South Dakota State Fair

Schedule of Events

8 am - 5 pm 4-H Information Center Open Nordby Exhibit Hall
8 am - 5 pm Youth in Action Communications Project Judging (option 2/4) Nordby Exhibit Hall - Classrooms
8 am Robotics Showcase; Group #1 Nordby Exhibit Hall
8 am FFA Beef Show DEX, Agtegra & Butler Machinery Arena
8 am Bantam Chickens Show Poultry/Rabbit Barn
8:30 am - 4 pm 4-H Special Foods Contest (option 2/3) Nordby Exhibit Hall - Kitchen
8:30 am 4-H Wether Dam & Market Meat Goat Showmanship followed by Wether Dam Breeding Meat Goat Show followed by Market Meat Goat Show 4-H Livestock Complex
8:30 am 4-H Dairy Goat Show followed by Dairy Goat Showmanship 4-H Livestock Complex
9 am - 10 pm Noah's Way Exotic Petting Zoo and Pony Rides MIP Building
9 am - 8 pm 4-H Exhibits Open to the Public Nordby Exhibit Hall
9 am - 8 pm All SD State Fair Exhibit Buildings Open
9 am - 8 pm FFA Ag Adventure Center Open
9 am - 8 pm SD State Historical Society/ Press: Children's Books Arts & Education Building
9 am - 5 pm Dakotaland Museum Open
9 am - 5 pm American Revolutionary Experience Younger Hall
9 am - 4 pm Student Collaboration for the Advancement and Promotion of Pharmacy (SCAPP) Health Screenings Day Sponsor Tent
9 am - 4 pm Hands-On Education Activities Nordby Exhibit Hall
9 am - 11:30 am 4-H Poultry Skill-A-Thon Contest 4-H Rabbit/Poultry Tent
9 am Brown Swiss followed by Holstein followed by Guernsey OC Dairy Barn
9 am Pigeons Show Poultry/Rabbit Barn
9:30 am Antique Tractor Demonstration West of Farm Bureau Dakotaland Stage
9:45 am National Anthem
10 am - 4 pm Louise Van Poll, Guest Author Arts & Education Building
10 am - 4 pm Jennifer Littlefield, Guest Author Arts & Education Building
10 am Mural of Infinite Variety Community Art Project Arts & Education Building
10 am Bottle Calf Feeding FFA Ag Adventure Center
10 am Salad Popeye Approved - Pam Linton Horizons Hall Kitchen
10 am Take Your Garden to the Next Level Horticulture Building
10 am Robotics Showcase; Group #2 Nordby Exhibit Hall
10 am Genie Break: Enhancing Research w/ Newspapers Arts & Education Building
10:30 am Team Roping North Arena
10:30 am Wildlife Adventure Center presents Reptile and Wildlife Show North of Centennial Stage
10:45 am John and Janene Grosz, Rockin' Country Duo Centennial Stage
11 am - 11 pm Tap Haus (Craft Beer) Tap Haus
11 am - 9 pm Wine Pavilion: Toast of the SD State Fair Wine Pavilion
11 am - 5 pm Hoskins One-Room School House Open East of Dakotaland Museum
11 am ARCY Live Mural Painting sponsored by Dakotaland Federal Credit Union West of Horticulture Building
11 am Antique Tractor Demonstration West of Farm Bureau Dakotaland Stage
11 am FFA Ag Adventure Center Youth Activity FFA Ag Adventure Center
11 am Farm Safety ATV Simulator Demo hosted by SD Farmers Union North of Dakotaland Museum
11 am Rainwater Harvesting in the Garden and Community Horticulture Building
11 am Story Time w/ PaperPie Books Arts & Education Building
11 am Puppet Place Puppet Magic Show Independent Midway
11 am Sherwin & Pam Linton and the Cotton Kings: Songs from "Sunday Drives with Mom and Dad" Centennial Stage
11:30 am - 4 pm 4-H Horticulture Skill-a-thon Contest Nordby Exhibit Hall
11:30 am Robot Ranger Strolling
12 pm - 12 am GoldStar Amusements Carnival Carnival Midway
12 pm-7 pm DAV Bingo DAV Veterans Building
12 pm Sheltered Reality NorthWestern Energy Freedom Stage
12 pm Mogen's Heroes DeSmet Farm Mutual Insurance Tent
