7-26-2024 4:52am

127TH FAIR IS

The Carroll County 4-H & FFA Fair

For 127 years now, the 4-H & FFA Fair has been cherished by the communities of Carroll County, and we’re planning on going big this year! A lot has changed over the years, but the fair has always remained a constant positive force in the lives of residents across the county. The fair offers many opportunities for our youth to showcase their skills and projects.

Whether your favorite part is coming to see our youth’s projects, enjoying the entertainment, or supporting our cake and livestock auctions, we will be having all our classic events and vendors, as well as some new ones celebrating the 127th anniversary. Our 127th fair will only come once and we want to do it up in style.

You won’t find a better time in Carroll County, and the fair only comes once a year! Come by yourself, or bring the entire family, all are welcome at the Carroll County 4-H & FFA Fair.

FRIDAY JULY 26, 2024

TIME	EVENT	LOCATION
9:00 AM	Tractor Operation Contest & Certification	Gesell Lot
9:00 AM	Garden Tractor / Small Engine Operator Contest	Gesell Lot
10:00 AM	Fair Beautifications Exhibits Judged	Fair Grounds
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
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM	Silk & Dried Flowers Entered	Red Buildings
3:00 PM – 6:00 PM	Photography Exhibits Entered & Judged	Burns Hall
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM	Clothing Entered & Judged	Blizzard Hall
4:00 PM	Gates open for Tractor Pull	Buck Miller Arena
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM	Lost Arts Exhibits Entered & Judged	Red Buildings
5:00 PM	Tractor Pull – Farm Stock (Paid Event)	Buck Miller Arena
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM	Home Environment Exhibits Entered	Blizzard Building
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM	Family Life Exhibits Entered	Blizzard Building
7:00 PM	Tractor and Semi Truck Pull – Interstate Tractor Pullers (Paid Event)	Buck Miller Arena

SATURDAY JULY 27, 2024

TIME	EVENT	LOCATION
6:00 AM – 8:00 AM	Beef Heifer Animals Arrive	Shipley Arena
7:00 AM – 9:00 AM	Breeding Swine, Breeding Goats & Breeding Sheep Arrive	Shipley Arena
8:00 AM – 1:00 PM	Carroll County Farmers Market	Lower Grass Area
8:30 AM – 1:00 PM	Indoor Exhibits – Closed to Public for Judging	Indoor Buildings
8:30 AM – 12:00 PM	Woodworking Exhibits Entered & Judged	Red Buildings
9:00 AM	Lawn Mower Pull	Buck Miller Arena
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM	Canning Entered & Judged	Red Buildings
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM	Ag Commodities Exhibits Entered	Red Buildings
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM	Clover Exhibits Entered & Judged	Red Buildings
9:00 AM – 12:30 PM	Natural Resources Entered & Judged	Red Buildings
9:00 AM	Beef Heifer Show followed by Breeding Swine Show & Breeding Goat Show followed by Breeding Sheep Show (show order subject to change)	Shipley Arena
10:00 AM -1:00 PM	Rabbits Entries Arrive	Rabbit Barn
12:00 PM	Children’s Pedal Pull Registration	Shipley Arena
12:00 – 8:00 PM	Mechanical Bull Rides	Vendor Area
1:00 – 3:00 PM	Dairy Cattle Arrive	Shipley Arena
1:00 PM	Children’s Pedal Pull	Shipley Arena
1:00 PM	Indoor Exhibits – Open to the Public	Indoor Buildings
2:30 PM	Clover Food Exhibits Bake Sale	Red Buildings
4:00 PM	Gates open for Grain Truck Races & Dirt Drag Racing	Buck Miller Arena
4:00 PM	Family Fun Fest	Activity Tent
4:30 PM	Clover Small Pet Show	Shipley Arena
5:00 PM	Vintage Grain Truck Races, Dirt Drag Racing & Side by Side Drag Racing (Paid Event)	Buck Miller Arena
5:30 PM	Small Animal Dress-up	Shipley Arena
7:00 PM	Weekends at Noon	Activity Tent
7:00 PM	Champions of Challenge	Shipley Arena

SUNDAY JULY 28, 2024

TIME	EVENT	LOCATION
6:30 AM – 9:00 AM	Market Goat & Market Sheep Arrive	Shipley Arena
8:00 AM – 11:00 AM	Dairy Goats Arrive	Shipley Arena
9:00 AM	Indoor Exhibits – Open to the Public	Indoor Buildings
9:00 AM	Market Sheep & Market Goat Weigh-in	Shipley Arena
9:00 AM	Tractor Stroll & Display	Buck Miller Arena
9:30 AM	Dairy Cattle Judging Contest	Shipley Arena
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	Contemptic School of Ballet Show	Activity Tent
12:00 PM – 6:00 PM	Mobil Glass Studio	Vendor Area
12:00 PM – 6:00 PM	Blacksmith Demo	Vendor Area
12:00 PM – 6:00 PM	Wood Carving Demonstrations	Vendor Area
12:00 PM – 8:00 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	Cowboy Circus	Vendor Area
2:00 PM	Sheep Showmanship	Shipley Arena
2:30 PM	Agricadabra & Hypnosis Show	Vendor Area
3:00 PM	Billy Harrison and the Haywire Band	Activity Tent
3:00 PM	Poultry Clover Show	Poultry Barn
5:00 PM	Cowboy Circus	Vendor Area
5:30 PM	Agricadabra & Hypnosis Show	Vendor Area
5:00 PM	Parade Line Up	Landon C Burns Park
6:00 PM	Parade	Fair Grounds
7:00 PM	Scholarships Awards	Shipley Arena
7:00 PM	Dean Crawford and the Dunn’s River Band	Activity Tent
7:00 PM	Cowboy Circus	Vendor Area
7:30 PM	Agricadabra & Hypnosis Show	Vendor Area
7:30 PM	Exhibitor Dance Party	Shipley Arena

