167th Annual Crawford County Fair
2024 Schedule
THURSDAY, JULY 11TH
9am-4pm
- 4-H Pre-Fair Judging Time-A
4pm-7pm
- Entries brought in for Domestic Arts, Ceramics, Paintings and Photography
5-8 pm
- 4-H Pre-Fair Judging Time-B
FRIDAY, JULY 12TH
10am
- Judging begins for Thursday entries
SATURDAY, JULY 13TH
8-10am
- Entries brought in for Produce, Culinary & Wine
5-7pm
- Poultry to be brought in
7-10pm
- Beef to be brought in
SUNDAY, JULY 14TH
7-11am
- Hogs to be brought in
8-11am
- Dairy Beef Feeders to be brought in
9am-3pm
- Bring in Antique Display Tractors
10am-2pm
- Alpacas and Rabbits brought in
1pm-4pm
- Goats and Sheep brought in
2-4pm
- Vo-Ag Project Judging
5pm
- Barn Meeting for All Entries in Arena
6:30pm
- 4-H Awards / Recognition – Youth Building
MONDAY, JULY 15TH
Hand Stamp Sponsor – Park National Bank
7am-9:30am
- Entries to be brought in for Baked Goods
8am
- Gates begin charging
- Sr. Fair Office Opens
- All 4-H & FFA Exhibits to be in place
8am-10pm
- Junior Fair Office open
- Posey for your Pretty fundraiser
9am
- 4-H Horse Show – 4-H Horse Arena
- Jr. Fair Poultry Show Open Poultry Show to follow Jr. Show
- Swine Showmanship
- Jackpot Show ½ hr. after showmanship
- Carcass Show immediately following jackpot show
- First Flower Show
- 4-H Horse Show – Horse Arena
10am
- Youth Building Baked Goods Judging
11-1pm
- 4-H Booth Judging
1pm
- 4-H Style Review – Youth Building
3-5pm
- Royalty Contest – Youth Building
5:30pm
- Baked Goods Auction – Fine Arts Building
6pm
- Jr. Breeding Sheep Show followed by Showmanship and Market Lamb Show
- Ground Entertainment – Extreme Illusions & Escapes
7pm
- Calf Scramble – CASH prizes Sign up early!
9pm
- Ground Entertainment – Extreme Illusions & Escapes
TUESDAY, JULY 16TH
“Avita Health Systems”
Hand Stamp Sponsor – Crestline Eagles #859
8am
- Sr. Fair Office Opens
- Beef Cattle Judging – Show Arena followed by Angus Show
8am-10pm
- Junior Fair Office open
9am
- 4-H Horse Show – Horse Arena
- Jr. Fair Rabbit Show
11am
- Jr. Fair Dairy Feeder Showmanship followed by Dairy Feeder Show & Holstein Steer Show
1pm
- Art for Kids, bring in something made of popsicle sticks – Fine Arts Building
6pm
- Ground Entertainment – Extreme Illusions & Escapes
6:30
- Jr. Fair Beef Showmanship followed by Beef Feeder Show, Beef Breeding Show & Steer Show
7pm
- Rodeo Grandstands
9pm
- Ground Entertainment – Extreme Illusions & Escapes
TBA
- Wine Judging – Fine Arts Building
WEDNESDAY, JULY 17TH
“North Central Electric Cooperative Day at the Crawford County Fair”
Hand Stamp Sponsor –
8am
- Sr. Fair Office Opens
8am-10pm
- Junior Fair Office open
9am
- 4-H Horse Show – Horse Arena
- 4-H Communications Contest – Youth Building
- Alpaca Show
1pm
- Art for Kids-Marshmallows-Bring in something made of marshmallows – Fine Arts Building
2pm
- Free Throw Contest
3pm
- Horse Versatility 12
3pm
- Ground Entertainment – Wild West
- Tony Wood Carving TBA
4pm
- Jr. Fair Goat Show
4:30 pm
- 4-H Cloverbud Sharing & Graduation – Youth Building
5:30pm
- Harness Racing – Pari-Mutuels
6pm
- Ground Entertainment – Extreme Illusions & Escapes
- Tony Wood Carving TBA
7pm-10pm
- Donley at the Gazebo
9pm
- 4-H Horse Free Style Reining Show
- Ground Entertainment – Extreme Illusions & Escapes
THURSDAY, JULY 18TH
“Farm Bureau” Veterans and Senior Citizens Day – All Vets Free with proof of ID.
