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The Blue Ribbon Entertainment Center Listings:

Tuesday
Kitchen Band – 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Jake Donze Sings – 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Whistle Stop – 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm, 7:45 pm – 10:00 pm
Sweet Adelines – 6:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Musicmen Barbershop – 7:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Wednesday
Kickback Productions – 10:30 am – 11:30 am
Long Lost Folk Singers – 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Petit Blues Band – 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Cactus & The Jolly Brewers – 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Shamrock Strings – 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Long Lost Folk Singers – 6:15 pm – 7:30 pm
Lisa Bailey Sings – 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Thursday
Cactus & The Jolly Brewers – 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Shamrock Strings – 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Long Lost Folk Singers – 6:15 pm – 7:30 pm
Lisa Bailey Sings – 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Friday
No entertainment on the stage tonight. Come and watch the 4-H style revue

Saturday
Firespice – 4:00 - 5:30 p.m.
Standby – 6:15 - 7:45 p.m.
Ten Cent Biscuit – 8:30 - 10:00 p.m.

Sunday
Talent Show – 1:30 pm – Close (5:00 pm)

Monday, July 23
  • All Pre-Registration Forms Should Be In
Friday, July 27
  • 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. ALL QUILTS AND SEWING EXHIBITS BROUGHT IN – HORTICULTURE BUILDING
  • 9 a.m. – 12 noon FFA Exhibit set up–Large Construction Projects Entry
Saturday, July 28
  • 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. All 4-H Non-Livestock entries come in-Graham 2
  • 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. FINE ARTS EXHIBITS ENTERED – 4-H BLDG
  • By Noon - Bring all 4-H Benches, Planters and Scarecrows to the 4-H Fair Office
Sunday, July 29
  • 10:00 a.m. – 6 p.m. - Photography exhibits come in
Monday, July 30
  • 7:00 p.m. - Antique Tractor Pull
    (Adults $8.00; Children $5.00)

Other Events:

  • 8 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. 4-H Horses Checked in
  • 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. All 4-H Beef, Dairy, Sheep, Swine and Poultry come in
  • 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. FFA Crops, Hort/Floriculture, other Construction Projects and Ag Science Exhibits come in.
  • 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Open Class Holsteins, Open Class Poultry and FFA Sheep come in
  • 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. Open Class Horticulture, Hobbies, Culinary, Food Preservation and Wine Exhibits come in Horticulture Building, the 4-H Building and Graham 2
  • 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. 4-H Swine Weighed 10 a.m. Open Class Fine Arts Judging – 4-H Building
  • 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. 4-H Rabbits brought in to Graham 1
  • 10 a.m. - 4-H Horse Show: Training – Horse Arena 12 Noon 4-H Horse Show: Trail Classes – Horse Arena
  • 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. Weighing of 4-H Market Lambs - Graham 3
  • 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. Weighing of 4-H Dairy Goats - Graham 1
  • 2:45 p.m. - 4-H Cloverbud Rabbit Show – Graham 1
  • 3 p.m. - All 4-H Livestock in place
  • 4 p.m. - 4-H Rabbit Judging – Graham 1
  • 4:30 p.m. - 4-H Rabbit Showmanship Judging – Graham 1
  • 5 p.m. - 4-H Horse Show: Parade of Clubs & Fun Show-Arena
  • 5 p.m. – 6 p.m. Dairy Judging Check in Time
  • 6 p.m. - FFA Youth Livestock Judging Contest-Livestock Pav
Tuesday, July 31
  • 7:00 p.m. - Bull Riding
    (Adults $10.00; Children $5.00)

Other Events:

