Nebraska State Fair 2019 Schedule of Events Schedule Subject to Change
FRIDAY, AUGUST 23 – BOSS FUEL DAY Time Activity / Event / Exhibit Location 7am Foundation Quarter Horse Show Thompson Foods Arenas 8am Open Class Dairy Cattle Five Points Bank Arena ALSA Alpaca Halter Show Aurora Co-op Pavilion 9am ABGA Boer Goat Silver Show Aurora Co-op Pavilion 10am GATES OPEN Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Lewiston Tiger Marching Band Grounds N150 Stepping Stone Showcase Raising Nebraska New and Unique Food Contest CHI Health Stage Tasting Sorghum Sweets Raising Nebraska 10:15am SEM Marching Band Grounds 10:30am G.I. Senior High School Band Grounds Hillbilly Bob, 1929 Model A Ford Strolling Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West Music: KGB Trio Sustainability Stage Music: Mohanna with Red Shoes Competitive Exhibits Stage Music: Motown Boogie & Blues Market Place Stage Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place 10:45am Loup City Marching Band Grounds 11am Meet the Quilter Bath Planet Quilt Room Tasting Sorghum Sweets Raising Nebraska 11:30am Antique Machinery Demo Big Red Barn Music: Modern Kowboy CHI Health Stage Nowear BMX Freestyle Stunt Team Strolling Trampoline Show: iFlip Family Fun Zone NOON Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West Magician: Steve Trash Sustainability Pavilion McKenzie JaLynn Band Pump & Pantry Party Pit Music: Crystal Schaecher Market Place Stage PLVS HS Cooking Demo Raising Nebraska 12:30pm Fairabration Cake Eating Contest CHI Health Stage Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds 1pm Llama/Alpaca Adult Showmanship Aurora Co-op Pavilion Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling Cake Decorating Demo Competitive Exhibits Stage Music: Crystal Schaecher Sustainability Pavilion Music: Motown Boogie & Blues Market Place Stage Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place PLVS HS Cooking Demo Raising Nebraska The Milo Movement Raising Nebraska BMVC: Bellevue Univ. vs. Grand View Univ. Lynn Farrell Arena, Hastings Coll. 1:30pm Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West 2pm ALSA Llama Halter Show Aurora Co-op Pavilion Green Energy Revolution Sustainability Stage Music: Modern Kowboy CHI Health Stage Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone Wool Show Sheep Arena FRIDAY, AUGUST 23 – BOSS FUEL DAY (cont.) Time Activity / Event / Exhibit Location 2:30pm Amazing Dobermans Sam’s Club Stomping Grounds Hedrick’s Racing Pigs Market Place Magician: Steve Trash Strolling BMVC: Heartland Lutheran vs. Sumner-Eddyville-Miller Heartland Lutheran High School 3pm Open Class Sheep Show Sheep Arena Antique Machinery Demo Big Red Barn Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West Meet the Quilter Bath Planet Quilt Room Music: KGB Trio Sustainability Stage Music: Motown Boogie & Blues Market Place Stage Trampoline Show: iFlip Family Fun Zone What's in your Soil? Competitive Exhibits Stage 3:30pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place BMVC: Brady vs. Sumner-Eddyville-Miller Heartland Lutheran High School 4pm Case-IH Combine Rides (until 8pm) Racetrack Hillbilly Bob, 1929 Model A Ford Strolling 4:30pm Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone BMVC: Heartland Lutheran vs. Brady Heartland Lutheran High School 5pm Opening Extravaganza CHI Health Stage Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Hypnotist: Tyzen Pump and Pantry Party Pit Music: Skylark Competitive Exhibits Stage BMVC: Grand View Univ. vs. Eastern Oregon Univ. Lynn Farrell Arena, Hastings Coll. 5:30pm Amazing Dobermans Sam’s Club Stomping Grounds Music: Crystal Schaecher Market Place Stage 6pm Draft Horse Hitch Show Five Points Bank Arena Hillbilly Bob, 1929 Model A Ford Strolling Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place 6:30pm Music: Motown Boogie & Blues Market Place Stage Trampoline Show: iFlip Family Fun Zone 7pm Grand Kubota Roughstock Rodeo Thompson Foods Outdoor Arena An Evening with Llamas & Alpacas Aurora Co-op Pavilion Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West BMVC: Hastings Coll. vs. Bellevue Univ. Lynn Farrell Arena, Hastings Coll. 7:30pm Amazing Dobermans Sam’s Club Stomping Grounds Hypnotist: Tyzen CHI Health Stage Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone 8pm Granger Smith feat. Earl Dibbles Jr. Heartland Events Center Brody Ray Band Pump & Pantry Party Pit Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds Nowear BMX Freestyle Stunt Team Strolling 9pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling Raising Nebraska Closes Raising Nebraska 9:30pm Fairabration Fireworks Grounds Wide 12am Midnight Madness Tacos & Margaritas Beach Bar
