Schedule:

Saturday, July 29, 2023

2:00 p.m: Baby Pageant at Dunbar Auditorium
6:00 p.m: Baxter Co. Fair Pageant at Dunbar Auditorium

Thursday, August 17, 2023

12:00 p.m - 5:00 p.m: Exhibitor Registration at Education Building
12:00 p.m - 5:00 p.m: Enter Home, Economics, Art, Photography- NO Baked Goods accepted until Tuesday at Education Building

Friday, August 18, 2023

7:00 p.m: Truck Pulling Contest at Saddle Club Arena

Sunday, August 20, 2023

Intake

Tuesday, August 22, 2023

2:00 p.m - 6:00 p.m: Exhibitor Registration at Education Building
2:00 p.m - 6:00 p.m: Enter Home, Economics, Art, Photography - No Baked Goods accepted until Tuesday at Education Building
2:00 p.m - 6:00 p.m: Enter Horticulture Horticulture room
3:00 p.m - 9:00 p.m: Cattle, Swine, Goats, and Lambs May Arrive at Livestock Barn
5:00 p.m - 9:30 p.m: Carnival at Midway

Wednesday, August 23, 2023

8:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m: Horticulture Judging at Horticulture Room (Closed)
8:30 a.m - 5:00 p.m: Home Economics, Art, and Photography Judging at Education Building (Closed)
9:00 a.m - 6:00 p.m: Poultry and Rabbits May Arrive at Poultry, Rabbit Barn
10:00 a.m - 6:00 p.m: Poultry Blood Testing at Lot By the Fair Office- 1507 Fairgrounds Drive
12:00 p.m: Livestock Must Be In Place at Livestock Barn
12:00 p.m - 4:00 p.m: Livestock Check-In, Weigh-In at Livestock Barn
5:00 p.m - 9:00 p.m: Commercial Booth Open
5:00 p.m - Close: Carnival Midway
5:30 p.m: Fair Parade
Immediately Following the Parade: Horse Show at Saddle Club Arena
6:00 p.m: Swine Showmanship at Livestock Show Arena
Immediately Following Swine Showmanship: Swine Show (Breeding Guilts, Market Hogs) at Livestock Show Arena
7:00 p.m - 9:00 p.m: Outdoor Stage

Thursday, August 24, 2023

9:00 a.m: Dairy Cattle, Dairy Goats Show, Showmanship at Livestock Show Arena
9:30 a.m - 12:00 p.m: Poultry, Rabbit Judging at Poultry, Rabbit Barn (Closed)
10:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m: Senior Citizen Day (Fair admission to Seniors over 65 courtesy of Troy Garland Insurance- Call 870.425.0303 for Free Pass)
10:00 a.m - 9:00 p.m: Veterans Day (fair admission to Veterans courtesy of Jim Brown Co.- complimentary tickets available at gate)
10:00 a.m - 9:00 p.m: Commercial Booths Open
10:00 a.m - 9:00 p.m: Molasses Cooking Demonstration at Next to Food Booths, Livestock
Barn
10:30 a.m - 12:30 p.m: Senior Bingo Bash at Indoor Stage
10:30 a.m: Breeding Goats at Livestock Show Arena
11:30 a.m: Breeding Sheep at Livestock Show Arena
1:00 p.m: Adult Breeding Cattle at Livestock Show Arena
2:00 p.m: Junior Breeding Cattle, Commercial Heifer Show at Livestock Show Arena
3:30 p.m: Rabbit Showmanship for Youth at Poultry, Rabbit Barn
4:00 p.m: Meat Rabbit Show at Livestock Show Arena
5:00 p.m - Close: Carnival at Midway
6:00 p.m: Market Steers, Beef Cattle, Bottle Calf, Market Goat, Wether Dam Goat, Meat Goat, Market Lamb and Sheep, Wether Dam Sheep Show, Showmanship at Livestock Show Arena
7:00 p.m - 9:00 p.m: Outdoor Stage

Friday, August 25, 2023

9:00 a.m - 12:00 p.m: Cattle, Goat and Sheep Grooming Contest at Livestock Show Arena
10:00 a.m - 9:00 p.m: Commercial Booths Open
10:00 a.m - 9:00 p.m: Molasses Cooking Demonstration at Next to Food Booths and Livestock Barn
1:00 p.m: Livestock Skill-A-Thon at Livestock Show Arena
All-Around Showman at Livestock Show Arena Immediately Following Livestock Skill-A-Thon
5:00 p.m - Close: Carnival at Midway
7:00 p.m - 9:00 p.m: Outdoor Stage

Saturday, August 26, 2023

10:00 a.m - 12:00 p.m: Kids Workshop by Home Depot at Outdoor Stage
10:30 a.m - 12:00 p.m: Stick Horse Rodeo, Relay Races and Treasure Hunt at Livestock Show Arena
10:00 a.m - 9:00 p.m: Commercial Booths Open
12:00 p.m - Close: Carnival at Midway
12:30 p.m: 4-H Poultry Hen Sale at Poultry, Rabbit Barn
1:00 p.m: Parade of Champions at Livestock Show Arena
Immediately Following Parade of Champions: Livestock Releases (not Rabbits or Poultry) Livestock Barn
4:00 p.m: Chainsaw Contest at Livestock Show Arena
6:00 p.m: Lawn Mower Races at Saddle Club Arena
7:00 p.m - 9:00 p.m: Outdoor Stage

Sunday, August 27, 2023

10:00 a.m - 3:00 p.m: Home Economics, Art and Horticulture Checkout at Education Building
8:00 a.m - 2:00 p.m: Poultry, Rabbit Check Out at Poultry, Rabbit Barn

Monday, August 28, 2023

9:00 a.m - 12:00 p.m: Check out of all remaining Entries

Date: August 22 - 26, 2023

Location:

Baxter County Fairgrounds
1507 Fairgrounds Drive
Mountain Home, AR 72653

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