MONDAY JULY 29

TIME	EVENT	LOCATION
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
8:30 AM	Dairy Cattle Show	Shipley Arena
9:00 AM	Indoor Exhibits – Open to the Public	Indoor Buildings
9:00 AM	Rabbit & Cavy Show	Rabbit Barn
9:00 AM	Clover Rabbit & Cavy Show (including Showmanship)	Rabbit Barn
9:00 AM	Poultry Exhibits Judged	Poultry Barn
12:00 PM – 8:00 PM	Mechanical Bull Rides	Vendor Area
1:00 PM	Poultry Showmanship Contest	Poultry Barn
1:00 PM – 3:30 PM	Livestock Skill-A-Thon	Extension Office
1:30 PM	Hot Dog Pig Racing	Vendor Area
2:00 PM – 8:00 PM	Mobil Glass Studio	Vendor Area
2:00 PM – 8:00 PM	Blacksmith Demo	Vendor Area
2:00 PM – 8:00 PM	Wood Carving Demonstrations	Vendor Area
2:30 PM	Agricadabra & Hypnosis Show	Vendor Area
2:30 PM	Hot Dog Pig Racing	Vendor Area
3:30 PM	Cowboy Circus	Vendor Area
4:30 PM	Hot Dog Pig Racing	Vendor Area
5:00 PM	Agricadabra & Hypnosis Show	Vendor Area
5:00 PM – 9:00 PM	Market Swine Arrive & Weigh-in	Shipley Arena
5:00 PM	Mini Fashion Review	Activity Tent
5:30 PM	Cowboy Circus	Vendor Area
6:00 PM	Market Sheep Show	Shipley Arena
6:00 PM	Barrel Racing	Buck Miller Arena
6:30 PM	Hot Dog Pig Racing	Vendor Area
6:30 PM	Ray Owen “The Chicken Man”	Activity Tent
7:00 PM	Agricadabra & Hypnosis Show	Vendor Area
7:30 PM	Cowboy Circus	Vendor Area
7:30 PM	Dairy Goat Orientation	Shipley Arena
8:00 PM	Ray Owen “The Chicken Man”	Activity Tent
8:30 PM	Hot Dog Pig Racing	Vendor Area

TUESDAY JULY 30. 2024

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	Indoor Exhibits – Open to the Public	Indoor Buildings
9:00 AM – 2:00 PM	Children’s Day Activities	Vendor Area
9:00 AM	Swine Showmanship	Shipley Arena
9:30 AM	Agricadabra & Hypnosis Show	Vendor Area
10:00 AM	Ray Owen “The Chicken Man”	Activity Tent
10:30 AM		Vendor Area
11:00 AM	Hot Dog Pig Racing	Vendor Area
12:00 PM	Ray Owen “The Chicken Man”	Activity Tent
12:00 PM – 8:00 PM	Mechanical Bull Rides	Vendor Area
1:00 PM	Hot Dog Pig Racing	Vendor Area
2:00 PM	Ray Owen “The Chicken Man”	Activity Tent
2:00 PM – 8:00 PM	Mobil Glass Studio	Vendor Area
2:00 PM – 8:00 PM	Blacksmith Demo	Vendor Area
2:00 PM – 8:00 PM	Wood Carving Demonstrations	Vendor Area
3:00 PM	Hot Dog Pig Racing	Vendor Area
4:00 PM	Cowboy Circus/span>	Vendor Area
5:00 PM	Market Goat Showmanship & Market Show	Shipley Arena
5:00 PM	Hot Dog Pig Racing	Vendor Area
5:30 PM	Agricadabra & Hypnosis Show	Vendor Area
6:00 PM	Touch-a-Truck	Buck Miller Arena
6:00 PM	Salem Bottom Boys	Activity Tent
6:30 PM	Cowboy Circus	Vendor Area
7:00 PM	Hot Dog Pig Racing	Vendor Area
7:30 PM	Agricadabra & Hypnosis Show	Vendor Area

