Event_Editor writes:  

The 2016 Richland County Fair starts August 6th.
 
 

Fair Admission is $5.00.  48" and under get in FREE!  Grab grandma and bring the kids for some old fashioned family fun!  The following is the schedule of events and ride prices;  See you there!

2016 Ride Prices
Wristbands $15.00
Tickets $1.00 each
Small Rides 2 tickets
Large Rides 3 tickets

 

 

SATURDAY AUGUST 6th    

8am-5pm Market Livestock to be brought onto the fairgrounds (vet on duty)  

9am-1pm Market Rabbit weigh-in Rabbit Barn

10am-5:45pm 4-H Fair Booth set-up Youth Hall

12pm-5pm All Arts & Crafts Exhibits except flowers accepted Arts & Crafts bldg

12:45pm Jr Fair King & Queen Orientation  

1pm Jr Fair King & Queen Tea John Hartz bldg

  No Rabbits weighed in after 1pm  

1:30pm Jr Fair King & Queen Interviews Admin bldg

1:30pm Harness Racing Grandstand

4pm-7pm Broilers, Turkeys & Ducks weighed in

Must all be in before 7pm.  No poultry weigh-in after 7pm. Poultry Barn

5pm Jr Fair Market Livestock in place  

5:45pm All 4-H & FFA booths in place (Youth Hall closed to public for judging) Youth Hall

6pm Jr Fair Office closes  

  Bake-a-Rama Entry Forms due Jr Fair Office

6:30pm Barn meeting (all animal species) John Hartz bldg

8pm All Jr Fair Animals (including horses, breeding, alpacas) in place.  Horse barn meeting and body condition scoring with fair veterinarian.  

     

 SUNDAY AUGUST 7th    

 9am Judging:  Arts & Crafts exhibits Arts & Crafts bldg

10:30am Jr Fair Barn meeting - all animal species John Hartz bldg

11am-12pm Bake-a-Rama items to John Hartz bldg John Hartz bldg

12Noon All still Jr Fair Exhibits in place

Hog Barn scale: Weigh-in schedule - Hogs

Other scale:  Weigh-in schedule

            Steers        Lambs

            Goats         Feeder Calves  

12Noon-5pm Bloodmobile Red Barn

1pm John Hartz bldg closed (Bake-a-Rama judging) John Hartz bldg.

2pm FAIR OPENING CEREMONY/FLAG RAISING Center Flag Pole

3pm-8pm 1st Flower Show Entries accepted Arts & Crafts bldg

4:30pm Llama & Alpaca Show/Open Class Alpaca to follow Show Arena

5:30pm HARNESS RACING GRANDSTAND

6pm Jr Fair King & Queen Pageant & Coronation John Hartz bldg

7pm Bake-a-Rama Awards & Auction John Hartz bldg.

7pm "All for One"  (Southern Gospel) Nature Park

7pm Jr Fair Office CLOSES  

     

MONDAY AUGUST 8th    

8am - Closing                             Senior Citizen Day (62 and older)  

8am - 11am Flower Show entries Arts & Crafts bldg

9am - 4pm Boot Life Welcome Tent

10am Judging:  Jr Fair Horses Horse Arena

  Horse Royalty Coronation (1/2 hour after horse show)  

10am Judging:  Jr Fair Feeder Calves Show Arena

10am Judging:  Jr Fair & Open Class Draft Horse/Draft Pony Hitches Draft Horse Arena

12Noon RIDES OPEN  

12Noon Flower Show Open Judging Arts & Crafts bldg.

2pm-8pm Bloodmobile Red Barn

3pm "Composting" Nature Park

4pm "Malabar Farm: Today & Tomorrow" Nature Park

6:30pm Jr Fair Dog Run Show John Hartz bldg

7pm Jr Fair Office CLOSES  

7pm Judging:  Open Class Swine Show Arena

7pm "Montage" Eclectic Mix 70's, 80's, 90's Nature Park

8pm "GRANGER SMITH" CONCERT GRANDSTAND

     

TUESDAY AUGUST 9th    

8:30am Judging:  Jr Fair Dairy Goats

Market classes immediately following breeding & showmanship classes (Main Horse Arena) Show Arena

9am Judging:  Open Class Rabbits Rabbit Barn

9am - 4pm "Richland Public Health" Welcome Tent

10am Judging:  Jr Fair Miniature Horse, Donkeys & Mules Main Horse Arena

10am Draft Horse Tail Tying/Mane Rolling Draft Horse Barn

12Noon RIDES OPEN  

12:30pm Judging: Open Class Dairy Goats Show Arena

2pm "Owls of Ohio" Nature Park

2pm-8pm Bloodmobile Red Barn

3pm Jr Fair Born & Bred Steer Show Show Arena

3pm "The Water Beneath Our Feet-Simple Steps to Clean Water" Nature Park

4pm Judging:  Jr Fair Horse Versatility  

4pm Open Class Beef Cattle Feeder Calf Barn

4pm "Rainfall Demonstration:  The Effect of Rain on the Land" Nature Park

7pm "99 to Main" (Classic & County Rock with a touch of Country) Nature Park

7pm Appleseed Square Dancing John Hartz

7pm Judging:  Jr Fair Breeding Sheep Show Arena

7pm Judging:  Jr Fair Sheep Showmanship/Market classes Show Arena

7pm Jr Fair Office CLOSES  

7pm RODEO GRANDSTAND

     

