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Fair Schedule

July 16-20th, 2008

Friday, June 20

County Fair Entry Forms Due to the Extension Office-All Health Papers for Horses, Chickens, Turkeys, Swine born outside Minnesota, Dogs, Cats, and Pets.  Horse Show Entries, Demonstration Day (Demonstration & Illustration Talks, Youth in Action, Presentation Software Contest), Food Revue, and Fashion Revue.

Thursday, June 26

7:00 p.m. Demonstration Day

Tuesday, July 1

4:00 p.m. Regional Llama Show, Morris

Wednesday, July 2

8:30-12:00 p.m. Home Ec Judging Day

(All clothing, Fashion Revue, Home Environment, Child Development, Needle Arts, Quilting, and Consumer Education

1:30 p.m. Food Revue

7:00 p.m. Fashion Revue

Saturday, July 12

(Tuesday, July 15-Rain Date)

8:00 a.m. Horse Training Levels 1-3 Judging

9:00 a.m. Horse Show

Monday, July 14

9:00 a.m. Pre-Fair Clean-up of Food stand and Livestock Barns-All livestock Families Should Help with barn setup.

5:30 p.m. Dog Show, Livestock Arena

5-8:00 p.m. Open Class Entry o f Exhibits

Fair Office (320) 634-4855

Tuesday, July 15

8 a.m.-3 p.m. Entry Day Open Classes

1:00-6:00 p.m. 4-H Non-Livestock/Building Exhibit Judging and Entry

3:00-7:00 p.m. Early livestock vet check times

3:00-4:30 Jackpot Sheep Show Weigh-in (not 4-H show)

5:00 Jackpot Sheep Show (not 4-H show)

4:30 Food available at the Little Red Barn (Hot Dogs, chips, and pop)

Wednesday, July 16

9:00 a.m. Pigeon Show

12:00 p.m. Poultry Show (Beginning with Cloverbuds & Showmanship)

8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Vet Check-in and weighing of livestock

3:00 p.m. All Livestock in place

4:30 p.m. Jackpot Beef Show (not the 4-H cattle show)

4:30 p.m. FFA Feed @ The Little Red Barn

5:00 p.m. Carnival Opens

5:00 p.m. All Exhibit Buildings Open to the public

7:00 p.m. Two Man Team Sorting Competition IN THE GRANDSTAND

10:00 P.M. Open Class & Industrial Buildings close

Thursday, July 17

7:30 a.m. Goat Show

10:30 a.m. Dairy Show

11:15 a.m. $2 Senior Citizens Meal @ The Little Red Barn (Sandwich, salad, beans, chips, coffee, & milk all for $2 plus FREE ENTERTAINMENT ALL AFTERNOON!)

11:30 a.m. Senior Citizens Day-Outstanding Senior program (Free Stage)

12:00 2nd Annual Potato Peeling Challenge

12:30-2:30 p.m. The Velvet Brass Band

2:30 p.m. Rabbit Show

3:30-5:30 p.m. The Velvet Brass Band

4:00 Canine Demonstration (near fair office)

5:00 p.m. Sheep Show

5:00 p.m. Old Fashioned Hog Roast $2 (6 and under eat free) Sponsored by the Pope Co. Ag Society till it’s gone!

6:00-9:00 p.m. Carnival Can Drive Special (only good on the grounds no advanced purchase available) Bring 3 Can Goods and get 3 Armbands for $30 Only good in multiples of 3!  All can goods will be donated to the Pope County Food Shelf

6:30 Demolition Derby IN THE GRANDSTAND

10:00 P.M. Open Class & Industrial Buildings close

Friday, July 18

8:00 a.m. Swine Show

12:00 p.m. Trisha & The Toonies

12:00-4:00 p.m. Water Testing in the Industrial Arts Building (Sponsored by Pope SWCD and Pope Co. Land & Resource Mgmt.)

1:00 p.m. Kid’s Day Prize Drawing

1:00 p.m. Beef Show

1-5:00 p.m. Carnival Armband Special

3:00 p.m. Trisha & The Toonies

4:00 p.m. Canine Demonstration (near fair office)

4:30 p.m. Terrace Sportsman’s Club Feed @ The Little Red Barn

5:00 p.m. Trisha & The Toonies

6-10:00 p.m. Carnival Armband Special

5:30 p.m. Pickup & Tractor Pull IN THE GRANDSTAND

10:00 P.M. Open Class & Industrial Buildings close

Saturday, July 19

9:00 a.m. 4-H Livestock Auction

11:30 7th Annual Bakers Contest Featuring Raspberries (Entry 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. @ the free stage)

12:00 –1:30 p.m. Lamb Lead Interviews

12:00-2:30 p.m. Pet & Cat Interviews

1:00 p.m.  OLD FASHIONED RODEO IN THE GRANDSTAND

1:00-5:00 p.m. Carnival Armband Special

2:00 p.m. Lamb Lead

3:00 p.m. Pet Show Followed Immediately by Cat Show and Llama Exhibition Show

4:00 p.m. Pope Co Sheriff Dept. Canine Unit Demonstration

4:30 Cattleman’s Feed @ The Little Red Barn

6:00-9:00 p.m. Carnival Armband Special

7:00 p.m. OLD FASHIONED RODEO ACTION IN THE GRANDSTAND

7:00 p.m. Round Robin Showmanship

10:00 P.M. Open Class & Industrial Buildings close

Sunday, July 20

10:00 a.m. Fun Horse Show

12 Noon Community Church Service (Free Stage) Sponsored by Youth For Christ

Noon-4 p.m. Carnival Armband Special

2:00 p.m. Demolition Derby

3:30 p.m. Livestock State Fair Trip Meeting

5:00 p.m. Non-Livestock State Fair Trip Meeting

6:00 p.m. Livestock & Non-Livestock Exhibit Release

Monday, July 21

9:00 a.m. Post-Fair Cleanup

All Livestock Families should help with the barn cleanup.

Wednesday, August 20-Sunday August 24

State Fair Livestock Encampment

Tuesday, August 26-Thursday, August 28

State Fair Regular Encampment

State Fair 4-H Llama Encampment

Friday, September 12-Monday, September 15

State 4-H Horse Show

Saturday, September 20-Sunday, September 21

4-H Dog Show

Last updated 5/27/08

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Noon Industrial Building & Open Class Buildings open and at 10 pm Industrial & Open Class Buildings Close Wednesday -Saturday; Sunday Close at 6 pm with the release of exhibits.

All contents are the property of Pope County Agricultural Society and are their views and opinions.  All information within this site is subject to change and should serve only as a guideline for the fair.   Pope County Fair Board prohibits discrimination in all their programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or family status.

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