Wednesday, August 3rd – EXHIBIT ENTERING
4:00-8:00 pm 4-H Indoor Entering (non-perishable) 4-H Exhibit Building
5:00-8:00 pm Open Home Arts Entering (all exhibits except Baked Foods
            & Candies, Jr. Flowers and Flowers & Herbs) Home Arts Building

Thursday, August 4th – EXHIBIT ENTERING
4:00-8:00 pm 4-H Indoor Entering (non-perishable) 4-H Exhibit Building
5:00-8:00 pm Open Home Arts Entering (all exhibits except Baked Foods &
                Candies, Jr. Flowers and Flowers & Herbs) Home Arts Building

Friday, August 5th – EXHIBIT ENTERING
3:00-8:00 pm Open Home Arts Entering (all exhibits except Baked
                Foods & Candies) Home Arts Building
6:00-9:00 pm Open Indoor Entering - Farm Crops, Fruits & Vegetables,
                Honey & Beeswax and Wool Fleece..Farm & Garden Bldg

                          Saturday, August 6th
                          OPENING DAY - ARMED FORCES DAY
           Valid Military I.D. gets you in Free (Includes Spouse & Children Under 18)
          
6:30 am 4-H Horse and Pony Show...................................... Horse Rings
7:30-9:00 am 4-H Indoor Entering ( Baked Goods, Flowers, Vegetables,
                Candies and Food Preservation).................4-H Exhibit Building
8:00 am GATE OPENS
8:00-11:00 am Open Home Arts Entering – Baked Foods & Candies,
                 Jr. Flowers and Flowers & Herbs (see individual Home
                 Arts Sections for entry times)..................Home Arts Building
9:00-12 Noon Open Indoor Entering – Farm Crops, Fruits & Veg.,
                Honey & Beeswax and Wool Fleece..............Farm & Garden Bldg.
9:00 am 4-H Canine Show..................................................Show Pavilion
10:00 am Commercial Main Exhibition Hall Opens................Main Exhibition Bldg.
12 Noon MIDWAY OPENS
1:00 pm Seventeenth Annual Tractor Pull ..............................Contest Arena
Open Class Indoor Exhibitor Judging Home Arts & Farm & Garden Bldgs.
***Home Arts Building Will Be Closed to the Public on Saturday, August 6th***
***All Other Exhibit Buildings Open to the Public After Judging***
1:00 pm 4-H Bake Sale...............................................4-H Exhibit Building
2:00 pm Second Annual Archery Tournament......West Side of Main Exhibition Bldg.
2:30 pm Best Apple Pie & Dessert Contests.........................4-H Activities Hall
4:00 pm “Old Time” Threshing Demonstration.............................Contest Arena
          4-H & Open Jersey Cattle Show................................. Show Pavilion
5:00 pm Square Dance Demonstration..............................Entertainment Stage
6:00 pm Third Annual Archery Tournament........West Side of Main Exhibition Bldg.
7:00 pm Square Dance (Sponsored by Tom Thumb Dance Club)...4-H Activities Hall
7:30/9:00 pm The Back Pages Band (Rock)........................Entertainment Stage

Sunday, August 7th

8:30 am Draft Horse and Mule Show ..............................Horse Rings
9:00 am Fourteenth Annual Antique Auto Show.................Contest Arena
          All Breeds ARBA Open Rabbit Show......................Poultry Barn
10:00 am 4-H Rabbit Bred By Exhibitor Contest................Rabbit Pavilion
           Family Fitness & Health Day......................4-H Activities Hall
           Demonstrations Throughout the Day..............Home Arts Building
12 Noon ...........................................................MIDWAY OPENS
12:30 pm Pie Eating Contest.........................................Show Pavilion
          Baltimore’s Marching Ravens.........................Midway Boulevard
1:00 pm Pretty Animal Contest......................................Show Pavilion
         Interlocking Building Block Competition..............Home Arts Building
2:00 pm Grand Opening Parade and 28th Annual West Friendship
          Volunteer Fire Dept. Parade.........................Midway Boulevard
2:30 pm Twenty-Ninth Annual Cow Milking Contest..............Show Pavilion
3:00 pm Miss Howard County Farm Bureau Contest..............Show Pavilion
          Future Farmer/Little Miss How. Co. Farm
          Bureau Contest..............................................Show Pavilion
          4-H Mini Fashion Revue (held during Miss How. Co.
          Farm Bureau Contest)
4:00 pm “Old Time” Threshing Demonstration.....................Contest Arena
5:00 pm 4-H Champion & Blue Baked Goods Auction...............Show Pavilion
5:30 pm King Street Bluegrass Band........................Entertainment Stage
7:00 pm Clover Sheep Program.......................................Show Pavilion
          4-H Sheep Showmanship Contest.........................Show Pavilion
7:30 pm Sean Collins & The Backbeats(R&B/Soul)........Entertainment Stage
 

