Schedule Of Events:

Friday - August 15, 2025

4:00 PM to 7:00 PM - 4-H Still Projects - Drop Off & Judging @ Barn #2

Saturday - August 16, 2025

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM - 4-H Still Projects - Drop Off & Judging @ Barn #2
Noon - 5:00 PM - Open Class Registration : Non-Perishable
1:00 PM - 6:00 PM - 4-H Club Booth Setup @ Barn #2
5:00 PM - Community Center Closes
6:00 PM - Barn #2 Closes

Sunday - August 17, 2025

7:00 AM - Noon - ALL Open Class & 4-H Livestock Arrives
9:00 AM - 11:30 AM - Pullorum Testing for All Poultry Outside Barn #1
9:00 AM - Noon - Open Class & 4-H Poultry, Rabbits, Pocket Pets and Waterfowl Arrive
Noon - 6:00 PM - Open Class & 4-H Horses and Exotics Arrive
Market Livestock Meeting in T-Barn Follows Weigh-In Completion
Noon - 6:00 PM - Open Class Registration : All
Noon - 6:00 PM - 4-H Club Booth Setup (Option 2) @ Barn #2
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM - Market Livestock Record Book Checked In and Judged @ Barn #2
6:00 PM - Community Center and All Barns Close

Monday - August 18, 2025

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM - Open Class Judging (Community Center)
Community Center will be closed until judging is complete
10:00 AM - 4-H Horse Show - Showmanship
4:00 PM - 4-H Cloverbud, Animal Husbandry & Open Class Swine Show
6:00 PM - 4-H Market Livestock Swine Show
7:00 PM - 4-H Horse Show - Jumping
9:00 PM - Community Center Closes

Tuesday - August 19, 2025

All Day - Senior Citizen & Handi-Capable Day!! - FREE ENTRY
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM - BAND ON COMMUNITY CENTER BACK LAWN - Steel & Wood
9:00 AM - 4-H Horse Show - Dressage
9:00 AM - 4-H Cloverbud, Animal Husbandry, Open and Market Poultry Shows
4-H Cloverbud, Animal Husbandry, Open and Market Waterfowl Shows Follows Poultry Show
10:00 AM - 9:00 PM - Community Center Open
4:00 PM - 10:00 PM - Carnival Rides Open - $20 Ride Arm Band
3:00 PM - Beer Tent Opens - FREE to the Public
4:00 PM - 4-H Horse Show - Speed
5:00 PM - 4-H Cloverbud, Animal Husbandry, Open and Market Goat Shows
5:30 PM - 4-H Cloverbud, Animal Husbandry and Open Lamb Shows
6:00 PM - 4-H Market Livestock Lamb Shows
6:00 PM - Cornhole Tournament Begins

Wednesday - August 20, 2025

9:00 AM - 4-H Horse Show - Trail
9:00 AM - 4-H Cloverbud, Animal Husbandry, Open and Market Rabbit Shows
Follows Rabbit Show - 4-H Cloverbud, Animal Husbandry and Open Pocket Pet Shows
10:00 AM - 9:00 PM - Community Center Open
1:00 PM 11:00 PM - Carnival Rides Open - $25 Ride Arm Band
2:00 PM - 4-H Cloverbud, Animal Husbandry and Open Exotic Animal Shows
Follows Exotic Shows - 4-H Exotic Animal Obstacle Course
3:00 PM - Beer Tent Opens
4:00 PM - 4-H Cloverbud, Animal Husbandry and Open Beef & Dairy Show
4:00 PM - 4-H Market Livestock Dairy Feeder & Jr. Beef Show
4:00 PM - Concert Gates Open
6:00 PM - 4-H Market Livestock Large Beef Show
5:30 PM - Waylon Hanel Country Concert
6:30 PM - Phil Vassar Country Concert
8:15 PM - John Michael Montgomery Country Concert

Thursday - August 21, 2025

All Day - Veterans & Active Duty Day!! - FREE ENTRY (you and your spouse)
4:00 PM - FLAG CEREMONY/VETERAN PRESENTATION
Follows Ceremony/Presentation - Dinner to Honor Veterans/Active Duty and their Families
9:00 AM - 4-H Horse Show - English
10:00 AM - 9:00 PM - Community Center Open
1:00 PM 11:00 PM - Carnival Rides Open - $25 Ride Arm Band
3:00 PM 6:00 PM - Market Livestock Auction
3:00 PM - Beer Tent Opens - FREE to the Public
5:00 PM - Monster Truck Pit Party (meet the drivers/see the trucks)
7:00 PM - Monster Truck Throwdown

Friday - August 22, 2025

9:00 AM - 4-H Horse Show - Western & Bareback
10:00 AM 9:00 PM - Community Center Open
-1:00 PM 11:00 PM - Carnival Rides Open - $25 Ride Arm Band
2:00 PM - 4-H Horse Show - Reining and Patterns
3:00 PM - Beer Tent Opens - FREE to the Public
5:00 PM - Monster Truck Pit Party (meet the drivers/see the trucks)
7:00 PM - Monster Truck Throwdown

Saturday - August 23, 2025

10:00 AM-8:00 PM - Community Center Open
9:00 AM - 4-H Horse Show - Costume Class
1:00 PM 11:00 PM - Carnival Rides Open - $30 Ride Arm Band
2:00 PM - Beer Tent Opens - FREE to the Public
2:00 PM-5:30 PM & 8:00 PM 11:00 PM - BAND IN BEER TENT - Lee Fayssoux
5:00 PM - Auto Cross Racing

Sunday - August 24, 2025

9:00 AM to 2:00 PM - Community Center Open for Exhibit Removal
7:00 AM Noon - 4-H Exhibit Removal in Barn #2
7:00 AM-10:00 AM - All Animals Released
By 10:00 AM - T-Barn Cleaned
By Noon - All Other Barns Cleaned
1:00 PM 6:00 PM - Carnival Rides Open - $20 Ride Arm Band

Date: August 18-24, 2025

Location: Emmet County Fairgrounds - 1129 Charlevoix Avenue/U.S. 31 Petoskey, MI 49770

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