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ADAMS COUNTY FAIR SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

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Friday, July 19
5:00 PM Livestock Entries Due


TUESDAY, July 23
8:00 AM 4-H General Show Check In
8:15 AM 4-H General Show Judging Begins
9:30 AM 4-H General Show Check-in closes

4:00 PM Deadline for calling in Dept. N. Education Entries
4:00 PM - 8:00 PM Entries for Dept. I, J, K, L, M, N, O Accepted


WEDNESDAY, July 24
7:00 AM 4-H Equine Check In
8:00 AM 4-H Equine Judging (Horse Arena)
9:00 AM Judging Open Class Entries
4PM-6PM 4-H Dairy Arrive
5:00 PM Carnival Opens
6:00 PM Little Mister & Little Miss Adams County Fair (Grandstand Stage)

6:30 PM 12 and Under Pee Wee Horse Show (Horse Arena)
7:00 PM Miss Adams County Fair Pageant & Sweetheart of Adams County -- "Pageant Night" sponsored by Prairieland FS
8:00 PM Teen Dance (East side of Morton Building)


THURSDAY, July 25
(Veterans' Night)
9:00 AM - Noon 4-H Rabbit Check-in
10:30 AM Mississippi Valley Holstein Club Show in Show Barn
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 4-H Sheep Check In
4:30 PM
Great Lakes Timber Lumberjack Show (Family Fun Zone)
5:00PM Carnival Opens
6:00 PM 4-H Rabbit Judging (Rabbit Barn)
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM 4-H Swine Check In and Weighing
6:30PM Great Lakes Timber Lumberjack Show (Family Fun Zone)

6:30 PM Pony Pull Show (Horse Arena)
7:00 PM Jr. Miss Adams County Fair and Miss Teen Adams County Fair Pageant (Family Fun Zone - Prairieland FS Tent)
"Veterans' Night"
7:30 PM Bareback and Saddle Bronc Busting (Grandstand Arena)
(Thanks to Quincy Mack for sponsoring the payouts for the Bronc riders)
8:00 PM Teen Dance (East side of Morton Building)
​ 9:00PM Live Music by "Clover" in Beer Garden (Sponsored by Bank of Springfield)
(Performance on the Buss Ag Sales and Beck's Seeds Entertainment Stage
in Beer Garden)

FRIDAY, July 26
9:00 AM Society & Open Youth Horse Show (Horse Arena)
9:00AM 4-H Sheep Projects Judging (Sheep Barn)
10:00 AM Junior Dairy Show

12:00 Noon Weigh Open Class Wether Sheep
12:00 Noon Weighing 4-H Sheep
Noon -6:00PM Round Barn Open
1:00 PM 4-H Dairy Judging
3:00 PM
Great Lakes Timber Lumberjack Show (Family Fun Zone)
4:00PM 4-H Master Showmanship Contest
4PM-6PM 4-H Goats Arrive and Weigh-in
5:00PM Carnival Opens

5:00 PM Open Class Beef Entries in Place
5:00 PM Sawing, Threshing, and Steam Engine Demonstration
5:00 PM Open Horse Speed Show (Horse Arena)
5:00 PM Great Lakes Timber Lumberjack Show (Family Fun Zone)
5:30 PM Watermelon Feed in the hospitality tent - Republican Party
6:00 PM 4-H Beef Check in Deadline
7:00 PM Great Lakes Timber Lumberjack Show (Family Fun Zone)
7:30PM Pee Wee Rabbit Show

7:30 PM Bull Riding - Sponsored by Little Jess Chrysler,Jeep, Dodge, Ram
7:30 PM Adams County Fair Karaoke Contest (Family Fun Zone -Prairieland FS Tent)
8:00 PM Teen Dance
(East side of Morton Building)
9:00 PM LIVE Music - Band in Beer Garden (Sponsored by Ag Gear)
(Performance on the Buss Ag Sales and Beck's Seeds Entertainment Stage in Beer Garden)



SATURDAY, July 27
7:00 AM All Beef to be in Stalls with Health Certificate in hand
8:00 AM Adult Co-ed Sand Volleyball Tournament (East of Beer Tent)
8:00 AM Open Sheep Judging
8:00 AM Open Dairy Judging
8:00 AM Open Class Rabbit Judging

9:00 AM 4-H Swine Judging (Swine Barn)
9:00 AM 4-H/Open Beef Weigh In
9:00 AM Open Western Horse Show (Horse Arena)
9:00 AM ABGA Sanctioned Goat Show
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM “Nauvoo on the Road”
10:00 AM Sawing, Threshing, Soap Making, Steam Engine and Blacksmith Demo
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM Registration for Baby Contest (Domestic Arts Building)
12:00-12:45 PM Adams County Fair Bags Tournament Registration (Beer Tent)

12:00PM - 6:00 PM Round Barn Open
12:00 Noon Baby Contest 0-12 months of age (Family Fun Zone - Prairieland FS Tent )
12:00 Noon Olde Tyme Association Ice Cream Contest
12:00 Noon Jr. Beef Show to begin after Open Dairy Show
1:00 PM Adams County Fair Bags Tournament (Beer Garden)
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM $17 Armband Carnival Ride Promotion
1:00 PM Baby Contest 1-2 years of age (Family Fun Zone - Prairieland FS Tent )
2:00 PM Great Lakes Timber Lumberjack Show (Family Fun Zone)
2:30 PM Olde Tyme Parade
4:00 PM. 4-H Dairy Released

