Actor Denzel Washington is helping to launch a national youth advocacy campaign for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America.

The debate over slots in Maryland has moved to the State Fair. Opponents and supporters have set-up booths in the exhibition hall.

The massive, 20-foot TV rolling around Baltimore and the Maryland State Fair from August 20-23 is not the latest consumer electronics gadget hawking itself for purchase.

Horses may control the big track. But they aren't the only ones racing around the fairgrounds. Pigs are too. ABC2 Delia Goncalves found the contestants ready to go hog wild. Watch Video

Money isn't the only thing on the line for horses at the Maryland State Fair. There's a battle for pride inside the horse ring. Watch Video

Professional cowboys & cowgirls saddle up for some of the toughest competition at the State Fair on Monday. Watch Video

Friday, August 22nd through Monday, September 1st @ 12:30, 2:30, 4:30, 6:30 & 8pm.

Friday, August 22nd through Monday, September 1st

ABC2NEWS.COM wants to see your pictures from the 2008 Maryland State Fair. You can upload them to our special section and we'll post them as part of our coverage. Read this article to find out how!

Friday, August 22nd - Sunday, August 24th & Saturday, August 30th - Monday, September 1st @ 11 am - 3 pm.

Daily from 12noon to 10PM

Do you have property that you don't know about? Find out at the Maryland State Fair.

Make a stop at the Maryland Foods Pavilion to sample the best foods harvested from from Maryland farms and the Chesapeake Bay.

Daily from 10 am, with the last tour scheduled for 9 pm.

Daily from 10 am - 10 pm