Champaign County Fair

The 172st Annual Champaign County Fair - August 2nd - 9th 2013

Schedule of Events
ENTERTAINMENT SCHEDULE 2011

FRIDAY, AUGUST 5
7:00 – 10:00 p.m . . . . . . . .BlackDiamond . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lions Park
8:00 – 10:00 p.m . . . . . . . . . .Noteability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Midway
SATURDAY, AUGUST 6
2:00 – 4:00 p.m . . . . . .Silver Mountain Band . . . . . . . . . .Lions Park
6:00 – 9:00 p.m . . . . . . ..Mike Hemmelgarm . . . . . . . . . . Midway
7:00 – 10:00 p.mCountry Songbird Leslie Honeyman . . .Lions Park
SUNDAY, AUGUST 7
12:00 – 4:00 p.m . . . . . .Jim Fletcher Gospel . . . . . . . . . . .Lions Park
1:00 – 4:00 p.m . . . . . . .Mike Hemmelgarm . . . . . . . . . . . Midway
2:00 – 9:00 p.m . . . . . . .Mark Abbati (MIME) . . . . . . . . . Midway
7:00 – 10:00 p.m . . . . . . . .Black Diamond . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lions Park
7:00 p.m . . . .Jim Greer/Mac-o-Chee Valley Folks . . . . . . Girls Modeling Area
MONDAY, AUGUST 8
7:00 – 8:00 p.m . . . . . . . .The McClymonts . . . . . . . . . . . . Grandstand
8:20 – 10:00 p.m . . . . . . .Tracy Lawrence . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grandstand
TUESDAY, AUGUST 9
5:00 – 9:00 p.m . . . . . . . .Ragtime Strutters . . . . . . . . . . . Midway
8:00 – 10:00 p.m . . . . . . . .Black Diamond . . . . . . . . . . . . Lions Park
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10
5:00 – 9:00 p.m . . . . . . . .Ragtime Strutters . . . . . . . . . . . Midway
7:00-7:30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Karate Expo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Free Stage
7:30 – 10:00 p.m . . . . . ..Big Time Wrestling . . . . . . . . . . Free Stage
THURSDAY, AUGUST 11
7:00 – 10:00 p.m . . . . . . . .Black Diamond . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lions Park
8:00-10:30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jeff Wynn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Free Stage
8:30 p.m . . . . . . .Ohio Top Hands Rodeo Drill Team . . . . Horse Arena
FRIDAY, AUGUST 12
7:00 – 11:00 p.mCountry Songbird Leslie Honeyman . . . . Lions Park


GENERAL SCHEDULE

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3
12:00-6:00 p.m. The following to be in place:

Antiques, Crafts & Hobbies, Needlework, Quilts And Fine Arts exhibits

1:00-6:00 p.m. Girl Scout Exhibits in place

2:00-6:00 p.m. Children’s Artwork in place

4:00-8:00 p.m. Boy Scout Exhibits in place

6:00p.m.-Thurs. 10 a.m. SWINE IN, East Powell Avenue Gate

THURSDAY, AUGUST 4
10 a.m. ALL SWINE IN

10:00 a.m.-10 p.m. ALL REMAINING LIVESTOCK IN, E. Powell Ave.

6:00 p.m. Weighing of Junior Fair Breeding Gilts & Performance Pigs

9:00 p.m. All Non-Livestock and Home Economics Projects to be in place in 4-H Activities Building

10:00 p.m. All livestock on Fairgrounds

FRIDAY, AUGUST 5
7:00 a.m. Start Charging at the Gate

8:00 a.m. Weighing of Junior Fair Market Swine

Weighing of Junior Fair Market Lambs followed by Open Class Market Lambs and Market Goats

11:00 a.m. Horticulture Exhibits to be in place

12:00 noon 4-H Cloverbud Recognition (Activities Building)

3:30 p.m. Grand Entry – All 4-H Clubs Introdution (Horse Arena)

5:00 p.m. Junior Fair Horse Show – Contest Classes

6:00 p.m. Junior Fair Swine Breeding Gilt Show

Weighing of Beef Feeders, Beef Steers and Heifers

6:30 p.m. Junior Fair Dairy Feeder Showmanship followed by Dairy Steer Showmanship

7:00 p.m. NTPA Regional National Pull (Grandstand)

7:00-10:00 p.m. Black Diamond (Lions Park)

8:00-10:00 p.m. Noteability (Midway)

SATURDAY, AUGUST 6
8:00 a.m. Weighing of Dairy Steers followed by Dairy Feeders

Open Class Goat Show, Jackpot Market Goat Show followed by Junior Fair Goat Showmanship, PeeWee Showmanship

9:00 a.m. Junior Fair Swine Showmanship followed by Junior Fair County Farrowed Swine Show (Swine Arena)

4-H Garment Revue (Jr. Fair Activity Building)

