Welcome to the best week of the year!

2025 GREETINGS!

Welcome back to the best week of the year!! I know I say that every year, but I believe that every year. Here are a few things that make it the best week of the year: Fun. Every year everyone has a lot of fun at the farm show. Family Fun Night always provides a good time for a lot of people. The parade is fun for hundreds of participants and thousands of spectators, the streets are lined with people having a good time. And it’s fun to forget about nutrition for a week and fill up on fries, shakes, and other farm show foods. Agriculture. 4-H and FFA students have spent up to a year getting their animals ready for show week, and it shows! They do an amazing job getting them to the ideal weight and grooming them to look their best in the show ring. If you’re visiting the farm show and don’t know anything about showing animals, ask some of the kids about them. You’ll be amazed by their knowledge and what it takes to get an animal ready for the show. And be sure to check out all the displays of canned goods and flowers that people have grown in their gardens. We are surrounded by VERY talented people! Reunite. One of my favorite parts of farm show week is reconnecting with people I haven’t seen in a while. I love seeing groups of people standing and talking or sitting in the food tent for a LONG time after they’re done eating. The change of pace of farm show week allows us to forget the normal routine, and take time to renew friendships, and get to know new people. Uniting, or reuniting people, is a huge part of farm show week, and it is so needed in today’s world. Memories. If you have been going to the farm show for many years, I’m sure you have great memories from the past. If it’s your first time here, we hope you have a great time and create great memories that you’ll look back on for years to come. Be sure to take pictures while you’re here. It’s great to look back at pictures of kids at the Children’s Farm Show and see how they’ve grown. And it’s great to simply fill your mind with memories of the community working together to make a great week for all who attend. Thanks for coming the farm show, thanks to the amazing group of volunteers who do whatever it takes, and thanks to the community for their incredible support year after year!

Glenn Stoltzfus - President of The Manheim Farm Show