South Dakota State Fair

Schedule of Events

7:30 am FFA Swine Show OC Swine Complex
8 am - 12 pm 4-H Information Center Open Nordby Exhibit Hall
8 am 4-H Rabbit Show 4-H Rabbit/Poultry Tent
8:30 am 4-H Breeding Sheep Showmanship followed by Breeding Sheep Show 4-H Livestock Complex
8:30 am FFA Dairy Cattle Show OC Dairy Barn
9 am - 6 pm Noah's Way Exotic Petting Zoo and Pony Rides MIP Building
9 am - 6 pm FFA Ag Adventure Center Open
9 am - 6 pm Camping Games GFP Area
9 am - 5 pm All SD State Fair Exhibit Buildings Open
9 am - 5 pm Dakotaland Museum Open
9 am - 5 pm 4-H Exhibits Open to the Public Nordby Exhibit Hall
9 am - 5 pm American Revolutionary Experience Younger Hall
9:45 am National Anthem
9:45 am Entry Cut Off for Lego Competition: 10-12 yr olds Arts & Education Building
10 am - 7 pm GoldStar Amusements Carnival Carnival Midway
10 am - 4 pm SD State Historical Society/Press: SD Political Culture Arts & Education Building
10 am - 1 pm 4-H Dairy Skill-a-Thon Nordby Exhibit Hall - Classrooms
10 am Lego Competition: 10-12 yr olds Arts & Education Building
10 am 4-H Performing Arts Troupe Show (Show 5/5) Nordby Exhibit Hall - Stage
10 am Mural of Infinite Variety Community Art Project Arts & Education Building
10 am Bottle Calf Feeding FFA Ag Adventure Center
10 am Draft Horse Halter Classes Hippodrome
10 am Seeing Double: Parent/Child Look-a-Like Contest Farm Bureau Dakotaland Stage
10:15 am Entry Cut Off for Lego Competition: 8-9 yr olds Arts & Education Building
10:30 am Lego Competition: 8-9 yr olds Arts & Education Building
10:30 am Wildlife Adventure Center presents Reptile and Wildlife Show North of Centennial Stage
10:30 am Pampered Chef Cooking Demonstration Horizons Hall Kitchen
10:30 am To Keep, To Throw, I Don't Know - Forever Photos & Videos Horizons Hall Auditorium
10:30 am Antique Tractor Demonstration West of Farm Bureau Dakotaland Stage
10:45 am Entry Cut Off for Lego Competition: 6-7 yr olds Arts & Education Building
10:45 am Al Schulz, Mt. Vernon Country Singer Centennial Stage
11 am - 7 pm Tap Haus (Craft Beer) Tap Haus
11 am - 7 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 Lego Competition: 6-7 yr olds 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 Poultry Auction Poultry/Rabbit Barn
11 am Sherwin & Pam Linton and the Cotton Kings: Classic Country and Rockabilly Hits Centennial Stage
11 am FFA Ag Adventure Center Youth Activity FFA Ag Adventure Center
11 am Puppet Place Puppet Magic Show Independent Midway
11:15 am Entry Cut Off for Lego Competition: 4-5 yr olds Arts & Education Building
11:30 am Lego Competition: 4-5 yr olds Arts & Education Building
11:30 am All About Enzymes Demonstration Horizons Hall Kitchen
11:30 am Robot Ranger Strolling
11:30 am Voice of the Family: Parent & Kid Calling Contest Farm Bureau Dakotaland Stage
12 pm-7 pm DAV Bingo DAV Veterans Building
12 pm Mad Chad Taylor, The Chain Saw Juggler NorthWestern Energy Freedom Stage
12 pm Janene and the Machine DeSmet Farm Mutual Insurance Tent
12 pm The Wildflowers Midway Roadhouse
12:30 pm Antique Tractor Demonstration West of Farm Bureau Dakotaland Stage
1 pm Red:Taylor Swift Tribute welcomed by American Bank & Trust Grandstand
1 pm Draft Horse Driving Classes Hippodrome
1 pm Puppet Place Puppet Magic Show Independent Midway
1 pm Wildlife Adventure Center presents Reptile and Wildlife Show North of Centennial Stage
1:30 pm Mad Chad Taylor, The Chain Saw Juggler North of Nordby Exhibit Hall
1:30 pm Guilty Pleasures Orchestra NorthWestern Energy Freedom Stage
1:30 pm Homemade Wine Open Judging Contest Horizons Hall Kitchen
1:45 pm Al Schulz, Mt. Vernon Country Singer Centennial Stage
2 pm Sherwin & Pam Linton and the Cotton Kings Centennial Stage
2 pm Farm Safety ATV Simulator Demo hosted by SD Farmers Union North of Dakotaland Museum
2 pm FFA Round Robin DEX, Agtegra & Butler Machinery Arena
2:30 pm The Wildflowers Midway Roadhouse
3 pm Mad Chad Taylor, The Chain Saw Juggler NorthWestern Energy Freedom Stage
3 pm Janene and the Machine DeSmet Farm Mutual Insurance Tent
3 pm Antique Tractor Demonstration West of Farm Bureau Dakotaland Stage
3 pm Puppet Place Puppet Magic Show Independent Midway
3 pm FFA Ag Adventure Center Youth Activity FFA Ag Adventure Center
3:30 pm Robot Ranger Strolling
3:45 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 Guilty Pleasures Orchestra NorthWestern Energy Freedom Stage
4 pm Farm Safety ATV Simulator Demo hosted by SD Farmers Union North of Dakotaland Museum
5 pm Janene and the Machine DeSmet Farm Mutual Insurance Tent
5 pm Puppet Place Puppet Magic Show Independent Midway
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

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