Junior Fair Horse Show

10:00 a.m. Tug-A-Truck Contest (Grandstand)

One day A.R.B.A. Sanctioned Rabbit Show

11:00 a.m. Culinary Exhibits in place

11:15 a.m. Garden Club Exhibits in place

12:00 noon ALL Exhibits in place

12:30 p.m. Flower Show judging

1:30 p.m. Homemaker’s Style Show (Activities Building)

2:00-4:00 p.m. Silver Mountain Band (Lions Park)

5:00 p.m. Beef Feeder Class followed by Junior Fair Steer & Commercial Heifer Evaluation, Beef Scramble Class, Jr. Fair Breeding

Show and Cattlemen’s Special Steer & Commercial Heifer Show (Show Arena)

6:00-9:00 p.m. Mike Hemmelgarm (Midway entertainment)

7:00 p.m. Champaign Co. Classic 4WD Truck Pull (Grandstand)

7:00-10:00 p.m. Leslie Honeyman (Lions Park)

10:00 p.m. Junior Fair Llamas to be in place

SUNDAY, AUGUST 7
8:30 a.m. Junior Fair Beef Showmanship –Beef feeders released following show.

9:00 a.m. Fancy & Breeding Poultry Show followed by Poultry Showmanship (Poultry Building)

10:00 a.m. Worship Service (Activities Building)

11:00 a.m. Junior Fair Horse/Pony Classes

11-12:00 noon Entries for Pie Contest (Pork Council Building)

12:00 noon PeeWee Swine Showmanship (Swine Show Arena)

Guys & Gals Sheep Lead-In Classes followed by Open Class Market Lamb Carcass Contest, followed by PeeWee Sheep Showmanship

12:00-4:00 p.m. Jim Fletcher Gospel singing (Lions Park)

1:00 p.m. Junior Fair Rabbit/Cavy Exhibits in place

1:00-4:00 p.m. Mike Hemmelgarm (Midway entertainment)

1:30 p.m. Post Time – Horse Races

2:00 p.m. Junior Fair Rabbit & Cavy Showmanship, Poster & Royalty results announced (Rabbit & Cavy Building)

2:00-9:00 p.m. Mark Abbati – Mime (grounds)

3:00 p.m. Pie Auction – Swine Show Arena (following PeeWee Showmanship)

3:30 p.m. 4-H Dog Obedience and Showmanship Demonstration (Cattle Show Arena)

6:00 p.m. Graham High School Dancin’ Band from Falconland (Grandstand)

6:30 p.m. Crowning of 2011 Junior Fair Queen, 4-H Boy & Girl of the Year, FFA Boy & Girl of the Year, followed by Pig and Calf Scrambles (Grandstand)

7:00-10:00 p.m. Jim Greer/Mac-O-Chee Valley Folks (Girls Modeling Building)

Black Diamond (Lions Park)

MONDAY, AUGUST 8
9:00 a.m. FFA Market Gilt Show followed by Scramble Pig Show and 4-H Market Gilts (Swine Show Arena)

Junior Fair Dairy Show (Cattle Show Arena)

Junior Fair Horse Show

Junior Fair Cavy (Guinea Pig) Breed Show

10:30 a.m. Junior Fair Sheep Showmanship followed by Junior Fair Sheep Breeding Show (Sheep Arena)

4:00 p.m. Champaign County Born & Raised Market Lamb Show (Cattle Show Arena)

Performance Pig Show (Swine Show Arena)

6:00 p.m. Junior Fair Horse Dressage Classes

7:00-10:00 p.m. Jeff Kerns (Lions Park)

7:00 p.m. The McClymonts (Grandstand)

8:20 p.m. Tracy Lawrence (Grandstand)

TUESDAY, AUGUST 9 (SENIOR CITIZENS & VETERANS DAY)
9:00 a.m. FFA & 4-H Market Barrow Show

Junior Fair Rabbit Show (Rabbit Building)

Junior Fair County Born & Raised Market Goat Show

Carriage Driving Clinic & Classes (Horse Arena)

10:00 a.m. Junior Fair Dairy Steer Show followed by Junior Fair Dairy Feeder Show

11:00 a.m. Senior Citizens Free Lunch & Entertainment (Activities Building) Donated by Mercy Memorial Hospital & Mercy McAuley Center

5:00 p.m. FFA Market Lamb Show followed by 4-H Market Lamb Show

5:00-9:00 p.m. Ragtime Strutters (Midway)

5:30 p.m. Horse Sponsorship Auction (Horse Arena)

6:30 p.m. Post Time – Horse Races – Urbana Area Chamber of Commerce Night

7:00 p.m. Breeding Gilt Sale – Swine Show Arena

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10 (YOUTH DAY)
5:00-8:00 a.m. Weighing of Junior Fair Poultry Meat Pens

