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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