Today
7 to 10 a.m. Jackson County Fair boer goat show registration – Show Arena 2
8:30 a.m. Entry of 4-H cats
8:30 a.m. to noon All entries due to Horticulture Building; open judging to follow closing deadline
9 a.m. 4-H cat show and poster entry – Show Arena 1
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Inside entries Antique Farm and Homestead display – Antique Building
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Outside entries Antique Farm and Homestead display featuring Massey Harris, Massey-Ferguson, Ferguson steam engines – Antique Building
9 to 11 a.m. 4-H corn, garden, mini garden, floriculture, potatoes, soybeans and wheat will be community-style judged at the 4-H Building
9:30 a.m. 4-H horse and pony show (halter, showmanship and all riding classes) – Horse Show Arena
Noon Jackson County Fair boer goat show – Show Arena 2
1 p.m. Judging swine breeding – Show Arena 1
7 p.m. Jackson County Fair horse fun show – Horse Show Arena
10 p.m. 4-H swine not in open class swine show may be brought to the fair
Sunday, July 23
10 a.m. Open beef show animals must arrive by this time
10 a.m. Jackson County Fair horse show – Horse Show Arena
Noon SIAA Hoosier Classic Angus Show – Show Arena 1 *in conjunction with Jackson County Fair open beef show
1 p.m. Open class sheep – Show Arena 2
1 p.m. Less Like Me – Antique Building Stage
2 p.m. Horseshoe pitching contest
4 to 5 p.m. Register 4-H poultry – Show Arena 2
4 to 5 p.m. Register 4-H rabbits – Rabbit Barn
5 to 7 p.m. Entry (weigh-in) of 4-H goats
5:30 p.m. Registration for 99.3 WZZB Frog Frenzy
6 p.m. Registration for cornhole pitch
6 p.m. 4-H Bubble Bash – 4-H Building
6:30 p.m. 99.3 WZZB Frog Frenzy
6:30 p.m. Cornhole pitch
6:30 p.m. Registration for hog calling contest
7 p.m. Hog calling contest
8 p.m. Fair queen pageant – Grandstand
8 p.m. 4-H cattle and sheep not entered in open class accepted
*Special goat/sheep note: 4-H goats not in open show may be brought to the fair before 8 a.m. Sunday or after 5 p.m. Sunday; 4-H sheep not in open show may be brought to the fair after 5 p.m. Sunday or before noon Monday (for additional livestock drop-off information, see mailing in June)
Monday, July 24
7 a.m. All 4-H swine exhibits must be penned
8 a.m. 4-H rabbit judging – Rabbit Barn
8:30 a.m. Weigh-in of 4-H swine gilts and market barrows – Show Arena 1
10 a.m. 4-H aerospace rocket launch – Front of Grandstand
11 a.m. 4-H poultry judging – Show Arena 2
Noon Closing for 4-H livestock entries (except dairy)
3 p.m. 4-H swine gilt show and showmanship – Show Arena 1
4 p.m. Registration for 46th annual spelling bee – Pavilion
4:30 p.m. 46th annual spelling bee – Pavilion
5 p.m. 4-H myotonic and boer goat judging – Show Arena 2
6 to 9 p.m. Larry Wayt & Soldiers’ Joy String Band – Antique Building Stage
7 p.m. Night antique machinery demonstration – Antique Building
7 p.m. Rodeo – Grandstand
Tuesday, July 25
7:30 a.m. Dairy beef weigh-in to determine 4-H classes
9 a.m. 4-H beef fitting contest – Show Arena 2
9 a.m. Open show dairy cattle – Show Arena 1
10 a.m. 4-H fashion revue – Grandstand
10 a.m. Crowning of 4-H royalty – Grandstand
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Older Americans – Pavilion
Noon 4-H market lambs weighed
Noon All dairy cattle entries must be on the fairgrounds
3 p.m. 4-H swine barrow show – Show Arena 1
5:30 to 6:30 p.m. STEPS Dance Center – Pavilion
6 to 7 p.m. 4-H horse and pony demonstration – Show Arena 2
6 to 9 p.m. TBD – Antique Building Stage
6:30 p.m. Tomahawk and knife throwing – Antique Building
7 p.m. Night antique machinery demonstration – Antique Building
7 p.m. Demolition derby – Grandstand
7:30 p.m. Columbus City Band – Pavilion
