2026 Fair Schedule
Monday June 8, 2026
· Open 4-H & FFA Pre-Entry Opens
Friday July 10, 2026
· 4-H & FFA Fair Entries due
Late Entry fee is $25
Saturday July 11, 2026
· Tractor Pull 7:00 p.m.
Saturday July 17, 2026
· Final day to enter open class entries and be entered in a special drawing. Entries will be accepted on Monday July 27, 2026, however but pre entry is encouraged.
Saturday-July 25, 2026
· 8:30 a.m. 4-H and Cloverbud Showcase Pre-fair entry and judging at Community Building
(Sewing and Textiles, Shopping In Style, fashion revue, visual arts, fiber arts, photography)
· 4-H Geology Judging at Extension Office Meeting Room
· 10:30 a.m. Entries MUST be in the building by 10:30 a.m.
· 12:00 p.m.- Work day and setup the Community Building, Quonset Hut and Livestock barns
Monday July 27, 2026
· 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Enter Open class foods-Judging at will be Tuesday at 9:00 a.m.
· 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Enter & conference judging of all 4-H Foods
o 1:00p.m. -2:00p.m. – Lucky 13
o 2:00p.m. – 3:00p.m. – Seekers Not Slackers
o 3:00p.m. – 4:00p.m. – Star Shooting and Cherry Mound
· 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Enter all other 4-H & Open Class Exhibits
4-H judging ends at 4:00 p.m.
· 5:00p.m. – 7:00p.m. - 4-H Foods Bake Sale
· 5:30p.m.-
· 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. – Enter all 4-H and Open Class Poultry and Rabbits
· 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. – Enter & Weigh all Market Sheep, Meat Goats & Swine
To minimize confusion, please have swine in pens by 5:00 p.m.
· 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. – Enter & weigh all Market Beef
Immediately after weigh-in is completed, there will be a livestock Exhibitors meeting in the arena
Frontier Farm Credit will be serving a hot dog dinner to Exhibitors in the evening.
Tuesday July 28, 2026
· 8:30 a.m. Swine Show
Beachner Grain is providing donuts and drinks before the swine show.
· 9:00 a.m. – Judging of Open Class foods, all Horticulture and Floriculture, and remaining 4-H, open class Boy Scout and Girl Scout Exhibits
Community Building will close at 9:00 a.m. for judging and reopen once judging to completed.
· 11:00 a.m. Rabbit Show-Livestock Arena
Show will start 15 minutes after the swine show it if is not completed by 11 a.m.
· 1:30 p.m. – Poultry Show- Livestock Arena
Please note: It will begin at 1:30 p.m., or following the Rabbit Show.
· 7:00 p.m. – Parade – Stadium
After Parade- Pedal Tractor Pull- North end of the stadium
· 8:00 p.m. – Fashion Revue and 4-H Awards presentation – Livestock Arena. Grand, Reserve, and Special awards in non-livestock projects will be presented during the Fashion Revue.
· 6:00 p.m. – 10:00p.m. – Fun Services of KC
· 8:00 p.m. – Ranch Rodeo
Wednesday – July 29, 2026
· 7:30 a.m. Check in for Horse Show
· 8:00 a.m. – Horse Show
· 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. – Enter pies in the Community Building
· 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. – Anderson County Fair Tent
· 6:00 p.m. – Sheep Show and Meat Goat Show
Sheep show first and Goats show second, 15 minutes after the Sheep show
· 6:00 p.m. – 10:00p.m. – Fun Services of KC
· 6:15 p.m. - Judging of pies
· 6:30 p.m. – GSSB Kids Cash Grab
· 7:30 p.m. – Presentation of pie awards and pie auction – tent on ball field
Thursday July 30, 2026
· 9:00 a.m. – Dairy Goat Show
· 9:30 a.m. – Dairy Cattle Show
· 10:00 a.m.-12:00pm – Livestock Judging Contest
· 1:00 p.m. – Pet Contest-livestock arena
· 6:00 p.m. -- Bucket Calf interviews and show
· 6:30 p.m. – Beef Show
Friday July 31, 2026
· 9:00 a.m. – Round Robin Showmanship Contest
· 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. – Release all 4-H and Open Class Exhibits
· 5:30 p.m. – Livestock Buyers and Award Sponsors Appreciation Supper- Community Building
· 7:00 p.m. – Livestock Premium Sale
Sunday August 2, 2026
· 4:30 p.m. – Volunteers and 4-H families clean up fair grounds
Treats following clean up for 4-H families who volunteered