SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Wednesday, August 2nd 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 & Flowers (all exhibits except Baked
Foods, Candies & Jr Flower Show.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Home Arts Building
Thursday, 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 & Flowers (all exhibits except Baked
Foods, Candies & Jr Flower Show).. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Home Arts Building
Friday, August 4th EXHIBIT ENTERING
3:00-8:00 pm Open Home Arts Entering (all exhibits except Baked
Foods & Candies) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Home Arts Building
5:00 pm Christmas Tree Judging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Farm & Garden Bldg
Flower Judging (see individual Home Arts Sections for entry times) Home Arts Bldg
Open Goat Jr Doe Show. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .Small Arena
6:00-9:00 pm Open Indoor Entering - Farm Crops, Fruits & Vegetables,
Honey & Beeswax and Wool Fleece.. . . . . . . . . . . . . Farm & Garden Bldg
Saturday, August 5th OPENING DAY ARMED FORCES DAY
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 am 4-H Horse and Pony Show. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Horse Rings
8:00 am Open Goat Jr/Sr Doe Show. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Small Arena
8:00-11:00 am Open Home Arts Entering Baked Foods, Candies & Jr Flower Show
9:00 am 13th Annual Mule Pulling Contest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Contest Arena
7th Annual Coon Mule Jump Immediately Following Mule Pulling Contest
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 40th Annual Horse Pull. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Contest Arena
10:00 am Commercial Main Exhibition Hall Opens. . . . . . . . . . Main Exhibition Bldg.
12 Noon MIDWAY OPENS
***Home Arts Building Will Be Closed to the Public on Saturday, August 6th ***
***All Other Exhibit Buildings Open to the Public After Judging***
12:00 pm Junior Showmanship Show (Howard Co. Farm Bureau) . . . . . Show Pavilion
1:00pm - 2:00pm Enter Best Apple Pie & Dessert Contest . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-H Activities Hall
1:00 pm Open Class Indoor Exhibitor Judging. . . . Home Arts & Farm & Garden Bldgs
Jr. Flowers Judging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Home Arts Building
2:00 pm 4-H Bake Sale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-H Exhibit Building
2:30 pm Judging Best Apple Pie & Dessert Contests. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-H Activities Hall
3:00 pm 4-H & Open Jersey Cattle Show.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Show Pavilion
4:00 pm 23rd Annual Tractor Pull . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Contest Arena
5:00 pm Square Dance Demonstration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Entertainment Stage
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 6th
8:30 am Draft Horse and Mule Show. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Horse Rings
9:00 am 20th Annual Antique Auto Show. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . West Main Ex Pkng Lot
All Breeds ARBA Open Rabbit Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Poultry Barn
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Sunday, August 6th - continued
10:00 am 4-H Rabbit Bred By Exhibitor Contest.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rabbit Pavilion
Demonstrations Throughout the Day. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Home Arts Building
11:00 am Pretty Animal Contest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Show Pavilion
12 Noon Pie Eating Contest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Show Pavilion
MIDWAY OPENS
1:00 pm Interlocking Building Block Competition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Back of Main Ex
1:00 pm Tour A Live Honey Bee Colony Demo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ag Education Tent
2:00 pm MD Farriers Assn. Demo Building Horse Shoes. . . Ag Education Tent
Grand Opening Parade and 34th Annual West Friendship
Volunteer Fire Dept. Parade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Midway Boulevard
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)
Tour A Live Honey Bee Colony Demo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ag Education Tent
4:00-6:00pm Public Safety Day. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Contest Arena
5:00 pm 4-H Champion Baked Goods Auction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Show Pavilion
5:30 pm Blue Grass Friends. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Entertainment Stage
6:00 pm 4-H Horsemanship Contest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-H Activities Hall
6:30 pm 4-H Sheep Showmanship Contest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Show Pavilion
7:30 & 9:00pm Sean Collins and the Backbeats (R&B/Soul). . . . . . . Entertainment Stage
Monday, August 7th
8:30 am 4-H & Open Beef Cattle Show. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Show Pavilion
9:00 am Cleveland Bay Hunter Horse Show. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Horse Rings
4-H Dairy Goat Show then 4-H Pygmy Goat Show. . . . . Sheep & Goat Barn
4-H Poultry Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Poultry Barn
10:00 am Demonstrations Throughout the Day. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Home Arts Building
4-H Day! (10am - 4pm) .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-H Activities Hall
1:00 pm Open Poultry Show.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Poultry Barn
4-H & Open Commercial Sheep Show. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Show Pavilion
2:00 pm MIDWAY OPENS
5:00 pm 4-H Market Lamb Show. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Show Pavilion
5:00 pm 4-H Robotic Contest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-H Activities Hall
7:00 pm PRCA All American Pro Rodeo . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. .Contest Arena
7:30/9:00 pm Appaloosa (Oldies). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Entertainment Stage
Tuesday, August 8th SENIOR DAY (Seniors 62 & Older Admitted FREE ALL DAY)
8:00 am BRAHA Arabian, Partbred Arabian & Open Show. . . . . . . . . . . Horse Rings
8:30 am 4-H & Open Hand Spinners Sheep Show. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Show Pavilion
9:00 am 4-H Rabbit Show. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rabbit Pavilion
10:00 am 4-H Meat Breeding Goat Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sheep & Goat Barn
10:00 am 4-H Rabbit Showmanship. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rabbit Pavilion
Senior Day at the Fair (10am - 3pm) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-H Activities Hall
