There’s no place like the Fair

DATE	EVENT	LOCATION
June 10th	ONLINE FAIR ENTRIES CLOSED
June 14th \| 8:00 AM	Archery Contest	Gesell Lot
June 23rd	Writing Exhibits due to the 4-H Extension Office
July 7th – July 18th	Vegetable, Flower & Herb Gardens Judged
July 12th \| 9:00 AM	Dog Show	Shipley Arena
July 12th \| 10:00 AM	Bicycle Contest	Shipley Arena
July 14th \| 6:00 PM	Swine Department Set-Up	Shipley Arena
July 15th \| 6:00 PM	Shipley Arena Set-Up	Shipley Arena
July 19th \| 9:00 AM	Rockets Entered and Judged	Parking Lot
July 19th \| 10:00 AM	Arc Welding Contest	Finch Stage
July 20th \| 8:00 AM	Fair Grounds Set-up (Exhibitors M-Z)	Fair Grounds
July 20th \| 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM	Exhibitor packets & Parking passes distributed	Shipley Arena
July 21st \| 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM	Exhibitor packets & Parking passes distributed	Shipley Arena
July 23rd	Inclusive Entering Day	Red Buildings

WEDNESDAY JULY 23, 2025

TIME	EVENT	LOCATION
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM	Art Exhibits Entered	Red Buildings
3:00 PM – 6:00 PM	Garden Products Exhibits Entered	Blizzard Building
4:00 PM – 7:00 PM	Craft Exhibits Entered & Judged	Red Buildings

THURSDAY JULY 24, 2025

TIME	EVENT	LOCATION
9:00 AM – 7:00 PM	Fair Beautification Set-up (All entries must be completed by 7PM)	Fair Grounds
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM	Club Books Entered	Red Buildings
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM	Service-Learning Exhibits Entered & Judged	Red Buildings
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM	Photography Exhibits Entered & Judged	Red Buildings
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM	Booths & Banners Entered & Judged	Red Buildings
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM	Home Environment Exhibits Entered	Blizzard Building
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM	Family Life Exhibits Entered	Blizzard Building
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM	Shoebox Floats Exhibits Entered & Judged	Red Buildings
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM	Silk & Dried Flowers Entered	Red Buildings
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM	Plants & Flowers Exhibits Entered & Judged	Red Buildings
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM	Lost Arts Exhibits Entered & Judged	Red Buildings
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM	Natural Resources Exhibits Entered & Judged	Red Buildings
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM	General Exhibits Entered & Judged	Red Buildings

FRIDAY JULY 25, 2025

TIME	EVENT	LOCATION
9:00 AM	Tractor Operation Contest & Certification	Gesell Lot
9:00 AM	Garden Tractor / Small Engine Operator Contest	Gesell Lot
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM	Clothing Entered & Judged	Blizzard Building
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM	Canning Entered & Judged	Red Buildings
9:00 AM – 11:00 PM	Dairy Goats Arrive	Shipley Arena
10:00 AM	Fair Beautification Exhibits Judged	Fair Grounds
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM	Dairy Cattle Arrive	Shipley Arena
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM	Engineering & Technology Exhibits Entered & Judged (except for robotics)	Red Buildings
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM	Poultry Exhibits Entered	Poultry Barn
12:00 PM – 3:00 PM	Mechanical Arts Exhibits Entered & Judged	Activity Tent
3:00 PM	Livestock Skill-A-Thon	Extension Office
4:00 PM	Gates open for Tractor Pull	Buck Miller Arena
5:00 PM	Tractor Pull – Farm Stock (Paid Event)	Buck Miller Arena
6:00 PM	Scholarship Awards	Shipley Arena
7:00 PM	Tractor and Semi Truck Pull – Interstate Tractor Pullers (Paid Event)	Buck Miller Arena
7:30 PM	Exhibitor Dance Party	Shipley Arena

SATURDAY JULY 26, 2025

TIME	EVENT	LOCATION
6:00 AM – 7:30 AM	Breeding Swine, Breeding Meat Goats & Breeding Sheep Arrive	Shipley Arena
8:00 AM	Breeding Swine, BreedingSheept & Breeding Meat Goat Shows (Show order subject to change)	Shipley Arena
8:00 AM – 1:00 PM	Carroll County Farmers Market	Lower Grass Area
8:00 AM – 11:00 AM	Woodworking Exhibits Entered & Judged	Red Buildings
9:00 AM	Dairy Goat Show	Shipley Arena
9:00 AM	Lawn Mower Pull	Buck Miller Arena
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM	Ag Commodities Exhibits Entered	Red Buildings
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM	Clover Exhibits Entered & Judged	Red Buildings
9:30 AM	Dairy Cattle Judging Contest	Shipley Arena
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM	Rabbit Entries Arrive	Rabbit Barn
12:00 PM	Children’s Pedal Pull Registration	Shipley Arena
12:00 PM – 8:00 PM	Mechanical Bull Rides	Vendor Area
1:00 PM	Children’s Pedal Pull	Shipley Arena
2:30 PM	Clover Food Exhibits Bake Sale	Red Buildings
4:00 PM	Gates open for Gran Truck Races & Dirt Drag Racing	Buck Miller Arena
4:00 PM	Family Fun Fest	Activity Tent
5:00 PM	Vintage Grain Truck Races & Dirt Drag Racing (Paid Event)	Buck Miller Arena
7:00 PM	Gravy	Activity Tent
7:00 PM	Champions of Challenge	Shipley Arena
7:30 PM	Bedtime Stories	Shipley Tent