Monday, August 8th

       8:30 am 4-H & Open Beef Cattle Show.............................Show Pavilion
9:00 am Gaited Classic Horse Show...................................Horse Rings
10:00 am Craft Day............................................4-H Activities Hall
           Demonstrations Throughout the Day...............Home Arts Building
1:00 pm Open Poultry Show............................................Poultry Barn
          4-H & Open Commercial Sheep Show......................Show Pavilion
3:00 pm ............................................................MIDWAY OPENS
4:00 pm 4-H Poultry Show.............................................Poultry Barn
5:00 pm 4-H Market Lamb Show.....................................Show Pavilion
         4-H Robotic Contest...................................4-H Activities Hall
6:30 pm Fourth Annual Skid Loader Rodeo..........................Contest Arena
7:30/9:00 pm Jay Henley & Stone Broke Band (Country)..Entertainment Stage

Tuesday, August 9th
SENIOR DAY (Seniors 62 & Older Admitted FREE – ALL DAY)

         8:00 am BRAHA Arabian, Partbred Arabian & Open Show....Horse Rings
          Open Dairy Goat Show....................... Small Ruminants Bldg.
8:30 am Cleveland Bay Hunter Horse Show......................Horse Rings
9:00 am 4-H & Open Hand Spinners Sheep Show.............Show Pavilion
         4-H Rabbit Show.......................................Rabbit Pavilion
10:00 am 4-H Rabbit Showmanship.............................Rabbit Pavilion
           Senior Day at the Fair.........................4-H Activities Hall
           Demonstrations Throughout the Day..........Home Arts Building
1:00 pm.........................................................MIDWAY OPENS
2:00 pm 4-H Market Goat & Showmanship Show...............Show Pavilion
4:00 pm Clover Beef Program.....................................Show Pavilion
         4-H Beef Showmanship & Steer Show.................Show Pavilion
5:00 pm Seventh Annual Mule Pulling Contest.................Contest Arena
          Coon Mule Jump - Immediately Following Mule Pulling Contest
7:00 pm Saddle Guys and Gals Drill Team Demonstration........Horse Rings
          4-H Dog Bowl.....................................4-H Exhibit Building
          Healthy Lifestyles Food & Nutrition Bowl
          (held after 4-H Dog Bowl)........................4-H Exhibit Building
7:30/9:00 pm Big Cam & The Lifters (Oldies)............Entertainment Stage

Thursday, August 11th

         8:00 am Appaloosa Horse Show......................................Horse Rings
9:00 am 4-H Small Pet and Wildlife.......................4-H Exhibit Building
          4-H & Open Meat Breeding Sheep Show............... Show Pavilion
10:00 am A Taste of Howard County.......................4-H Activities Hall
           4-H Rabbit Judging Contest ...........................Rabbit Pavilion
           Demonstrations Throughout the Day..............Home Arts Building
1:00 pm 4-H & Open Dairy Cattle Show (Guernsey, Brown Swiss
          and Milking Shorthorns)................................... Show Pavilion
          MIDWAY OPENS
          4-H Livestock Clover Skillathon.............................. Bingo Hall
5:00 pm 4-H & Open Dairy Cattle Show (Ayrshire & Holstein)...Show Pavilion
6:00 pm Iron Chef Competition ...............................4-H Activities Hall
6:00/7:00 pm Spur & Stirrup 4-H Drill Team Demonstration...... Horse Rings
6:30 pm Tug of War (Open to All)..................................Contest Arena
7:00 pm Amateur Variety Talent Show.....................Main Exhibition Stage
7:30 pm The Browningsville Cornet Band......................Entertainment Stage
8:00 pm 4-H Dance Party (4-H I.D. required) ..............4-H Activities Hall

Friday, August 12th
HEALTH AND WELLNESS DAY

8:30 am MSQHA Quarter Horse Show.............................Horse Rings
         4-H Dog Agility Trial/Dog Rally Obedience............Contest Arena
9:00 am 4-H & Open Meat Breeding Sheep Show................Show Pavilion
10:00 am Craft Day..........................................4-H Activities Hall
Demonstrations Throughout the Day.........................Home Arts Building
2:00pm Health and Wellness Day............................4-H Activities Hall
3:00 pm............................................................MIDWAY OPENS
5:45 pm 4-H Poultry, Rabbit, Swine, Steer, Goat, Lamb Sale...Show Pavilion
7:00 pm Richie Fields (Country).............................Entertainment Stage

Saturday, August 13th

         8:00 am  Howard County Horse Shows Assn. Show.................Horse Rings
9:00 am  4-H Dairy and Livestock Judging Contest...............Show Pavilion
           4-H Rocketry Contest...............................Upper Parking Lot
10:00 am Demonstrations Throughout the Day.............Home Arts Building
           Go Green Howard County..........................4-H Activities Hall
           4-H Bicycle Contest..............................4-H Exhibit Building
10:30 am Baby Contest and Miniature Parade............Entertainment Stage
           Thirty-Fourth Annual Horse Pull........................Contest Arena
12 Noon............................................................MIDWAY OPENS
12:30 pm New Zoo Revue.............................................Show Pavilion
1:30 pm 4-H Worm Race.............................................Show Pavilion
2:30 pm 4-H Sheep Lead Contest...................................Show Pavilion
5:00 pm Parade of Floats.......................................Midway Boulevard
7:00 pm 4-H All Star Showmanship Contest.......................Show Pavilion
         (4-H Pizza Party to follow - Sponsored by Howard County Fair)
7:00/9:00 pm Tori Anderson & Possum Holler ............Entertainment Stage
9:00 pm Awarding of Premiums......................................Show Pavilion
10:00 pm Awarding of Raffles.................................Midway Boulevard