Wednesday, July 26
7:30 a.m. Weigh 4-H steers and heifers to determine 4-H classes
9 a.m. 4-H dairy judging – Show Arena 1
1 p.m. 4-H dairy beef judging – Show Arena 1
1 to 5 p.m. Kiddie Day – Midway
3 p.m. Registration for pedal tractor pull – Pavilion
3:30 p.m. Pedal tractor pull begins – Pavilion
5 p.m. Judging of 4-H sheep – Show Arena 2
6 p.m. 4-H goat variety show – Show Arena 1
6 to 9 p.m. TAPP’D Seymour – Antique Building Stage
6:30 to 8 p.m. Elements of Jazz – Pavilion
7 p.m. Night antique machinery demonstration – Antique Building
7 p.m. Battle of the Bluegrass Pulling Series – Grandstand
7:30 p.m. 4-H Waggin’ Pals Dog Cub demonstration – Show Arena 1
7:30 p.m. Heirloom seeds and germination – Family Arts Building
Thursday, July 27
10 a.m. 4-H beef heifer judging- Show Arena 1
Noon 4-H beef steers judging – Show Arena 1
2:30 p.m. Check-in for 4-H performing arts performance – Pavilion
3 p.m. 4-H performing arts performance – Pavilion
4 p.m. 4-H dairy goat show, 4-H dairy goat parent showmanship and dairy goat milking contest to follow 4-H show – Show Arena 2
4 to 9 p.m. FFA free ice cream – Farm Bureau Building
4:30 to 6 p.m. Fair queens tea – Pavilion
6 to 9 p.m. Southern Indiana Cloggers and Country Kickers – Antique Building Stage
6:30 p.m. Tomahawk and knife throwing – Antique Building
7 p.m. Night antique machinery demonstration – Antique Building
7 p.m. Registration for Trivia Night – Pavilion
7:30 p.m. Trivia Night – Pavilion
8 p.m. Thursday Night Thunder – Grandstand
Friday, July 28
7 a.m. Swine going home (locker, personal use) exhibits released
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Quiet barn time for individuals with disabilities and sensory needs – Show Arena 1
Noon Jackson County Fair fashion show – Pavilion
2 p.m. Grand parade of livestock registration deadline – 4-H Building
3 p.m. Presentation of 4-H building banners, building winners circle awards, 10-year members, Mini 4-H T-shirts, achievement, leadership and outstanding Junior Leader plaques and I Dare You Awards – Pavilion
5:30 p.m. Grand parade of open class grand champions and any 4-H livestock – Show Arena 1
6 to 7:30 p.m. Less Like Me – Pavilion
6 to 9 p.m. Alley Katz – Antique Building Stage
6 to 11 p.m. Moonlight Madness – Midway
6:30 p.m. 4-H junior supreme showman contest – Show Arena 1
7 p.m. Night antique machinery demonstration – Antique Building
7:30 p.m. John Stuckwisch Memorial Beagles and Coonhound Show – Show Arena 2
7:30 p.m. 4-H supreme showman contest – Show Arena 1
8 p.m. Clogfest hosted by Trevor Dewitt – Pavilion
8 p.m. Monster trucks – Grandstand
9 p.m. Battle of the Barns – Show Arena 1
10 p.m. Winner of Jackson County’s sow and litter contest and largest hog contest released from fairgrounds
11 p.m. 4-H animals released from fairgrounds (nonauction animals)
Saturday, July 29
8 a.m. All non-auction 4-H animals need to be removed from the fairgrounds by this time
9:30 a.m. 4-H livestock auction (swine, goats, rabbit, poultry, sheep, dairy beef and beef) – Show Arena 1
9:30 a.m. Registration for baby contest and Little Farmer contest
10 a.m. Baby contest and Little Farmer contest
1 to 5 p.m. Kiddie Day – Midway
6 to 7:30 p.m. Country Kickers – Pavilion
6 to 9 p.m. TBA – Antique Building Stage
6 to 11 p.m. Moonlight Madness – Midway
7 p.m. 10th annual Paul Crockett Memorial – Grandstand
Sunday, July 30
11 a.m. to 3 p.m. All antique area displays and entries will be released
3 to 5 p.m. All exhibits must be claimed and removed – 4-H Building
3 to 5 p.m. All Family Arts and Horticulture entries must be claimed and removed; premiums will be paid for Family Arts and Horticulture at this time – Family Arts Building