  • All Day - FFA Judging – Graham 2
  • 8 a.m. Horticulture and Flower Show Judging-Hort. Bldg
  • 9 a.m. 4-H Horse Show: Showmanship – Horse Arena
  • 9 a.m. 4-H Poultry Judging, Followed by Open Class Graham 1
  • 9 a.m. 4-H Dairy Show – Livestock Pavilion
  • 12:00 noon Commissioners’ Luncheon – Beer Garden Tent
  • 1 p.m. 4-H Goat Show – Graham 1
  • 3:30 p.m. 4-H Wool Show – Graham 3
  • 4 p.m. 4-H Sheep Judging – Livestock Pavilion
  • 6 p.m. 4-H Horse Show: Music in Motion – Horse Arena
Wednesday, August 1 - Senior Citizens Day
  • 7:00 p.m. - Triple B Rodeo
    (Adults $10.00; Children $5.00)

Other Events:

  • 8:30 a.m. 4-H Market Beef Judging- Livestock Pavilion
  • 9 a.m. Chainsaw Artist Joe Moundry
  • 9 a.m. 4-H Horse Show, Western Pleasure – Horse Arena
  • 10:30 a.m. Kickback Productions – Beer Garden
  • 11:00a.m. – 6:00 p.m. - Quilters - Graham 2
  • 11:30 a.m. Senior Citizen Luncheon (By Reservation)
  • 12:30 p.m. Senior Citizen Day Program – Beer Garden
  • 1 p.m. 4-H Beef Breeding Heifer Judging – Livestock Pavilion
  • 5 p.m. 4-H Rabbit Judging Contest – Graham 1
  • 6 p.m. FFA Sheep Show – Graham 3
  • 6:30 p.m. Open Class Holstein Judging – Livestock Pavilion
  • 7 p.m. Dog Obedience Demonstration (in front of 4-H Bldg
  • 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. All Horses must be out
  • 9 p.m. 4-H Dairy released
  • 10:30 p.m. All Open Class and 4-H Dairy, FFA Sheep may leave
Thursday, August 2
  • 7:00 p.m. - Demolition Derby
    (Adults $12.00; Children $5.00)

Other Events:

  • 8 a.m. – 10 a.m. Flower Entries come in - Horticulture Building
  • 8 a.m. 4-H Swine Judging – Livestock Pavilion
  • 9 a.m. Chainsaw Artist Joe Moundry
  • 10 a.m. Open Class and 4-H Dairy to be out
  • 10 a.m. Draft Horses come in
  • 11 a.m. English Horse Show – Horse Arena
  • 11 a.m. All Dairy must be verified with Superintendent
  • 12 Noon Flower Show Opens – Sponsored by Rochester Garden and Flower Club – Horticulture Building
  • 2 p.m. – 6 p.m. Agriculture Scavenger Hunt – Farm Bureau Booth
  • 3 p.m. Open Class Meat Goats can start coming in
  • 5 p.m. KID POWERED PEDAL TRACTOR PULL
  • 5:30 p.m. Cloverbud Baby Animal Livestock Show – Graham 1
  • 6 p.m. Horse Pull – Horse Arena
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  • 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Public Floral Arranging Workshop-Horticulture Bldg
  • 7 p.m. 4-H Blue Ribbon Livestock Sale – Graham 3
  • 8 pm. – 9 p.m. FFA Dairy and Beef come in (MUST BE IN PLACE BY 7 A.M. FRIDAY)
  • 9 pm – 10:30 p.m. All 4-H Beef/Sheep/Swine/Rabbits/Poultry must be out 10 p.m. Open Class Beef and Colored Dairy Breeds come in (MUST BE IN PLACE BY NOON FRIDAY)
       
Friday, August 3
  • 7:00 p.m. - Tri-State Tractor Pull
    (Adults $10.00; Children $5.00)

Other Events:

  • IBM Employee Day
  • 8 a.m. FFA Swine MUST BE IN PLACE
  • 8 a.m. – 10 a.m. Open Class Sheep come in – Graham 3
  • 8:30 a.m. Open Class Meat Goats must be checked in and in pens
  • 9 a.m. FFA Dairy Show – Livestock Pavilion
  • 9 a.m. Rochester Garden and Flower Club Flower Show Judging – Horticulture Building
  • 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. Open Class Pigeons – Graham 1 & Open Class Rabbits – Graham 1 - come in
  • 9 a.m. Open Class Meat Goat Show-Graham 1
  • 10 a.m. Draft Horse Stallion & Open Classes – Horse Arena
  • 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Woodcarving Demonstrations - Woodcarvers’ Society - Graham 2
  • 1 a.m. FFA Beef Show – Livestock Pavilion 1 p.m. 4-H Fashion Revue Judging – Graham 2
  • 4 p.m. – 8 p.m. 4-H Llamas come in – Graham 1
  • 5 p.m. KID POWERED PEDAL TRACTOR PULL
  • 5:30 p.m. Open Class Sheep Judging – Market Lambs All Breeds Graham 3
  • 6 p.m. Draft Horse Hitch Classes – Horse Arena
  • 7 p.m. FFA Swine Show
  • 7 p.m. Public Showing - 4-H Fashion Revue – Graham 2
  • 7 p.m. Open Class Dairy Goats can come in – Graham 1
  • 7:30 p.m. Dress the Animal and Throw the Bale Contests followed by Drive the Cart Contest-Livestock Pavilion
Saturday, August 4

Other Events:

  • Schmidt Printing Employee Day
  • 7 a.m. Open Class Dairy Goats MUST be in Pens
  • 8 a.m. Draft Horse Mare Halter & Group Classes – Horse Arena
  • 8:30 a.m. Open Class Dairy Goat Show – Graham 1
  • 9 a.m. Open Class Rabbits Judged – Graham 1
  • 9 a.m. Open Class Pigeons Judged – Graham 1
  • 9 a.m. Open Class Dairy Colored Breeds Judging - Livestock Pavilion
  • 9 a.m. 4-H Dog Show – Graham 2
  • 10 a.m. Open Class Swine come in – Hog Barn
  • 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. - Spinning, Weaving, Machine Knitting - Fiber Arts Guild - Graham 2
  • 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. - Stamping and More - Julie Denzer - Crafts for Children Demonstration
  • 4 p.m. Open Class Beef Judging – Livestock Pavilion
  • 6 p.m. Draft Horse Hitch Classes – Horse Arena
  • 6 p.m. Cloverbud Pet Show – Graham 2
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  • 7 p.m. 4-H Llama Show – Graham 1
  • 7 p.m. Register for Arm Wrestling Tournament – Beer Garden
  • 7 p.m. Angus Judging – Livestock Pavilion
  • 7:30 p.m. SE MN Classic Lamb Show – Graham 3
  • 8 p.m. Arm Wrestling Tournament Starts – By Beer Garden
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Sunday, August 5
  • 7:00 p.m. - Demolition Derby
    (Adults $15.00; Children $5.00)

Other Events:

  • 9 a.m. Draft Horses Jr. & Sr. Cart/Team/Farmers Hitch – Horse Arena
  • 1 p.m. Open Class Swine Show – Graham 1
  • 1:30 p.m. Talent Contest – Stage in Graham 1
  • 3 p.m. All remaining open class and FFA livestock released
  • 6 p.m. All other open class and FFA exhibits and commercial booths released
  • 6 p.m PREMIUM CHECKS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PICK UP

PUBLIC NOTICE TO ALL CONCERNED

  1. While the greatest care will be executed by the Management to protect patrons of the Olmsted County Fair, each individual will be held personally responsible for his or her actions, and the Management will not be accountable or responsible for any injury.
  2. The Olmsted County Agricultural Association Management assumes no liability for loss or damage to any property to the concessionaire, exhibitor or patron, due to theft, fire, tornado, weather conditions or other causes.
  3. The Directors of the Olmsted County Fair Board reserve the right to refuse any offensive or obscene exhibits which in the judgment of the Fair Board would be offensive to the general public.
  4. No alcoholic beverages will be allowed in any building except the Beer Garden.

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