SATURDAY, AUGUST 24 – Biodiesel Day Time Activity / Event / Exhibit Location 6:30am Nebraska State Fair Marathon State Fair Boulevard 7am Foundation Quarter Horse Show Thompson Foods Outdoor Arena 7:30am Draft Horse Farm Teams Show Five Points Bank Arena Junior Breeding Sheep Show Sheep Arena 8am ALSA Llama/Alpaca Show Aurora Co-op Pavilion Llama/Alpaca Youth Showmanship Aurora Co-op Pavilion Open Team Penning Thompson Foods Indoor Arena Reined Cow Horse Thompson Foods Outdoor Arena 9am Open Class Poultry/Waterfowl/Egg Show Sheep Arena ...to follow, Pigeon Show Sheep Arena N150 Block Party (ages 0-8) Raising Nebraska 9:30am Nebraska Pedal Pullers State Championship Sam's Club Stomping Grounds Nebraska Lineworkers Rodeo Parking Lot 8 10am GATES OPEN Open Class Sheep Show Sheep Arena Antique Machinery Demo Big Red Barn Beef Meals Made Easy Raising Nebraska Case-IH Combine Rides (until 8pm) Racetrack Central City High School Band Grounds G.I. Sr. High Varsity & JV Cheerleaders Grounds Grades 6-8 Education Competitions Competitive Exhibits Stage Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Kids Duck Calling Contest NE Game & Parks Life Underground – The Rizotron! Raising Nebraska Magician: Steve Trash Strolling N150 Block Party (ages 0-8) Raising Nebraska Nebraska Freemasons Child ID Program 4-H/FFA/Comm. Building NEST 529 College Savings CHI Health Stage BMVC: Adams Central vs. Wood River G.I. Senior High School BMVC: Anselmo-Merna vs. Spalding Heartland Lutheran High School BMVC: Bellevue Univ. vs. Eastern Oregon Univ. Lynn Farrell Arena, Hastings Coll. BMVC: Clearwater-Ewing-Orchard vs. Axtell G.I. Central Catholic High School BMVC: Elgin Public-Pope John vs. Palmer Northwest High School BMVC: Grand Island Central Catholic vs. Lakeview G.I. Central Catholic High School BMVC: Grand Island Senior High vs. Elkhorn G.I. Senior High School BMVC: Northwest vs. Hastings St. Cecelia Northwest High School 10:10am Alma High School Cheerleaders Grounds 10:15am Gibbon Public School Marching Band Grounds 10:20am Hastings Tigerettes Dance Team Grounds 10:30am 4-H Insect ID Contest 4-H/FFA/Comm. Building Hillbilly Bob, 1929 Model A Ford Strolling Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West Music: Kellison Acoustic Duo Market Place Stage Overton Dance Team Grounds Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place Southwest High School Band Grounds 10:45am Broken Bow High School Band Grounds page 34 STATEFAIR.ORG Schedule Subject to Change page 35
SATURDAY, AUGUST 24 – Biodiesel Day (cont.) Time Activity / Event / Exhibit Location 11am 4-H Pres. Contest – Illustrated: NE Ag 4-H/FFA/Comm. Building ABGA Boer Goat Bronze Show Aurora Co-op Pavilion Llama Driving Five Points Bank Arena Brady Eagle Marching Band Grounds Cheer and Dance Stage Exhibition CHI Health Stage Growing Nebraska through Ag Raising Nebraska Lamb and Goat Tasting Raising Nebraska Life Underground – The Rizotron! Raising Nebraska Meet the Quilter Bath Planet Quilt Room Sorghum Saturday Cooking Demo Raising Nebraska BMVC: Axtell vs. Schuyler Central G.I. Central Catholic High School BMVC: Fremont vs. Northwest Northwest High School BMVC: Lakeview vs. Hastings G.I. Central Catholic High School BMVC: Millard South vs. Elkhorn G.I. Senior High School BMVC: Mullen vs. Winside Heartland Lutheran High School BMVC: Pender vs. Elgin Public-Pope John Northwest High School BMVC: Wood River vs. Sutton G.I. Senior High School 11:15am Cedar Bluffs Wildcat Marching Band Grounds 11:30am Kearney Catholic Stars Marching Band Grounds Nowear BMX Freestyle Stunt Team Strolling Trampoline Show: iFlip Family Fun Zone Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone 11:45am Verdigre Jr./Sr. High Marching Band Grounds Noon 4-H Dairy Cattle Judging Contest Five Points Bank Arena Amazing Dobermans Sam’s Club Stomping Grounds Bases Loaded Band Pump & Pantry Party Pit Cooking with Dairy and Pork Raising Nebraska Grades K-5 Education Competitions Competitive Exhibits Stage Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West Lamb and Goat Tasting Raising Nebraska Life Underground – The Rizotron! Raising Nebraska Magician: Steve Trash Sustainability Pavilion Northwest Viking Marching Band Grounds BMVC: Adams Central vs. Arcadia-Loup City G.I. Senior High School BMVC: Clearwater-Ewing-Orchard vs. Schuyler Central G.I. Central Catholic High School BMVC: Grand Island Senior High vs. Elkhorn South G.I. Senior High School BMVC: Hastings Coll. vs. Grand View Univ. Lynn Farrell Arena, Hastings Coll. BMVC: Lincoln Lutheran vs. Fremont Northwest High School BMVC: Ogalalla vs. Grand Island Central Catholic G.I. Central Catholic High School BMVC: Palmer vs. Pender Northwest High School BMVC: Spalding vs. Mullen Heartland Lutheran High School 12:15pm Bluehawk Marching Band Grounds 12:30pm Cougar Marching Band Grounds Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds 12:45pm Johnson County Central Thunderbird Band Grounds
SATURDAY, AUGUST 24 – Biodiesel Day (cont.) Time Activity / Event / Exhibit Location 1pm Texas Longhorn Show Five Points Bank Arena 4-H Teaching Presentations Raising Nebraska Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling Antique Machinery Demo Big Red Barn Farm to Fork Dish Contest Competitive Exhibits Stage Lamb and Goat Tasting Raising Nebraska Music: Myles Nelson Market Place Stage Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place The History of Nebraska Football Raising Nebraska BMVC: Anselmo-Merna vs. Winside Heartland Lutheran High School BMVC: Arcadia Loup City vs. Sutton G.I. Senior High School BMVC: Hastings vs. Ogalalla G.I. Central Catholic High School BMVC: Hastings St. Cecilia vs. Lincoln Lutheran Northwest High School BMVC: Millard South vs. Elkhorn South G.I. Senior High School 1:30pm Celebration Parade Grounds Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West 2pm 4-H Teaching Presentations Raising Nebraska Beef Meals Made Easy Raising Nebraska Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Broken Bow High School Band Grounds Capital City Dance Shack CHI Health Stage Commodity Priced Happy Hour (until 6pm) All Taverns Green Energy Revolution Sustainability Stage King Arthur Flour Baking Contest Competitive Exhibits Stage Nifty 150 Celebration Raising Nebraska Superball Drop Main