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2026 Hayes County Fair Schedule
Saturday, July 25
8:00 a.m. Livestock Barns & Exhibit Hall Clean-Up & Set-Up
Monday, July 27
7:30 a.m. Registration for Archery, BB Gun & Pellet Gun Contests
8:00 a.m. Start Archery, BB Gun & Pellet Gun Contests
1:30 p.m. Clothing Construction Judging & Fashion Show
Tuesday, July 28
8:00 a.m. 4-H Horse Show
9:00-10:00 a.m. Enter Pies for Pie Baking Contest
Wednesday, July 29
9:00-11:00 a.m. Enter 4-H, FFA, & Open Class Exhibits in Exhibit Hall
10:00 a.m. Small Animal Shows (Rabbit, Poultry, Cat & Companion Animal)
12:00 p.m. Judging Begins in Exhibit Hall
12:00 p.m. Livestock Weigh-in: Order Beef, Sheep, Goats, Hogs
3:00 p.m. Registration for Livestock Judging Contest
3:30 p.m. Livestock Judging Contest Begins
7:00 p.m. Hayes Center Roping Club Ranch Rodeo
Calcutta & Rules with Rodeo to follow
Contact: Buck Richards (308) 883-0683
Thursday, July 30
9:00 a.m. Swine Show (Begin with Senior Showmanship)
Sheep Show (following Swine Show)
Goat Show (following Sheep Show)
9:00 a.m. Exhibit Hall Opens
12:30 p.m. Bike Rodeo
2:00 p.m. Pet Show
4:00 p.m. Beef Show: Bucket Calf, Cow/Calf,
Showmanship (Senior, Intermediate, Junior)
Feeder Calf, Breeding Beef, Market Beef
Friday, July 31
9:00 a.m. Round Robin Showmanship Contest
9:00 a.m. Exhibit Hall Opens
10:00 a.m. Ultra-sound for Carcass Contest - Beef followed by Sheep, Goats, & Hogs
11:00 a.m. Kids Carnival Begins
12:00 p.m. Beef Reweigh for Livestock Sale (weigh in order of sale)
3:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall Release
5:00-6:30 p.m. FREE BBQ
7:00 p.m. Livestock Sale
9:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m. Live Music & Dance
Saturday, August 1 Clean Up Fairgrounds