July 26th – August 3rd

See, hear, and enjoy the 2013 County Fair!

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Arnie Johnson and the Midnight Special

Saturday, Aug. 3rd, 7:00–10:00 PM

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Legacy

Tuesday, July 30th, 7:00–10:00 PM

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The Secrets

Wednesday, July 31st , 7:00–10:00 PM

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Sellout

Thursday, Aug. 1st , 8:00–10:00 p.m.

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Welcome to the 2013 Douglas County (KS) Free Fair!

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SEE IT all at the Douglas County Free Fair. It’s a great event for all ages in Lawrence, Kansas. Where everyone comes for Good old fashioned fun.
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2013 FAIR SCHEDULE

Saturday, July 20

4-H Pet Show  9:00 am, Building 21S

4-H Dog Show — 2:00 pm, Building 21N

Monday, July 22

4-H Fashion Revue Judging — 8:30 am, Building 21N

Consultation Judging – Clothing Buymanship — 8:30 am, Dreher Building

Consultation Judging – Clothing Construction — 8:30 am, Dreher Building

Tuesday, July 23

4-H Public Fashion Revue — 7:00 pm Building 21

Friday, July 26

Jackpot Barrel Racing Competition — 7:00 pm, Community Building

Saturday, July 27

Superintendent’s Breakfast & Instruction — 7:30 am, Deal Six

Building Set-Up — 8:30 am

4-H Horse Show Check-In — 8:00 am – 8:45 am, Community Building

4-H Horse Show Orientation Meeting & Flag Ceremony — 8:50 am, Community Building

4-H Horse Show — 9:00 am, Community Building

4-H Horse Show Check-In — (for those participating in racing events only) 12:00 noon – 12:30 pm

Sunday, July 28

Open Horse Show Check-In — 8:30 am, Community Building

Open Horse Show — 9:00 am

Set-Up Beef Tie Out Area — 6:00 pm

Monday, July 29

Set Up Community Building for Livestock — 8:00 am

Enter for: 4-H Foods, 4-H Food Preservation, 4-H Fiber & Visual Arts & Crafts, 4-H Photography, 4-H Duct Tape Contest, Open Class Food Preparation & Preservation, Open Class Fine Arts & Open Class Quilts, Consultation judging on all 4-H exhibits — 2:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Enter & Consultation Judging on 4-H Energy Management, 4-H Entomology, 4-H Forestry, 4-H Geology, 4-H Cloverbuds — 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Enter Beef, Bucket Calves, Dairy, Dairy & Market Goats, Llamas, Poultry, Rabbits, Sheep & Swine — 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Tuesday, July 30

Accept President’s Pie Baking Entries — 7:30 am – 9:30 am, Dreher Building

Poultry Show, Poultry Barn — 8:00 am

Market Sheep & Goat Weigh-In — 8:00 am

Judging Open Class Food Preparation & Preservation, Fine Arts, & Quilts — 8:00 am

Food Sale — 10:00 am – 2:00 pm, Building 21

Enter 4-H Banners, Clothing, Horticulture, Crops, Flowers, Project Displays, SpaceTech-Rocketry (all other SpaceTech consultation judging will be from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm) and Woodworking.
Consultation on these projects as entered. Sign up for consultation when projects are entered.
Enter Open Class Horticulture, Crops & Flowers.
— 2:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Enter & Consultation Judging on A Way With Waste, SpaceTech – Astronomy, Geospace, Robotics. Enter Ag Education Displays — 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

4-H/Open Dairy Show followed by 4-H/Open Dairy Goat & Meat Show, Goat Show — 6:00 pm, Judging Arena
Meat Goat Show – 4-H/FFA
Showmanship Classes
PeeWee Showmanship
Breeding Meat Doe, Goat Classes
Meat Goat Classes

Judging of Banners & Ag Education Displays — 7:00 pm

Judging of Barn Decorations — 7:00 pm

Musical Performance by “Legacy” — 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Wednesday, July 31