Demonstrations Throughout the Day. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Home Arts Building
12:30 pm Market Goat & Showmanship Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Show Pavilion
2:00 pm MIDWAY OPENS
5:00 pm 4-H Beef Showmanship & Steer Show. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Show Pavilion
7:00 pm 4-H Dog Bowl.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-H Exhibit Building
Food & Nutrition Bowl (held after 4-H Dog Bowl). . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-H Ex.Bldg
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Tuesday, August 8th - continued
7:00 pm PRCA All American Pro Rodeo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Contest Arena
7:30/9:00 pm Rock & Roll Relics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Entertainment Stage
Wednesday, August 9th
9:00 am Miniature Horse Show. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Horse Rings
English/Western Play Day Horse Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Horse Rings
4-H Swine Showmanship.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Show Pavilion
Demonstrations Throughout the Day. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Home Arts Building
11:30 am Ag Leaders Luncheon - By invitation Only. . . . . . . . . . 4-H Activities Hall
2:00 pm MIDWAY OPENS
3:00 pm 4-H Swine Breeding Show. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Show Pavilion
4:00 pm 4-H Market Swine Show. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Show Pavilion
4:00 pm 4-H Rabbit Bowl Contest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rabbit Pavilion
7:00 pm Demolition Derby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Contest Arena
7:30 pm Meet WPOCs Michael J @ Demolition Derby.. . . . . . . . . ..Contest Arena
7:30/9:00 pm Sam Grow Band. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Entertainment Stage
Thursday, August 10th
8:30 am 4-H & Open Meat Breeding Sheep Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Show Pavilion
9:00 am 4-H Rabbit Judging Contest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rabbit Pavilion
4-H Small Pet and Wildlife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-H Exhibit Building
10:00am -4:00pm Hands on History.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 4-H Activities Building
Demonstrations Throughout the Day. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Home Arts Building
11:00 am Honey Extraction Demo (with Charlie Brandts, White House BK). . .Home Arts Building
12:00 pm 4-H Dairy Showmanship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..Show Pavilion
2:00 pm MIDWAY OPENS
4:00 pm 4-H & Open Dairy Cattle Show (Guernsey, Brown Swiss
And Milking Shorthorns) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Show Pavilion
6:00 pm 4-H & Open Dairy Cattle Show (Ayrshire & Holstein). . . . . . . . . Show Pavilion
6:30 pm Saddle Pals & Gals Drill Team. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Horse Ring
7:30 pm Howard County Fair Has Talent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Contest Arena
7:30 pm Join WPOCs Michael J @ Howard County Fair Has Talent.
7:30 pm The Browningsville Band. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Entertainment Stage
Friday, August 11th
8:30 am Maryland Western Horse Show - Open. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Horse Rings
4-H Dog Agility Trial/Dog Rally Obedience . . . . . . . . . MEX West Parking Lot
8:30 am 4-H & Open Meat Breeding Sheep Show. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Show Pavilion
Demonstrations Throughout the Day. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Home Arts Building
2:00 pm MIDWAY OPENS
5:45 pm 4-H Livestock Sale: Small Animals, Lambs, Goats, Steers &
Hogs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Show Pavilion
7:30/9:00 pm Jay Henley & Stone Broke Band (Country). . . . . . Entertainment Stage
Saturday, August 12th
8:30 am MSQHA Quarter Horse Show. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Horse Rings
9:00 am 4-H Livestock Judging Contest .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Show Pavilion
4-H Rocketry Contest .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Upper Parking Lot
10:00 am Demonstrations Throughout the Day. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Home Arts Building
10:00 am Baby Contest and Miniature Parade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Entertainment Stage
11:00am Sheep Dog Demonstration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Contest Arena
12 Noon MIDWAY OPENS
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Saturday, August 12th - continued
12:30 pm New Zoo Revue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Show Pavilion
1:00 pm/3:00 pm Sheep Dog Demonstration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Contest Arena
1:30 pm 4-H Worm Race. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Show Pavilion
2:00 pm 4-H Clover Livestock Skillathon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-H Activities Building
2:30 pm 4-H Sheep Lead Contest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Show Pavilion
3:00 pm 4-H Livestock Skillathon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-H Activities Building
5:00 pm Parade of Floats.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Midway Boulevard
6:30 pm 4-H All Star Livestock Showmanship Contest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Show Pavilion
and 4-H Achievement Awards Ceremony
(4-H Pizza Party to Follow - Sponsored by Howard County Fair)
7:00 pm Demolition Derby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Contest Arena
7:30/9:00 pm Richie Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Entertainment Stage
9:00 pm Premium Payout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Livestock Show Ring

SPECIAL NOTICE
Exhibit Halls Will Be Closed During Entry and Judging on Saturday,
August 5th. Home Arts Building Will be Closed All Day on Saturday,
August 5th , and Will Open to the Public on Sunday,
August 6th at 10 am.
AMUSEMENT RIDES
Saturdays and Sunday - 12 Noon til 11 pm
Monday thru Friday - 2 pm til 11 pm
KIDS & CRITTERS BARN - Barn 6 - 10:30 am - 8:30 pm
(CLOSED DAILY FROM 2 PM - 4 PM)
BINGO HALL - Opens Daily at 6 pm
PONY RIDES - 10 am - 10 pm
PIG RACES - 12 Noon, 3 pm, 6 pm & 8 pm
PETER WOOD: EXPLORER OF THE IMPOSSIBLE!
Magic Shows: Sat.,Mon.,Wed.,Fri.: 11am,12:30pm & 2:00pm
Second Saturday: 1,2,& 3pm
VENDORS - MAIN EXHIBITION HALL
Open 10:00 am to 10:00 pm
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SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Check our website at www.howardcountyfair.org for
Up-To-Date Info on Fair Events and Nightly Entertainment

PREMIUM PAYOUT
Saturday, August 12 - 9 pm - Livestock Show Ring
Sunday, August 13 -10 am 2:00 pm - Fair Office