8:00 a.m. Open Class Barrow Show

Swine NOT going through sale released

Junior Fair Poultry Show – Meat Birds & Showmanship (Poultry Barn)

9:00 a.m. Junior Fair Market Goat Show followed by Junior Fair Dairy Goats & Production Does (Cattle Show Arena)

4-H “Cook-Off” (Activities Building)

Open Class – Jr. Division Horses – Halter & Performance Classes

9:30 a.m. Junior Fair Cavy (Guinea Pig) Showmanship and Optional Projects (Rabbit/Cavy Building)

11:30 a.m. Open Class Flower Exhibits in place

12:00-2:00 p.m. Ribbons & Friends (Midway)

12:30 p.m. Open Class Flower Show judging

1:00 p.m. Pepsi Cola Youth Day Activities (Grandstand)

4:00 p.m. Pizza Eating Contest (Grandstand)

5:00 p.m. Junior Fair Rabbit Sale followed by Junior Fair Poultry Sale

FFA Steer & Heifer Show, followed by 4H Steer & Heifer Show (Cattle Show Arena)

5:00-9:00 p.m. Ragtime Strutters (Midway)

6:00 p.m. Open Class – Adult Division Horse Show – Pleasure, Halter & Performance

6:30 p.m. Post Time – Horse Races

7:30-10:00 p.m. Big Time Wrestling (Free Stage)

THURSDAY, AUGUST 11
9:00 a.m. Open Class Market Lamb Show

Open Class – Junior Division Horse Contest Classes

11:00 a.m. Junior Fair Dairy Sale

11:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. Rabbit Barbeque (Rabbit Building)

12:00 Noon Market Swine Sale (Swine Arena)

12:30 p.m. Kiddie Tractor Pull (Grandstand)

1:30 p.m. Jr. Fair Llama Show (Show Arena)

5:00 p.m. King of the Ring Show (Cattle Show Arena)

6:00 p.m. Open Class Horse Contest Classes

6:30 p.m. Post Time – Horse Races

7:00-10:00 p.m. Black Diamond (Lions Park)

8:00-10:30 p.m. Jeff Wynn (Free Stage)

8:30 p.m. Ohio Top Hands Rodeo Drill Team – Horse Arena

FRIDAY, AUGUST 12
9:30 a.m. Junior Fair Livestock Sales: Market Goats, Market Lambs, Market Steers, Dairy Steers, Dairy Feeders

10:00 a.m. Horses Released

4:00 p.m. Exhibits Released

5:00 p.m. Practice – Team Sorting (Horse Arena)

6:00 p.m. All projects removed from the 4-H Building

All Rabbits & Cavies removed from Rabbit & Cavy Barn

7:00 p.m. Champaign CountyTeam Sorting Event (Horse Arena)

7:30 p.m. Demolition Derby (Grandstand)

7:00-11:00 p.m. Country Songbird Leslie Honeyman (Lions Park)

The following ticket prices are effective for the 2013 Fair:
General Admission to Grounds (includes FREE rides)
Ages 2 and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$7.00
Seniors 65 and over – Tuesday Free
Veterans and their spouses who present their discharge papers at the Main
Gate will be admitted FREE on Tuesday Only.
Exhibitor’s Ticket (does NOT INCLUDE RIDES) . . . . .$23.00
Auto Admission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Free
Individual All Week Pass (does NOT INCLUDE RIDES) . . . . . . . . . . . .$28.00
Reserved Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$30.00
**Reserved Parking passes may be purchased during office hours July 24 until gone. Spaces are limited. First come, first served. NO MAIL-IN’S ACCEPTED!

FREE GRANDSTAND (on specific days), FREE RIDES-ride all mechanical rides as many times as you want after paying Gate Admission.
Holders of Membership, Exhibitor, 4-H Tickets, or All Week Pass can ride by paying $7.00 at the Ride Office each day.

Campers are $175.00, Wednesday, July 31 admission or $225.00 for Tuesday, July 30

GRANDSTAND TICKET PRICES
GENERAL ADMISSION

Friday (NTPA) $5.00
Saturday morning Tug-A-Truck, stands cleared by 4pm $5.00
Saturday evening Truck pull $5.00
Sunday afternoon Free Grandstand
Sunday evening $2.00
Monday – Presale $10.00 / Day of Show $15.00
Tuesday Free Grandstand
Wednesday Free Grandstand
Thursday Free Grandstand
Friday $5.00
Pit Passes for Friday (NTPA) $10.00
Pit Passes for Saturday Tug-A-Truck, stands cleared by 4pm $5.00
Pit Passes for Saturday (Truck Pull) – $10.00
Pit Passes for Demo Derby $10.00
Pickups & Trailer Pit Parking for all events, prices to be announced. Price will include one Pit Pass.
All delivery vehicles shall purchase a delivery sticker for $10.00 which admits vehicle and driver only for the duration of the Fair.

More info available on website.