It’s Time! Adams County Fair is Underway Here’s the Full Schedule

It's Adams County Fair time and here are some of the big events coming up this year at the fair.

Wednesday, July 24

• 7:00 AM -- 4-H Equine Check In
• 8:00 AM -- 4-H Equine Judging (Horse Arena)
• 9:00 AM -- Judging Open Class Entries
• 5:00 PM -- Carnival Opens
• 6:00 PM -- Little Mr. & Miss Adams County Fair (Grandstand Stage)
• 6:30 PM -- 12 & Under Pee Wee Horse Show (Horse Arena)
• 7:00 PM -- Miss Adams County Fair Pageant & Sweetheart of Adams County
• 8:00 PM -- Teen Dance

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Thursday, July 25 - Veteran's Night

• 9:00 AM to Noon -- 4-H Rabbit Check-In
• 10:30 AM -- Mississippi Valley Holstein Club Show in Show Barn
• 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM -- 4-H Sheep Check In
• 4:30 PM -- Great Lakes Timber Lumberjack Show (Family Fun Zone)
• 5:00 PM -- Carnival Opens
• 6:00 PM -- 4-H Rabbit Judging
• 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM -- 4-H Swine Check-In and Weighing
• 6:30 PM -- Great Lakes Timber Lumberjack Show (Family Fun Zone)
• 6:30 PM -- Pony Pull Show (Horse Arena)
• 7:00 PM -- Jr. Miss Adams County Fair & Miss Teen Adams County Fair
• 7:30 PM -- Bareback and Saddle Bronc Busting (Grandstand)
• 8:00 PM -- Teen Dance
• 9:00 PM -- Live Music by "Clover" in Beer Garden

Friday, July 26

• 9:00 AM -- Society & Open Youth Horse Show (Horse Arena)
• 3:00 PM -- Great Lakes Timber Lumberjack Show (Family Fun Zone)
• 4:00 PM -- 4-H Master Showmanship Contest
• 5:00 PM -- Carnival Opens
• 5:00 PM -- Open Class Beef Entries in Place
• 5:00 PM -- Sawing, Threshing, Steam Engine and Blacksmith Demonstration
• 5:00 PM -- Open Horse Speed Show (Horse Arena)
• 5:00 PM -- Great Lakes Timber Lumberjack Show (Family Fun Zone)
• 5:30 PM -- Watermelon Feed in the hospitality tent - Republican Party
• 7:00 PM -- Great Lakes Timber Lumberjack Show (Family Fun Zone)
• 7:30 PM -- Bull Riding (Grandstand)
• 7:30 PM -- Adams County Fair Karaoke Contest
• 8:00 PM -- Teen Dance
• 9:00 PM -- Live Music in the Beer Garden

Saturday, July 27

• 7:00 AM -- All Beef to be in Stalls with Health Certificate in hand
• 7:00 AM -- Adult Co-ed Sand Volleyball Tournament (East of Beer Tent)
• 8:00 AM -- Open Sheep Judging
• 8:00 AM -- Open Dairy Judging
• 9:00 AM -- Open Class Rabbit Judging
• 9:00 AM -- Open Western Horse Show (Horse Arena)
• 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM -- “Nauvoo on the Road”
• 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM -- Registration for Baby Contest (Domestic Arts Building)
• 12:00 PM -- Baby Contest (Prairieland FS Tent in Family Fun Zone)
• 12:00 PM  - 12:45 PM - Adams County Fair Bags Tournament Registration
• 12:00 PM -- Olde Tyme Association Ice Cream Contest
• 12:00 PM -- Jr. Beef Show and Beef Fitting Contest to begin after Open Dairy Show
• 1:00 PM -- Adams County Fair Bags Tournament
• 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM -- $17 Armband Carnival Ride Promotion and $1 Kids Rides
• 2:00 PM -- Great Lakes Timber Lumberjack Show (Family Fun Zone)
• 2:30 PM -- Olde Tyme Parade
• 4:00 PM -- Great Lakes Timber Lumberjack Show (Family Fun Zone)
• 5:00 PM -- Sawing and Threshing
• 5:00 PM -- Corn Feed (Hospitality Tent)
• 6:00 PM -- Great Lakes Timber Lumberjack Show (Family Fun Zone)
• 6:00 PM -- Carnival Reopens
• 7:00 PM -- Diamond Rio
• 8:30 PM -- Sawyer Brown
• 9:00 PM -- Teen Dance
• 9:00 PM -- Live Music by "Stealin Copper" in the Beer Garden

Sunday, July 28

• 7:30 AM -- Catholic Mass
• 8:00 AM -- "The Grace race" 5K Run/Walk
• 10:00 AM -- Garden Tractor Show
• 10:30 AM -- Team Roping (Horse Arena)
• 1:00 PM -- Great Lakes Timber Lumberjack Show (Family Fun Zone)
• 2 PM - 5 PM -- Live Music in the Beer Garden
• 2:30 PM -- Olde Tyme Parade
• 4:00 PM -- Carnival Opens
• 4:00 PM -- Great Lakes Timber Lumberjack Show (Family Fun Zone)
• 6:00 PM -- Xcalibur Tractor Pull
• 6:00 PM -- Great Lakes Timber Lumberjack Show (Family Fun Zone)
• 8:00 PM -- Teen Dance

Monday, July 29

• 8:00 AM -- Open Class Beef Judging
• 8:00 AM -- 4-H Goat Judging in 4-H Goat Barn
• 8:30 AM to 11:00 AM -- Market Hogs Weigh In
• 10:00 AM -- Sawing and Threshing
• 12:00 PM -- 4-H Poultry Judging in Sheep Barn
• 1:00 PM -- Open Swine Judging
• 4:30 PM -- Great Lakes Timber Lumberjack Show (Family Fun Zone)
• 5:00 PM -- Carnival Family Night - $18 Armbands
• 5:00 PM -- Tractor Pull Night
• 6:30 PM -- Great Lakes Timber Lumberjack Show (Family Fun Zone)
• 7:00 PM -- Ranch Hand Rodeo
• 8:30 PM -- Great Lakes Timber Lumberjack Show (Family Fun Zone)
• 8:00 PM -- Teen Dance
• 9:00 PM --Live Music “Staggard” in the Beer Garden

Tuesday, July 30

• 4-H Beef Judging
• Noon - 4:00 PM -- Kids Day "Carload Discount"
• 12:45 PM -- Great Lakes Timber Lumberjack Show (Family Fun Zone)
• 1 PM - 5 PM -- Kids Cay - $17 Armbands for the Carinval
• 1:30 PM -- Kids' Games Contest
• 4:00 PM -- Great Lakes Timber Lumberjack Show (Family Fun Zone)
• 6:00 PM -- Carnival Opens
• 6:30 PM -- Great Lakes Timber Lumberjack Show (Family Fun Zone)
• 6:30 PM -- Demolition Derby
• 8:00 PM -- Teen Dance
• 9:00 PM -- Karaoke in the Beer Garden