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 10th    

8am - Closing Homemaker's Day  

8:30am Judging:  Jr Fair Rabbits Rabbit Arena

9am - 4pm Akron Children's Hospital Welcome Tent

9am Open Class Light Pony Show Horse Arena

9am Judging:  Jr Fair/Open Class Draft Pony Show Draft Horse Arena

9:30am Judging:  Jr Fair Beef Breeding Show Arena

10am Jr Fair/Open Class Draft Horse Halter/Showmanship TBA

12Noon RIDES OPEN  

12Noon - 2pm Pie Auction Entries Arts & Crafts bldg.

1pm-7pm Bloodmobile Red Barn

2pm Judging:  Pie's Arts & Crafts bldg

3pm "Snakes of Richland County" Nature Park

4pm "Gardening with Native Plants" Nature Park

4pm Judging:  Jr Fair Swine Showmanship/Market Hog Classes Show Arena

5pm Pie Auction Arts & Crafts bldg.

7pm KOI DRAG RACING GRANDSTAND

7pm "Devault Ridge Band" (New Age Country Music) Nature Park

7pm Jr Fair Talent Show John Hartz bldg

7pm Jr Fair Office CLOSES  

     

THURSDAY AUGUST 11th    

8am - 11am 2nd Flower Show Entries Arts & Crafts bldg

8am - Closing Armed Forces Day  

8:30am Judging:  Breeding Sheep/followed by Judging Jr Fair Sheep Showmanship/Market Classes Show Arena

9am - 4pm TBA Welcome Tent

10am Jr Fair Saddle Horse Fun Show / Jr Fair Horse Show-off Show Arena

10am Draft Horse Farm Day Classes Draft Horse Arena

12Noon RIDES OPEN  

12Noon Open Judging of 2nd Flower Show Arts & Crafts bldg

1:30pm Barnyard Olympics Show Arena

2pm "Basic Bee Keeping" Nature Park

2pm-8pm Bloodmobile Red Barn

3pm "Name That Tree Nature Park

4pm "Fishing Basics" Nature Park

5pm Jr Fair Livestock Auction Show Arena

6pm Draft Horse Costume, Stick Horse & Under Saddle Draft Horse Arena

6:30pm 4-H Style Revue John Hartz bldg

7pm "EKG" Eclectic Mix of Folk & Rock & Roll Nature Park

7pm Jr Fair Office CLOSES  

7pm OSTPA TRACTOR PULL GRANDSTAND

     

FRIDAY AUGUST 12th    

9am - 4pm "Ohio Health" Welcome Tent

9am Judging:  Open Class Sheep Goat Barn

9:30am Dog Agility Show Horse Arena

11am Groom & Clean Horse Activity Main Horse Arena

12 Noon Rides Open  

12 Noon - 1pm Kiddie Pedal-Tractor Pull Entries Show Arena

1pm Kiddie Tractor Pull Show Arena

3pm "Turtles of Richland County" Nature Park

3:30pm Jr Fair Showman of Showmen Contest  

4pm "Gardening with Native Plants" Nature Park

5pm Draft Horse Dinner (draft horse people only) John Hartz Bldg

5:30pm Free-Style Reining Outdoor Horse Arena

6pm RICHLAND COUNTY PULL GRANDSTAND

7pm "Mac-O-Chee" (Blue Grass) Nature Park

7pm Jr Fair Office CLOSES  

7pm Jr Fair Family Fun Night John Hartz bldg

     

SATURDAY AUGUST 13th    

9am - 4pm "Nationwide Children's Hospital" Welcome Tent

9:30am Jr Fair Livestock Auction Show Arena

10am Draft Horse Pull Horse Arena

10am Jr Fair Saddle Horse Fun Show  

12Noon RIDES OPEN  

4:30pm Jr Fair Recognition & Awards Program John Hartz bldg

5pm DEMOLITION DERBY GRANDSTAND

7pm Jr Fair Office CLOSES  

7pm "The Back Porch Swing Band" Nature Park

10:15 - 11pm Booth (4-H & FFA) Take Down (building closes at 10pm Youth Hall

11pm - Midnight Booth Take Down Fairhaven Hall

 

 

Photo Credit of Fairgrounds Entry: James Pennington