SUNDAY JULY 27, 2025

TIME	EVENT	LOCATION
6:30 AM – 9:00 AM	Market Goat & Market Sheep Arrive	Shipley Arena
8:30 AM	Dairy Cattle Show	Shipley Arena
9:00 AM	Market Sheep & Market Goat Weigh-In	Shipley Arena
9:00 AM	Tractor Stroll & Display	Buck Miller Arena
10:00 AM	Jr. Fair Board – Fair Tours	Fair Grounds
10:00 AM	Rabbit Showmanship	Rabbit Barn
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM	Small Pets Exhibits Entered & Judged (Released immediately after being judged)	Red Buildings
10:00 AM	Car Show	Parking Lot
10:00 AM	Automotive Contest	Gesell Lot
11:00 AM	Bluegrass Festival	Activity Tent
12:00 PM – 6:00 PM	Mobil Glass Studio	Vendor Area
12:00 PM – 6:00 PM	Mechanical Bull Rides	Vendor Area
12:00 PM	Children’s Pedal Pull Registration	Shipley Arena
1:00 PM	Children’s Pedal Pull	Shipley Arena
2:00 PM	Bluegrass Festival	Activity Tent
3:00 PM	Poultry Clover Show	Poultry Barn
4:00 PM	Clover Small Pet Show	Shipley Arena
5:00 PM	Jr. Fair Board – Fair Tours	Fair Grounds
5:00 PM	Small Animal Dress-Up	Shipley Arena
6:00 PM	Parade Line Up	Landon C Burns Park
7:00 PM	Parade	Fair Grounds
7:30 PM	Bedtime Stories	Shipley Tent
8:00 PM	Barnyard Olympics	Buck Miller Arena

MONDAY JULY 28, 2025

TIME	EVENT	LOCATION
6:00 AM – 8:00 AM	Beef Heifer Animals Arrive	Shipley Arena
8:00 AM	Chamber of Commerce Breakfast	Burns Hall
8:00 AM	English Horse Show	Horse Rings
8:00 AM	Rabbit Bred by Exhibitor	Rabbit Barn
9:00 AM	Poultry Exhibits Judged	Poultry Barn
9:30 AM	Rabbit & Cavy Show	Rabbit Barn
9:30 AM	Clover Rabbit & Cavy Show (including Showmanship)	Rabbit Barn
9:30 AM	Beef Heifer Show	Shipley Arena
10:00 AM	Jr. Fair Board – Fair Tours	Fair Grounds
12:00 PM – 8:00 PM	Mechanical Bull Rides	Vendor Area
1:00 PM	Poultry Showmanship Contest	Poultry Barn
2:00 PM – 8:00 PM	Mobil Glass Studio	Vendor Area
4:00 PM	Sheep Showmanship	Shipley Arena
5:00 PM	Jr. Fair Board – Fair Tours	Fair Grounds
5:00 PM – 9:00 PM	Market Swine Arrive & Weigh-In	Shipley Arena
5:00 PM	Mini Fashion Review	Activity Tent
6:00 PM	Market Sheep Show	Shipley Arena
6:00 PM	Barrel Racing	Buck Miller Arena
7:00 PM	100 Proof Band	Activity Tent
7:30 PM	Bedtime Stories	Shipley Tent

TUESDAY JULY 29, 2025

TIME	EVENT	LOCATION
6:30 AM – 8:00 AM	Market Beef & Market Dairy Steers Arrive	Shipley Arena
7:00 AM – 8:30 AM	Beef Steer & Dairy Steer Weigh-in	Shipley Arena
9:00 AM – 2:00 PM	Children’s Day Activities	Vendor Area
9:00 AM	Swine Showmanship	Shipley Arena
10:00 AM	Jr. Fair Board – Fair Tours	Fair Grounds
12:00 PM – 8:00 PM	Mechanical Bull Rides	Vendor Area
12:00 PM – 8:00 PM	Mobil Glass Studio	Vendor Area
5:00 PM	Jr. Fair Board – Fair Tours	Fair Grounds
5:00 PM	Market Goat Showmanship & Market Show	Shipley Arena
6:00 PM	Touch-a-Truck	Buck Miller Arena
6:00 PM	Salem Bottom Boys	Activity Tent
7:30 PM	Bedtime Stories	Shipley Tent

