one from this year's crop earns ...

F-16 to be brought to Essex fairgrounds Tuesday morning
The tow is slated to begin just after midnight. It is expected to cross the Lime Kiln Bridge around 12:45 am The wings will be removed from the aircraft because of the width. The F-16 will be on display for the Champlain Valley Fair.
burlingtonfreepress.com - - http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com 
 

Horses Bring Fans to the Fair
WCAX - Burlington,VT,USA
Next weekend they'll compete at the Caledonia County Fair in Lyndonville, and the weekend after that at the Champlain Valley Fair in Essex Junction.