FAIR SCHEDULE

TUESDAY, AUGUST 9

10:00 am – 3:00 pm — 4-H General Judging (4-H Exhibit Building)

10:00 am – 2:00 pm — 4-H Mandatory Livestock Interviews (North Commercial Building)

4:00 pm – 9:00 pm — Commercial Exhibit Building Set-Up (North Commercial Building)

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm — Entries for Open Class Exhibits: Only for Clothing, Needlework & Crafts; Visual Arts, Crafts & Photography (Herman Vossen Building)

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10

8:00 am — 4-H Horse Show (Arena)

9:00 am – Noon — Entries for Open Class Exhibits: All Categories (Herman Vossen Building)

10:00 am – 10:00 pm — 4-H Food Stand Open – Hours & Meals

10:00 am – 4:00 pm — Commercial Exhibit Building Set-Up (North Commercial Building)

Noon – Close — Food Vendors Open

3:00 pm – Close — Beer Garden Open

5:00 pm – 9:00 pm — Commercial Exhibits Open (North Commercial Building)

5:00 pm – 10:00 pm — People’s Choice Voting on 4-H Photography Exhibits (4-H Exhibit Building)

5:30 pm — 4-H Cat, Pet, and Dog Show (Jesse Oleson Pavilion)

6:00 pm — Lynn Stoneking – FREE (Entertainment/Demonstration Tent – East of 4-H Food Stand)

6:00 pm – Close — BINGO Stand Open

6:00 pm – 9:00 pm — Midway Inflatables Open – 1 Day Pass $15; All Fair Pass $35

6:00 pm – 9:00 pm — Charger Back 9 Mini Golf

6:30 pm — House Cat and Kitten Show – Click Here for More Info (Jesse Oleson Pavilion)

8:00 pm — IV Play – Sponsored by the Windom Chamber/CVB – FREE (East of Arena)

THURSDAY, AUGUST 11

7:30 am – 10:00 pm — 4-H Food Stand Open – Hours & Meals

9:30 am — Open Class Beef Show (Arena)

10:00 am — FFA Beef Show (Arena)

10:30 am  — 4-H Cow/Calf and Market Pen of Three (Beef Barn)

10:30 am  — 4-H Beef Show (Arena)

11:00 am – 8:00 pm  Animals of Walton’s Hollow Petting Zoo (East of Inflatables on Grass)

Noon – Close — Food Vendors Open

Noon – 9:00 pm — Midway Inflatables Open – 1 Day Pass $15; All Fair Pass $35

Noon – 9:00 pm — Charger Back 9 Mini Golf

Noon – 9:00 pm — Annadale Laser Tag – $3 per person per round (South Commercial Building)

Noon – 9:00 pm  — Commercial Exhibits Open (North Commercial Building)

12:30 pm – 1:15 pm  — Pollinator Workshop Presented by Cottonwood SWCD (Demonstration Tent)

1:15 pm – 2:00 pm  — Let’s Talk Trees Presented by Cottonwood SWCD (Demonstration Tent)

2:00 pm – 2:45 pm  — Enviroscape Model – Kids Activity Presented by Cottonwood SWCD (Demonstration Tent)

2:00 pm  — Open Class Sheep Show (Jesse Oleson Pavilion)

2:30 pm  — FFA Sheep Show (Jesse Oleson Pavilion)

2:45 pm – 3:30 pm  — Glacier Presentation – Kids Activity Presented by Cottonwood SWCD (Demonstration Tent)

3:00 pm – Close — Beer Garden Open

3:15 pm  — 4-H Lamb Lead (Jesse Oleson Pavilion)

3:30 pm  — 4-H Sheep Show (Jesse Oleson Pavilion)

4:00 pm – 5:00 pm  — Cottonwood County Cotton Quilters Demonstration (Demonstration Tent)

5:30 pm  — 4-H Goat Show with FFA Immediately Following (Jesse Oleson Pavilion)

5:30 pm — Ron Kanutski – Native American Flute & Hand Drum Presentation with Storytelling from the Chippewa Nation Perspective – FREE (Entertainment/Demonstration Tent – East of 4-H Food Stand)

5:30 pm — Woody’s Axe Throwing – $22 per person (East of 4-H Food Stand)

6:00 pm – Close — BINGO Stand Open

6:15 pm  — Century Farm Award (Arena)

6:30 pm — Birch Coulee Ranch Working Rodeo – FREE (Arena)– 9:00 pm 

FRIDAY, AUGUST 12

7:30 am – 10:00 pm — 4-H Food Stand Open – Hours & Meals

8:00 am — 4-H Swine Show with FFA Immediately Following (Jesse Oleson Pavilion)