4:00 PM Great Lakes Timber Lumberjack Show (Family Fun Zone)
5:00 PM Sawing and Threshing
5:00 PM Corn Feed (Hospitality Tent) - Ryan Niekamp
6:00 PM Great Lakes Timber Lumberjack Show (Family Fun Zone)
6:00 PM Carnival Re-Opens for the evening

6:30 PM Team Sorting (Horse Arena)
7:00 PM "Diamond Rio" on Grandstand Stage - Sponsored by Gem City Ford
8:30 PM "Sawyer Brown"on Grandstand Stage - Sponsored by Gem City Ford
8:00 PM Teen Dance (East side of Morton Building)
9:30 PM LIVE Music in Beer Garden "Stealin' Copper" (Sponsored by Rinella)
(Performance on the Buss Ag Sales and Beck's Seeds Entertainment Stage in Beer Garden)





SUNDAY, July 28

7:30 AM Catholic Mass (Family Fun Zone - Prairieland FS Tent)
8:00 AM "The Grace Race" 5K Run/Walk

9:00 AM Union Church Service (Family Fun Zone - Prairieland FS Tent)
10:00 AM Jackpot Rabbit Show
10:00 AM Garden Tractor Pull
10:30 AM Team Roping (Horse Arena)
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Ham & Bean Dinner (Olde Tyme Area)

11:30 AM Open Pee Wee Calf Show
12:00 Noon - 6:00 PM Round Barn Open
12:30 PM Open Beef Judging
1:00 PM Great Lakes Timber Lumberjack Show (Family Fun Zone)
2:00-5:00 PM LIVE Music in Beer Garden (Sponsored by Ag Gear)
2:30 PM Olde Tyme Parade
3:00 PM 4-H Fight to the Finish
5:00 PM Carnival Opens
4:00 PM 4-H Sheep Released

4:00 PM Great Lakes Timber Lumberjack Show (Family Fun Zone)
5:00 PM Sawing and Threshing
5:00 PM UPA Tractor Pull
6:00 PM. 4-H Rabbits Released
​
​ 6:00 PM Xcalibur Tractor Pull (Grandstand Arena)
- Sponsored by R.D. Shaffer Trucking, Inc
6:00 PM Great Lakes Timber Lumberjack Show (Family Fun Zone)
8:00 PM 4-H Swine released
8:00 PM Teen Dance
(East side of Morton Building)
8:30 PM Modified Farm Stock Tractor Pull



MONDAY, July 29
8:00 AM Open Class Beef Judging
8:00 AM 4-H Goat Judging (Goat Barn)
8:30 AM -11:00 AM Market Hogs Weigh In
10:00 AM Sawing and Threshing
Noon 4-H Poultry Judging (Sheep Barn)
1:00 PM Open Swine Judging
4:30 PM
Great Lakes Timber Lumberjack Show (Family Fun Zone)
5:00 PM Carnival Opens
5:00 PM
Tractor Pull Night -- Sponsored by: Poage Auto Plaza
6:00 PM Farm Tractor Pull IFPA and PPL Classes
6:30 PM Great Lakes Timber Lumberjack Show (Family Fun Zone)
7:00 PM Ranch Hand Rodeo (Horse Arena)
8:00 PM Teen Dance (East side of Morton Building)
8:30 PM Great Lakes Timber Lumberjack Show (Family Fun Zone)
9:00 PM LIVE Music by "Staggard" (Sponsored by Oakwood Akers)
(Performance on the Buss Ag Sales and Beck's Seeds Entertainment Stage in Beer Garden)




TUESDAY, July 30
8:00 AM 4-H Beef Judging
12:00 Noon - 4:00 PM Kids’ Day “Carload Discount” (admission $5 per carload)
12:45 PM
Great Lakes Timber Lumberjack Show (Family Fun Zone)
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Kids Day - $17 Armbands For Carnival
1:30 PM Kids’ Games Contests (Family Fun Zone - Prairieland FS Tent)
3:30 PM Pedal Tractor Pull Sign-up
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Release of all 4-H Projects
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM Release of All Open Class Domestic Arts Projects
4:00 PM Great Lakes Timber Lumberjack Show (Family Fun Zone)
​ 6:00 PM Carnival Opens

6:00 PM Market Animal Sale in Sheep Barn
6:30 PM Great Lakes Timber Lumberjack Show (Family Fun Zone)
6:30 PM 3 Head Sort N Pen (Horse Arena)
6:30 PM Demolition Derby - Sponsored by Quincy Medical Group
8:00 PM Teen Dance (East side of Morton Building)
9:00 PM Karaoke in Beer Garden by "All About Sound"
(Performance on the Buss Ag Sales and Beck's Seeds Entertainment Stage in Beer Garden)




  • Home
  • 2025 Star Concert
    • Sara Evans
    • Mark Wills
  • Adams County Fair Memorial
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  • Privacy Policy For Exhibitors
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    • Miss Adams County 2024