McPherson County Fair join us for lots of fun!

Schedule of Events

July 14, 2022

5:00 pm:
Space Reservations Due (Project/Reading Displays, Shooting Sports Displays and Self Determined).
Animal Pen Reservations Due
Fashion Revue Script Due

July 19, 2022

5:30 pm - Fairground Set-Up/Clean-Up - All 4-H Families
Grab and Go Picnic Supper (provided) to follow set-up - All 4-H Families

July 22, 2022

7:30-10:00am: Beef, Bucket Calf, Sheep and Meat Goat Weigh-In/Check-In

8:30-11:00am: Exhibits to be in place in the 4-H Building: Entomology; Photography; Project Displays and Reading.
Exhibits to be in place in the Chief Building: Booths/Banners; Energy Management-Electrical & Electronics, Small Engines, and Alternative Energy; Forestry; Geology; Home Environment; Notebooks; Self-Determined; Shooting Sports; and Wildlife.
(Exhibits to be entered during their conference judging time: Clothing & Textiles; Cloverbuds; Exploring; Fiber Arts; Foods & Nutrition-Foods, Foods Preservation, Place Settings; Plant Science; STEM; Visual Arts & Crafts; Veggie Garden and Woodworking.)

10:00am: Conference Judging: Foods & Nutrition-Foods, Foods Preservation, and Place Settings; Cookies for College (scheduled by club)

11:00am: Rabbits must be on grounds

11:00am: Dairy Goat and Dairy Cattle must be on grounds, except for Dairy Cattle in milk

1:00pm: Conference Judging: Woodworking (Chief Building)

1:30pm: Conference Judging: Visual Arts and Crafts (4-H Building)

2:00pm: Conference Judging: Fiber Arts (4-H Building)

3:00pm: Conference Judging: Electrical/Electronics, Small Engines, Alternative Energy and Self-Determined (Chief Building)

4:30pm: Conference Judging: STEM (4-H Building)

5:30-7:00pm: Rural Appreciation Supper. Tickets must be picked up at local merchants, not at the Extension Office.

6:00pm: Live Food Auction of Food & Nutrition and Cookie Jar Entries, Fundraiser for 4-H Council (Tent)

7:00pm: Meat Goat Show (Livestock Arena)

July 23, 2022

7:00-9:30am: Swine Weigh-In/Check-In

8:30am: Conference Judging: Photography (4-H Building)

10:00am: Conference Judging: Exploring (4-H Building), Plant Science (Chief Building)

10:00am: Dairy Goats & Dairy Cattle Show (Livestock Arena)

10:30am: Conference Judging: Clothing & Textiles (Extension Office Meeting Room)

11:30am: Conference Judging: Cloverbuds (4-H Building)

1:00pm: Veggie Garden Project Judging (Chief Building)

1:00pm: Fashion Revue Judging (Extension Office Meeting Room).

1:30pm: Conference Judging: Forestry; Shooting Sports; Wildlife (Chief Building)

2:00pm: Conference Judging: Entomology (4-H Building)

2:30-4:00pm: Small Engine Judging Contest (Chief Building)

4:30pm: Public Fashion Revue and Performing Arts (4-H Building)

5:00-5:30pm: Horse Check-In (Saddle Club Arena, Crow’s Nest)

6:00pm: Horse Show (Saddle Club Arena)

6:00pm: Conference Judging: Poultry (Block Building)

6:30pm: Bicycle Rodeo Check-In (Extension Office Parking Lot)

7:00pm: Bicycle Rodeo (Extension Office Parking Lot)

July 24, 2022

8:15am: Bucket Calf Conference Judging (Barn) and Show (Livestock Arena)

9:00am: Beef Show (Will Follow Bucket Calf Show-Arena).

10:00am: Free Breakfast (Tent)

10:30am: Church Service (Tent)

11:30am: Conference Judging: Booths/Banners (Chief Building)

12:30pm: Conference Judging: Notebooks and Home Environment (Chief Building)

1:00pm: Barnyard Olympics- YARDOPOLY (Show Arena)

2:00pm: Conference Judging: Reading Displays (4-H Building)

3:00pm: Conference Judging: Geology (Chief Building)

4:00pm: Conference Judging: Project Displays (4-H Building)

5:00pm: Sheep Show (Livestock Arena)

6:00pm: Hand Pet & Cat Show (4-H Building)

6:00pm: Ice Cream Social for everyone (Tent)

7:00pm: Swine Show (Livestock Arena)

July 25, 2022

8:00am: Dog Show

9:00am: Youth Fairgrounds Tours

9:00-1:30pm: Walk-Through Judging Contests – Crops, Horticulture, Life Skills, Livestock Skill-a-Thon, Photography (Extension Office Meeting Room)

8:30am: Rabbit Show (Block Building)

12:00pm: Talks & Demonstrations (4-H Building)

2:00-3:00pm: Poultry Judging Contest (Extension Office Meeting Room)

3:00-4:30pm: Optional Livestock Check-out Time

5:00pm: Round Robin Showmanship - Beef, Sheep, Swine, Horse, Dairy, Dairy Goat, Meat Goat (Intermediates and Seniors only)

6:00pm: Livestock Buyers Appreciation Supper. (Tent) Extra tickets for sale at the Extension Office.

6:45pm: Parade of Champions (Livestock Arena)

7:30pm: Livestock Sale (Livestock Arena)

8:00pm: All exhibits released, Livestock must wait until the completion of the sale to load. (Optional pick-up from 3:00-4:30 or Tuesday morning)

July 26, 2022

10:30 am: Fairground Clean-Up. Exhibits left from Monday evening must be picked up between 9:00-10:15 am.

12:00 pm: Pizza Party (4-H Building), if you helped with the Fairground Clean-Up

1:00 pm: Swimming Party (McPherson Water Park), free tickets available during Fairground Clean-Up

Date: July 22-25, 2022

Location:
McPherson County Fairgrounds,
1514 27th Avenue,
Canton, KS 67428.

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