Intersection Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone 2:30pm Amazing Dobermans Sam’s Club Stomping Grounds Cedar Bluffs Cheer Team Strolling Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Magician: Steve Trash Strolling 2:40pm Cambridge High School Cheerleaders Grounds 3pm 4-H Teaching Presentations Raising Nebraska Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Cooking with Honey Raising Nebraska Honey Extraction Demo Competitive Exhibits Stage Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds Meet the Quilter Bath Planet Quilt Room Music: Kellison Acoustic Duo Market Place Stage Music: Myles Nelson Sustainability Stage Trampoline Show: iFlip Family Fun Zone 3:15pm Midwest Magician Travis Newcombe CHI Health Stage 3:30pm Texas Longhorn Trophy Steer Show Five Points Bank Arena Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling Antique Machinery Demo Big Red Barn Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place
SATURDAY, AUGUST 24 – Biodiesel Day (cont.) Time Activity / Event / Exhibit Location 4pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Cipher Down Education Competitions Competitive Exhibits Stage Hillbilly Bob, 1929 Model A Ford Strolling Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West BMVC: Hastings Coll. vs. Eastern Oregon Univ. Lynn Farrell Arena, Hastings Coll. 4:30pm Banana Eating Contest CHI Health Stage Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone 5pm 4-H Food Prep. Presentations Raising Nebraska Llama/Alpacas in Costume Aurora Co-op Pavilion Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Hypnotist: Tyzen Pump and Pantry Party Pit Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West Nowear BMX Freestyle Stunt Team Strolling 5:15pm Midwest Magician Travis Newcombe Fair Center 5:30pm Amazing Dobermans Sam’s Club Stomping Grounds Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds Music: Myles Nelson Market Place Stage 6pm Draft Horse Hitch Show Five Points Bank Arena Open Class Sheep Supreme Champion Sheep Arena Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Capital City Dance Shack CHI Health Stage Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West Magician: Steve Trash Sustainability Pavilion Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place 6:30pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling Trampoline Show: iFlip Family Fun Zone 7pm Grand Kubota Roughstock Rodeo Thompson Foods Outdoor Arena Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Hillbilly Bob, 1929 Model A Ford Strolling Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West Midwest Magician Travis Newcombe Competitive Exhibits Stage Music: Modern Kowboy Sustainability Pavilion 7:30pm Amazing Dobermans Sam’s Club Stomping Grounds Hypnotist: Tyzen CHI Health Stage Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone 8pm Brett Eldredge with special guest Devin Dawson Heartland Events Center Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds Nowear BMX Freestyle Stunt Team Strolling Red Delicious Band Pump & Pantry Party Pit 9pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling 12am Midnight Madness Tacos & Margaritas Beach Bar
SUNDAY, AUGUST 25 Time Activity / Event / Exhibit Location 8am Dairy Goat Showmanship Aurora Co-op Pavilion ...to follow, Dairy Goat Jr. Doe Show Aurora Co-op Pavilion Texas Longhorn Youth Show Five Points Bank Arena Youth Dairy Cattle Show Five Points Bank Arena Llama/Alpaca Fiber, Facts & Fun Aurora Co-op Pavilion Ranch Sorting Thompson Foods Indoor Arena Reined Cow Horse Thompson Foods Outdoor Arena Walking Fiber Competition Aurora Co-op Pavilion 9am Sheep Show Wether Sire/Dam Sheep Arena Lutheran Church Service CHI Health Stage 10am GATES OPEN 4-H Fashion Show Heartland Events Center Antique Machinery Demo Big Red Barn Case-IH Combine Rides (until 8pm) Racetrack Grades 9-12 Education Competitions Competitive Exhibits Stage Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Magician: Steve Trash Strolling Nebraska Freemasons Child ID Program 4-H/FFA/Comm. Building 10:30am Catholic Mass CHI Health Stage Hillbilly Bob, 1929 Model A Ford Strolling Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West Music: Enigma Market Place Stage Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place 11am Meet the Quilter Bath Planet Quilt Room 11:30am Nowear BMX Freestyle Stunt Team Strolling Trampoline Show: iFlip Family Fun Zone Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone Noon 4-H Illustrated Presentations Raising Nebraska Amazing Dobermans Sam’s Club Stomping Grounds Cooking with Dairy and Pork Raising Nebraska Honey Extraction Demo Competitive Exhibits Stage Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West Magician: Steve Trash Sustainability Pavilion Tasting Sorghum Sweets Raising Nebraska The Bottle Tops Band Pump & Pantry Party Pit 12:30pm Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds 1pm Nature Hill Polo Match Sports Field 4-H Illustrated Presentations Raising Nebraska Antique Machinery Demo Big Red Barn Youth Dairy Cattle Supreme Championship Five Points Bank Arena Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling Cooking with Dairy and Pork Raising Nebraska Music: Kellison Acoustic Duo Sustainability Stage Music: Mariachi Zapata Market Place Stage Nebraskappella! Midland University Modulation CHI Health Stage Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place Tasting Sorghum Sweets Raising Nebraska The Milo Movement Raising Nebraska 1:15pm Nebraskappella! Midland University Freshtone CHI Health Stage
