79th Annual Eddy County Fair Schedule
Saturday, July 20 9:00am – 11:00am: Open Class entries will be accepted 9:00am – 11:00am: 4-H Indoor Entries will be accepted 9:00am – 11:00am: Lead Class entries will be accepted 1:00pm – 4:00pm: 4-H exhibits will be judged (Judging is closed to the public.)
1:00pm – 4:00pm: Open Class exhibits will be judged (Judging is closed to the public.)
11:00am:
Queen Contest – Food Court Building
Monday, July 22
All livestock will be brought to the Fairgrounds through the covered arena from 7:00am-11:00am:
Livestock inspectors will be on the Fairgrounds so have your papers in order.
7:00am-11:00am: CHECK IN ALL LIVESTOCK AND PROSPECT YEARLING. Weigh and classify pigs as they unload.
11:30am: GENERAL RULES MEETING (Show Ring), Lunch to follow – Lunch provided by Eddy County Farm and Livestock Bureau.
2:00pm: LAMBS – Weigh and Classify (in the show ring).
4:00pm: RABBITS (Fryers and Bakers) – Weigh in and tattoos read immediately after the lambs BROILERS – Weigh in and band immediately following rabbits. BREEDING POULTRY– Leg bands and enter immediately following broilers. DAIRY HEIFERS – Weigh, measure, present, check birth dates, TB test, preg-check, immediately following breeding poultry. MEAT GOATS – Weigh in immediately following the dairy heifers. MARKET CATTLE – Weigh immediately following goats.
7:00pm: COWBOY CHURCH – Show Ring MOVIE – Show Ring immediately following Cowboy Church Tuesday, July 23 10:00am: PARADE 12:00pm: OFFICIAL OPENING- Exhibit Building & Eddy County Community Center 12:00pm – 9:00pm EXHIBIT BUILDING & EDDY COUNTY COMMUNITY CENTER OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 3:00pm: DAIRY HEIFER SHOW- Livestock Barn Show Ring 5:00pm – 12:00am: CARNIVAL 6:00pm: BREEDING AND MARKET GOAT SHOW– Livestock Barn Show Ring NOTE: in the early morning hours of Monday, of the fair week, all gates leading into the fenced in area will be locked. The small walk through gates will remain open during fair hours. The fenced in area is described as that area which encloses the livestock barn, the exhibit building, and the steer barn. Once the gates are locked, they will remain locked until the conclusion of the fair.
Wednesday, July 24 8:00am: RABBIT SHOW – Livestock Barn Show Ring Breeding rabbits will show first – followed immediately by market classes.
9:00am: PROSPECT YEARLING CLASS – Covered Arena 10:00am – 9:00pm E X H I B I T BUILDING & EDDY COUNTY COMMUNITY CENTER OPEN TO THE
PUBLIC
10:00am – 4:00pm: FLOWER SHOW – ‘Create and Enter a Design’ –Eddy County Community Center
2:00pm: 2-YEAR OLD FUTURITY – Covered Arena 5:00pm: SWINE SHOW- Livestock
Barn Show Ring 5:00pm – 12:00am: CARNIVAL
8:00pm: FAITH AND FAMILY NIGHT-concert
Thursday, July 25 8:00am: POULTRY SHOW BROILER JUDGING – Livestock Barn Show Ring Breeding Poultry will be judged in the poultry barn immediately following Broiler Judging.
8:00am-10:00am: ENTRIES FOR FLOWER SHOW WILL BE ACCEPTED – Eddy County Community Center 9:30am: BREEDING HEIFER SHOW – Livestock Barn Show Ring 10:00am: MARKET CATTLE SHOW – Livestock Barn Show Ring 10:00am-9:00pm: EXHIBIT BUILDING & EDDY COUNTY COMMUNITY CENTER OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 10:30am: FLOWER SHOW ENTRIES WILL BE JUDGED – Eddy County Community Center 3:00pm: “JAMES HAMILTON” BREEDING SHEEP SHOW – Livestock Barn Show Ring MARKET LAMB SHOW – Immediately following Breeding Sheep 7:00pm: CONCERT – Easton Corbin with special guest William Clark Green
Friday, July 26 8:00am – 10:00am: ALL SALE PULLS AND DESTINATIONS MUST BE FINALIZED!
10:00am – 10:00pm: EXHIBIT BUILDING & EDDY COUNTY COMMUNITY CENTER OPEN TO THE
PUBLIC
12:00pm – 1:30pm: Entries for the Pecan Contest will be accepted
2:00pm: 4-H AND FFAAWARDS PRESENTATION – Livestock Barn Show Ring 3:00pm: WOOL LEAD SHOW Livestock Barn Show Ring 4:00pm – 12:00am: CARNIVAL
6:00pm: PECAN CONTEST AUCTION – Livestock Barn Show Ring 7:00pm: BULL RIDING – Horse Council Open Arena 9:30pm – 11:30pm: CONCERT – Jon Wolfe
Saturday, July 27 8:00am-12:00pm: FIRE AND ICE 8:00am: BOOSTER SHOWS FOR SWINE, LAMB, GOAT, MARKET CATTLE, AND DAIRY HEIFER.
10:00am – 10:00pm: EXHIBIT BUILDING & EDDY COUNTY COMMUNITY CENTER OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 10:00am – 12:00pm : CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT – Covered Arena 10:00am – 12:00pm : “JACK RAUCH” ANVIL TOSS – Covered Arena 10:00am – 12:00am: CARNIVAL 12:00pm CHILI COOK-OFF AND ICE CREAM COMPETITION AWARDS – Covered Arena 4:00pm-5:30pm: BUYER’S DINNER – Food Court 5:30pm: 4-H AND FFA JUNIOR LIVESTOCK AUCTION – Livestock Barn Show Ring
Sunday, July 28 9:00am: RELEASE OF LIVESTOCK – Packer truck will come. Once packer truck is gone, livestock going home will be released by superintendent( s).
10:00am: RELEASE of Adult/ Open Class exhibits and Flower Show Entries 10:00am: RELEASE of 4-H indoor exhibits with exception of 1st and 2nd places