FAIR SCHEDULE 2026
WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 2026 - Opening Day
8:30 am Judging - Junior Poultry Breed Classes
9:00 am Judging - Junior and Open Rabbits
9:00 am Judging - Junior Dairy
9:30 am Judging - Junior Poultry Showmanship
10:00 am Judging - Poultry Photo Contest
10:00 am Judging - Junior English Horse
10:00 am Judging - Open Class Natural Science
Noon Official Opening of the 104th Annual
Racine County Fair
2:00 pm Judging - Open Class Dairy
2:00 pm Herbalist Amber Lackey Demo - Open Class
(Expo)
3:00 pm Goats on Parade
4:00 pm Gebel Girls - Center Stage
4:00 pm Pictures with a Goat! - Goat Barn
5:00 pm Most Delectable Honey Dessert Contest -
Open Class (Expo)
6:00 pm Live Crafting Challenge - Open Class (Expo)
6:00 pm Goat Milking Demo - Goat Barn
6:30 pm Truck and Tractor Pull - Grandstand
6:30 pm $1,000 Winner Takes All Contest - Open Class
(Expo)
7:00 pm DJ Kody - Activity Building
7:30 pm Whiskey Belles - Center Stage
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HOURS OF OPERATION
Wednesday - Saturday
8:00 am - 11:30 pm
Sunday
8:00 am - 9:00 pm
Note: Junior and Open Class exhibits (including animals and competitive exhibits) close around 5:00 pm on Sunday.
**All events are subject to change**
THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2026 - Children's Day
8:30 am Rooster Crowing Contest - Poultry Barn
9:00 am Judging - Junior Swine & Swine
Showmanship
9:00 am Children's Day Activities - Hospitality Tent
10:00 am Judging - Junior Horse Western Show
10:00 am Scroll Saw Demo - Open Class Antique Bldg
10:30 am Kiddie Tractor Pull Registration - Grandstand
11:00 am Kiddie Tractor Pull - Grandstand
1:00 pm Cream Puff Eating Contests - Center Stage:
*pre-registration required at Farm Bureau
Cream Puff Stand
1:00 pm Basket Weaving Demo - Open Class (Expo)
1:00 pm Goat Craft - Goat Barn
2:00 pm Scroll Saw Demo - Open Class Antique Bldg
3:00 pm Honey Bee 101 with Cheryl Miracle - Open
Class (Expo)
4:00 pm Pictures with a Goat!- Goat Barn
4:00 pm Cookies with the Queen - Youth Building
4:00 pm Sadie - Center Stage
4:00 pm Kiddie Stick Horse Show and Rodeo - Horse
Barn
6:00 pm Fair Night Photo Shoot - Open Class (Expo)
6:30 pm Garden Tractor/Mini Rod Pulls w/Combine
Demo Derby - Grandstand
7:00 pm Dibs - Activity Building
7:30 pm North Cape Express - Center Stage
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FRIDAY, JULY 31, 2026 - 4-H, FFA, Youth Day
8:30 am Judging - Junior Poultry Market Classes
9:00 am Judging - Junior & Open Goats
9:00 am Judging - Open Class Beef
9:30 am Judging - Junior Beef
10:00 am Judging - Junior & Open Sheep
10:00 am Scroll Saw Demo - Open Class Antique Bldg
11:00 am Poultry Auction Exhibitor Sign up
1:00 pm For the Love of Flowers - Open Class (Expo)
1:00 pm Union Grove Youth Summer Band
- Center Stage
1:00 pm Sawing / Shingle Making / Wheat Threshing /
Baling Demos - Antique Tractor Area
2:00 pm Steve Meisner Legacy Band - Activity Building
Sponsored by Community State Bank
2:00 pm Horse Drill Team Demo - Horse Arena
2:00 pm Clothing Alteration Tips - Open Class (Expo)
