2009 Des Moines County Fair Schedule
Download – Fair Schedule and Fair Book (Staff, rules, & everything else)
Wednesday, July 29
Open Daily Mediapolis Jr. Farmers Put Put Golf
8:00 AM 4-H Judging begins for non-livestock exhibits
8:00AM-10:00PM All cattle projects can arrive at the fairgrounds Milking cows may arrive Monday morning and leave after the show
5:00-10:00 PM All swine, sheep, goats, rabbits & poultry may arrive
NOTE: Poultry must be tested before they are penned. Testing time is from 6:30PM – 8:30PM
7:00 PM Queen Pageant – Exhibit Hall Stage
7:00 PM Horse Pull – Livestock Arena
Thursday, July 30
8:00 -12:00 AM Enter Open projects – Exhibit Hall
8:00 AM Begin 4-H Bucket Bottle interviews
8:00 AM 4-H Rabbit Show – Livestock arena
9:00 AM Beef Weighing – East end of beef barn
1:00 PM 4-H Poultry Show – Fritz Hall
1:00 PM Judging Open Exhibits – Exhibit Hall
1:30 PM Check-in for 4-H horse show
3:00 PM 4-H Horse Show – Livestock Arena
Performance Horse Show following break after halter
7:00 PM Bill Riley Talent Show – Exhibit Hall Stage
Friday, July 31
8:00 AM 4-H Beef Show – Livestock Arena
1:00 PM Open Small Pet Show – Exhibit Hall
1:00—6:30 PM Hawkeye Heritage Quilt Guild Display – Room 501
2:00—6:00 PM ISU Rainfall Simulator
3:00 PM Cloverkids and Pre-4-H Exhibit Class – Exhibit Hall
3:00 PM 4-H Dog Show – Tent
3:00 PM Educational Presentations – Exhibit Hall
3:00 PM 4-H Livestock Judging Contest – Livestock arena
3:30 PM BarnYard Olympics – meet at 4-H office
6:00 – 8:00 PM Clowning Around by Buckwheat – Tent
7:00 PM Mule Show – Livestock Arena
7:00 PM 4-H Share the Fun program – Exhibit Hall
9:00 PM Chad Ambrose Nashville Recording Artist – The Reckoning Crew Band – Tent
Saturday, August 1
8:00 AM 4-H Sheep Show – Livestock Arena
4-H Bottle Lamb follows Sheep Show
Beginning Bucket Bottle Lamb & Kid Goat follows 4-H show
8:30 AM Extemporaneous Speaking Contest – Little Theatre
10:00 – 6:30 PM Hawkeye Heritage Quilt Guild Display – Room 501
12:00 – 2:00 PM Clowning Around by Buckwheat – Tent
12:00 PM State Fair Exhibitors’ Meeting – Exhibit Hall
1:00 PM Educational Presentations – Little Theatre
2:00 PM Beginning Bucket Bottle Calf Show – Livestock Arena
3:00 PM 4-H Bucket Bottle Calf Show – Livestock Arena
3:00 PM Pedal Pull – DMC Fair Board & Mediapolis FFA – following 4-H Bucket Bottle Calf Show
5:00 PM Clothing Event Stage Rehearsal
6:00 PM The Fun Factory – Tent
7:00 PM Fashion Revue & Clothing Selection Style Show -Exhibit Hall Stage
7:30 PM Antique Tractor Pull – Livestock Arena
8:00 PM 4-H State Fair Exhibitors Parade (non-livestock) -Exhibit Hall Stage
9:00 PM Band – Jerad Harness & Martini Times Cowboys- Tent
9:30 PM Fireworks by J & M Displays
Sunday, August 2
9:00 AM Worship Musical – John Zippe – Tent
9:00 AM Great River Tractor Pulling Association – Livestock Arena
11:00 AM Horse Plowing Demonstration—wheat field
1:00 – 5:00 PM Hawkeye Heritage Quilt Guild Display – Room 501
1:00 PM Check in 4-H Cat exhibits – Exhibit Hall
1:30 PM Pigeon Demonstration – Fritz Hall
1:30 PM 4-H Cat Show – Exhibit Hall
1:30 PM Chainsaw Carving
2:00 PM Check in Small Pet exhibits – Exhibit Hall
4-H Small Pet show will immediately follow Cat show
3:00 PM Pat’s Games – Livestock Arena
3:15 PM Chainsaw Carving
5:00 PM Southeast Iowa Showdown – Livestock Arena
5:00 PM Ugly Cake Contest
5:00 PM Chainsaw Carving
5:30 PM Ice Cream Contest Judging – pick up ice & salt at 4:30
6:00 PM The Fun Factory – Tent
7:00 PM Open Horse Show – Livestock Arena
7:00 PM “Be A Star” Kids Show Interactive Songs & Skits – Exhibit Hall Stage
Monday, August 3
8:00 AM 4-H Swine Show – Livestock Arena
8:00 AM 4-H Goat Show – Livestock Arena
4-H Bucket Bottle Kid Goat Show follows Goat Show
1:00 PM 4-H Dairy Cattle Show – Livestock Arena
4-H Dairy Goat Show to follow the Dairy Cattle Show
3:00-7:00PM Release 4-H exhibits
6:00 PM Chainsaw Carving Auction – Livestock Arena
6:30 PM 4-H Livestock Exhibitors Parade – Livestock Arena
7:30 PM Rodeo – Livestock Arena
9:00 PM Fair Slides/Presentation – Tent
Tuesday, August 4
9:00 AM Market Livestock Auction
8:00-9:00AM Remove all projec
ts
11:00 AM Clean-up
