The 20th annual Monroe Township Country Fair is set for noon to 6 p.m. Sept. 14 at Thompson Park, Perrineville Road. Rain date is Sept. 28.
The event is sponsored by the Monroe Township Mother’s Club and the Monroe Township Recreation Department.
Highlights will include all-day entertainment; food; games for children; crafts; vendors; a petting zoo; pony rides; karate demonstrations; pumpkin painting; a horse-andwagon ride; children’s blowups; the Little Miss Monroe, Town Squire and Baby Buggy contests; 50/50 and gift-basket raffles; and more.
Admission to the fair is free of charge. Pets will not be allowed.
In conjunction with the fair, an American Red Cross blood drive to help supply area hospitals is scheduled for 10 a.m.-3 p.m. in the parking lot at the Jamesburg Police Department. The drive will take place rain or shine. Donors are sought. For more information, call 732-251-3566 or 732-723-5000.