Schedule for the Maryland 5 Star at Fair Hill

Below is the provisional schedule for the event held October 16-20, 2024 at the Fair Hill Special Event Zone in Cecil County, MD.

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Wednesday October 16th

Highlight: Horse Inspections

CCI Competition
First Horse Inspection presented by Dubarry of Ireland
CCI3*: 1 PM EST
CCI5*: 2 PM EST
Jog Strip
No Ticket Required for Wednesday

Thursday October 17th

Highlight: Dressage & YEH4 East Coast Championships

Main Gates: 8 AM EST

Thursday Tailgating Access: 9 AM EST

CompetitionEverything Else

Competition

CCI Competition
CCI3* Dressage Day #1: 9 AM EST
CCI5* Dressage Day #1: 2 PM EST
Main Arena

The Dutta Corp. USEA Young Event Horse (YEH) East Coast Championships Presented by Dubarry of Ireland
YEH 4 & 5 Year Old(YO) Dressage & Conformation: 8 AM EST
Arena C & Jog Strips

YEH 4 Y.O. Jumping: 10 AM EST
YEH Jumping Area in Timber Field

YEH 4 Y.O. Awards Ceremony (Approx. 3:15pm)
YEH Jumping Area in Timber Field

Everything Else

Thursday YEH Tailgating

Timber Field

Kids Corner (All Day)
Milburn Orchard Barnyard Games & Straw Maze
Fair Hill Nature Center Crafts and real life bugs to meet!
Cecil County YMCA Stick horse crafts and turkey crafts
Fluffy Eventer
Infield, behind South Chalet Shops

Music on the Reyka Main Stage
AJ Love (11:00 am – 2:00 pm)
Between MARS VIPet & North Aintree Grandstand

Music in Select Event Group Tier 1 VIP
Conelly & Watson (12:00 pm – 2:00 pm)
Near Main Arena

Retail Shopping
Shops open 9 AM – Gates Close

Friday October 18th

Highlight: Dressage & YEH5 East Coast Championships

Main Gates: 8 AM EST

Friday Tailgating Access: 7:30 AM EST

CompetitionEverything Else

Competition

CCI Competition
CCI3* Dressage Day #2: 9 AM EST
CCI5* Dressage Day #2: 2PM EST
Main Arena

The Dutta Corp. USEA Young Event Horse (YEH) East Coast Championships Presented by Dubarry of Ireland
YEH 5 Y.O. Jumping: 8:30AM – 3PM
YEH Jumping Area in Timber Field

YEH 5 Y.O. Awards Ceremony (Approx 3PM)
Timber Field

Everything Else

Friday YEH Tailgating

Timber Field

Kids Corner (All Day)
Hannimal Farm Petting Zoo
Milburn Orchard Games & Straw Maze
Fair Hill Nature Center Crafts and real life bugs to meet!
Cecil County YMCA Stick horse crafts and turkey crafts
Wolf Ear Decorating with Great Wolf Lodge
Hall of Champions
Elisa Wallace Mustang Demo
(Main Arena during the lunch break)
Fluffy Eventer
Infield, behind South Chalet Shops

Music on the Reyka Main Stage
Rick Sommers (12:00 pm – 2:15 pm)
Red Toad Connection (2:45 pm – 5:00 pm)
Between MARS VIPet & North Aintree Grandstand

Music in Select Event Group Tier 1 VIP
Werner Bines Project (12:00 pm – 2:00 pm)
Near Main Arena

Retail Shopping
Shops open 9 AM – Gates Close

Saturday Oct 19th

Highlight: Cross Country, Beverages & PONIES!!

Main Gates: 8 AM EST

Tailgating Access: 7 AM EST

CompetitionEverything Else

Competition

CCI Competition
CCI3* Cross Country: 9:00 EST

CCI5* Cross Country: 1:30 PM EST

Lead Line Pony Racing & Shetland Pony Flat Racing
Presented by Landhope Farms

Lead Line Pony Racing – Taking Place During Lunch Break
between CCI3* & CCI5* cross-country
Fair Hill Race Track along the rail, in front of North Aintree Grandstand

Shetland Pony Racing – Taking place after CCI5* cross-country is complete
approximately 4:00 PM EST
Fair Hill Race Track along the rail, in front of North Aintree Grandstand

