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Celebrating AG Day at the University of Delaware Ag Day

 

Celebrating AG Day at the University of Delaware Ag Day

The University of Delaware will be holding Ag Day on Saturday April 27, 2019.  Ag Day is held annually by the U of D and is a community event with an approximate attendance of 3000 people.  There are many educational exhibits and tours, as well as entertainment and food vendors.  Some of the activities include children’s games, hayrides, plant slaes, lectures, live music and a livestock display with UD farm animals.  The plant sale is held starting at 9:30, or half an hour before Ag day officially starts at 10 am.

 

Ag day is a family event that offers something for all ages.  Ag day parking and admission are free, the only charges are food, some activities and of course sales.  With lots of great food, you will want to bring some money to sample some of what is available!

Many of the exhibits are free and the musical entertainment is also free.  Parking is available at the fieldhouse and also in the former Chrysler site in the Dart/Septa area.  Check out University of Delaware Homes for sale here.

2017 Exhibitors/Vendors

Ag Day Demonstration Schedule

10:00 am-Open Beehive Demonstration (Entomology Table, front of Townsend)
10:30 am-Canine Companions for Independence (Next to Animal Science Tent)
11:00 am-Animal Training 101 (Lawn of Fischer Greenhouse)
Sheep Shearing (Animal Science Tent)
12:00 pm-Dean’s Welcome (Band Stage)
Dairy Cow Showing (Animal Science Tent)
12:15 pm-Recipe Contest Announcement (Entertainment Stage)
12:30 pm-Sample food prepared by Food Science Capstone Course
(132 Townsend Hall)
Ag College Council Fundraiser “Pie in the Face” (Entertainment Stage)
1:00 pm-Sheep Shearing (Animal Science Tent)
Open Beehive Demonstration (Entomology Table, front of Townsend)
1:30 pm-Davey Tree Expert Company Tree Climbing and Fertilization
Demonstration (front of Townsend)
2:00 pm-Dairy Cow Showing (Animal Science Tent)
2:30 pm-Free-Flight Bird Show (Lawn of Fischer Greenhouse)
3:00 pm-Open Beehive Demonstration (Entomology Table, front of Townsend)
The Seeing Eye Dog Demonstration (Next to Animal Science Tent)

Entertainment Schedule and Lineup

Entertainment Schedule and Lineup

The entertainment line-up is as follows:

• 10 a.m., WVUD DJ

• 11  a.m., Swing dance showcase

• Noon, Dean’s welcome

• 12:15 p.m., recipe contest announcement

• 12:30 p.m., “pie in the face” Ag College Council fundraiser

• 12:45 p.m., play trivia to win

• 1 p.m., Frisco

• 2 p.m., Riot Act improv troupe

• 3 p.m., Eclectic Acoustic

Make sure you save room for  UDairy creamery which makes ice cream with the University of  Delaware’s herd of dairy cows.  Ag day traces it’s history back to a small event held in 1976 to commemorate the bicentennial and has grown both in popularity and size over the last 30+ years.

The event starts at 10 a.m. on Saturday April 29th and runs until 4 p.m. and is held rain or shine.  The event is held at Townsend hall at 531 S.College Ave in Newark Delaware, directly across from the former Chrysler plant.  Ag Day is another example of why Newark Delaware is such a great place to live.  Both the City of Newark and the University of Delaware have a lot of great events throughout the year.  Ag Day is a great way to celebrate Spring finally being here after a long winter.  If you come to Newark for Ag Day, be prepared to have some fun!  For more information, check out the University of Delaware Ag Day page.