The Elizabethtown Fair will run from Monday, Aug. 21, to Saturday, Aug. 26, at the Elizabethtown Fairgrounds, High Street, Elizabethtown. To learn more about the fair, visit http://www.etownfair.com.

Three tournaments will be held at the fair on Aug. 26.

The Horseshoe Pitch Tournament will begin at 10 a.m. Premiums will be awarded for men's singles at 40 feet, men's doubles at 40 feet, women/youths' singles at 30 feet, and women/youths' doubles at 30 feet. In addition, premiums will be awarded for senior singles at 30 feet. The youth division will include youths up to and including age 18. Senior singles will include men and women age 65 and older.

Up to four double-elimination horseshoe tournaments will be held. Horseshoes will be supplied by the fair, or shooters may use their own shoes, if desired. National Horseshoe Pitchers Association (NHPA) rules will apply, except as specified by fair officials. For information, contact Shawn at 717-719-1647.

A Buck Shot Tournament sponsored by Moo-Duck Brewery will be held on the Pennsylvania Lottery Stage at 3 p.m. The tournament is open to youths and adults. The youth division will include youths ages 6 to 18. For details, call Mike at 570-242-5658.

The Cornhole Tournament, with teams of two, will begin at 2 p.m. Boards and bags will be supplied by the fair, but participants may bring their own bags. For information, including how to preregister, call Dan at 717-537-8756. Registration will also take place from 1 to 1:45 p.m. on Aug. 26.

Three auctions will be held at the fair.

A baked goods auction featuring all the baked goods entered in the competitive exhibits will begin at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 22, on the Pennsylvania Lottery Stage. These items will include the best of show decorated cake; blue ribbon apple pie; angel food cake; chocolate cake; PA Preferred Junior Brownie, Cookie, or Bar; and Mars Wrigley entries.

On Wednesday, Aug. 23, the sale of champions will take place following the supreme champion events in the show ring. Rabbit meat pen, dairy feeder calves, beef, goats, market lambs, and swine will be auctioned.

The annual Elizabethtown Fair auction will offer items donated by local artists, craft persons, merchants, and fair vendors. The auction will begin on the Pennsylvania Lottery Stage at 7 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 25. At 9 p.m., the auction will feature the milk can that was painted by local artist Nancy Landis and photographed for the premium book cover. The auction will also include 50th Elizabethtown Fair commemorative crocks filled with arrangements by local florists.

To donate items for the auction, call Darlene at 717-330-6023 or drop off donations at the Fair Office on Saturday, Aug. 19, from 9 a.m. to noon.