South Dakota State Fair

Schedule of Events

8 am - 5 pm 4-H Information Center Open Nordby Exhibit Hall
8 am - 5 pm 4-H Youth in Action Communications Project Judging (option 4/4) Nordby Exhibit Hall - Classrooms
8 am - 12 pm 4-H Fashion Revue Judging Nordby Exhibit Hall - Kitchen
8:30 am 4-H Dairy Cattle Show followed by Dairy Cattle Showmanship OC Dairy Complex
8:30 am Jr. Wool Classic Show 4-H Livestock Complex - South Ring
8:30 am 4-H Market Sheep Showmanship followed by Market Sheep Show 4-H Livestock Complex
8:30 am 4-H Breeding Beef Show DEX, Agtegra & Butler Machinery Arena
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: Native American History and Culture Arts & Education Building
9 am - 5 pm Dakotaland Museum Open
9 am - 5 pm American Revolutionary Experience Younger Hall
9 am - 4 pm DPS Day Activities Day Sponsor Area
9 am Catholic Mass NorthWestern Energy Freedom Stage
9 am Carrier Open Rabbit Show Poultry/Rabbit Barn
9:30 am - 1:30 pm 4-H Consumer Decision Making Skill-A-Thon Nordby Exhibit Hall
9:30 am Tommy the Turtle Photo Opportunity Day Sponsor Area
10 am - 12 am GoldStar Amusements Carnival Carnival Midway
10 am - 4 pm PaperPie Books Coloring Contest Arts & Education Building
10 am - 4 pm Dolly Venables, Guest Author Arts & Education Building
10 am National Anthem
10 am Genie Break: Beginning Genealogy Arts & Education Building
10 am Fish Cleaning GFP Area
10 am Pampered Chef Cooking Demonstration Horizons Hall Kitchen
10 am DPS Highway Patrol Dog Demonstrations East Side of Horticulture Park
10 am Mural of Infinite Variety Community Art Project Arts & Education Building
10 am Bottle Calf Feeding FFA Ag Adventure Center
10 am Antique Tractor Demonstration West of Farm Bureau Dakotaland Stage
10 am Pig Pals OC Swine Complex
10 am South Dakota Timed Event Championship Rodeo sponsored by Double D Western Wear and Panhandle Slim North Arena
10:30 am To Keep, To Throw, I Don’t Know - Forever Photos & Videos Horizons Hall Auditorium
10:30 am Wildlife Adventure Center presents Reptile and Wildlife Show North of Centennial Stage
10:45 am Beckett Olson Moffitt, Sioux Falls Country Gospel Singer 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 - 4 pm Antique Tractor Show sponsored by Stan’s Centennial Stage
11 am Kitchen Cleaning w/ Norwex Horizons Hall Kitchen
11 am Story Time w/ PaperPie Books Arts & Education Building
11 am ARCY Live Mural Painting sponsored by Dakotaland Federal Credit Union West of Horticulture Building
11 am Farm Safety ATV Simulator Demo hosted by SD Farmers Union North of Dakotaland Museum
11 am FFA Ag Adventure Center Youth Activity FFA Ag Adventure Center
11 am Ranch Rodeo Hippodrome
11 am Puppet Place Puppet Magic Show Independent Midway
11 am Community Worship and Praise Service Farm Bureau Dakotaland Stage
11 am Sherwin & Pam Linton and the Cotton Kings: Country Music Gospel Show w/ message from Pastor Norton Lawellin w/ special guest Carole Skinner, Champion Whistler Centennial Stage
11:30 am Robot Ranger Strolling
11:30 am Mad Chad Taylor, The Chain Saw Juggler NorthWestern Energy Freedom Stage
12 pm-7 pm DAV Bingo DAV Veterans Building
12 pm Special Youth Showmanship followed by Youth Pedigreed Market Hog Special OC Swine Complex
12 pm Diamonds in the Rough Style Show Horizons Hall Auditorium
12 pm Janene and the Machine DeSmet Farm Mutual Insurance Tent
12 pm The Barn Flies Midway Roadhouse
12:30 pm Tree Identification, Diseases, Best Types of Trees for Each Purpose, Watering, Planting, and Managing Them Horticulture Building
12:30 pm Tommy the Turtle Photo Opportunity Day Sponsor Area
12:30 pm Dreamweaver Comedy Hypnosis Show NorthWestern Energy Freedom Stage
1 pm - 5 pm 4-H Rabbit Showmanship 4-H Rabbit/Poultry Tent
1 pm Camping Hacks Demo GFP Area
1 pm Family Heirloom Recipe Contest Horizons Hall Kitchen
1 pm DPS Highway Patrol Dog Demonstrations East Side of Horticulture Park
1 pm Antique Tractor Demonstration West of Farm Bureau Dakotaland Stage
