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FAIR INFO

Schedule of Events

Wednesday, August 2
3:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. 4-H General Achievement Days
3:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Livestock Check-in

5:00 p.m. 4-H Group Photo, Power Pull Grandstand
5:30 p.m. Horse Tack Inspection

6:00 p.m. Horse Speed Events


Thursday, August 3
7:30 a.m. Open Class Poultry & Rabbit Show Check-In Morton County Farm Bureau tent
8:30 a.m. 4-H & Open Class Poultry Show, Rabbit Show to follow Morton County Farm Bureau tent
9:00 a.m. 4-H Horse Achievement Days, Rodeo Arena and Livestock Arena
Noon Public Display of 4-H Exhibits
1:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Enter Open Class Static Exhibits 
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Market Animal Weigh-In & 4-H exhibitors showing Open Class/Junior Point Show Check-In, Old Beef Barn


Friday, August 4
6:00 a.m. Gates Open
8:00 a.m. 4-H Livestock Achievement Day
8:00 a.m. Beef Show, Dairy & Sheep to follow, Livestock Arena
8:30 a.m. Swine Show, Meat Goat, & Dairy Goat to follow, Swine Arena
9:00 a.m. Open Class Static Exhibits Judging
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Day Care Day/HIT Inc./Enable Inc./Pride Inc.
9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Vendors, 4-H/FFA & Open Class Static Open
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Horse Open Class Check-in *Check-in with Peggy Brandt, East side of Horse Barn
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Face Painting by Theo Art School
10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Bounce Right Inflatables
12:30 p.m. NDRA Rodeo Slack
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Blind Joe, Small Acts Location, Entertainment Building
1:30 p.m. 4-H Round Robin (approximate time)
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Savannah Benz, Small Acts Location, Entertainment Building
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Magic Joe, Small Acts Location, Entertainment Building
4:30 p.m.  4-H Premium Buyer Check-In, Livestock Arena
5:00 p.m. 4-H Premium Sale, Livestock Arena
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Axe Throwing
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Open Class Junior Point Show * Check-in and weigh-in Old Beef Barn
Evening Corn Hole Tournament
6:30 p.m. NDRA Rodeo
7:00 p.m. 4-H/FFA & Premium Sale Sponsor Picnic,  Morton County Farm Bureau tent
8:30 p.m. – 12:30 a.m. Dance to Frank Fletcher Band


Saturday, August 5
6:00 a.m. Gates Open
8:00 a.m. Livestock Show Swine Show, Swine Arena, followed by
                  Meat Goats Show, Swine Arena, followed by
                  Beef Show, Livestock Arena, followed by

                  Sheep Show, Swine Arena
8:00 a.m. Dairy Show
                  Dairy Goats Show, West side of Livestock Arena, followed by
                  Western District Black and White Show
9:00 a.m. Open Horse Show, Rodeo Arena
9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Vendors, 4-H/FFA & Open Class Static Open
10:00 a.m. – Dark Bounce Right Inflatables
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Face painting by Theo Art School
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Blind Joe, Small Acts Location, Entertainment Building
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Brianna Helbing, Small Acts Location, Entertainment Building
11:30 a.m. Kiddie Calf Show, West side of Livestock Arena
12:00 p.m. Beer Garden Open
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Magic Joe, Small Acts Location, Entertainment Building
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Savanah Benz, Small Acts Location, Entertainment Building
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Power Wheels Derby, North side of Fairgrounds
2:00 p.m.  - Power Pull Weigh-In
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Magic Joe, Small Acts Location, Entertainment Building
3:30 p.m – 4:30 p.m. Alexis Bachler, Small Acts Location, Entertainment Building
4:00 p.m – 6:00 p.m. Junior Point Sho
w Livestock Check-In for Sunday Show *Check-in and Weigh-in, Old Beef Barn
5:00 p.m. Morton County Power Pull
*2 p.m. – 4 p.m. weigh-in * (See page 23 in this book for more info.)
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Axe Throwing
6:30 p.m. NDRA Rodeo, Rodeo Arena
8:30 p.m. – 12:30 a.m. Dance to Urbandale Lane


Sunday, August 6
6:00 a.m. Gates open
8:00 a.m. Livestock Show
            Swine Show, Swine Arena, followed by
                  Meats Goat Show, Swine Arena, followed by
                  Beef Show, Livestock Are
na, followed by
                 S
heep Show, Swine Arena
9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Vendors, 4-H/FFA & Open Class Static Open

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Church Service, Colleen Reinhardt, Entertainment Building
10:00 am – 11:00 am   Gospel Hour: Leon Wald, Clarence Sayler and Colleen Reinhardt, Entertainment Building
10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.  Rock Wall
11:00 a.m. – Noon  Peyton Lily Walker, Entertainment Building
11:00 a.m.    Antique Tractor/Equipment Demonstration by Dakota Aged Iron Club,
 North End of Power                                                          Pull Track - Check Morton County Fair Facebook pages and website for details
Noon          Free Lunch served by Morton Country Farm Bureau, Morton County Farm Bureau tent
Noon         Beer Garden Open
Noon – 1:00 p.m. Sister Seven, Entertainment Building
12:30 p.m.  Draft Horse Driving Competition
1:00 p.m.   Antique Tractor Pull (weigh-in 10 a.m. – Noon, see page 21)
2:00 p.m.  4-H and Open Class Livestock & Static Released
2:00 p.m.  Vendors Released

Fair Book

Check out the 2023 Morton County Fair Book to find the schedule of events, vendors, entertainment bios, sponsors, open class description and class numbers and more.

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