SUNDAY, AUGUST 25 (cont.) Time Activity / Event / Exhibit Location 1:30pm Celebration Parade Grounds Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West 1:45pm Nebraskappella! Midland University Clef Dwellers CHI Health Stage 2pm 4-H Illustrated Presentations Raising Nebraska Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Cooking with Lamb and Goat Raising Nebraska Grades 9-12 Education Competitions Competitive Exhibits Stage Green Energy Revolution Sustainability Stage Superball Drop Main Intersection Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone 2:15pm Nebraskappella! Valley Harmonizers CHI Health Stage 2:30pm Amazing Dobermans Sam’s Club Stomping Grounds Hedrick’s Racing Pigs Market Place Magician: Steve Trash Strolling Nebraskappella! Cabriolet Quartet CHI Health Stage 2:45pm Nebraskappella! Tonal Chaos CHI Health Stage 3pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Cooking with Lamb and Goat Raising Nebraska Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds Meet the Quilter Bath Planet Quilt Room Music: Kellison Acoustic Duo Market Place Stage Music: The Matriarchs Competitive Exhibits Stage Trampoline Show: iFlip Family Fun Zone 3:15pm Music: Mariachi Zapata Fair Center Nebraskappella! County 4 Quartet CHI Health Stage 3:30pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling Antique Machinery Demo Big Red Barn Nebraskappella! Habitat 4 Harmony CHI Health Stage Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place 3:45pm Nebraskappella! Chord Huskers CHI Health Stage 4pm Draft Horse Hitch Finals Five Points Bank Arena Beard Contest Pump & Pantry Party Pit Stage Beef Meals Made Easy Raising Nebraska Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Cipher Down Education Competitions Competitive Exhibits Stage Hillbilly Bob, 1929 Model A Ford Strolling Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West 4:15pm Nebraskappella! Nebraska Pride Chorus CHI Health Stage 4:30pm Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone 4:45pm Nebraskappella! Chorus of the Plains CHI Health Stage 5pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Cooking with Honey Raising Nebraska Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Hypnotist: Tyzen Pump and Pantry Party Pit Nebraskappella! Kearney Area Barbershoppers CHI Health Stage Nowear BMX Freestyle Stunt Team Family Fun Zone West 5:30pm Amazing Dobermans Sam’s Club Stomping Grounds Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds Music: Mariachi Zapata Market Place Stage Nebraskappella! Mass Chorus CHI Health Stage SUNDAY, AUGUST 25 (cont.) Time Activity / Event / Exhibit Location 6pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West Magician: Steve Trash Sustainability Pavilion 6:30pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling Trampoline Show: iFlip Family Fun Zone 6:45pm Music: Kellison Acoustic Duo Market Place Stage 7pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Draft Horse Pull Five Points Bank Arena Hillbilly Bob, 1929 Model A Ford Strolling Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West Music: The Matriarchs Competitive Exhibits Stage Raptor, USAF Heartland of America Band Pump & Pantry Party Pit 7:30pm Amazing Dobermans Sam’s Club Stomping Grounds Cowboy Church CHI Health Stage Hypnotist: Tyzen Sustainability Pavilion Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone 8pm Cody Jinks Heartland Events Center Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds Nowear BMX Freestyle Stunt Team Family Fun Zone West 9pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling
MONDAY, AUGUST 26 – Older Nebraskans Day Time Activity / Event / Exhibit Location 7am Dairy Goat Sr. Doe Show Aurora Co-op Pavilion 8am Appaloosa Horse Show Thompson Foods Outdoor Arena Cattle Dog Trials Five Points Bank Arena Open Ranch Sorting Thompson Foods Indoor Arena Wellness Festival Bosselman Conf. Center 9am GATES OPEN 10am Case-IH Combine Rides (until 8pm) Racetrack Conservation in Agriculture Sustainability Pavilion Conservation Ranching Sustainability Pavilion Fillmore Central Panther Band Grounds Food Label Frenzy Raising Nebraska Healthy Sustainable Soils Sustainability Pavilion Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place How to build a Barn Owl Box Sustainability Pavilion Music: Dave Lerbakken Solo Show Competitive Exhibits Stage Music: Leo Lonnie Duo CHI Health Stage NE Leopold Conservation Award, AFAN Sustainability Pavilion Nebraska Ag Economy Raising Nebraska Rainwater Basin Joint Venture Sustainability Pavilion Tower Gardens by Northwest FFA Sustainability Stage Understanding Cuts of Beef Raising Nebraska 10:15am Exeter-Milligan Jr./Sr. High Band Grounds
