Daily Schedule -- ALL TIMES ARE TENTATIVE
Board and Committee Meetings
March 1 All youth organization forms due (contact your fair board representative for more details).
June 3 School exhibits are due
July 23 10:00 AM Dog Show
August ?? 6 pm Open Public Forum meeting. Community Center at the Fairgrounds.
Pre-Fair Deadlines
All Weekend!
Open Class Exhibition in Multipurpose Building
4H Food Stand
Farmers Union Junior Ice Cream Booth
Cans for a Cause
Co-op and Merchant Buildings open
Youth Exhibits in Exhibit Hall
Phillips Children’s Museum Traveling Museum
5:00 PM
6:00 PM
6:00 - 8:00 PM: Animal check (vet check)
Thursday, July 27, 2023
7:00 AM
7:00 AM - 11:30 AM:
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM:
Open Class Entries accepted at Multipurpose Building
(QUILTS by 9 AM!)
Cans for a Cause registered entry set-up
8:00 AM
8:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Entries accepted for all Youth Fair Exhibits (static and animal)
9:00 AM
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Historical Museum open
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
12:30 PM
Mandatory ALL Livestock Exhibitors Meeting in the show ring
Open Class judging begins
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
5:00 PM -10:00 PM
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
5:30 PM
Fair Officially Opens
FREE WHPA Horse Pull-in Horse Arena
Co-op and Merchant Buildings open
Cans for a Cause judging begins
Friday, July 28, 2023
8:00 AM
8:00 AM
8:00 AM
8:30 AM
Judging all departments in Exhibit Hall
Explorers face-to-face Judging in Exhibit Hall
Swine Judging
9:00 AM
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Historical Museum open
10:00 AM
10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Co-op, Merchant Building and Barns open
1:00 PM
12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Ag Adventure Tent
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
Dairy Dessert Contest (K99/WIGM hosts)
3:00 PM
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Pioneer Village (Historical buildings) open
6:00 PM
6:00 PM
6:00 -10:00 PM
MASS Market Animal Auction
Kiwanis BINGO
7:30 PM
7:30 PM
WTPA in Grandstand
9:00 PM
9:00 PM - Midnight
DJ by Phoenix Entertainment
Saturday, July 29, 2023
8:00 AM
8:30 AM
Horse Show Judging
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
Dairy Cattle Show - Dairy Ring
10:00 AM
10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Co-op & Merchant buildings open
Taylor County Historical Museum & Pioneer Village Open
11:00 AM
12:00 PM
12:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Ag Adventure Tent
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
Carcass Judging (Ultrasound) - Dairy barn
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
Goat Show - Livestock Show Ring
Poultry Judging - Dairy Show Ring
3:30 PM
3:30 PM
Pedal Pull Registration with pulls starting at 4:00 PM
5:00 PM
5:00 PM-9:00 PM
5:30 PM
6:00 PM-10:00 PM
Wristband Rides
Hillbilly Racing - Grandstand
Kiwanis BINGO
9:00 PM
9:00 PM - Midnight
DJ by Outer Limits
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Cats Judging
Non-Denominational Service (Food Court area)
Medford Knights of Columbus Waffles ($8 Belgian waffle, and berries coffee/juice/milk
Sunday, July 30, 2023
10:00
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Dress an Animal Contest
Coin Search - Show Ring
FREE Ag Olympics in Dairy show ring (Open to all youth, relays, tug-a-war, fun activities)
Demo check-in
Co-op & Merchant buildings open
12:00 PM
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
12:30 PM
12:30 PM
12:30 PM
Wristband Rides
Ag Adventure Tent
Barn Meeting/Barn Awards
Power Wheels Demo Derby
Demo Derby drivers meeting
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
Peterson Promotions Demo Derby in the Grandstands
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
5:30 PM
MASS Animals released (subject to change per weather conditions)
Cans for a Cause take-down
All youth animal and static exhibits released
2024 Fair Dates: TBD - 140th Anniversary
(Preliminary schedule, All times are subject to change)