We invite you to attend
the
152nd Van Wert County Fair
August 27-September 3, 2008!
Food, entertainment,
rides, games,
exhibits, animals, horse racing,
camping...fun for everyone!
9:00am-2:00pm
4-H Judging - Livestock, Dogs, Crops, & Floral,
Black Inc Interviews - Commercial Building
Fri Aug 15
6:00pm
All Senior Fair Livestock Entries Close
Aug
2:00pm-4:00pm
Antique Workshop - Fair Office
The antique judge will be present to identify & classify
items for entry in the fair. No appraisals will be done.
For more info contact Bob Etgen @ 419-968-2795
Fri Aug 22
6:00pm
All Senior Fair Non-Livestock Entries Close
Tue Aug 26
6:00pm
Deadline - Director candidate petition filing in Fair Office
1:00pm-8:00pm
Junior Fair Broilers & Roosters in place - Poultry Barn
2:00-8:00pm
Junior Fair Swine Weigh-In, Sale Order, DUNF turned in
Junior Fair Beef & Feeders Weigh-In, Sale Order, DUNF turned in
5:00pm OFFICIAL GRAND OPENING - RIBBON CUTTING - Main Gate (Gate #2)
Fair officially opens - GATE ADMISSION CHARGE
Commercial Building Opens
All Rides start
7:00pm
Junior Fair 4-H Style Revue & Modeling Awards - Entertainment
Tent
Flag Raising - Grandstand
7:15pm
Stock Street Truck Pull - Grandstand
8:00pm
All Junior Fair exhibits & booths in place (except livestock,
horses, crops, vegetables, & flowers)
Junior Fair Broilers & Roosters Weigh-In
8:00am
Gates Open - Senior Citizens Day - Senior Citizens (60
years of age & older) admitted free all day & all evening
9:30am
Senior Citizens Program - Entertainment Tent:
9:30am-11:00am - Wagon Tours around the Fairgrounds -
Pick Up/Drop Off at Entertainment Tent
10:30am-11:30am - Coffee & Doughnuts
11:30am-12:30pm - TBA
12:30pm-1:30pm - TBA
1:30pm-2:30pm - TBA
12 Noon
Antiques & Miscellaneous in place - Administration Building
Cut Flowers & Potted Plants in place for First Show -
Administration Building
Fine Arts in place - Administration Building
All other Senior Fair exhibits in place (except livestock)
All other Junior Fair Poultry in place
(except Broilers & Roasters)
All Junior Fair Turkey Quality Assurance paperwork turned into
Junior Fair Office
Commercial Building Opens
12 Noon-1:00pm
Junior Fair Sheep Weigh-In, Sale Order,
DUNF turned in
1:00-1:30pm
Junior Fair Goat Weigh-In, Sale Order,
DUNF turned in
2:00pm
Judging - Cut Flowers & Potted Plants - First Show -
Administration Building
3:00pm
All Rides start
3:00pm-5:00pm
Junior Fair FFA Vegetable & Flower Garden
Judging & Interviews - Junior Fair Building
(All crop, shop, vegetables, & flowers in place by end of
judging & interviews)
5:00pm
ALL JUNIOR FAIR ENTRIES IN PLACE
5:30pm
Junior Fair King & Queen Coronation - Entertainment Tent
6:00pm
All Senior Fair Livestock in place
Judging - Baked Goods/Fine Arts - Administration Building
6:30pm
Junior Fair 4-H Special Awards
Presentation - Entertainment Tent
Junior Fair Dog Obedience Show - Farm Focus Arena
7:00pm
Harness Racing, Pari-Mutuels - Grandstand
7:30pm
Judging - Photography - Administration Building
10:00pm
Commercial Building Closes
8:30am
Judging - Antique & Miscellaneous/Domestic Manufacture -
Administration Building
Buckeye Polish Rabbit Fanciers Specialty Show - Rabbit Barn
(Click icon for informational sheet in .pdf)
Junior Fair Dairy Feeder Calf Show - Farm
Focus Arena
9:00am
Senior Fair Rabbit Show - Open & Youth - Rabbit Barn
Senior Fair Poultry/Pigeon/Game Bird Show - Poultry Barn
Open Class Pony (Halter) Show - Senior Fair Horse Arena
Judging - Senior Fair Crops/Canned Goods/Horticulture -
Agricultural Building
Horseshoe Pitching Tournament -- Double Elimination, Singles Handicap
- Horseshoe Court
10:00am
American Dairy Goat Show - Sheep & Goat Arena
Commercial Building Opens
10:30am
Junior Fair Beef Show - Farm Focus Arena
11:00am
Ultimate Air Dogs "Splash" #1 - South of Junior Fair Bldg
12 Noon
All Rides start
Senior High Cheerleading Invitational - Grandstand (Sponsored by Greve Chrysler Dodge Jeep)
1:00pm
NKTPA Kiddie Tractor Pull - Administration Building Area
Open Class Ponies (Hitch) - Senior Fair Horse Arena
12:00 Noon-1:00pm
Another Round -- Country,
Oldies, Classic Rock -
Entertainment Tent
2:00pm
WOGTPA Garden Tractor Pull - Gate 5 Area (SW grounds)
Ultimate Air Dogs UV Qualifier - South of Junior Fair Bldg
2:00pm-6:00pm
Jimmy Cox Karaoke -
Entertainment Tent
2:15pm
Junior High & Little Leaders Cheerleading Invitational -
Grandstand
*** Exhibition Mount by Kim Hohman's DanceWorks at Conclusion of
Competition
4:00pm
Open to the World Feeder Calf Show - Farm Focus Arena
Ultimate Air Dogs "Splash" #2 - South of Junior Fair Bldg
6:00pm
Ohio State Chianina Show - Farm Focus Arena
Junior Fair Sheep Show - Sheep & Goat Show
7:00pm
Mark Lowry, Christian Comedian, Vocalist, Songwriter -
Grandstand
(Presented by the Van Wert County Fair)
8:00pm-10:00pm
Section Ate -- Classic Rock - Entertainment Tent
9:00am
Senior Fair Draft Horse Halter, Hitch, & Pony Show - Grandstand
Ryan Trentman Memorial Open Swine Show - Farm Focus Arena
Commercial Building Opens
5:00pm
Junior Fair Fun & Activities Day (Fun &
Games for ALL youth) - Farm Focus Arena
6:00pm-7:00pm
Deuces Wild -- Country & 50s/60s Rock - Entertainment Tent
7:00pm
High School Band Show - Grandstand (Presented by VWCO Agricultural Society, Flat Lands Supply,
Inc,
CNT Computer Networking,
Grant Provided by Van Wert County Foundation)
IMPORTANT 2008 PRE-FAIR DATES
Buckeye Polish Rabbit Fanciers Specialty Show - Rabbit Barn
(Click icon for informational sheet in .pdf)
