2025 ADAMS COUNTY Fair SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
FRIDAY, July 18, 2025
5:00 PM Livestock Entries Due, Along With Department I
TUESDAY, July 22, 2025
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. J, K, L, M, N, O Accepted
WEDNESDAY, July 23, 2025
7:00 AM 4-H Equine Check In
8:00 AM 4-H Equine Judging (Horse Arena)
9:00 AM Judging Open Class Entries
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 4-H Dairy Arrive
5:00 PM Carnival Opens
6:00 PM Little Mr. & Miss Adams County Fair
6:30 PM 12 & Under Pee Wee Horse Show (Horse Arena)
7:00 PM Miss Adams County Fair Pageant & Sweetheart of Adams County - Sponsored by Prairieland FS, Inc.
8:00 PM Teen Dance
THURSDAY, July 24, 2025
9:00 AM - 12:00 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 Arrive
4:30 PM Los Moralitos Circus (Family Fun Zone)
5:00 PM Carnival Opens
6:00 PM 4-H Rabbit Judging (Rabbit Barn)
6:00 PM Los Moralitos Circus (Family Fun Zone)
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM 4-H Swine Check In and Weighing
6:30 PM Pony Pull (Horse Arena)
7:00 PM Jr. Miss Adams County Fair Pageant (Family Fun Zone - Heritage Farm Pavilion)
7:00 PM Miss Teen Adams County Fair Pageant (Family Fun Zone - Heritage Farm Pavilion)
7:30 PM Figure 8 Racing (Veteran’s Night)
8:00 PM Teen Dance
8:00 PM - 11:00 PM Live Music by “Mugshot Bandits” in Beer Garden* - Sponsored by Bank of Springfield
FRIDAY, July 25, 2025
9:00 AM Ranch Horse Show (Horse Arena)
9:00 AM 4-H Sheep Projects Judging (Open Sheep Barn)
10:00 AM Junior Dairy Show
12:00 Noon Weigh Open Class Wether Sheep
12:00 Noon Weighing 4-H Sheep
1:00 PM 4-H Dairy Judging
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 4-H Goats Arrive and Weigh In
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Sawing, Threshing, and Steam Engine Demonstration
5:00 PM 4-H Master Showmanship Contest
5:00 PM Carnival Opens
5:00 PM Open Class Beef Entries in Place
5:00 PM Los Moralitos Circus (Family Fun Zone)
5:30 PM Watermelon Feed in the Hospitality Tent - Republican Party
6:00 PM Barrel Race (Horse Arena)
6:00 PM 4-H Beef Check In Deadline
6:00 PM Presentation to Adams County Businesses
(Heritage Farm Pavilion)
7:00 PM Los Moralitos Circus (Family Fun Zone)
7:30 PM Pee Wee Rabbit Show
7:30 PM Karaoke Contest (Family Fun Zone - Heritage Farm Pavilion)
7:30 PM Bareback, Saddle Bronc and Bull RidingSponsored by Little Jess Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge & Ram
and Phibro Animal Health Corporation
8:00 PM Teen Dance
9:00 PM Live Music - “Stealin’ Copper”
Sponsored by Bank of Springfield
SATURDAY, July 26, 2025
7:00 AM All Beef to be in stalls with Health Certificate in hand
7:00 AM Adult Volleyball Tournament (subject to change - see website)
8:00 AM Grace Race 5K Run/Walk
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
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Sawing, Threshing, Soap Making, Steam Engine and Blacksmith Demo
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM Registration for Baby Contest (Domestic Arts Building)
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM Bags Tournament Registration - Beer Garden
12:00 Noon - 6:00 PM Round Barn Open
12:00 Noon Baby Contest (Family Fun Zone - Heritage Farm Pavilion)
12:00 Noon Olde Tyme Association Ice Cream Contest
12:00 Noon Jr. Beef Show to begin
12:00 Noon Bag Tournament (Beer Garden)
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM $17 Armband Carnival Ride Promotion
2:00 PM Los Moralitos Circus (Family Fun Zone)
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Live Music by “Silver Bullets”
