Norton County Fair- July 23rd ¿ July 30th

Norton County Fair- July 23rd – July 30th

The Norton County Fair will begin on Saturday, July 23rd with a horse show at 9:00 a.m. and a fashion show at 7:00 p.m. Other fair activities will include arts & crafts, petting zoo, ranch rodeo, music, contests, and more. There will also be a Home Owned Carnival on Fairgrounds at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday.The fair will conclude on Saturday, July 30th with car races.

Saturday, July 23rd
9:00 AM – Fun Day Horse Show
7:00 PM – Public Fashion Show

Monday, July 25th
9:00 AM – 4-H & FFA Horse Show
10:00 AM – Enter Open Class & 4-H Art & Drawing Exhibits
12:00 PM - 4-H Photography Judging Contest, 4-H Building
12:00 PM – Enter Open Class Youth & Adult Models, Self Determined Lego’s
1:30 PM – Judging Open Class & Adult Models, 4-H Building
2:00 PM – Critique Open Class Art, 4-H Building
2:30 PM – Judge Open Class & Adult Models
4:00 PM – Enter Open Class & 4-H Woodwork Exhibits
4:30 PM – Enter & Judging of 4-H Rockets
4:30 PM – Enter Open Class Photography Exhibits, 4-H Building
5:30 PM – Judging of Open Class Photography, 4-H Building
9:00 PM – Booths in place at 4-H building

Tuesday, July 26th
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM – Animal Weigh-Ins
9:00 AM – Enter Open Class Textiles and Hand Crafts
9:00 AM – Enter Quilts, Coverlets, and Home Sewing
9:00 AM – Enter Culinary
9:00 AM Superintendants will receive all 4-H exhibits at 4-H Building
10:00 AM – Enter and Judge 4-H Fiber Arts by schedule
10:00 AM – Enter and Consultation Judging of 4-H Foods and Nutrition Exhibits
10:00 Enter and Consultation Judging of al 4-H Skills, Arts, and Crafts
1:00 PM – All Open Class entries at 4-H Building are in place
1:00 PM – Judge Open Class Culinery
1:30 PM – Enter & Judge 4-H Entomology, Geology, Small Engine & Electric
1:30 PM – Judging of Quilts and Coverlets and home Sewing
4:30 PM – What makes a Blue Ribbon Quilt? Judge Comments
5:30 PM – Auction of 4-H Food Exhibits
6:30 PM – Judging of Swine
6:30 PM – Home Owned Carnival on Fairgrounds
7:30 PM – Gospel Concert
8:00 PM – Youth Team Pending
9:00 PM – 4-H Building Closed

Wednesday, July 27th
8:00 AM – Enter Horticulture
8:30 AM – Judging of Rabbits then Poultry
9:00 AM – Enter Flower Exhibits
9:00 AM – Judging Dairy Goats, Meat Goats, Bucket Calf and other Beef
11:00 AM – Judging of Horticulture Exhibits
1:00 PM – Judging of 4-H Reading
1:00 PM – Judging Booths, Banners, Posters, Notebooks
1:00 PM – Judging of Flowers
1:30 PM – Judging of Sheep
3:30 PM – Petting Zoo
3:30 PM – Educational Exhibit of “Exotic Animals”
5:30 PM – 4-H Porkburger Special
6:30 PM – Home Owned Carnival on Fairgrounds
7:00 PM – Ranch Rodeo
9:00 PM – 4-H Building Closed

Thursday, July 28th
9:00 AM – 4-H Building Open
9:00 AM – Shooting Sports Exhibition
10:00 AM – Challenge of Agriculture Champions
10:00 AM – Youth Entomology & Crop Contest
12:30 PM – Youth Livestock Judging Contest
2:15 PM – Picture Taking in 4-H building of 4-H related projects that are exhibited in 4-H Building
2:45 PM – Round Robin Showmanship Clinic, Livestock Barn
3:30 PM – 4-H/FFA Round Robin Showmanship
5:00 PM – 4-H/FFA Horse Check out
6:00 PM – Market Animal Sale
6:30 PM – Home Owned Carnival
8:00 PM – Check-out at Poultry Building
8:00 PM – Jackpot Team Roping by Norton County Horse Council
9:00 PM – 4-H Building Closed

Friday, July 29th
8:00 AM – Clean-up at Livestock Building
8:00 AM – Check out all entries – 4-H Building
9:00 AM – Clean-up at 4-H Building
5:30 PM – Check in- Pedal Power Pull
6:00 PM – Pedal Power Contest for youth ages 4 – 12 years
6:30 PM – Home Owned Carnival
7:00 PM – Registration McClain’s Mutton Busting at Equine Facility
7:30 PM – McClain’s Mutton Busting
7:30 PM – “Norton Idol”

Saturday, July 30th
6:30 PM – Home Owned Carnival on Fair Grounds
7:00 PM – Car Races