MONDAY, AUGUST 26 – Older Nebraskans Day (cont.) Time Activity / Event / Exhibit Location 10:30am Friend Marching Band Grounds Hillbilly Bob, 1929 Model A Ford Strolling Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West Music: Johnny Ray Gomez Market Place Stage Music: Paul Stephen Duffy 4-H/FFA Stage Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place Tree Planting, Starting Trees Off Right Sustainability Stage 10:45am Archbishop Bergan Marching Band Grounds 11am The Drifters, Cornell Gunther's Coasters, The Platters Heartland Events Center 2019 Nebraska Farm Real Estate Raising Nebraska Antique Machinery Demo Big Red Barn Cooking with Local Produce Raising Nebraska Food Label Frenzy Raising Nebraska Meet the Quilter Bath Planet Quilt Room Meridian High School Band Grounds Raptor Recovery by Fontanelle Forest Sustainability Stage 11:15am Central Valley Jr./Sr. High Band Grounds 11:30am Ainsworth Marching Bulldogs Band Grounds Nowear BMX Freestyle Stunt Team Strolling Trampoline Show: iFlip Family Fun Zone 11:45am Dorchester Marching Longhorns Grounds Noon Open Class Market Lamb Show Sheep Arena Bishop Neumann Cavalier Marching Band Grounds Cooking with Honey Raising Nebraska Growing Nebraska through Ag Raising Nebraska Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West Magician: Steve Trash Strolling Raptor Recovery by Fontanelle Forest Sustainability Stage Raptor, USAF Heartland of America Band Pump & Pantry Party Pit Sheep Shearing Demos Sheep Barn 12:15pm Neligh-Oakdale Marching Band Grounds 12:30pm Giltner 7-12 Marching Band Grounds Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds Music: Paul Stephen Duffy 4-H/FFA Stage 1pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling Antique Machinery Demo Big Red Barn Food Label Frenzy Raising Nebraska Music: Dave Lerbakken Solo Show Market Place Stage Nebraska AgrAbility Raising Nebraska Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place Raptor Recovery by Fontanelle Forest Sustainability Stage Sheep Shearing Demos Sheep Barn Tried and True Recipe Contest Competitive Exhibits Stage 1:30pm Celebration Parade Grounds Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West
MONDAY, AUGUST 26 – Older Nebraskans Day (cont.) Time Activity / Event / Exhibit Location 2pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Commodity Priced Happy Hour (until 6 pm) All Taverns Cream Puffs & Cheesecakes Contest Competitive Exhibits Stage Raptor Recovery by Fontanelle Forest Sustainability Stage Sheep Shearing Demos Sheep Barn The Clogging Connection CHI Health Stage Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone 2:30pm Amazing Dobermans Sam’s Club Stomping Grounds Backyard Farmer: Live Q&A Raising Nebraska Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Magician: Steve Trash Strolling Music: Mohanna with Red Shoes 4-H/FFA Stage 3pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Cooking with Honey Raising Nebraska Jammin with Jelly Contest Competitive Exhibits Stage Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West Meet the Quilter Bath Planet Quilt Room Music: Johnny Ray Gomez Market Place Stage Raptor Recovery by Fontanelle Forest Sustainability Stage The Clogging Connection CHI Health Stage Trampoline Show: iFlip Family Fun Zone 3:30pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place 4pm Backyard Farmer: Show Taping Raising Nebraska Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Hillbilly Bob, 1929 Model A Ford Strolling 4:30pm Jumbo Corn Dog Eating Contest CHI Health Stage Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone 5pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Hypnotist: Tyzen Pump and Pantry Party Pit Music: Gene & Jerry 4-H/FFA Stage Music: The Kramer Sisters Competitive Exhibits Stage Nowear BMX Freestyle Stunt Team Family Fun Zone West 5:30pm Amazing Dobermans Sam’s Club Stomping Grounds Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds Music: Dave Lerbakken Solo Show Market Place Stage 6pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Champion Reunion: 60s Tom Dinsdale Auto Barn Bar Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West Magician: Steve Trash Sustainability Pavilion Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place 6:15pm Working Stock Dog Demos Five Points Bank Arena 6:30pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling Trampoline Show: iFlip Family Fun Zone 7pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Hillbilly Bob, 1929 Model A Ford Strolling Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West Mike Semrad and the Riverhawks Band Pump & Pantry Party Pit Music: The Wissmann Family CHI Health Stage Outback Regional Cattle Dog Semi-Finals Five Points Bank Arena MONDAY, AUGUST 26 – Older Nebraskans Day (cont.) Time Activity / Event / Exhibit Location 7:30pm Amazing Dobermans Sam’s Club Stomping Grounds Hypnotist: Tyzen Sustainability Pavilion Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone 8pm Whiskey Myers w/special guest Reckless Kelly Heartland Events Center Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds Nowear BMX Freestyle Stunt Team Family Fun Zone West 9pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling
TUESDAY, AUGUST 27 Time Activity / Event / Exhibit Location 8am Pinto Horse Show Thompson Foods Indoor Arena Barrel Racing Exhibition Runs Thompson Foods Outdoor Arena Cattle Dog Trials Five Points Bank Arena 9:30am Sheep Shearing Demos Sheep Barn 10am GATES OPEN Amherst 7-12 Marching Band Grounds Case-IH Combine Rides (until 8pm) Racetrack Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Midwest Magician Travis Newcombe CHI Health Stage NE State Patrol Aircraft Demo Sam's Club Stomping Grounds STEM! Think! Make! Create! Family Fun Zone West Tower Gardens by Northwest FFA Sustainability Stage 10:15am St. Edward Marching Beavers Band Grounds 10:30am Arcadia High School Marching Band Grounds Hillbilly Bob, 1929 Model A Ford Strolling Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West Music: Chris Sayer Sustainability Pavilion Music: Gene Davis Market Place Stage Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place Paul Ramp One Man Band 4-H/FFA Stage 10:45am Ord Jr/Sr High School Marching Band Grounds 11am Antique Machinery Demo Big Red Barn Honey Extraction Demo Competitive Exhibits Stage Meet the Quilter Bath Planet Quilt Room Wilcox-Hildreth Marching Band Grounds 11:15am Doniphan-Trumbull Marching Band Grounds 11:30am Nowear BMX Freestyle Stunt Team Strolling Sutherland Jr./Sr. High Marching Band Grounds Trampoline Show: iFlip Family Fun Zone Noon Amazing Dobermans Sam’s Club Stomping Grounds Barrel Racing Thompson Foods Outdoor Arena Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West Magician: Steve Trash Sustainability Pavilion Midwest Magician Travis Newcombe CHI Health Stage Modern Kowboy Band Pump & Pantry Party Pit 12:30pm Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds Paul Ramp One Man Band 4-H/FFA Stage