Seniors pay $5.00 at the gate
Hand Stamp Sponsor – Galion VFW
8am
- Sheep Show Judging – Open Class
- Sr. Fair Office Opens
8am-10pm
- Junior Fair Office open
9am
- 4-H Horse Show – Horse Arena
9-3pm
- Senior Citizen Event – YB
10am
- Jr. Fair Dairy Show
- District 9 Holstein Show in Arena
- Jr. Fair Egg Toss – Infield
12 noon
- 2nd Flower Show Judging
- Tony Wood Carving TBA
1pm
- Art for Kids-Recycling, bring in something made entirely of recycled goods – Fine Arts Building
3pm
- Barn Games
4pm
- Capt. Rick Show
- Tony Wood Carving TBA
6:00pm
- Harness Racing – Pari-Mutuels
5-7pm
- Ham & Bean Supper for Vets – Youth Building
- Capt. Rick Show at 7pm
6pm
- Jr. Market Hog Show
- Ground Entertainment – Extreme Illusions & Escapes
7pm
- Mick McCarthy – at the Gazebo
9pm
- Ground Entertainment – Wild West
FRIDAY, JULY 19TH
“Burkhart Farm Center Day at the Crawford County Fair”
Hand Stamp Sponsor –
8 am
- Sr. Fair Office Opens
TBD
- Tony Wood Carving TBA
8am-10pm
- Junior Fair Office open
9am
- Favorite Foods Contest – Youth Building
10am
- “Back to the Farm” Sale for Dairy & 13 Beef Feeder Calves
12 noon
- Livestock Judging Contest – Arena
1pm
- Art for Kids, bring in “real” mud pies & list of ingredients – Fine Arts Building
- Ground Entertainment – Capt. Rick Show
- Horse Fun Show
3pm
- Jr. Fair Barnyard Boogie – Arena, Free and open to all
- On Ground Act – Extreme Illusions & Escapes
- Capt. Rick Show
5pm
- Antique Tractor Parade – Grandstand
- Showman of Showman – Arena
- Capt. Rick Show
6pm
- Ground Entertainment – Extreme Illusions & Escapes
7pm
- OSTPA State Sanctioned Truck/Tractor Pull with 2 tracts – Grandstand
9pm
- On Ground Act – Extreme Illusions & Escapes
7pm-10pm
- One Foot in the grave band – at the Gazebo
SATURDAY, JULY 20TH
“Knecht’s Recycling Day at the Crawford County Fair”
Hand Stamp Sponsor – Shelby Eagles #763
TBD
- Tony Wood Carving, 3 Shows
8am
- Sr. Fair Office Opens
8am-10pm
- Junior Fair Office open
9am
- Jr. Fair Livestock Sale – Show Arena
11am
- Pedal Tractor Pull – By the Antique Tractor Museum
1pm
- Ground Entertainment – Capt. Rick
3pm
- Capt. Rick Show
- Extreme Illusions & Escapes
2-6pm
- Election of Fair Board Directors – Youth Building
- 5pm Capt. Rick Show
4-6pm
- Last pick up time for Jr. Fair Vouchers
- Ground Entertainment – Extreme Illusions & Escapes
7pm
- Demo Derby Twisted Metal – Grandstand
- Pig Scramble – Show Arena – Download Entry Form
9pm
- Ground Entertainment – Extreme Illusions & Escapes
7pm-10pm
- Kickin’ Grass Band – at the Gazebo
SUNDAY, JULY 21ST
7am
- Livestock Released
- All 4-H & FFA Exhibits released
8am
- Merchants Buildings Opened for removal of Exhibits
- Exhibits released in the Fine Arts Building
12pm
- ALL BUILDINGS CLOSE