When, Where, What, and How - What You Need to Know to Go!

Dates & Hours

Advance tickets will go on sale July 11th.  Tickets will also go on sale at 8:30 each morning at all attendee entrance gates.  You can save time at the show by purchasing your tickets in advance.  Click on Purchase Tickets in the column to the right.

Fantasia Dates & Hours

The Fantasia will take place Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, November 8th through the 10th, in the coliseum at the Eastern States Exposition.  The doors will open at 7:00 each night; each show will begin at 7:30pm and last approximately two hours.   Advance tickets for the Fantasia will go on sale July 11th. For advance tickets, click on Purchase Tickets in the column to the right. 

Click here for a printable version of this map.

Click here for driving directions to the Eastern States Exposition.

Accessing Equine Affaire

All Equine Affaire attendees (other than those camping on the grounds) should access the Eastern States Exposition at Gate 9—the "main gate" off of Memorial Avenue at the east end of the facility. Attendees who require handicapped parking spaces or who are camping on the grounds should enter through Gate 1 off of Memorial Avenue at the west end of the facility in order to access the handicapped spaces and various camping areas.   

Parking and Camping at Equine Affaire

The Eastern States Exposition manages parking and camping on the grounds. The daily parking fee will be $5, and four-day passes allowing quicker re-entry to the event will be availalbe for $20.   Click here for information on camping at the Eastern States Exposition.   If you have questions regarding parking or camping at the facility, please contact the Eastern States Exposition at (413) 737-2443.

Make Plans with Family & Friends

Equine Affaire will be the perfect "getaway" for you, your horse-loving friends, and members of your horse-related clubs and associations. Let your friends and members of any clubs with which you are affiliated know about the great opportunities available at Equine Affaire. You may want to share travel and hotel expenses.

Plan on Being Indoors . . . and Out

Equine Affaire is essentially an indoor event; all of the clinics, seminars and demonstrations and most trade show exhibits will be featured in five temperature-controlled exhibit halls and a coliseum. Though the activities will be indoors, it will be necessary to walk some distances outdoors from building to building, and there will be numerous food concessions, picnic tables, and exhibitors between the various buildings.  The Horse & Farm Exhibits area in C-Barn will not be heated.

Pick Up Your Free Souvenir Program

Be sure to pick up your free souvenir program as you enter Equine Affaire.  Souvenir programs will be distributed to adult attendees at all event entrances and at the Information Booth in the Better Living Center.  The program will include a map of the grounds with detailed layouts of each of the buildings to help you navigate throughout the event, a comprehensive list of exhibitors with their booth locations and phone numbers, an updated Clinic, Seminar & Demonstration Schedule, and biographical information on theEquine Affaire presenters. The program will not only be an invaluable guide during your visit and a handy place to take notes and record autographs, but it will also serve as an excellent reference after the event.

Communicating with Others at the Event

In the event that you don't have a cell phone, have forgotten to bring it, or need to communicate with other event attendees not carrying phones, you can communicate by leaving messages for one another at the Message Center located near the Information Booth in the Better Living Center. After tickets for the Fantasia are sold out, the Message Center is also a great place to look for notices posted by individuals who have Fantasia tickets for sale.

Posting/Disseminating Promotional Materials at the Eastern States Exposition

Please help us maintain the professional appearance of the event and comply with policies of the Eastern States Exposition, by not posting flyers, ads, signs, notices, and stickers on any wall, door, or other surface of the event facility.   Similarly, please do not leave stacks of printed materials anywhere in the event for pick up by event attendees. All such materials will be removed by event management.

Advertising/Promotional Opportunities within Equine Affaire

If you wish to post a flyer or ad about horses or tack for sale, stallion services, boarding/training services, or other horse-related items or services, you may post your flyer on the two bulletin boards located near the Show Office in C Barn. There will also be an official Distribution Area in the Better Living Center for the purpose of setting out equine publications, show flyers, equine product flyers, and other promotional materials for event attendees to pick up.  A small fee is charged for the opportunity to place materials in this area, and the area will be supervised by Equine Affaire personnel.  Of course the most effective and least expensive way to advertise your horses for sale, stable, equine product, or services is to place an ad in the souvenir program which will be distributed free of charge to all adult attendees.  For information on advertising in the event program or participating in the Distribution Area at the event, click here or call Karin Brennan at Equine Affaire at (740) 845-0085 ext. 112.

Our Pet Policy

All of us at Equine Affaire love horses, dogs, cats, and other companion animals—and we understand why many people like to take their pets with them when they travel.  Because of the size of Equine Affaire, the presence of horses, the magnitude of the crowds, and restrictions imposed by our insurance company, dogs and other companion animals cannot be permitted at Equine Affaire.  Attendees will not be permitted to bring dogs or other pets into the show, and at no time will dogs or other pets be permitted inside any building at the event.  We strongly encourage everyone to leave their pets at home and make other arrangements for their care rather than keep them in their vehicles in the parking lots while at the event.

Pets traveling to Equine Affaire in camping vehicles should be kept in those vehicles/campers except when they are walked as needed for exercise and to relieve themselves.  Campers with dogs are expected to keep their pets on leashes and away from event attendees and to clean up after their pets.

Note:  Equine Affaire, Inc. will comply with federal, state, and local laws pertaining to service dogs and will grant access for these animals in accordance with all applicable laws.

Recording and Photographing

Equine Affaire presents a myriad of great opportunities to record educational sessions and take pictures or videos of horses and "famous faces" for personal use.  Please feel free to bring your camera, video camera, or audio recorder and film, photgraph, and record activities at the event.  If you record, we ask that you adhere to the following guidelines:

• Nearly all clinicians and presenters permit the use of recording devices during their sessions; if an individual presenter does not want to have his or her session recorded, an announcement will be made by the venue manager at the beginning of the session.  Your cooperation in complying with the wishes of each presenter will be appreciated.
• When taking a photo or filming the event, please be discrete and respectful of all event participants and attendees.  You may not enter any arena or ring or hang over the railing of any arena or ring to take photographs or videos.  Your recording activity should not disrupt any activity in any venue or create an annoyance for other attendees.
• You may record, photograph, and film activities at Equine Affaire only for your own personal use; you may not sell or in any way market any image or recording gathered at Equine Affaire without the express written permission of Equine Affaire, Inc.

Consent to be Photographed

Please be advised that film crews affiliated with mass media, independent film companies, and other professional photographers will be filming and photographing at Equine Affaire.  By entering areas of the event where there may be individuals either filming or photographing activities, you are consenting to being filmed and or captured in photographs.  You agree that your image and voice as captured may be used as part of any production that incorporates this film or photograph and that this may be broadcasted in any and all media throughout the world in perpetuity.  If you do not agree to this, please be aware of individuals who are filming and/or photographing and do not enter areas where these activities may be taking place.

Equine Affaire is an ARIA Test Site

Equine Affaire is proud to be an official testing center for the American Riding Instructor Association.  The 2011 test will be held in the Young Building at the event on Saturday, November 12th.  Participants in the test must register in advance, and registration materials must be received by the American Riding Instructors Association at least 30 days in advance of November 12th.  For more information on the American Riding Instructors Association and testing registration, visit the ARIA Web site at www.riding-instructor.com or call (239) 948-3232.