2015 SEDGWICK COUNTY FAIR
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Friday, July 24
6:00 P.M .22 Rifle and Trap Shoot—Julesburg Gun Club
Saturday, July 25
9:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M. Interview Judging Exhibit Building
(Completed General 4-H Projects and record books and Catch-It Animal Project Records Due)
12:00 P.M. Archery Competition-in Indoor Arena
1:00 P.M. Exhibit Building Set-up
Sunday, July 26
10:00 - 3:00 P.M. Exhibit Building Set-up. School Art Displays to be brought in
2:00 P.M. Set up of Livestock Show Ring (Livestock Superintendents)
5:00 P.M. 4-H Horse Speed Events
Monday, July 27
1:00 P.M. Exhibit Building Set-up
6:00 - 8:00 P.M. Judged Booth Set-Up – Booth Displays
Tuesday, July 28
6:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M. All Open Class Entries taken in Exhibit Building
EXCLUDING Floriculture, Garden and Crops
Wednesday, July 29
8:00 – 9:30 A.M. All Open Class Entries EXCLUDING Floriculture, Garden and Crops taken in Exhibit Building
12:00 P.M. EXHIBIT BUILDING OPENS TO PUBLIC (subject to change if Open Class Judging is not complete)
3:00-4:00 P.M. Stalling of 4-H Horses
4:00-6:00 P.M. Vet Check & Stalling of All Livestock Animals
6:00 P.M. Weigh in of all animals in following order:
Beef - in the scale facility on the Northeast side of large animal housing
Sheep - in designated scale area in the small animal housing
Goat - same area as sheep
Swine - same area as sheep and goats
8:00 P.M. EXHIBIT BUILDING CLOSES
Thursday, July 30
8:00 – 9:30 A.M. Open Class Entries for Floriculture, Garden and Crops taken in Exhibit Building
8:00 A.M. Horse Project Members Written Test-Grandstands
8:30 A.M. 4-H Horse Show– Outdoor Arena
11:00 A.M. Judging of Open Class Entries for Floriculture, Garden and Crops
8:00 A.M. – 8:00 P.M. Vendor set-up - Exhibit Building; Fairgrounds
5:00 P.M. Swine Show
8:00 P.M. EXHIBIT BUILDING CLOSES
Friday, July 31
9:00 A.M. Sheep Show
-Bottle Lamb to follow Sheep Show
-Goat Show immediately following Bottle Lamb
-Bottle Goat to follow Goat Show
2:00 P.M. Rabbit & Poultry Show
5:00 P.M. Bucket Calf
Beef Show
7:00 P.M. Horseshoe Pitching (at west end of the Grandstands)
8:00 P.M. Consignment Deadline for All 4-H Livestock Projects to sell at the Junior Livestock sale. ABSOLUTELY NO EXCEPTIONS
8:00 P.M. CONCERT IN THE GRANDSTANDS
Tim Zach & The Whiskey Bent Band
8:00 P.M. EXHIBIT BUILDING CLOSES
Saturday, August 1
8:00 A.M. - 10:00 A.M. Sedgwick County Cancer Awareness breakfast burrito sale
front of Sedgwick County Courthouse (3rd and Pine)
9:30 A.M. - 10:15 A.M. PARADE REGISTRATION
(10TH and Cedar in open field across from Nursing Home)
10:30 A.M. PARADE
12:00 P.M. NJC Young Farmers Kids Pedal Tractor Pull under the canopy outside the Grandstands -registration at 11:30 a.m.
KID’S GAMES & ACTIVITIES –ages 6 & under – under the canopy outside the Grandstands (immediately following Kids Tractor Pull)
12:00 P.M. Catch-It Application Due to Fairgrounds Extension
Office, No Exceptions!
2:00 P.M. Livestock Show Ring
Master Showman Contest
Catch-it-Animal Contests to Follow Master Showman
Mutton Bustin’ to Follow Catch-It Animal Contests
5:00 – 6:30 P.M. BBQ—sponsored by the Sedgwick County Commissioners
WATERMELON FEED-sponsored by the Sedgwick County Chamber of Commerce
5:30 P.M. -JACKPOT JUNIOR RODEO
-Royalty Crowning and Crowning of Lil’ Miss
-Release of horses following Junior Rodeo (see 4-H Horse Rules)
-DJ in the Beer Garden following Rodeo sponsored by the Ovid Fire Department
8:00 P.M. EXHIBIT BUILDING CLOSES
8:00-9:00 P.M. RELEASE OF EXHIBITS – EXHIBITS BUILDING
Pay out premiums – Exhibit Building – Open Class
Only!
9:00 P.M. - MIDNIGHT Teen Dance (under canopy outside the Grandstands) with live DJ
Sunday, August 2
EXHIBIT BUILDING CLOSED TO PUBLIC
8:00 A.M. Release of non-sale Livestock Animals with permission of species superintendent
8:00 A.M. Worship Service sponsored by Sedgwick County Ministerial Society in the Grandstands
9:00-10:00 A.M. RELEASE OF EXHIBITS – EXHIBIT BUILDING
Pay out premiums – Exhibit Building! All Open Class Premiums and Exhibits must be claimed by 10:00 a.m. or they will be forfeited.
4-H Exhibits must be picked up by 10:00 am
1:00 P.M. Sedgwick County 4-H Parade of Champions – Livestock Show Ring
1:30 P.M. JUNIOR LIVESTOCK SALE
--- Add on sheets will be available at the Fairgrounds Sale Office
--- Absolutely No Add On’s After the Sale
Buyer’s Appreciation BBQ (immediately following Livestock Sale)
RELEASE OF LIVESTOCK ANYTIME AFTER BUYER’S APPRECIATION BBQ
Thank you for coming!!