| 2023 FAIR SCHEDULE |
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| Saturday, July 22 |
Entry Day for Exhibit Building |
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9:00am - 11:00am |
Open Class entries will be accepted |
9:00am - 11:00am |
4-H Indoor Entries will be accepted |
9:00am - 11:00am |
Lead Class entries will be accepted |
1:00pm - 4:00pm |
4-H exhibits will be judged (Judging is closed to the public.) |
1:00pm - 4:00pm |
Open Class exhibits will be judged (Judging is closed to the public.) |
| 11:00am |
Queen Contest - Food Court Building |
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| Monday, July 24 |
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All livestock will be brought to the Fairgrounds through the covered arena from 7:00am-11:00am.
Livestock inspectors will be on the Fairgrounds so have your papers in order. |
| 7:00am-11:00am |
CHECK IN ALL LIVESTOCK AND PROSPECT YEARLING. Weigh and classify pigs as they unload. |
| 11:30am |
GENERAL RULES MEETING (Show Ring), Lunch to follow - Lunch provided by Eddy County Farm and Livestock Bureau. |
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| 2:00pm |
LAMBS – Weigh and Classify (in the show ring). |
4:00pm |
RABBITS (Fryers and Bakers) – Weigh in and tattoos read immediately after the lambs
BROILERS – Weigh in and band immediately following rabbits.
BREEDING POULTRY– Leg bands and enter immediately following broilers.
DAIRY HEIFERS – Weigh, measure, present, check birth dates, TB test, preg-check, immediately following breeding poultry.
MEAT GOATS – Weigh in immediately following the dairy heifers.
MARKET CATTLE – Weigh immediately following goats. |
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| 7:00pm |
COWBOY CHURCH – Show Ring
MOVIE – Show Ring |
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| Tuesday, July 25 |
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| 10:00am |
PARADE |
| 12:00pm |
OFFICIAL OPENING- Exhibit Building & Eddy County Community Center |
12:00pm - 9:00pm |
EXHIBIT BUILDING & EDDY COUNTY COMMUNITY CENTER OPEN TO THE PUBLIC |
| 3:00pm |
DAIRY HEIFER SHOW- Livestock Barn Show Ring |
| 6:00pm |
BREEDING AND MARKET GOAT SHOW– Livestock Barn Show Ring |
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| NOTE: in the early morning hours of Monday, of the fair week, all gates leading into the fenced in area will be locked. The small walk through gates will remain open during fair hours. The fenced in area is described as that area which encloses the livestock barn, the exhibit building, and the steer barn. Once the gates are locked, they will remain locked until the conclusion of the fair. |
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| Wednesday, July 26 |
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8:00am |
RABBIT SHOW - Livestock Barn Show Ring
Breeding rabbits will show first - followed immediately by market classes. |
| 8:00am |
HORSE SHOW - Covered Arena |
10:00am - 9:00pm |
EXHIBIT BUILDING & EDDY COUNTY COMMUNITY CENTER OPEN TO THE PUBLIC |
| 10:00am - 4:00pm |
FLOWER SHOW - ‘Create and Enter a Design’ –Eddy County Community Center |
| 2:00pm |
PROSPECT YEARLING CLASS - Covered Arena |
5:00pm |
SWINE SHOW- Livestock Barn Show Ring |
8:00pm |
CONCERT- Uncle Kracker |
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| Thursday, July 27 |
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8:00am |
POULTRY SHOW BROILER JUDGING – Livestock Barn Show Ring Breeding Poultry will be judged in the poultry barn immediately following Broiler Judging. |
| 8:00am-10:00am |
Entries for Flower Show will be accepted – Eddy County Community Center |
| 9:30am |
BREEDING HEIFER SHOW – Livestock Barn Show Ring |
10:00am |
MARKET CATTLE SHOW – Livestock Barn Show Ring |
| 10:00am-9:00pm |
EXHIBIT BUILDING & EDDY COUNTY COMMUNITY CENTER OPEN TO THE PUBLIC |
| 10:30am |
FLOWER SHOW ENTRIES WILL BE JUDGED – Eddy County Community Center |
| 3:00pm |
“JAMES HAMILTON” BREEDING SHEEP SHOW – Livestock Barn Show Ring MARKET LAMB SHOW – Immediately following Breeding Sheep |
| 7:00pm |
CONCERT – Cochran & Co. |
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| Friday, July 28 |
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8:00am |
BOOSTER SHOWS FOR SWINE, LAMB AND GOAT. |
8:00am - 10:00am |
ALL SALE PULLS AND DESTINATIONS MUST BE FINALIZED! |
| 10:00am - 10:00pm |
EXHIBIT BUILDING & EDDY COUNTY COMMUNITY CENTER OPEN TO THE PUBLIC |
12:00pm - 1:30pm |
Entries for the Pecan Contest will be accepted |
3:00pm |
LEAD CLASS - Livestock Barn Show Ring |
6:00pm |
PECAN CONTEST AUCTION – Livestock Barn Show Ring |
| 7:00pm |
BULL RIDING - Horse Council Open Arena |
9:30pm - 11:30pm |
CONCERT - Kyle Park / Tell Runyan opener |
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| Saturday, July 29 |
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8:00am-12:00pm |
FIRE AND ICE |
10:00am - 10:00pm |
EXHIBIT BUILDING & EDDY COUNTY COMMUNITY CENTER OPEN TO THE PUBLIC |
| 10:00am - 12:00pm |
CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT – Covered Arena |
10:00am - 12:00pm |
"JACK RAUCH" ANVIL TOSS |
| 12:00pm |
CHILI COOK-OFF AND ICE CREAM COMPETITION AWARDS – Covered Arena |
| 2:00pm |
4-H AND FFA AWARDS PRESENTATION – Livestock Barn Show Ring |
| 4:00pm-5:30pm |
BUYER'S DINNER - Food Court |
5:30pm |
4-H AND FFA JUNIOR LIVESTOCK AUCTION – Livestock Barn Show Ring |
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Sunday, July 30 |
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9:00am |
RELEASE OF LIVESTOCK - Packer truck will come. Once packer truck is gone, livestock going home will be released by superintendent(s). |
8:00am-12:00pm |
RELEASE of Adult/Open Class exhibits – Remove Flower Show Entries |
| 10:00am-12:00pm |
RELEASE of 4-H indoor exhibits with exception of 1st and 2nd places |
