Crawdad Days is celebrating 30 years!

Schedule:
Thursday, May 19, 2022
4:00pm - 8:00pm: Vendor Set-Up - Food Park & Exhibit Areas
5:00pm - 7:00pm: Fairgrounds open for livestock - Livestock Barns
5:00pm - 7:00pm: Livestock Check-In & Weigh-In - Livestock Barns

Friday, May 20, 2022
7:00am - 9:00am: Livestock Check-In & Weigh-In - Livestock Barns
8:00am - 2:00pm: Vendor Set-Up - Exhibit Areas
9:00am: All Livestock In Place - Livestock Barns
10:00am: Livestock Shows Begin - Livestock Barns
11:00am: Food Vendors Open - Food Park
5:00pm: Carnival Opens - Midway
Craft/Retail Vendors Open - Exhibit Areas
Pony Rides Open - Midway
7:30pm: Rodeo - Rodeo Arena

Saturday, May 21, 2022
7:00am - 9:00am: AJCA Show Check-In - Livestock Barns

10:00am: AJCA Show - Livestock Barns

11:00am: All Vendors Open - Food Park & Exhibit Areas
Pony Rides Open - Midway

11:30am: Crawdad Days Baby Contest - Front of Exhibit Building
Miss Crawdad Days’ 2022 Court will host the Crawbaby Baby Contest at the 30th annual Crawdad Days Festival

There is no pre-registration. Simply show up at 11am in front of the tan building to sign-up. Entry fee is $10 (cash only).
Contest begins at 11:30am.
Five age groups for boys and girls: 0-6mo, 6-12mo, 12-18mo, 18-24mo, 24-36mo.
Wear your cutest Summer outfit.
1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners will be awarded after each age group.
Winners will take a photo for the newspaper and social media.

1:00pm: Carnival Opens - Midway

2:00pm: Crawdad Eating Contest Entries Due - Office

3:00pm: Crawdad Eating Competition
Only 10 contestants will be allowed in the competition. First come, first serve. Sign-ups will be taken until 2pm on May 21st or until full.

A nonrefundable entry fee of $25 cash must be paid to participate and submitted with the entry form that can be found at crawdaddays.org or at the office of the fairgrounds during the festival.

Click here for Application

7:30pm: Rodeo - Rodeo Arena

Sunday, May 22, 2022
12:00pm
All Vendors Open - Food Park & Exhibit Areas
Pony Rides Open - Midway
Carnival Opens - Midway

Date: May 20 - 22, 2022

Location: Northwest Arkansas Fairgrounds - 1400 Fairground Road Harrison, AR 72601

Admission: Free

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