Schedule:

Opening Day – Armed Forces Day

8:00am - Gate Opens

8:00am - 4-H and FFA Canine Show at Show Pavilion

8:30am - Open Home Arts Judging – Baked Goods and Candies, Food Preservation,
First Flower Show, and Jr. Flower Show at Home Arts Building

8:30-10:00am - 4-H and FFA Indoor Entering and Judging: Baked Goods, Flowers,
Vegetables, Herbs, Honey, Candies, and Food Pres at Annex

9:00-12 Noon Open Farm and Garden Depts.: Entering: Farm Crops, Fruits and Vegetables,
Honey and Beeswax and Wool Fleece at Annex

10:00am - Open Jumper Schooling Show at Horse Rings

10:00am - Commercial Indoor Exhibits Open at Main Exhibition Hall

12:00 Noon - Midway Opens

12:00 Noon Junior Showmanship Show (Howard Co. Farm Bureau) at Show Pavilion

1:00 pm - Home Arts Building Will Open to the Public on Saturday

1:00 pm - Farm and Garden Departments Exhibit Judging at Annex

1:00-2:00 pm - Best Blueberry Pie/Dessert Contests Entering (Judging @ 2:30pm) at Home Arts Building

2:00 – 7:00 Equine Exhibit at Horse Education Tent

3:00 pm - 14th Annual Mule Jump at Contest Arena

4:00 pm - 4-H and FFA and Open Jersey Cattle Show at Show Pavilion

4:00 pm - Square Dance Demonstration at Entertainment Stage

6:00 pm - 47th Annual Horse Pull at Contest Arena

7:00 pm - Square Dance (Sponsored by Tom Thumb Dance Club) at 4-H Activities Hall

7:30-9:00 pm - Dean Crawford and The Dunn’s River Band at Entertainment Stage