Sponsored by Haubrich Enterprises
2:30 PM Olde Tyme Parade
4:00 PM Los Moralitos Circus (Family Fun Zone)
4:00 PM 4-H Dairy Released
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Sawing and Threshing
5:00 PM Corn Feed (Hospitality Tent) -Adams Co. Clerk Ryan Niekamp and Adams Co. Treasurer Bryden Cory
6:00 PM Los Moralitos Circus (Family Fun Zone)
6:00 PM Carnival Opens
6:30 PM Team Sorting (Horse Arena)
6:30 PM STAR Concert 'Mark Wills' - Sponsored by Gem City Ford and SIU Medicine
8:00 PM STAR Concert 'Sara Evans' - Sponsored by Gem City Ford and SIU Medicine
8:00 PM Teen Dance
9:30 PM Live Music by “Fuedin’ Hillbillys” - Sponsored by Rinella, in Beer Garden*
SUNDAY, July 27, 2025
7:00 AM Kids Volleyball Tournament
7:30 AM Catholic Mass - (Family Fun Zone - Heritage Farm Pavilion)
9:00 AM Union Church Service (Family Fun Zone - Heritage Farm Pavilion)
10:00 AM Jackpot Rabbit Show
10:00 AM Garden Tractor Pull
10:00 AM Team Roping (Horse Arena)
10:00 AM Open Pee Wee Calf Show
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Ham & Bean Dinner
12:00 Noon - 6:00 PM Round Barn Open
12:30 PM Open Beef Judging
1:00 PM Presentation to Adams County Churches (Heritage Farm Pavilion)
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Los Moralitos Circus (Family Fun Zone)
2:30 PM Olde Tyme Parade
3:00 PM 4-H Fight To Finish
3:00 PM Carnival Opens
4:00 PM Los Moralitos Circus (Family Fun Zone)
4:00 PM 4-H Sheep Released
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Sawing and Threshing
6:00 PM 4-H Rabbits Released
6:00 PM UPA Truck Pull -- Sponsored by R.D. Shaffer Trucking, Inc. and Fuller Fertilizer
6:00 PM Los Moralitos Circus (Family Fun Zone)
6:30 PM XCaliber/Pro Pulling League/Antique Tractor Pull -- Sponsored by R.D. Shaffer Trucking, Inc. and
Fuller Fertilizer
8:00 PM 4-H Swine Release
8:00 PM Teen Dance
MONDAY, July 28, 2025
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
12:00 Noon 4-H Poultry Judging (Open Sheep Barn)
1:00 PM Open Swine Judging
5:00 PM Los Moralitos Circus (Family Fun Zone)
5:00 PM Carnival Opens
6:00 PM Farm Tractor Pull IFPA and Pro Pulling League Sponsored by Poage Auto Plaza, Fuller Fertilizer, and
Birkey’s Farm Store
7:00 PM Los Moralitos Circus (Family Fun Zone)
7:00 PM Ranch Hand Rodeo (Horse Arena)
8:00 PM Teen Dance
TUESDAY, July 29, 2025
8:00 AM 4-H Beef Judging
12:00 Noon - 4:00 PM Kids’ Day “Carload Discount” (admission $5 per carload)
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Kids’ Day - $17 Armbands For Carnival
1:30 PM Kids’ Games Contests
(Family Fun Zone - Heritage Farm Pavilion)
3:30 PM Pedal Tractor Pull Sign-up (Grandstand)
4:00 PM Los Moralitos Circus (Family Fun Zone)
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
6:00 PM Carnival Opens
6:00 PM Market Animal Sale in Sheep Barn
6:30 PM Los Moralitos Circus (Family Fun Zone)
6:30 PM 3 Head Sort N Pen (Horse Arena)
6:30 PM Domination Motorsports Demo Derby - Sponsored by Quincy Medical Group
8:00 PM Teen Dance
5:00 PM Livestock Entries Due, Along With Department I
TUESDAY, July 22, 2025
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. J, K, L, M, N, O Accepted
WEDNESDAY, July 23, 2025
7:00 AM 4-H Equine Check In
8:00 AM 4-H Equine Judging (Horse Arena)
9:00 AM Judging Open Class Entries
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 4-H Dairy Arrive
5:00 PM Carnival Opens
6:00 PM Little Mr. & Miss Adams County Fair
6:30 PM 12 & Under Pee Wee Horse Show (Horse Arena)
7:00 PM Miss Adams County Fair Pageant & Sweetheart of Adams County - Sponsored by Prairieland FS, Inc.
