2024 Event Schedule

Saturday, July 27

• 9:00 a.m. – 4-H Cake Decorating Contest
• As scheduled – 4-H Demonstration Contest
• 11:00 a.m. – 4-H Creative Cooks Contest

Saturday, August 3

• 9:00 a.m. – 4-H & Open Horse Show

Sunday August 4

• 9:30 a.m. – 4-H & Open Gymkhana

Monday, August 5

• 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. – Dog, Hippology & Livestock Tests
• 12:00 noon – 8:00 p.m. – Booths may be set up
• 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. – Poultry & Rabbit Quiz

Tuesday, August 6

• 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. – 4-H Home Economics, Natural Resources & General Projects Due
• 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. – Completion of ALL Booths
• 5:30 p.m. – Royalty Interviews
• 5:30 p.m. – 4-H Shooting Sports Awards Ceremony
• 7:00 p.m. – 4-H Fashion Revue, Patio

Wednesday, August 7

• Entries Due – Schedule on pages 2 & 3 of the 2024 Fairbook
• 4:00 p.m. – 4-H Sheep Show, All Classes, Judging Open Class Sheep Show. Livestock Verification Cards Are Due Two Hours After Market Show
• Following Sheep Show – Swine Showmanship
• 6:30 p.m. – **True West Roundup
• 6:00 p.m. – Livestock Sale Verification Sheep Cards Due 2 Hours after Market Shows

Thursday, August 8

• 8:30 a.m. – Judging 4-H/FFA Breeding Swine, Market Swine
• Following 4-H/FFA – Open Class Swine, All Classes & Livestock Verification Cards Are Due Two Hours After Market Show
• 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Exhibits Open to the Public
• 9:00 a.m. – Judging Open Class Home Economics, Horticulture, Floriculture, Creative Arts
• 9:00 a.m. – Judging 4-H/FFA and Open Class Fleeces
• 9:00 a.m. – 4-H Poultry Judging followed by Open Class & Livestock Verification Cards Are Due Two Hours After Market Show
• 1:00 p.m. – Judging 4-H/FFA Goat Show, All Classes & Livestock Verification Cards Are Due Two Hours After Market Show
• Following 4-H/FFA – Open Class Goat, All Classes & Alpaca Demonstration
• 5:00 p.m. – Fair Royalty Speeches and Modeling
• 7:00 p.m. – Talent Contest, Patio
• 7:00 p.m. – Livestock Sale Verification Swine, Poultry, Goat, General Project Cards Due

Friday, August 9

• 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. – Exhibits Open to the Public
• 9:00 a.m. – Judging 4-H/FFA Rabbits. Livestock Verification Cards Are Due Two Hours After Market Show
• 10:00 a.m. – 4-H/FFA Breeding Beef, Beef Showmanship – 15 min. following
• 1:00 p.m. – 4-H/FFA Market Beef, Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion Market Beef, Champion Selection. Livestock Verification Cards Are Due Two Hours After Market Show
• 2:00 p.m. – Dairy Cattle, all classes
• 4:00 p.m. – 4-H/FFA Livestock Round Robin, All-Around Showmanship – 15 min. following
• 3:15 p.m. – Pee Wee Showmanship
• 7:00 p.m. – **Suzy Bogguss Concert

Saturday, August 10

• 9:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. – Exhibits Open to Public
• 9:00 a.m. – 4-H Dog Show
• 9:00 a.m. – Judging Open Class Beef All Classes
• 10:00 a.m. – Rooster Crowing Contest
• 10:00 a.m. – FFA Showmanship 11:00 a.m. – Open Class Dairy Cattle, All Classes
• 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. – **Community 4-H Barbecue Cook Off (Fairgrounds Baseball Field)
• 2:00 p.m. – Rabbit Costume Contest (custom parade of animals to follow)
• 5:00 p.m. – Silver Steaks, Silver Loin & Silver Chop Award Presentation
• 5:45 p.m. – Fair Royalty Crowning
• 6:00 p.m. – Junior Livestock Sale, Pavilion
• 9:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. – **Fair Family Dance on the Patio

Sunday, August 11

• 8:00 a.m. – Cowboy Church, Pavilion
• 8:00 a.m. – Carcass Animals Loaded
• 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. – Exhibits Open to the Public
• 1:30 p.m. – 4-H/FFA Catch-it Contest
• 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. – Payment of Premiums
• 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. – Exhibits Released in all Departments
• 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. – Booths Taken Down
• 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. – Poultry and Rabbit Exhibits Released
• 1:00 p.m. – Animals Released

Saturday, August 17

• 12:00 p.m. – **Demolition Derby, gates open at 10:00 a.m. Note new location – Sky Ute Fairgrounds, 115 Goddard Avenue
  Ignacio, Colorado. Download and print our 2024 Demolition Derby Flyer.