TUESDAY, AUGUST 27 (cont.) Time Activity / Event / Exhibit Location 1pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling Antique Machinery Demo Big Red Barn Music: Chris Sayer Sustainability Pavilion Music: Dustin Prinz Market Place Stage Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place 1:30pm Celebration Parade Grounds Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West 2pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Commodity Priced Happy Hour (until 6pm) All Taverns Embroidery 101 Competitive Exhibits Stage Green Energy Revolution Sustainability Stage Music: Johnny Ray Gomez CHI Health Stage Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone 2:30pm Amazing Dobermans Sam’s Club Stomping Grounds Hedrick’s Racing Pigs Market Place Magician: Steve Trash Strolling Paul Ramp One Man Band 4-H/FFA Stage 3pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Embellishing & Stitchery Demo Competitive Exhibits Stage Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West Meet the Quilter Bath Planet Quilt Room Music: Chris Sayer Sustainability Pavilion Music: Dustin Prinz Market Place Stage Trampoline Show: iFlip Family Fun Zone 3:30pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place 4pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Hillbilly Bob, 1929 Model A Ford Strolling Stick Horse Races Thompson Foods Outdoor Arena 4:30pm Paul Ramp One Man Band 4-H/FFA Stage TnT Concession Pickle Eating Contest CHI Health Stage Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone 5pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Cooking with Honey Raising Nebraska Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Hypnotist: Tyzen Pump and Pantry Party Pit Midwest Magician Travis Newcombe Market Place Stage Music: Chris Sayer Competitive Exhibits Stage Nowear BMX Freestyle Stunt Team Family Fun Zone West Revelation Car Club Cruise Night Sam’s Club Stomping Grounds 5:30pm Amazing Dobermans Sam’s Club Stomping Grounds Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds 6pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Champion Reunion: 70s Tom Dinsdale Auto Barn Bar Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West Magician: Steve Trash Sustainability Pavilion Music: Johnny Ray Gomez CHI Health Stage Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place 6:15pm Working Stock Dog Demos Five Points Bank Arena
TUESDAY, AUGUST 27 (cont.) Time Activity / Event / Exhibit Location 6:30pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling Music: Dustin Prinz Market Place Stage Music: Mohanna with Red Shoes 4-H/FFA Stage Trampoline Show: iFlip Family Fun Zone 7pm Outback Regional Cattle Dog Finals Five Points Bank Arena Barrel Racing Thompson Foods Outdoor Arena Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Hillbilly Bob, 1929 Model A Ford Strolling Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West The ModBeats Band Pump & Pantry Party Pit Stage 7:30pm Amazing Dobermans Sam’s Club Stomping Grounds Hypnotist: Tyzen CHI Health Stage Modern Kowboy Band Sustainability Stage Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone 8pm Theory of a Deadman Heartland Events Center Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds Nowear BMX Freestyle Stunt Team Family Fun Zone West 9pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling page 40 STATEFAIR.ORG Schedule Subject to Change page 41 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28 Time Activity / Event / Exhibit Location 8am Barrel Racing Exhibition Runs Thompson Foods Outdoor Arena 9am Open Class Beef Cattle Show Five Points Bank Arena 9:30am Sheep Shearing Demos Begin Sheep Barn 10am GATES OPEN Case-IH Combine Rides (until 8pm) Racetrack Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place McCool Junction High School Band Grounds Midwest Magician Travis Newcombe CHI Health Stage Nebraska Classic Team Penning Thompson Foods Indoor Arena STEM! Think! Make! Create! Family Fun Zone West Tower Gardens by Northwest FFA Sustainability Stage 10:15am Thayer Central High School Marching Band Grounds 10:30am Hillbilly Bob, 1929 Model A Ford Strolling Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West Music: Mohanna with Red Shoes Sustainability Stage Music: Pavelka Variety Combo Market Place Stage Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place Paul Ramp One Man Band 4-H/FFA Stage Wood River Eagle Marching Band Grounds 10:45am Elkhorn Valley School Marching Band Grounds 11am Antique Machinery Demo Big Red Barn Barrel Racing Thompson Foods Outdoor Arena Honey Extraction Demo Competitive Exhibits Stage Meet the Quilter Bath Planet Quilt Room St. Paul Marching Wildcats Band Grounds 11:15am DC West High School Band Grounds 11:30am Diller Odell High School Band Grounds Nowear