BUILDINGS OPEN TO PUBLIC — 10:00 am – 9:00 pm

Accept President’s Pie Baking Entries — 7:30 – 9:30 am, Dreher Building

Judging of Open Class Horticulture — 8:00 am

Swine Weigh-In — 8:00 am

Llama Show — 8:30 am, Judging Arena

Poultry Showmanship Contest — 9:00 am, Poultry Barn

Beef Weigh-In — 10:00 am

Petting Zoo — 1:00 pm – 10:00 pm, Building 10

Pony Rides — 4:00 pm – 10:00 pm, Building 10

Moore’s Greater Shows Carnival Open — 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Naturally Nutritious Food Festival — 6:00 pm, Building 2

Swine Show in Judging Arena — 6:00 pm
1. Showmanship Classes
2. PeeWeeShowmanship
3. Breeding Gilts
4. Market Hog Show

Musical Performance by “The Secrets” — 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Renegade Mini Tractor Pull — 7:00 pm, Rodeo Arena

Thursday, August 1

BUILDINGS OPEN TO PUBLIC — 10:00 am – 9:00 pm

Accept President’s Pie Baking Entries — 7:30 am – 9:30 am, Dreher Building

Rabbit Show — 8:00 am, Judging Arena
1. Meat Pen Rabbits
2. Breeding Classes
3. Rabbit Showmanship & Judging Contest

Livestock Judging Contest — 11:00 am, Judging Arena

Horticulture Judging Contest — 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, Building 2

Consumer Judging Contest — 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, Building 2

Photography Judging Contest — 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, Building 2

Read-A-Thon — 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm, Building 2

Petting Zoo — 1:00 pm – 10:00 pm, Building 10

Pony Rides — 4:00 pm – 10:00 pm, Building 10

Sheep Show – 4-H/FFA/Open — 6:00 pm, Judging Arena
1. Showmanship Classes
2. PeeWee Showmanship
3. Open Class Rams
4. Breeding Ewes – 4-H/FFA/Open Class
5. Market Lamb Show – 4-H/FFA

Family Night Moore’s Greater Shows Carnival — 6:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Square Dance Exhibition by “Happy Times Squares” — 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm, Black Top Area

Musical performance by “SELLOUT” — 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Friday, August 2

BUILDINGS OPEN TO PUBLIC — 10:00 am – 9:00 pm

Accept President’s Pie Baking Entries — 7:30 am – 9:30 am, Dreher Building

Bucket Calf Show followed by PeeWee Showmanship Bucket Calves followed by Beef Show — 8:30 am, Community Building
1. Market Beef
2. Showmanship
3. Breeding Beef

AUCTION CARDS DUE — 1:00 pm, Fair Board Office Building 21S

Petting Zoo — 1:00 pm – 10:00 pm, Building 10

Pony Rides — 4:00 pm – 10:00 pm, Building 10

Chef’s Challenge — 6:00 pm, Shelter Area

Bale Throwing Contest — 6:00 pm, Blacktop Area
Co–sponsored by Douglas County Farm Bureau
Registration 5:30 pm

Moore’s Greater Shows Carnival Open — 6:00 pm– 12:00 midnight

Demolition Derby — 7:30 pm, Rodeo Arena

Saturday, August 3

BUILDINGS OPEN TO PUBLIC — 10:00 am – 1:00 pm

Accept President’s Pie Baking Entries — 7:30 am – 9:30 am, Dreher Building

Round Robin Showmanship Challenge — 8:30 am

Turtle Race — 9:00 am, Stage Area on Blacktop

Pedal Tractor Pull — 9:30 am, Blacktop Area
Co–sponsored by Douglas County Farm Bureau

Petting Zoo and Pony Rides — 10:00 am – 10:00 pm, Building 10

Barnyard Olympics — 11:00 am, Judging Arena

Release All Non Sale Exhibits — 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Family Day, Moore’s Greater Shows Carnival — 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Antique Tractor Pull — 4:00 pm, Rodeo Arena

State Fair Entries Due in Extension Office — 5:00 pm

Awards Ceremony — 5:00 pm, Blacktop Area in front of stage

Moore’s Greater Shows Carnival Open — 5:00 pm – 11:00 pm

4-H Livestock Auction — 6:30 pm, Community Building

Musical performance by “Arnie Johnson & The Midnight Special” — 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm