It’s Almost Fair Time!
By Judy Parsons
The 4-H youth in the Wild West District have been working hard on their projects all year and are putting on the finishing touches so that they can enter their exhibits in their County Fairs.
There are three County Fairs in the Wild West District where fairgoers have the opportunity to see exhibits ranging from Foods to Fiber Arts, Sewing to Swine, Photography to Poultry, Horticulture to Horses, Electricity to Entomology, Shopping in Style to Sheep, Vegetable to Visual Arts, Rocketry to Rabbits, Ceramics to Cattle and so much more. There is something for everyone at the County Fairs including entertaining activities for everyone to enjoy.
Our Wild West District fair season starts off with the Haskell County Fair in Sublette. The Theme for the fair is Over The Top. Judging starts with the pre-fair Fashion Revue on Wednesday, July 17th and the Parade on Saturday, July 20th. Exhibits are entered and judging starts on Monday, July 22nd and continues through Friday, July 26th. Some highlights include the Food Auction on Monday, Horse Show, Evening Meal and Carnival Games on Tuesday, Livestock Judging on Thursday and Round Robin and the Livestock Sale on Friday.
The Sky Is The Limit at the Stevens County Fair in Hugoton. Judging starts with the pre-fair Fashion Revue on Thursday, July 25th. The Horse Show is Saturday, July 27th. Entries and judging start on Monday, July 29th with the Parade that evening. More entries and judging continue all week through Friday, August 2nd. Some Fair highlights include the Food Auction on Wednesday, Livestock Judging on Thursday, Beef Show and Round Robin on Friday with a BBQ and Livestock Auction ending the fair Friday evening.
The 5 State/Seward County Free Fair starts on Monday, August 5th with the judging of the Fashion Revue and Clothing. Entries and judging for 4-H youth from Seward County and the 5 State area starts on Tuesday, August 6th and continues through Saturday, August 10th. Highlighted events for this fair include the Archery Shoot on Tuesday, Food Bake Sale on Wednesday, Pet Show on Thursday, Livestock and Round Robin judging on Friday with the Parade of Champions and Livestock Sale Friday evening. The Public Fashion Revue will be Saturday afternoon. There will be lots of family activities going on around the fairgrounds Wednesday through Saturday.
I want to encourage everyone to come out to support our 4-H youth at your local County Fair. They have been working hard on their exhibits to try to win that Grand Champion ribbon or buckle. There are so many family activities for you to enjoy during each fair.
For more information on any of these fairs, contact your local Extension Office or County Fair Office.