8:00 PM Teen Dance
THURSDAY, July 24, 2025
9:00 AM - 12:00 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 Arrive
4:30 PM Los Moralitos Circus (Family Fun Zone)
5:00 PM Carnival Opens
6:00 PM 4-H Rabbit Judging (Rabbit Barn)
6:00 PM Los Moralitos Circus (Family Fun Zone)
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM 4-H Swine Check In and Weighing
6:30 PM Pony Pull (Horse Arena)
7:00 PM Jr. Miss Adams County Fair Pageant (Family Fun Zone - Heritage Farm Pavilion)
7:00 PM Miss Teen Adams County Fair Pageant (Family Fun Zone - Heritage Farm Pavilion)
7:30 PM Figure 8 Racing (Veteran’s Night)
8:00 PM Teen Dance
8:00 PM - 11:00 PM Live Music by “Mugshot Bandits” in Beer Garden* - Sponsored by Bank of Springfield
FRIDAY, July 25, 2025
9:00 AM Ranch Horse Show (Horse Arena)
9:00 AM 4-H Sheep Projects Judging (Open Sheep Barn)
10:00 AM Junior Dairy Show
12:00 Noon Weigh Open Class Wether Sheep
12:00 Noon Weighing 4-H Sheep
1:00 PM 4-H Dairy Judging
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM 4-H Goats Arrive and Weigh In
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Sawing, Threshing, and Steam Engine Demonstration
5:00 PM 4-H Master Showmanship Contest
5:00 PM Carnival Opens
5:00 PM Open Class Beef Entries in Place
5:00 PM Los Moralitos Circus (Family Fun Zone)
5:30 PM Watermelon Feed in the Hospitality Tent - Republican Party
6:00 PM Barrel Race (Horse Arena)
6:00 PM 4-H Beef Check In Deadline
6:00 PM Presentation to Adams County Businesses
(Heritage Farm Pavilion)
7:00 PM Los Moralitos Circus (Family Fun Zone)
7:30 PM Pee Wee Rabbit Show
7:30 PM Karaoke Contest (Family Fun Zone - Heritage Farm Pavilion)
7:30 PM Bareback, Saddle Bronc and Bull RidingSponsored by Little Jess Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge & Ram
and Phibro Animal Health Corporation
8:00 PM Teen Dance
9:00 PM Live Music - “Stealin’ Copper”
Sponsored by Bank of Springfield
SATURDAY, July 26, 2025
7:00 AM All Beef to be in stalls with Health Certificate in hand
7:00 AM Adult Volleyball Tournament (subject to change - see website)
8:00 AM Grace Race 5K Run/Walk
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
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Sawing, Threshing, Soap Making, Steam Engine and Blacksmith Demo
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM Registration for Baby Contest (Domestic Arts Building)
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM Bags Tournament Registration - Beer Garden
12:00 Noon - 6:00 PM Round Barn Open
12:00 Noon Baby Contest (Family Fun Zone - Heritage Farm Pavilion)
12:00 Noon Olde Tyme Association Ice Cream Contest
12:00 Noon Jr. Beef Show to begin
12:00 Noon Bag Tournament (Beer Garden)
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM $17 Armband Carnival Ride Promotion
2:00 PM Los Moralitos Circus (Family Fun Zone)
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Live Music by “Silver Bullets”
Sponsored by Haubrich Enterprises
2:30 PM Olde Tyme Parade