1 pm Wildlife Adventure Center presents Reptile and Wildlife Show North of Centennial Stage
1 pm Puppet Place Puppet Magic Show Independent Midway
1:30 pm Nick Sharpe, Magician Midway Roadhouse
1:30 pm Danielle Nowell, Classic Country Singer Centennial Stage
1:30 pm Jr. Hampshire Show followed by Jr. Katahdin Show 4-H Livestock Complex - South Ring
1:30 pm Robot Ranger Strolling
1:45 pm Carole Skinner, America's Champion Whistler Centennial Stage
2 pm Sherwin & Pam Linton and the Cotton Kings: Songs from Pam Linton's new CD "Farther On" w/ special guest Danielle Nowell, Classic Country Singer Centennial Stage
2 pm SD Auctioneer Association Contest Farm Bureau Dakotaland Stage
2 pm Genie Break: Internet Genealogy Arts & Education Building
2 pm Farm Safety ATV Simulator Demo hosted by SD Farmers Union North of Dakotaland Museum
2 pm 4-H Fashion Revue Show Nordby Exhibit Hall - Stage
2 pm Lure Making GFP Area
2:30 pm Tommy the Turtle Photo Opportunity Day Sponsor Area
2:30 pm Ivory NorthWestern Energy Freedom Stage
3 pm Quilts of Valor Presentation and Quilt Show - Sara Fridley Horizons Hall Auditorium
3 pm Janene and the Machine DeSmet Farm Mutual Insurance Tent
3 pm The Barn Flies Midway Roadhouse
3 pm Special Youth Rabbit Show Poultry/Rabbit Barn
3 pm FFA Ag Adventure Center Youth Activity FFA Ag Adventure Center
3 pm Pollinator Seed Balls GFP Area
3 pm Horticulture 2024 Wrap Up - New Ideas for Divisions / Classes in 2025 Horticulture Building
3 pm Puppet Place Puppet Magic Show Independent Midway
3 pm SD Pork Producers Cooking Demonstration: All About Ground Pork Horizons Hall Kitchen
3 pm DPS Highway Patrol Dog Demonstrations East Side of Horticulture Park
3:30 pm Wildlife Adventure Center presents Reptile and Wildlife Show North of Centennial Stage
3:30 pm 4-H Performing Arts Troupe Show (Show 3/5) Nordby Exhibit Hall - Stage
3:30 pm Antique Tractor Demonstration West of Farm Bureau Dakotaland Stage
3:30 pm Robot Ranger Strolling
3:45 pm Beckett Olson Moffitt, Sioux Falls Country Singer Centennial Stage
4 pm Mad Chad Taylor, The Chain Saw Juggler NorthWestern Energy Freedom Stage
4 pm PaperPie Books Coloring Contest Awards Arts & Education Building
4 pm Sherwin & Pam Linton and the Cotton Kings: Tribute to Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash, and the music of the Carter Family w/ special guest Lizzy Hofer, South Dakota Country Star Centennial Stage
4 pm Farm Safety ATV Simulator Demo hosted by SD Farmers Union North of Dakotaland Museum
4 pm Rodney Yost Horsemanship Demonstration Hippodrome
4:30 pm 4-H Recognition Event and Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Nordby Exhibit Hall - Stage
5 pm - 7 pm SD Show Lamb Boosters (follows 4-H Market Sheep Show) 4-H Livestock Complex
5 pm FFA Dairy Goat Show 4-H Livestock Complex - North Ring
5 pm Janene and the Machine DeSmet Farm Mutual Insurance Tent
5 pm The Barn Flies Midway Roadhouse
5 pm Puppet Place Puppet Magic Show Independent Midway
5 pm Antique Tractor Demonstration West of Farm Bureau Dakotaland Stage
5 pm Dreamweaver Comedy Hypnosis Show NorthWestern Energy Freedom Stage
6 pm Beef Booster Awards, SDJPS Awards Ceremony, Beef Breed Pizza Supper, Team Fitting Contest DEX, Agtegra & Butler Machinery Arena
6 pm Mad Chad Taylor, The Chain Saw Juggler NorthWestern Energy Freedom Stage
6 pm Wildlife Adventure Center presents Reptile and Wildlife Show North of Centennial Stage
6 pm South Dakota Country Music Gospel Show Farm Bureau Dakotaland Stage
6 pm 4-H Performing Arts Troupe Show (Show 4/5) Nordby Exhibit Hall - Stage
6 pm Bottle Calf Feeding FFA Ag Adventure Center
6 pm Puppet Place Puppet Magic Show Independent Midway
6 pm Robot Ranger Strolling
7 pm Ivory NorthWestern Energy Freedom Stage
8 pm Trace Adkins with Tyler Halverson welcomed by Legend Seeds Grandstand
10 pm Lizzy Hofer Band Midway Roadhouse
10:30 pm Johnny Holm Band Beer Garden

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