2013 Poweshiek County Fair Dates:
July 13 & July 16 - 22
Location: 425 East Street, Grinnell, IA 50112
Fair Schedule:
All information is subject to change
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Saturday July 13
9:00 a.m. Bottle Calf Conference Judging/Exhibit Building
Bake Sale/Food Projects
9:00 – 11:00 a.m. Pets Division Judging
9:00 a.m. to Noon Horticulture Conference Judging
9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Conference Judging/Exhibit Building
Exhibits Should Arrive No Later Than 1:30 p.m.
9:00 a.m. Clover Kids Arrive For Judging
Noon – 12:30 p.m. Judge’s Lunch Break
2:00 p.m. Building Closes For State Fair Selection
Tuesday July 16 – Open Class Day
5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Open Class Entries Accepted (please no early entries)
5:00 – 8:00 p.m. Open Class Judging including Horticulture
8:00 p.m. Exhibit Building Closes or Following Open Class Judging
Heritage Park will be open daily starting July 18th thru July 21st from 10:00a.m -4:00p.m.
Activities such as spelling bees, Iowa trivia contests & Poweshiek County bingo.
For more information contact Karla Cornish at 641 990-0504
Wednesday July 17
6:00 a.m. Swine May Start Arriving At The Fairgrounds
8:00 a.m. Swine Scale Opens
4:00 p.m. All Livestock May Start Arriving At The Fairgrounds
4 – 7 p.m. All poultry, rabbits, guinea pigs, sheep, meat goats, pygmy goats, dairy cattle & dairy goats must be checked/weighed in by department superintendents or fair vet
5:00 p.m. Swine Must Be In Place
7:00 p.m. Poweshiek County Fair Queen Pageant (Show Ring)
Pageant Intermission: Crowning of Senior King & Queen
Thursday July 18
7 – 9 a.m. Beef Weigh In
7:45 a.m. Flag Raising Ceremony
8:00 a.m. 4H/FFA Dog Obedience & Handling Show
Exhibit Building Opens
8:00 a.m. All Livestock Must Be On The Fairgrounds
8 – 10 a.m. Horse Check In @ Horse Arena Announcer’s Stand
11:30 a.m. 4H/FFA Dairy Cattle and Dairy Goat Show
12:15 p.m. Clover Kids Rabbit Show
Following Rabbit Show Guinea Pig Show
3:00 p.m. 4H/FFA Poultry Show – Poultry Barn
5:30 p.m. Bottle Lamb Conference Judging
6:00 p.m. 4H/FFA Dog Agility Show – Horse Arena
7:30 p.m. 4H Fashion Show, Community Awards & Hall of Fame Announcement
8:00 p.m. Bill Riley Talent Show
Exhibit Building Closes
Friday July 19
8:00 a.m. 4H/FFA Meat Goat and Sheep Show
Clover Kids Bottle Lamb Show Between Meat Goat & Sheep Shows
Exhibit Building Opens
10:30 a.m. Art On The Patio - Tilly Woodward
5:00 p.m. 4H/FFA Horse Show – Game Classes
Following horse show - Entertainments TBA
5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Key Cooperative Sponsored Dinner
6:00 p.m. Kiddie Tractor Pull
8:00 p.m. Exhibit Building Closes
Saturday July 20
8:00 a.m. Swine Show
Exhibit Building Opens
12:00 p.m. Farm Bureau Cooking Contest
Following Swine Show - Farm Bureau Watermelon Feed
5:00 p.m. Animal Costume Contest
6:30 p.m. Ice Cream Sundae Fund Raiser
Church Service at Heritage Park
8:00 p.m. Hypnotist Show
Exhibit Building Closes
Sunday July 21
Church Service (Time to be Announced)
8:00 a.m. Beef Show
Exhibit Building Opens
12:45p.m.Clover Kids Bottle Calf Show followed by 4H/FFA Bottle Calf Show
Following 4H/FFA Bottle Calf Show – 4H/FFA Llama Show
3:30 p.m. 4H/FFA Horse Show - Halter
1/2 Hour Following Halter Classes - Horse Performance Classes
6:00 p.m. All Projects Selling Must be signed up
7:00 p.m. Pool Party @ Grinnell Aquatic Center
8:00 p.m. Exhibit Building Closes
8:00 p.m. All Livestock not selling released
Monday July 22
8:00 a.m. Exhibit Building Opens
9:00 a.m. Livestock Judging Contest
12:00 p.m. All Exhibits Inside Exhibit Building Released
4:30 p.m. Herdsmanship & Livestock Judging Contest Awards Presented
5:00 p.m. Project Sale (Show Ring) Clerk: McIlrath Auctioneering
Sale Order: Non Livestock Project, Sheep & Goats, Beef & Bottle Calves, Rabbit, Poultry, Swine
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