4:00 PM Los Moralitos Circus (Family Fun Zone)
4:00 PM 4-H Dairy Released
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Sawing and Threshing
5:00 PM Corn Feed (Hospitality Tent) -Adams Co. Clerk Ryan Niekamp and Adams Co. Treasurer Bryden Cory
6:00 PM Los Moralitos Circus (Family Fun Zone)
6:00 PM Carnival Opens
6:30 PM Team Sorting (Horse Arena)
6:30 PM STAR Concert 'Mark Wills' - Sponsored by Gem City Ford and SIU Medicine
8:00 PM STAR Concert 'Sara Evans' - Sponsored by Gem City Ford and SIU Medicine
8:00 PM Teen Dance
9:30 PM Live Music by “Fuedin’ Hillbillys” - Sponsored by Rinella, in Beer Garden*
SUNDAY, July 27, 2025
7:00 AM Kids Volleyball Tournament
7:30 AM Catholic Mass - (Family Fun Zone - Heritage Farm Pavilion)
9:00 AM Union Church Service (Family Fun Zone - Heritage Farm Pavilion)
10:00 AM Jackpot Rabbit Show
10:00 AM Garden Tractor Pull
10:00 AM Team Roping (Horse Arena)
10:00 AM Open Pee Wee Calf Show
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Ham & Bean Dinner
12:00 Noon - 6:00 PM Round Barn Open
12:30 PM Open Beef Judging
1:00 PM Presentation to Adams County Churches (Heritage Farm Pavilion)
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Los Moralitos Circus (Family Fun Zone)
2:30 PM Olde Tyme Parade
3:00 PM 4-H Fight To Finish
3:00 PM Carnival Opens
4:00 PM Los Moralitos Circus (Family Fun Zone)
4:00 PM 4-H Sheep Released
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Sawing and Threshing
6:00 PM 4-H Rabbits Released
6:00 PM UPA Truck Pull -- Sponsored by R.D. Shaffer Trucking, Inc. and Fuller Fertilizer
6:00 PM Los Moralitos Circus (Family Fun Zone)
6:30 PM XCaliber/Pro Pulling League/Antique Tractor Pull -- Sponsored by R.D. Shaffer Trucking, Inc. and
Fuller Fertilizer
8:00 PM 4-H Swine Release
8:00 PM Teen Dance
MONDAY, July 28, 2025
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
12:00 Noon 4-H Poultry Judging (Open Sheep Barn)
1:00 PM Open Swine Judging
5:00 PM Los Moralitos Circus (Family Fun Zone)
5:00 PM Carnival Opens
6:00 PM Farm Tractor Pull IFPA and Pro Pulling League Sponsored by Poage Auto Plaza, Fuller Fertilizer, and
Birkey’s Farm Store
7:00 PM Los Moralitos Circus (Family Fun Zone)
7:00 PM Ranch Hand Rodeo (Horse Arena)
8:00 PM Teen Dance
TUESDAY, July 29, 2025
8:00 AM 4-H Beef Judging
12:00 Noon - 4:00 PM Kids’ Day “Carload Discount” (admission $5 per carload)
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Kids’ Day - $17 Armbands For Carnival
1:30 PM Kids’ Games Contests
(Family Fun Zone - Heritage Farm Pavilion)
3:30 PM Pedal Tractor Pull Sign-up (Grandstand)
4:00 PM Los Moralitos Circus (Family Fun Zone)
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
6:00 PM Carnival Opens
6:00 PM Market Animal Sale in Sheep Barn
6:30 PM Los Moralitos Circus (Family Fun Zone)
6:30 PM 3 Head Sort N Pen (Horse Arena)
6:30 PM Domination Motorsports Demo Derby - Sponsored by Quincy Medical Group
8:00 PM Teen Dance
- Entertainment Stage in Beer Garden Sponsored by Buss Ag Sales & Beck’s Seeds