12 pm The Wildflowers Midway Roadhouse
12 pm Weather, Climate & Gardening in 2024 Horticulture Building
12 pm Pampered Chef Cooking Demonstration Horizons Hall Kitchen
12:30 pm Dirty Boot Band Farm Bureau Dakotaland Stage
1 pm - 3 pm Rodney Yost Horsemanship Demonstration Hippodrome
1 pm Dutch Oven Cooking GFP Area
1 pm 4-H Poultry Show 4-H Rabbit/Poultry Tent
1 pm 4-H Beef Showmanship DEX, Agtegra & Butler Machinery Arena
1 pm Wildlife Adventure Center presents Reptile and Wildlife Show North of Centennial Stage
1 pm Kids Session: Garden Yoga, Garden Craft Horticulture Building
1 pm Mad Chad Taylor, The Chain Saw Juggler North of Nordby Exhibit Hall
1 pm What's New w/ Norwex Horizons Hall Kitchen
1 pm Puppet Place Puppet Magic Show Independent Midway
1 pm Bonkers for Boxcars: The Inside Scoop Forty & Eight Merci Train
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm STEM Challenge Judging Nordby Exhibit Hall
1:30 pm John and Janene Grosz, Rockin' Country Duo Centennial Stage
1:30 pm Nick Sharpe, Magician Midway Roadhouse
2 pm Genie Break: Beginning Genealogy Arts & Education Building
2 pm Farm Safety ATV Simulator Demo hosted by SD Farmers Union North of Dakotaland Museum
2 pm Weston Frank LIVE NorthWestern Energy Freedom Stage
2 pm Sherwin & Pam Linton and the Cotton Kings w/ special guest Carol Weins, Popular Accordionist Centennial Stage
2:30 pm Antique Tractor Demonstration West of Farm Bureau Dakotaland Stage
2:30 pm The Wildflowers Midway Roadhouse
3 pm SD Pork Producers Cooking Demonstration: Family Meal Prep Day Horizons Hall Kitchen
3 pm FFA Ag Adventure Center Youth Activity FFA Ag Adventure Center
3 pm Puppet Place Puppet Magic Show Independent Midway
3 pm Mogen's Heroes DeSmet Farm Mutual Insurance Tent
3:30 pm Robot Ranger Strolling
3:30 pm Sew Your Own Style Show Horizons Hall Auditorium
3:30 pm Mad Chad Taylor, The Chain Saw Juggler NorthWestern Energy Freedom Stage
3:30 pm Dirty Boot Band Farm Bureau Dakotaland Stage
3:45 pm Carol Weins, Popular Accordionist Centennial Stage
4 pm Sherwin & Pam Linton and the Cotton Kings: Tribute to Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash, and the music of the Carter Family Centennial Stage
4 pm Nick Sharpe, Magician Midway Roadhouse
4 pm Farm Safety ATV Simulator Demo hosted by SD Farmers Union North of Dakotaland Museum
4:30 pm Sheltered Reality NorthWestern Energy Freedom Stage
5 pm Mogen's Heroes DeSmet Farm Mutual Insurance Tent
5 pm Antique Tractor Demonstration West of Farm Bureau Dakotaland Stage
5 pm Puppet Place Puppet Magic Show Independent Midway
5 pm SD State Fair Karaoke Rendezvous Midway Roadhouse
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm State 4-H Leaders Association Meeting (Public Welcome) Nordby Exhibit Hall - Classrooms appx 6 pm SD Jr Beef Breeds Fitting Challenge DEX, Agtegra & Butler Machinery Arena
6 pm Mad Chad Taylor, The Chain Saw Juggler NorthWestern Energy Freedom Stage
6 pm Bottle Calf Feeding FFA Ag Adventure Center
6 pm Wildlife Adventure Center presents Reptile and Wildlife Show North of Centennial Stage
6 pm Puppet Place Puppet Magic Show Independent Midway
6 pm Robot Ranger Strolling
7 pm The Wildflowers Midway Roadhouse
7 pm Jr. Suffolk Show 4-H Livestock Complex - South Ring
7 pm Weston Frank LIVE NorthWestern Energy Freedom Stage
8 pm Goo Goo Dolls w/ Kory and the Fireflies Grandstand
10 pm Whiskey Rich Midway Roadhouse
10:30 pm Eclipse Beer Garden

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