Schedule of Events:

Tuesday, September 23, 2025

9:00 AM - 3:00 PM: Market Steers, Lambs, and Goats (Arrive and Occupy Pens)

2:00 PM - 8:00 PM: Exhibits Will Be Entered in Memorial North

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM: Market Steer weigh-in followed by picture taking

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM: Lambs/Goats weigh-in followed by picture taking

6:00 PM - 10:00 PM: Market Swine must arrive and occupy assigned pens

Wednesday, September 24, 2025

8:00 AM - 3.00 PM: All remaining livestock must arrive

10:00AM - 3:00 PM: Judging of Exhibits in Memorial North (closed to public)

8:00 AM: Sheep Showmanship Contest Market Lamb Show

1:00 PM: Goat Showmanship Contest Market Goat Show

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM: Weighing of Feeder Calf & Prospect Market Steer

4:00 PM - 8:00 PM: Buckwheat Cakes & Sausage Dinners (Community Building)

6:00 PM: Carnival Opens

7:00 PM: Trivia

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM: Bingo

6:30 PM: Judging of Market Steers

Thursday, September 25, 2025

8:00 AM: Swine Showmanship Contest & Market Swine Show

11:00 AM - 8:00 PM: Buckwheat Cakes & Sausage Dinners (Community Building)

12:00 Noon - 10:00 PM: Arts and Crafts Buildings Open

12:00 Noon - 10:00 PM: Exhibit Buildings Open to Public

12:00 Noon: Carnival Opens

2:00 PM: Judging of Feeder Calves and Prospect Market Steers

3:30 PM: Purebred Sheep Show/Breeding Goat Show/Dairy Goat Show

5:00 PM: “Old Timers” Showmanship PCLA Ag Event

5:00 PM - 10:00 PM: BeerFest (Buckwheat Music Stage)

5:00 PM - 11:00 PM: Buckwheat Music Stage

6:00 PM - 10:00 PM: Bingo (Games will pause during parade)

7:30 PM: Firemen’s Parade

9:30 PM: Fireman’s Trophy Presentation (closed to public)

Friday, September 26, 2025

8:00 AM - 8:00 PM: Buckwheat Cakes & Sausage Dinners (Community Building)

8:00 AM: Ladies & Shepherds Lead

9:00 AM: Royalty Breakfast (By Invitation Only)

9:30 AM: Judging of Purebred/Cross-Bred Beef/Dairy Cattle

10:00 AM: Carnival Opens

10:00 AM - 9:00 PM: Arts and Crafts Buildings Open

10:00 AM - 10:00 PM: Exhibit Buildings Open to Public

12:00 Noon: Coronation of Queen Ceres and King Buckwheat

12:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Buckwheat Waffle Cones (Community Building - Mill Room)

2:00 PM: School Day Parade

2:00 PM - 10:00 PM: Beerfest (Next to Buckwheat Music Stage)

4:00 PM: Heroes Avenue (Brown Avenue)

4:00 PM - 10:00 PM: Bingo

4:30 PM - 10:00 PM: Music Concert (Buckwheat Music Stage)

6:00 PM: Beef Showmanship Contest, followed by Supreme Champion Showman

Saturday, September 27, 2025

7:30 AM - 9:30 a.m.: Ag Olympics

8:00AM - 8:00 PM: Buckwheat Cakes & Sausage Dinners (Community Building)

10:00 AM: Carnival Rides Open

10:00 AM - 9:00 PM: Arts & Crafts Buildings Open

10:00 AM - 10:00 PM: Exhibit Buildings Open to the public

12:00 Noon: Buckwheat Mile

12:00 Noon: Farmer’s Day Parade

12:00 PM - 6:00 p.m.: Buckwheat Waffle Cones (Community Building - Mill Room)

12:00 PM - 10:00 p.m.: Beerfest (Next to Buckwheat Music Stage)

2:00 PM: Youth Livestock Award Ceremony

2:30 PM: KVFD Vehicle Extrication Demonstration

4:00 PM: Youth Livestock Sale in Cow Palace

3:00 PM - 10:00 PM: Music Concert (Buckwheat Music Stage)

6:00 PM: Big Bucks Bingo (Craig Civic Center)

9:00 PM - 11:00 PM: Remaining Livestock removed from barns

Sunday, September 28, 2025

8:00 AM - 3:00 PM: Buckwheat Cakes & Sausage Dinners (Community Building)

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Attend a Church of your choice

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM: Exhibit buildings Open to the Public

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM: Arts & Crafts Booths Open (Basement of Community Building and The Rhododendron Building)

10:00 AM -  1:00 PM: Buckwheat Festival Car Show Registration (Civic Center)

10:00 AM - 3:00 PM: Car Show public viewing

10:00 AM: Buckwheat Cornhole Tournament

10:00 AM: Bikes on Brown

12:00 Noon: Special Performance by Leanna Crawford (Buckwheat Music Stage)

12:00 Noon: Carnival Rides Open

1:00 PM: Irish Road Bowling (Registration, Pleasantdale Road)

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM: Bingo

4:00 PM: KVFD Commemorative Rifle Drawings

4:30 PM: $10,000 Cash Giveaway

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Exhibits pickup from Memorial North (with entry tag)

Date: September 25 - 28, 2025

Location: Preston County Buckwheat Festival - 115 Brown Avenue, Kingwood, WV 26537

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