2008 Barton County Fair
Schedule of Events
New Events denoted in Yellow
Wednesday, July 2
7:00 PM
(Trinity Lutheran Church in Great Bend)
Public Fashion Revue
(Crest Theater in Great Bend)
Saturday, July 5
Sunflower Showdown Open Class Goat Show
(Expo III) (Aaron’s Repair Arena)
Sunflower Showdown Open Class Goat Show
(Expo III) (Aaron’s Repair Arena)
Set up Expo Grounds and Buildings
Helpers picnic after Set up
Last Minute Preparation
to get your Projects and
Entries ready for display!
The Magic continues...
9:30 AM
10:30 AM
1:00 PM
2:00 PM
4:00 PM
5:00-10 PM
6:00 PM
6:00-7 PM
6:30 PM
7:00 PM
4-H & Open Class
Judging of 4-H Foods
4-H Foods Sale after judging
4-H Arts & Crafts judging
Mini 4-H & 4-H Banner judging
4-H Rabbit Show (Expo III)
4-H Poultry Show (Expo III)
Commercial Exhibits Open with special performance by Sandscapes (Expo I)
Wagner’s Carnival
Late Check in of Open Class Exhibits
(Except where otherwise designated)
4-H Youth Rally (Aaron's Repair Arena)
Wal-Mart Free Stage
9:00 AM
10:00 AM
11:00 AM
1:00 PM
2:00 PM
3:00 PM
5:00-10 PM
6:00 PM
6:00-8 PM
7:00 PM
8:00 PM
Check in Open Foods,
Open &
4-H Horticulture (Gardening &
Flowers)
Open & 4-H Crops (Expo II)
4-H Swine Show
(Aaron's Repair Arena)
Judging of Open Foods, Open &
4-H
Horticulture (Gardening &
Flowers),
Clothing, and Quilts, Rocketry,
Open Arts & Crafts (Expo II)
Judging of Open Photography
Judging of 4-H Project Display, Notebooks & Posters Photography, Reading, Home Environment, Self Determined and
Open & 4-H Crops (Expo II)
Open Class Food Sale (Expo II)
Judging of Open & 4-H Woodworking, Electric, Small Engines, Entomology, Geology, Forestry, Wildlife, Open Ag Mechanics
(Expo II)
4-H Dairy Show
(Aaron's
Repair Arena)
Commercial Exhibits Open with
special performance by Sandscapes (Expo I)
4-H Bucket Calf Show (Expo III)
Wagner’s Carnival
Wal-Mart Free Stage (Expo II)
National Brisket Invitational
Cooks
Meeting (Armory)
Christian Concert featuring
Mark Schultz with special guest
“The Big Picture”
(Farmers Bank & Trust Stage)
8:00 AM
8:30 AM
9:00 AM
10:00 AM
10:00 AM-12
10:30 AM
11:00 AM
12:30 PM
1:00 PM
5:00 PM
5:00-10 PM
6:00 PM
6:00-8 PM
7:00 PM
8:00 PM
10:30 PM
4-H Goat Show (Aaron's Repair Arena)
Registration 4-H Dog Show (Armory)
4-H Dog Show (Armory)
The Bernard J. Ohnmacht Memorial Shepherd's Lead
(Aaron's Repair Arena)
Registration Dog Show Agility (Armory)
FCS Judging and Livestock Skillathon
(Expo II)
Open Dog Show Agility (Armory)
4-H Sheep Show (Aaron's Repair Arena)
Registration Open Class Dog Show (Armory)
Open Class Dog Show (Armory)
4-H Beef Show (Aaron's Repair Arena)
Commercial Exhibits Open with
special performance by Sandscapes (Expo I)
Wagner’s Carnival
National Brisket Invitational Contest (Armory)
Wal-Mart Free Stage (Expo II)
Central Kansas BBQ Cooks Meeting (Armory)
National Brisket Invitational Awards (Free Stage)
“Think Pink” Breast Cancer Awareness Benefit
Comedy Night with Eric O’Shea with special guest Bryan Reynolds (Farmers Bank & Trust Stage)
Fireworks Celebration (Expo Complex)
Kids Day at the Fair
7:00 AM
8:00 AM
8:30 AM
9:00 AM
9:30 AM
10 AM-10 PM
10:30 AM
11 PM
11:30 AM
12 - 2:30 PM
1:00 PM
1:30 PM
2:00 PM
2:30 PM
3:30 PM
4:30 PM
5:00 PM
5:30-9 PM
6:00 PM
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
8:00 PM
Youth Shooting Sports Air Rifle Competition
(Coyote Jake Building)
Gary Ewing Memorial Open Class Swine Show (Aaron’s Repair Arena)
ATV Race Registration (North of Expo II)
Open and 4-H horse show (Outdoor Arena).
4-H Hand pets, Cat Show, Aquarium, Reptile & Lizard (Expo III)
Commercial Exhibits Open with special performance by Sandscapes (Expo I)
ATV Races (North of Expo II)
Registration Mutton Bustin' and Kids Ranch Rodeo
(Aaron's Repair Arena)
Mutton Bustin' and Kids Ranch Rodeo
(Aaron's Repair Arena)
Central Kansas BBQ Cook Off Judging (Armory)
Central Kansas BBQ Cook Off and Public Tasting
(North of Armory/ Pepsi Tent)
Open Class Sheep Check-in
Entries for the Pudding Art (Expo II)
Open Class Sheep Show (Aaron’s Repair Arena)
Pinewood Derby Registration (Wal-Mart Free Stage)
Registration Kids Pedal Tractor Pull (Expo III)
Judging of Pudding Art (Expo II)
Kids Pedal Tractor Pull (Expo III)
Pinewood Derby (Wal-Mart Free Stage)
Registration Adult Pedal Tractor Pull (Expo III)
Central Kansas State BBQ Cook Off Awards
(Pepsi Tent)
Adult Pedal Tractor Pull (Expo III)
Open Class Beef Check-in
Community Bank Watermelon Feed
(Commons Area)
Wal-Mart Free Stage (Expo II)
Open Class Beef Show
Wagner’s Carnival
Professional Story Teller (Expo II, Free Stage)
Classic Rock featuring Survivor with special guess Drew 6
(Farmers Bank & Trust Stage)
9:30 AM
10:30 AM
11:30-1:30 PM
11:30 AM
12:00 Noon
1:30 PM
2:00 PM
2:30 PM
4:00 PM
4:30 PM
Sunrise Services Non-Denominational
(Wal-Mart Free Stage)
4-H Small Animal Round Robin
(Aaron's Repair Arena)
4-H Livestock Round Robin
Showmanship Contest (Aaron's Repair Arena)
4-H BBQ
(National Guard Armory)
Open Class & 4-H Rocket Launch
(South of Expo III)
Antique Tractor Pull Registration
Anvil Shoot (South of Expo II)
Antique Tractor Pull
(North of
Expo III)
4-H Showcase Awards
(Aaron's Repair Arena)
Farm Bureau Assoc. Root Beer
Float
Social (Expo III)
"Thunder at the Fair" Flat track races
(West of grounds, Circle track)
Anvil Shoot (South of Expo II)
Sale of Champions (Aaron's Repair Arena)
Buildings Closed for Check out
preparations
Anvil Shoot (South of Expo II)
Check out Exhibits
for items not picked up at check out times.
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