2:00 pm Scroll Saw Demo - Open Class Antique Bldg
3:00 pm Sawing / Shingle Making / Wheat Threshing /
Baling Demos - Antique Tractor Area
3:00 pm Gypsy Horse Demo - Horse Arena
4:00 pm Full Flavor - Center Stage
4:00 pm Cookies with the Queen - Youth Building
4:00 pm Spinning Demo - Open Class (Expo)
5:00 pm "Lavender Fields" Food Contest -
Open Class (Expo)
5:00 pm Gypsy Horse Demo - Horse Arena
5:30 pm Antique Tractor Parade - Grandstand
6:00 pm Sue Isaacson Memorial Showmanship
Competition
6:30 pm Truck and Tractor Pull - Grandstand
7:00 pm Under the Lights Speed Event - Horse Arena
7:00 pm Lunch Money Bullies - Activity Building
7:30 pm Breaking Cadence - Center Stage
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 2026
9:00 am Gymkhana Horse Show - Horse Arena
9:30 am Livestock Auction - Sale Arena
Sale Order: Swine, Goat, Lambs, Beef
(current as of Jun 2026)
10:00 am Beer and Wine Judging - Open Class (Expo)
11:00 am Goat Yoga Demo - Goat Barn
Noon Music Bingo - Center Stage
Noon Basket Weaving Demo - Open Class (Expo)
1:00 pm Sawing / Shingle Making / Wheat Threshing /
Baling Demos - Antique Tractor Area
1:00 pm Goat Craft - Goat Barn
2:00 pm Knit, Knit, Tangle Competition - Open Class (Expo)
2:30 pm Semiquincentennial Quiz - Pavilion
3:00 pm Milk in a Bottle Competition - Goat Barn
3:00 pm Sawing / Shingle Making / Wheat Threshing /
Baling Demos - Antique Tractor Area
4:00 pm Cookies with the Queen - Youth Building
4:00 pm Pictures with a Goat - Goat Barn
4:00 pm Gypsy Horse Demo - Horse Arena
4:15 pm Knitting and Crocheting Challenge -
Open Class (Expo)
4:30 pm Cork N Classics - Center Stage
5:00 pm Horse Drill Team Demo - Horse Barn
5:00 pm Stars of the Show Ring - Sale Arena
6:00 pm Goat Milking Demo - Goat Barn
6:00 pm Gypsy Horse Demo - Horse Arena
7:00 pm Boot Jack Road - Activity Building
7:00 pm Bulls-N-Mutton Bustin - Grandstand
8:00 pm Bedlam - Center Stage
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SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2026
9:00 am Church Service - Center Stage
10:00 am Horse Fun Show Including Costume Class
10:00 am Beer Bloody Mary's & Mimosa's -
Beer/Wine Garden
11:00 am Fur and Feather Auction - Poultry Building
Noon Swing House Big Band - Center Stage
Noon Chocolate Dessert Contest - Park Pavilion
1:00 pm Hay Bale Throwing Contest - Dairy/Beef Barn
1:00 pm Sawing / Shingle Making / Wheat Threshing /
Baling Demo - Antique Tractor area
1:45 pm Favorite Pie Contest - Park Pavilion
2:00 pm Demo Derby - Grandstand
2:00 pm Goat Yoga Demo - Goat Barn
2:00 pm Horse Drill Team Demo - Horse Arena
2:30 pm Pie Auction - Park Pavilion
3:00 pm Chainsaw Carving Auction - Park Pavilion
3:00 pm Gypsy Horse Demo - Horse Arena
3:00 pm Sawing / Shingle Making / Wheat Threshing /
Baling Demo - Antique Tractor area
3:30 pm Cornfield Keg Party - Center Stage
4:00 pm Pictures with a Goat! - Goat Barn
5:00 pm Gypsy Horse Demo - Horse Arena
6:00 pm The Lonely Ninjas - Activity Building
6:00 pm Demo Derby - Grandstand
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