BMX Freestyle Stunt Team Strolling Trampoline Show: iFlip Family Fun Zone WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28 (cont.) Time Activity / Event / Exhibit Location 11:45am Fort Calhoun High School Pioneer Marching Band Grounds Noon Amazing Dobermans Sam’s Club Stomping Grounds Cooking with Honey Raising Nebraska Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West Magician: Steve Trash Sustainability Pavilion Midwest Magician Travis Newcombe CHI Health Stage Pierce Avenue Band Pump & Pantry Party Pit Suncatcher Painting Sustainability Pavilion York High School Band Grounds 12:15pm Ravenna Bluejay Band Grounds 12:30pm Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds Painting Suncatchers Sustainability Pavilion Palmer Public School Marching Band Grounds Paul Ramp One Man Band 4-H/FFA Stage 12:45pm Centennial High School Marching Band Grounds 1pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling Antique Machinery Demo Big Red Barn Boyd County Jr./Sr. High Band Grounds Meatball Challenge Contest Competitive Exhibits Stage Music: Dustin Prinz Market Place Stage Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place 1:30pm Celebration Parade Grounds Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West 1:45pm Alma High School Band Grounds 2pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Carrot/Coconut Cakes Contest Competitive Exhibits Stage Commodity Priced Happy Hour (until 6pm) All Taverns Fort Calhoun High School Pioneer Marching Band Grounds Green Energy Revolution Sustainability Stage Midwest Magician Travis Newcombe CHI Health Stage Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone 2:15pm Shelby-Rising City Marching Band Grounds 2:30pm Amazing Dobermans Sam’s Club Stomping Grounds Arlington Eagles Marching Band Grounds Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Magician: Steve Trash Strolling Paul Ramp One Man Band 4-H/FFA Stage 2:45pm Schuyler Central High School Marching Warriors Grounds 3pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West Meet the Quilter Bath Planet Quilt Room Music: Dustin Prinz Market Place Stage Pie Making Demo Competitive Exhibits Stage Stick Horse Races Thompson Foods Outdoor Arena Trampoline Show: iFlip Family Fun Zone 3:30pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28 (cont.) Time Activity / Event / Exhibit Location 4pm Jr. Breeding Heifer Show Five Points Bank Arena Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Hillbilly Bob, 1929 Model A Ford Strolling Homemade Pie Contest Competitive Exhibits Stage 4:30pm Paul Ramp One Man Band 4-H/FFA Stage Porky’s Hamburger Eating Contest CHI Health Stage Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone 5pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Hypnotist: Tyzen Pump and Pantry Party Pit Music: Modern Kowboy Market Place Stage Nowear BMX Freestyle Stunt Team Family Fun Zone West 5:30pm Amazing Doberman’s Sam’s Club Stomping Grounds Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds 6pm Antique Tractor Games Thompson Foods Outdoor Arena Champion Reunion: 80s Tom Dinsdale Auto Barn Bar Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West Magician: Steve Trash Sustainability Pavilion Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place 6:30pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling Music: Dustin Prinz Market Place Stage Music: Modern Kowboy 4-H/FFA Stage Music: Mohanna with Red Shoes Competitive Exhibits Stage Trampoline Show: iFlip Family Fun Zone 7pm Jackpot Feeder & Breeding Calf Show Five Points Bank Arena Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Exit 312 Band Pump & Pantry Party Pit Hillbilly Bob, 1929 Model A Ford Strolling Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West Music: The Lefevre Quartet CHI Health Stage 7:30pm Amazing Doberman’s Sam’s Club Stomping Grounds Hypnotist: Tyzen Sustainability Pavilion Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone 8pm Bad Wolves Heartland Events Center Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds Nowear BMX Freestyle Stunt Team Family Fun Zone West 9pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling
THURSDAY, AUGUST 29 Time Activity / Event / Exhibit Location 8am Working Equitation-Dressage Trials Thompson Foods Indoor Arena 9am Open Class Beef Cattle Show Five Points Bank Arena 9:30am Sheep Shearing Demos Sheep Barn
THURSDAY, AUGUST 29 (cont). Time Activity / Event / Exhibit Location 10am GATES OPEN Case-IH Combine Rides (until 8pm) Racetrack Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Midwest Magician Travis Newcombe CHI Health Stage Plastic Bottle Bird Feeder Make-and-Take Sustainability Pavilion STEM! Think! Make! Create! Family Fun Zone West Tower Gardens by Northwest FFA Sustainability Stage 10:30am Hillbilly Bob, 1929 Model A Ford Strolling Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West Music: Chris Sayer Market Place Stage Music: Modern Kowboy 4-H/FFA Stage Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place 11am Antique Machinery Demo Big Red Barn Honey Extraction Demo Competitive Exhibits Stage Meet the Quilter Bath Planet Quilt Room Osceola High School Band Grounds 11:15am Fullerton Marching Band Grounds 11:30am Harvard Cardinal Marching Band Grounds Nowear BMX Freestyle Stunt Team Strolling Trampoline Show: iFlip Family Fun Zone 11:45am High Plains Community Marching Storm Grounds Noon Western Dressage Show Thompson Foods Indoor Arena Axtell Marching Band Grounds Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West