The Newaygo County Agricultural Fair is an exciting event that provides an opportunity for people of all ages to experience the wonder of agricultural life!

Fair Schedule:

SATURDAY, AUGUST 5, 2023

8:00 am – 10:00 am Final Inanimate & Auction Entries Due

8:00 am – 12:00 pm Livestock Entries

9:00 am Draft Horse Show – Back Arena
Hitch Classes after lunch

5:00 pm – 9:00 pm Inanimate Exhibit Buildings Open for Viewing

6:00 pm Beef Breeding Calf Presentation – Show Barn

7:00 pm Kid’s Power Wheels and Offroad Derby - Main Arena
Grandstand Admission: Adults $15.00,
Kids aged 6–9 $5.00, 5 and under FREE

SUNDAY, AUGUST 6, 2023

1:00 pm Dog Show

1:00 pm Goat Show - Bird Pavilion
Showmanship, Pygmy & Meat

1:00 pm Inanimate Exhibit Buildings open for viewing

4:00 pm Horse Show - Junior Horseman/Special Needs and Parent & Me - Back Arena

6:00 pm Paradise Ranch Parable of the Horse Chad Coppess – Show Arena

MONDAY, AUGUST 7, 2023

7:00 am – 9:30 am Large Market Animal Entries

10:00 am Goat Show – Dairy & Breed

10:00 am – 9:00 pm All Exhibit Buildings Open for Viewing

10:00 am – 12:00 pm Dairy Cattle Entries

11:00 am Horse Show: Showmanship; English: Equitation, Pleasure, and Patterns – Back Arena

1:00 pm Dairy Calf Presentation – Dairy Barn

2:00 pm Poultry Showmanship & Market Show - Bird Pavilion

7:00 pm Kids Power Wheels and Night of Destruction - Main Arena
Grandstand Admission: Adults $15.00,
Kids aged 6-9 $5.00, 5 and under FREE

TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2023

8:00 am Swine Show – Show Barn

9:00 am – 4:00 pm Quilt Show – Community Room in Fair Office

10:00 am – 9:00 pm All Exhibit Buildings Open for Viewing

11:00 am Horse Show: Speed – Back Arena

2:00 pm Youth & Open Sheep Show – Show Barn

7:00pm Two Lane Dirt Drags
Grandstand Admission: Adults $15.00,
Kids aged 6-9 $5.00, 5 and under FREE

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2023

8:30 am Beef Showmanship and Steer – Show Barn

9:00 am Rabbit & Cavy Show - Bird Pavilion

10:00 am – 9:00 pm All Exhibit Buildings Open for Viewing

11:00 am Horse Show: Western: Horsemanship, Pleasure; Ranch Style Pleasure; Patterns – Back Arena

2:00 pm Beef Breeding Show – Show Barn

2:00 pm to 4:00 pm Children’s Day Activities

5:00 pm Pedal Pull – Bird Pavilion

6:00 pm Farm Olympics - Show Barn

7:00 pm Pure Stock Truck and Tractor Pull
Grandstand Admission: Adults $10.00,
Kids aged 6–9 $5.00, 5 and under FREE

THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 2023

8:30 am Youth Dairy Show - Bird Pavilion

10:00 am Youth & Open Dog Show

10:00 am – 9:00 pm All Exhibit Buildings Open for Viewing

11:00 am Horse Show: Patterns; Driving; Costume – Back Arena

5:00 pm Market Sale: Chickens, Rabbits, Goats, Big Dog Award, Sheep, Beef, and Swine - Show Barn

7:00 pm Horse Pull
Grandstand Admission: Adults and Kids
aged 6–9 $5.00, 5 and under FREE

FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 2023

9:00 am Large Animal Grand Slam – Show Barn

10:00 am Tractor Operator’s Contest – Front Lawn

10:00 am – 9:00 pm All Exhibit Buildings Open for Viewing

11:00 am Small Animal Grand Slam – Show Barn

11:00 am Alumni Horse Show – Back Arena

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Inanimate Auction Item Preview – Show Barn

1:00 pm Inanimate Auction – Show Barn

7:00 pm Truck & Tractor Pulls – Main Arena
Grandstand Admission: Adults $15.00,
Kids aged 6–9 $5.00, 5 and under FREE

SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 2023

8:00 am - 12:00 pm Animal Haul Out

8:00 am - 12:00 pm Pickup Inanimate Projects

7:00 pm SJO Motocross - Main Arena
Grandstand Admission: Adults $15.00,
Kids aged 6-9 $5.00, 5 and under FREE

Fair Date: August 5 - 12, 2023

Location: Newaygo County Fairgrounds, 815 South Stewart Avenue, Fremont, MI 49412

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