WEDNESDAY JULY 30, 2025

TIME	EVENT	LOCATION
8:00 AM	Western Horse Show	Lower Horse Rings
8:00 AM – 1:00 PM	Indoor Buildings Closed for Judging	Indoor Buildings
8:00 AM – 11:00 AM	Food Exhibits Entered (Absolutely no entries allowed after 11:00 AM)	Burns Hall & Ext. Office
10:00 AM	Jr. Fair Board – Fair Tours	Fair Grounds
10:00 AM	Livestock Judging Contest	Shipley Arena
10:30 AM	Poultry Skill-a-thon Contest	Ext. Office Basement
12:00 PM – 8:00 PM	Mechanical Bull Rides	Vendor Area
1:00 PM	Indoor Buildings Open to the Public	Indoor Buildings
2:00 PM – 8:00 PM	Mobil Glass Studio	Vendor Area
3:00 PM	Shepherds Lead Contest	Shipley Arena
5:00 PM	Jr. Fair Board – Fair Tours	Fair Grounds
5:00 PM – 5:30 PM	Exhibitor Pre-Bake Sale (items not included in Auction, must have Claim Check to purchase)	Red Buildings
5:00 PM	Market Swine Show	Shipley Arena
5:30 PM – 9:00 PM	Inside Bake Sale (items not included in Auction)	Red Buildings
6:00 PM	Horse Pull	Buck Miller Arena
7:00 PM	Cake Auction	Activity Tent
7:30 PM	Bedtime Stories	Shipley Tent

THURSDAY JULY 31, 2025

TIME	EVENT	LOCATION
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM	Senior (60+) Exhibits Entered	Burns Hall
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM	Senior Exhibits Judged	Burns Hall
9:00 AM	Beef Cattle Showmanship	Indoor Buildings
10:00 AM	Jr. Fair Board – Fair Tours	Fair Grounds
10:00 AM	Poultry Judging Contest	Ext. Office Basement
11:30 AM	Senior Exhibits – Open to the Public	Burns Hall
12:00 PM – 8:00 PM	Mechanical Bull Rides	Vendor Area
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM	Senior Day Entertainment	Activity Tent
1:00 PM	Written Rabbit Judging Contest
2:00 PM – 8:00 PM	Mobil Glass Demo	Vendor Area
2:00 PM	Carroll County Cloggers	Activity Tent
4:00 PM	Dairy Steer Show	Shipley Arena
5:00 PM	Jr. Fair Board – Fair Tours	Fair Grounds
5:00 PM	Farm Bureau – Barnyard Olympics	Shipley Tent
6:00 PM	Market Steer Show	Shipley Arena
6:00 PM	Indoor Awards Ceremony	Extension Office
6:30 PM	Poultry Awards Program	Extension Office
7:00 PM	39 North	Activity Tent
7:00 PM	Skid Steer Rodeo	Buck Miller Arena
7:30 PM	Bedtime Stories	Shipley Tent
11:00 PM	All animals not in the Livestock Sale off Premises	Shipley Arena

FRIDAY AUGUST 1, 2025

TIME	EVENT	LOCATION
9:00 AM	All Star Showmanship Contest	Shipley Arena
10:00 AM	Jr. Fair Board – Fair Tours	Fair Grounds
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM	Livestock Skill-a-Thon	Extension Office
12:00 PM – 8:00 PM	Mechanical Bull Rides	Vendor Area
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM	Senior Citizen Exhibits Released	Burns Hall
4:30 PM	Silent Auction Closed	Shipley Arena
5:00 PM	Livestock Sale	Shipley Arena
5:00 PM	Gates open for Motorcycle Races	Buck Miller Arena
6:00 PM	Silent Auction Winners Posted	Shipley Arena
6:00 PM	Motorcycle Races	Buck Miller Arena
7:30 PM	The Nathan Bartgis Band	Activity Tent
9:00 PM	Rabbits Released	Rabbit Barn
9:00 PM	Raffle Drawing Winner Announced	Information Booth

SATURDAY AUGUST 2, 2025

TIME	EVENT	LOCATION
7:00 AM	All Livestock Sale animals off Premises	Shipley Arena
8:00 AM – 1:00 PM	Carroll County Farmers Market	Pond Area
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM	Poultry Exhibits Released & Barn Clean Up	Poultry Barn
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM	Indoor Exhibits Released	Indoor Buildings
9:00 AM	Shipley Arena Clean Up	Shipley Arena
9:00 AM	Fair Grounds Clean-up (Exhibitors A-L)	Fair Grounds
10:00 AM	Indoor Buildings Tear Down & Fair Clean Up (Exhibitors A-L)	Indoor Buildings
4:00 PM	Gates open for Car Demolition Derby	Buck Miller Arena
*6:00 PM*	*Car Demolition Derby* *(Paid Event)*	*Buck Miller Arena*

SUNDAY AUGUST 3, 2025

TIME

EVENT

LOCATION

***FOR EVERY EXHIBITOR – Following exhibit release, Fair Clean Up begins and continues until Fair Grounds is returned to Pre-Fair Conditions.

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 6, 2025

TIME	EVENT	LOCATION
7:30 PM	Fair Evaluation Meeting Open to All	Extension Office

(Schedule Subject to Change without notice)