10:00 am — Champion 4-H Horse Show Pictures (Horse Barn)

11:00 am – 8:00 pm  Animals of Walton’s Hollow Petting Zoo (East of Inflatables on Grass)

11:30 am  — 4-H Dairy Show with FFA & Open Immediately Following (Arena)

Noon  — 4-H Rabbit Show (Rabbit & Poultry Barn)

Noon – 8:00 pm — Paul Bunyan Look-a-Like – FREE (East of Arena)

Noon – Close — Food Vendors Open

Noon – 9:00 pm — Midway Inflatables Open – 1 Day Pass $15; All Fair Pass $35

Noon – 9:00 pm — Charger Back 9 Mini Golf

Noon – 9:00 pm — Annadale Laser Tag – $3 per person per round (South Commercial Building)

Noon – 9:00 pm  — Commercial Exhibits Open (North Commercial Building)

12:30 pm – 1:15 pm  — Glacier Presentation – Kids Activity Presented by Cottonwood SWCD (Demonstration Tent)

1:00 pm – 5:00 pm — BINGO Stand Open

1:15 pm – 2:00 pm  — Pollinator Workshop Presented by Cottonwood SWCD (Demonstration Tent)

3:00 pm – 3:45 pm  — Let’s Talk Trees Presented by Cottonwood SWCD (Demonstration Tent)

3:00 pm – Close — Beer Garden Open

3:45 pm – 4:30 pm  — MN Ag Water Quality Certification Program Presented by Cottonwood SWCD (Demonstration Tent)

4:00 pm  — 4-H Poultry Show with Open Class Immediately Following (Rabbit & Poultry Barn)

6:00 pm – Close — BINGO Stand Open

7:00 pm  — MN Xtreme Bull Riding with Broncs and Muttin’ Bustin’ – 5 Years & Under – FREE; 6-12 Years – $5; 13 Years & Up – $15 (Arena)

SATURDAY, AUGUST 13

7:30 am – 10:00 pm — 4-H Food Stand Open – Hours & Meals

7:30 am — 4-H Auction Byers Meet & Greet Breakfast (4-H Food Stand)

8:30 am — 4-H Livestock Auction (Arena and Jesse Oleson Pavilion)

10:00 am — 4-H Horse Fun Show (Arena)

10:00 am – 5:00 pm   — Tom Sanders – Traditional Blacksmithing Demonstration (Near Demonstration Tent)

11:00 am — Kid’s and Adult Pedal Pull – FREE (East of Arena)

11:00 am – 1:00 pm  — 4-H Float Your Boat – from August 3rd Day Camp (4-H Exhibit Building)

11:00 am – 8:00 pm  Animals of Walton’s Hollow Petting Zoo (East of Inflatables on Grass)

11:30 am — 4-H Dennis Franz Premier Showmanship Contest (Arena and Jesse Oleson Pavilion)

Noon – Close — Beer Garden Open

12:30 pm — Family Dog and Puppy Show – Click Here for More Info (Arena)

Noon – 9:00 pm  — Commercial Exhibits Open (North Commercial Building)

Noon – 9:00 pm — Midway Inflatables Open – 1 Day Pass $15; All Fair Pass $35

Noon – 9:00 pm — Charger Back 9 Mini Golf

Noon – 9:00 pm — Annadale Laser Tag – $3 per person per round (South Commercial Building)

Noon – Close — Food Vendors Open

1:00 pm  — MN Toward Zero Deaths – Seat Belt Convincer (Demonstration Tent)

1:00 pm – 5:00 pm — BINGO Stand Open

2:00 pm — County Fair Bake-Off – Click Here for More Information (Herman Vossen Building)

3:00 pm – 5:00 pm — The Jorgensens Duo Band – Sponsored by The Good Samaritan Societies of Cottonwood County – FREE (East of 4-H Food Stand)

6:00 pm – Close — BINGO Stand Open

6:00 pm — Switchholio Corn Hole Tournament Signup – Bags Fly at 6:30 pm – Click Here for More Information (Arena)

6:00 pm — 4-H and Open Class Grand Champion Photos (4-H Exhibit Building and Herman Vossen Building)

6:00 pm — Open Class and FFA Exhibits Released (Herman Vossen Building)

6:00 pm — Open Class and FFA Livestock Load-Out

7:00 pm  — The Roxbury Band – FREE (East of Arena)

SUNDAY, AUGUST 14

7:00 am – 11:00 am — 4-H Exhibits Released

9:00 am – 1:30 pm — Buildings Open – Final Exhibit Pick-Up and Commercial Booth Removal