Buffalo County Fair

The adventure at the Buffalo County Fair has come to a close

We are proud of our 4-H youth and all their hard work that was showcased at the 2025 Buffalo County Fair! Please stop by the Buffalo County Extension to pick up your Premium Checks. If you got a purple, blue, red or white ribbon on any project at the fair, you will have a premium check.

2025 Buffalo County Fair Results

2025 Buffalo County Fair 4-H Schedule of Events

Events for July 22-23

Buffalo County Fair Begins!

Dog Show, Small Animal & Cat Show and More!

Tuesday, July 22

8 a.m.-8 p.m. Pavilion Open for Stall Setup - NO LIVESTOCK

8 a.m. 4-H Dog Show and Agility Course (Entries begin at 7:30 am) at Exhibit Building & Expo East Arena

9 a.m. 4-H Small Animal and Cat Show (Entries begin at 8:30 am) at Extension Building

4-7 p.m. Entry for all 4-H Static Entries at Extension Building (Family and Consumer Science, Science & Technology and Horticulture)

Wednesday, July 23

7-9:30 a.m. Entry of 4-H Horticulture/Floriculture & Crops at Extension Building

7-8 a.m. Entry for 4-H Foods ONLY, NO LATE ENTRIES ACCEPTED

8 a.m. 4-H Horse Show at East Arena (Speed events, English, Showmanship, Western)

9 a.m. Journals for the 2 & 3-year-old Western Pleasure Class due

8:30-11:30 a.m. Interview Judging - 4-H Family and Consumer Science, & Science and Technology exhibits - sign up prior to fair starting July 1

10-noon Lottery Pig and Lottery Goat Exhibitor Interviews

10 a.m. 4-H Horticulture/Floriculture & Crops Interview Judging followed by exhibit judging at Extension Building

1-8 p.m. 4-H Family and Consumer Science & Science and Technology Non-Interview Judging at Extension Building

6 p.m. Early stalling of large livestock - Beef/Sheep/Goat/Swine/Dairy

Events for July 24-25

Check Out 4-H Exhibit Building - Opens at 1 p.m. Thursday, July 24!

Livestock Weigh In, Cake Walk, Pie Auction, Fashion Show and More!

Thursday, July 24

8-10 a.m. Enter 4-H Market Lambs, Meat Goats & Breeding Sheep

8-10 a.m. Enter 4-H Dairy/Dairy Goats

8-10 a.m. Enter 4-H Bucket Calves, Feeder Calves, & Jr. Bulls (Bucket Calf record books due at check-in)

8-12 Noon Enter 4-H Market Beef & Breeding Beef

9-12 Noon Complete 4-H Family & Consumer Science, & Science and Technology and Club Exhibit set-up at Extension Building

11 a.m. Weigh 4-H Market Hogs – All hogs must be in place

1 p.m. Cake Walk at Extension Building

1-9 p.m. Extension Building Open to view 4-H Exhibits

2 p.m. 4-H Dairy Goat Showmanship & Judging followed by Dairy Showmanship & Judging at Pavilion

3 p.m. 4-H Clover Kid Bucket Calf Show, Bucket Calf Judging, Feeder Calves & Jr Bulls Judging at Pavilion

5:30 p.m. 4-H Decorated Cake - Pie Auction – Fashion Show – Exhibit Building

Friday, July 25

8-12 Noon 4-H Rabbits/Poultry Check In at Rabbit/Poultry Barns

8 a.m. 4-H Lottery Goat Showmanship, Goat Showmanship, Breeding & Market Goat Judging followed by Clover Kid Goat Show at Pavilion; following the goat show: 4-H Lottery Sheep Showmanship, Sheep Showmanship, 4-H Breeding & Market Sheep Judging followed by Clover Kid Sheep Show at Pavilion

9 a.m.-9 p.m. Extension Building Open to 4-H Exhibits

Noon Judging of Rabbit/Poultry Static Exhibits in Rabbit/Poultry Barns

Events for July 26-28

Enjoy the Last Days of the Fair!

Poultry Show, Swine Show and 4-H BBQ (all 4-H exhibitors & families welcome!)

Saturday, July 26

8 a.m. 4-H Beef Showmanship, Breeding Beef Judging & Market Beef Judging at Pavilion

8 a.m. 4-H Rabbit Showmanship & Judging at Exhibit Courtyard

9 a.m. – 9 p.m. Extension Building Open to view 4-H Exhibits

10:30 a.m. Clover Kids Show & Tell at Extension Building

Sunday, July 27

7-8 a.m. 4-H Broiler/Production Turkey Check In at Exhibit Courtyard

8 a.m. 4-H Poultry Showmanship & Judging at Exhibit Courtyard

8:30 a.m. 4-H Lottery Pig Showmanship, Swine Showmanship, Breeding Gilts, and Market Swine Judging at Pavilion

Noon Poultry – 4-H Egg Quality Check In at Exhibit Courtyard

9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Extension Building Open to View 4-H Exhibits

5-6 p.m. Pictures for Outstanding Exhibitors at Pavilion

5 p.m. 4-H Rabbits and Poultry Released

5 p.m. Presentation of 4-H “Outstanding” Awards and Round Robin Showmanship Contest at Pavilion

4-5:30 p.m. Release of all 4-H Static Entries, Family and Consumer Science, Science & Technology and Horticulture; NO EARLY RELEASE

8 p.m. Dairy Animals and any non-saleable animals can be released.

Monday, July 28

(Non-sale Market & Breeding animals can be released)

11:30 a.m. 4-H Appreciation BBQ - Sponsored by Bankers Association.

1:00 p.m. 4-H Premium Livestock Auction at Pavilion: Sale order is Swine, Goat, Sheep, and Beef

County & State Fair Livestock Resources

Exhibiting livestock at the Buffalo County Fair requires ID sheets, Quality Assurance, Premise IDs, and Pre-fair entries (pay for bedding). For a checklist of what livestock exhibitors must complete by June 15, check out Lil' Green's To-Do List.

Quality Assurance - All QA has to be done by June 15 in order to show at county and state fair.
EVERYONE showing Beef, Swine, Sheep, Goats, Dairy, state fair Poultry, county fair broilers and production turkeys, and state fair Rabbits need to have their quality assurance training in order to show at the Buffalo County Fair and the Nebraska State Fair. Please give the Extension Office your certificates of completion so we can get you checked off. For more information on YQCA requirements and testing, please click here. To complete the annual training, visit https://yqcaprogram.org/. Need help finding your certificate? FIND MY CERTIFICATE

Premise ID - All Market animals will need to have a Premise ID on file with the Extension Office. Please go to https://nda.nebraska.gov/adt/premises.html to obtain a Premise ID. Please contact the Extension Office once you have received your Premise ID.

State Fair
State Fair Animal Nomination/Identification Requirements - Find step-by-step instructions for nominating your livestock for state fair exhibition and how to pull DNA for Cattle, Sheep, Goat and Swine.

State Fair Online Nominations through Show Stock Manager are due online by June 15. All DNA envelopes need to be handed into the county office by June 15 to show at State Fair.

ID Sheets are due June 15