2016 BRANCH COUNTY FAIR
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Saturday August 6, 2016
8:30 am to 6:00 pm—Entry of Exhibits-
See Entry of Exhibits Schedule
8:30 am – Club Landscaping Judging
3:30 pm—Formation of Parade at Fairgrounds
4:30 pm—Parade through downtown Coldwater
7:00 pm—Style Review-Dearth Center
7:00pm – Concert Featuring Hawk Nelson - Amphitheater
Sunday, August 7, 2016
8:30 am – Section 2 Miniature Horses/Junior Equine Projects &
Individual Performance Classes in Horse Arena
8:30 am—Poultry Show in Show Shelter
12:00 Noon—Fair Opens—Except Midway
1:00 pm—Antique Tractor Pulls in Amphitheater
1:00 pm—Rabbit & Cavy Show—Show Shelter
1:00 pm—Barnyard Children Judging—Barnyard Children Barn
4:00 pm—Inspirational Service-Dearth Center
4:30 pm-Branch Buds Animal Showing-Show Shelter
7:00 pm—Crowning of the 4-H King & Queen—Dearth Center
Monday, August 8, 2016 - Dollar Day
8:00 am—Judging of Hobbies & Collections Merchant’s Hall
8:30 am—Sheep Showmanship followed by Breed Classes
& then Market at Show Shelter
8:30 am—Stock Horses – Section 3 – Horse Arena
9:00 am—Teen & Club Booths in Home Ec. Building
3:00 pm—Dairy Starter Calves—Show Shelter
4:30 & 6:30 pm—Junior Baseball Tournament at the
Southeast corner of Fairgrounds
7:30 pm— Street Legal Pickups & Semi Pulls in Amphitheater
Tuesday, August 9, 2016 – McDonalds Kids Day
8:00 am—Antiques Judging —Merchant’s Hall
8:30 am – Horse & Pony – Sections 4 &5 in Horse Arena
8:30 am—Demonstrations & Public Speaking in
4-H Cabin
8:30 am—Beef Showmanship followed by Breed Classes
& Market in Show Shelter
12-Noon—Branch Buds, Show & Tell at the 4-H Cabin
4:30 & 6:30 pm-Junior Baseball Tournament at the Southeast
corner of Fairgrounds
5:00 pm—Dog Agility—4-H Cabin Pavilion
6:00 pm—Swine Showmanship in Show Shelter
7:30 pm — Monster Trucks & More - Amphitheater
Wednesday, August 10, 2016 - Veteran's Day
8:30 am—Swine-Show Shelter
9:00 am—Dogs—4-H Cabin Pavilion
10:00 a.m. – Small Animal Events – Small Animal Barn.
10:00 a.m.-Youth Talent Show, Age 4-12, @ Dearth Center.
11:00 a.m.-Stock Farm Tractor Pulling in Amphitheater
1:30 p.m. - Youth Talent Show Age 13-19, followed
by Open Talent, Dearth Community Center.
2:00 p.m. – Hippology Contest – 4-H Cabin (Tentative Time)
4:30 & 6:30 p.m. –Junior Baseball Tournaments-
Southeast corner of Fairgrounds.
4:00 p.m. –Goat Showmanship followed by Market
then Breed Class in Show Shelter.
5:00 pm – Horse, Pony & Mini – Costume Class – Horse Arena
6:00 pm – Branch Buds/Adult Stick Horse & Equine Special Events
in Horse Arena.
7:30 p.m.– MOD, FWD, Super Farm & Super Stock Combo
Tractor Pulls in Amphitheater
Thursday, August 11, 2016 – Senior Citizen Day
8:30 a.m.– Dairy Showmanship– Show Shelter.
10:00 a.m. – English Horses & Ponies – Section 6 in Horse Arena
10:00 a.m.– Youth Radio Controlled Cars in
4-H Cabin Pavilion
1:00 p.m.– Senior Citizens Day-Dearth Center
4:30 to 7:30 p.m.– BBQ Chicken Dinner @
Dearth Community Center. (4-H Benefit)
5:00 p.m.– Small Animal Auction – (Fryer Rabbits, Roaster Rabbits,
Stewer Rabbits, Geese, Ducks, Cornish Chickens,
Broiler Chickens, Roaster Chickens, Turkeys &
Starter Calves)
7:30 p.m. – Off Road Demolition Derby in the Amphitheater
Friday, August 12, 2016
9:30 a.m.—Lg Animal Auction- (Beef, Sheep, Goats, Dairy & Swine)
4:00 p.m.– 4-H Branch Buds Fun Day – 4-H Cabin Pavilion
6:00 p.m.-Showmanship Sweepstakes Small Animal- Show Shelter
7:00 p.m.-Showmanship Sweepstakes Large Animal- Show Shelter
7:30 p.m.– Broken Horn Rodeo in Amphitheater
Saturday, August 13, 2016
10:00 a.m.- Pedal Powerpull for Kids - 4-H Cabin Pavilion
10:30 a.m. – Fun Day – Horse Arena
1:00 p.m.– Ag Olympics
2:00 p.m.– Adult & Teenage Pedal Pull—4-H Cabin Pavilion.
3:00 p.m.- Livestock Judging—Show Shelter
7:00 p.m.– Mid Summer Pro Mud Racers Championship in
Amphitheater.
Sunday, August 14, 2016
6:00 a.m. – Dairy Released
7:00 a.m. – Starter Calves, all other Breeding Stock, Small Market
Animals and Take home animals released. Horses released
by Superintendent with approved times.
8:00a.m. - Barnyard Children and all other Premium Exhibits released.
*All pens must be cleaned by 9:30 a.m. Sunday.
*Fairgrounds clean-up involves everyone
and starts at 7:00 a.m.