WEDNESDAY JULY 31, 2024

TIME	EVENT	LOCATION
8:00 AM	Western Horse Show	Lower Horse Rings
8:00 AM – 11:00 AM	Food Exhibits Entered (Absolutely no entries allowed after 11:00 AM)	Extension Office, Burns Hall, Alesia Hall
8:00 AM	Indoor Buildings Closed for Judging	Indoor Buildings
9:00 AM	Dairy Goat Show	Shipley Arena
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
12:00 PM	Hot Dog Pig Racing	Vendor Area
1:00 PM	Indoor Buildings Open to the Public	Indoor Buildings
2:00 PM – 8:00 PM	Mobil Glass Studio	Vendor Area
2:00 PM – 8:00 PM	Blacksmith Demo	Vendor Area
2:00 PM – 8:00 PM	Wood Carving Demonstrations	Vendor Area
2:00 PM	Hot Dog Pig Racing	Vendor Area
3:00 PM	Cowboy Circus	Vendor Area
3:00 PM	Shepherds Lead Contest	Shipley Arena
3:30 PM	Agricadabra & Hypnosis Show	Vendor Area
4:00 PM	Hot Dog Pig Racing	Vendor Area
5:00 PM	Cowboy Circus	Vendor Area
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	Agricadabra & Hypnosis Show	Vendor Area
5:30 PM – 9:00 PM	Inside Bake Sale (items not included in Auction)	Red Buildings
6:00 PM	Horse Pull	Buck Miller Arena
6:00 PM	Hot Dog Pig Racing	Vendor Area
:630 PM	Cowboy Circus	Vendor Area
7:00 PM	Cake Auction	Activity Tent
8:00 PM	Hot Dog Pig Racing	Vendor Area
8:30 PM	Agricadabra & Hypnosis Show	Vendor Area

THURSDAY AUGUST 1, 2024

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	Indoor Exhibits – Open to the Public	Indoor Buildings
9:00 AM	Beef Cattle Showmanship	Shipley Arena
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
12:00 PM	Hot Dog Pig Racing	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 – 8:00 PM	Blacksmith Demo	Vendor Area
2:00 PM – 8:00 PM	Wood Carving Demonstrations	Vendor Area
2:00 PM	Hot Dog Pig Racing	Vendor Area
2:00 PM	Carroll County Cloggers	Activity Tent
3:00 PM	Cowboy Circus	Vendor Area
3:30 PM	Agricadabra & Hypnosis Show	Vendor Area
4:00 PM	Dairy Steer Show	Shipley Arena
4:00 PM	Hot Dog Pig Racing	Vendor Area
5:00 PM	Cowboy Circus	Vendor Area
5:30 PM	Agricadabra & Hypnosis Show	Vendor Area
6:00 PM	Market Steer Show	Shipley Arena
6:00 PM	Indoor Awards Ceremony	Extension Office
6:00 PM	Hot Dog Pig Racing	Vendor Area
6:30 PM	Cowboy Circus	Vendor Area
6:30 PM	Poultry Awards Ceremony	Extension Office
7:00 PM	Brickyard Road	Activity Tent
7:00 PM	Skid Steer Rodeo	Buck Miller Arena
8:00 PM	Hot Dog Pig Racing	Vendor Area
8:30 PM	Agricadabra & Hypnosis Show	Vendor Area
11:00 PM	All animals not in the Livestock Sale off Premises	Shipley Arena

FRIDAY AUGUST 2, 2024

TIME	EVENT	LOCATION
9:00 AM – 9:00 PM	Indoor Building Open to the Public	Indoor Building
9:00 AM	All Star Showmanship Contest	Shipley Arena
12:00 PM – 8:00 PM	Mechanical Bull Rides	Vendor Area
12:00 PM	Hot Dog Pig Racing	Vendor Area
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM	Senior Citizen Exhibits Released	Burns Hall
2:00 PM	Hot Dog Pig Racing	Vendor Area
3:00 PM	100 Proof	Activity Tent
3:00 PM	Cowboy Circus	Vendor Area
3:30 PM	Agricadabra & Hypnosis Show	Vendor Area
4:00 PM	Hot Dog Pig Racing	Vendor Area
4:30 PM	Livestock Sale	Shipley Arena
5:00 PM	Cowboy Circus	Vendor Area
5:00 PM	Gates open for Motorcycle Races	Buck Miller Arena
5:30 PM	Agricadabra & Hypnosis Show	Vendor Area
6:00 PM	Motorcycle Races	Buck Miller Arena
6:00 PM	Hot Dog Pig Racing	Vendor Area
6:30 PM	Cowboy Circus	Vendor Area
7:00 PM	Silent Auction Closed	Shipley Arena
7:30 PM	Payload	Activity Tent
8:00 PM	Hot Dog Pig Racing	Vendor Area
8:30 PM	Agricadabra & Hypnosis Show	Vendor Area
9:00 PM	Rabbits Released	Rabbit Barn
9:00 PM	Silent Auction Winners Posted	Shipley Arena
9:00 PM	Raffle Drawing Winner Announced	Information Booth

SATURDAY AUGUST 3, 2024

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 M-Z)	Fair Grounds
10:00 AM	Indoor Buildings Tear Down & Fair Clean Up (Exhibitors M-Z)	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*