Everything Else

Cross Country Tailgating

Timber Field, Middle Hay Field, Sawmill Field

Sawmill Waterfront Club presented by Quarry View Building Group
Upper Sawmill Field

Sawmill Crab Shack hosted by The Wellwood
Upper Sawmill Field

Local Beer, Wine & Spirits Expo hosted by Elk River Brewing Company
Between Mars VIPet & North Aintree Grandstand
(11 AM – 5 PM EST)

Kids Corner (All Day)
Hannimal Farm Petting Zoo
Milburn Orchard Barnyard Games & Straw Maze
Fair Hill Nature Center Crafts and real life bugs to meet!
Cecil County YMCA Stick horse crafts and turkey crafts
Wolf Ear Decorating with Great Wolf Lodge
Fluffy Eventer
Infield, behind South Chalet Shops

Music on the Reyka Main Stage
AJ Peterson (10:00 am – 12:15 pm)
Werner Bines Project (12:45 pm – 2:45 pm)
Kaitlyn Christine (3:00 pm – 5:00 pm)
Between MARS VIPet & North Aintree Grandstand

Music in Select Event Group Tier 1 VIP
Werner Bines Project (12:00 pm – 2:00 pm)
Near Main Arena

Music at the Sawmill Club
Kaitlyn Christine (12:00 pm – 1:15 pm)
Out on the Cross Country Course

Retail Shopping
(Shops open 9 AM – Gates Close)

Work to Ride Polo Demo
During the Lunch Break between CCI3* and CCI5*, immediately following Lead Line Pony Racing
Approx. 20 minutes
Main Arena

Sunday October 20th

Highlight: Show Jumping, Corgis & Champions

Main Gates: 7:30 AM EST

CompetitionEverything Else

Competition

CCI Competition
Second Horse Inspection presented by Dubarry of Ireland
CCI3*: 9:30 AM EST
CCI5*: immediately following CCI3*
Jog Strip

CCI3* Show Jumping: 11:35 AM EST
CCI3* Awards Ceremony: immediately following completion of 3 Star show jumping

Andrews Bridge Foxhound Parade
At the start of the CCI5* competition

CCI5* Show Jumping: 3:00 PM EST (tentative)
CCI5* Awards Ceremony: immediately following competition of 5 Star show jumping
Main Arena

Maryland Corgi Cup presented by Major League Eventing
Preliminary Heats start immediately following CCI5* Horse Inspection
Final Rounds and Championship will be immediately following CCI3* awards
Fair Hill Race Track along the rail, in front of the North Aintree Grandstand

Everything Else

Fresh Food Fest hosted by Cecil County Agriculture
Between the North Aintree Grandstand and MARS VIPet
(9 AM – 4 PM)

Rescue Dog Parade
Immediately following the CCI3* awards presentation
Main Arena

Kids Corner (All Day)
Hannimal Farm Petting Zoo
Milburn Orchard Barnyard Games & Straw Maze
Fair Hill Nature Center Crafts and real life bugs to meet!
Cecil County YMCA Stick horse crafts and turkey crafts
Wolf Ear Decorating with Great Wolf Lodge
Hall of Champions
Fluffy Eventer
Infield, behind South Chalet Shops

Music on the Reyka Main Stage
Luke Hale (10:00 am – 12:15 pm)
Dub Glenn (12:45 pm – 3:00 pm)
Between MARS VIPet & North Aintree Grandstand

Music in Select Event Group Tier 1 VIP
Bob Strecth (12:00 pm – 2:00 pm)
Near Main Arena

Music at Hendrick’s Gin Club Tier 2 VIP
Paul Wilkinson (12:00 pm – 2:00 pm)
Behind Tier 2 West Grandstand

Retail Shopping
Shops open 9 AM – Gates Close

Plant Sale
Conclusion of Competition
Next to the Ticket Box Office

Monday Oct 21st

Highlight: Mums, flowers, pumpkins and gourds

Plant Sale
10 AM EST until sold out
Next to Ticket Box Office

*All events and times are subject to change if necessary based on entry numbers at the sole discretion of the Sport & Entertainment Corporation of Maryland.
**Competition entries are subject to change due to injury or other unforeseen circumstances
***The majority of Retail Vendors and food concessionaires will not open until the start of competition each day.