Luke Mills Band Pump & Pantry Party Pit Magician: Steve Trash Sustainability Pavilion Midwest Magician Travis Newcombe CHI Health Stage Working Equitation of Nebraska Thompson Foods Outdoor Arena 12:15pm Fremont Middle School Band Grounds 12:30pm Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds Music: Modern Kowboy 4-H/FFA Stage 1pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling Antique Machinery Demo Big Red Barn Music: Chris Sayer Market Place Stage Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place 1:30pm Celebration Parade Grounds Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West 2pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Commodity Priced Happy Hour (until 6pm) All Taverns Green Energy Revolution Sustainability Stage Midwest Magician Travis Newcombe CHI Health Stage Spinning & Weaving Demo Competitive Exhibits Stage Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone 2:30pm Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Magician: Steve Trash Strolling Music: Modern Kowboy 4-H/FFA Stage
THURSDAY, AUGUST 29 (cont.) Time Activity / Event / Exhibit Location 3pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West Meet the Quilter Bath Planet Quilt Room Music: Daniel Christian Market Place Stage Trampoline Show: iFlip Family Fun Zone 3:30pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling Music: Paul Stephen Duffy Sustainability Pavilion Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place Up With People Mini Show CHI Health Stage 4pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Hillbilly Bob, 1929 Model A Ford Strolling Music: Modern Kowboy 4-H/FFA Stage Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone 4:30pm Rodney & Lisa’s Pizza Eating Contest CHI Health Stage 5pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Hypnotist: Tyzen Pump and Pantry Party Pit Music: Pavelka Variety Combo Competitive Exhibits Stage Nowear BMX Freestyle Stunt Team Family Fun Zone West 5:30pm Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds Music: Daniel Christian Market Place Stage 6pm Beef Cattle Supreme Champion Drive Five Points Bank Arena Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Champion Reunion: 90s Tom Dinsdale Auto Barn Bar Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West Magician: Steve Trash Sustainability Pavilion Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place Up with People Mini Show CHI Health Stage 6:30pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling Trampoline Show: iFlip Family Fun Zone 7pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Extreme Trail Riders Challenge Thompson Foods Outdoor Arena Hillbilly Bob, 1929 Model A Ford Strolling Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West Pierce Avenue Band Pump & Pantry Party Pit 7:30pm Hypnotist: Tyzen CHI Health Stage Music: Paul Stephen Duffy Sustainability Pavilion Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone 8pm Zach Williams Heartland Events Center Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds Nowear BMX Freestyle Stunt Team Family Fun Zone West 9pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling
FRIDAY, AUGUST 30 Time Activity / Event / Exhibit Location 8am Saddle Showdown Open Horse Show Thompson Foods Indoor Arena 9:30am Antique Tractor Pull Sports Field 10am GATES OPEN Antique Machinery Demo Big Red Barn Case-IH Combine Rides (until 8pm) Racetrack Centura Public School Marching Band Grounds Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Introduction to Hops Raising Nebraska Lincoln NS HS Cooking Demo Raising Nebraska Tasting Sorghum Sweets Raising Nebraska 10:15am Bruning-Davenport Marching Band Grounds 10:30am Hillbilly Bob, 1929 Model A Ford Strolling Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West Music: Daniel Christian Competitive Exhibits Stage Music: Mike Geiler Market Place Stage Music: The Calhouns CHI Health Stage Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place Raymond Central H.S. Marching Band Grounds 10:45am Elm Creek Marching Band Grounds 11am Cooking with Local Produce Raising Nebraska Discussion on Hops Raising Nebraska Farm/Ranch Succession Planning Raising Nebraska Hastings Marching Tigers Band Grounds Meet the Quilter Bath Planet Quilt Room Responding to Rural Stress Raising Nebraska Tasting Sorghum Sweets Raising Nebraska 11:15am Lawrence-Nelson Marching Band Grounds 11:30am Nowear BMX Freestyle Stunt Team Strolling Trampoline Show: iFlip Family Fun Zone Noon Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West Magician: Steve Trash Sustainability Pavilion Milford HS Cooking Demo Raising Nebraska Pierce Avenue Band Pump & Pantry Party Pit Tasting Sorghum Sweets Raising Nebraska 12:30pm Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds 1pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling Music: Mike Geiler Market Place Stage Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place Responding to Rural Stress Raising Nebraska Spice Mythbusters Raising Nebraska The Milo Movement Raising Nebraska 1:30pm Celebration Parade Grounds Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West 2pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Commodity Priced Happy Hour (until 6pm) All Taverns Cooking with Local Produce Raising Nebraska Green Energy Revolution Sustainability Stage Kumihimo – Japanese Braiding Demo Competitive Exhibits Stage Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone
FRIDAY, AUGUST 30 (cont.) Time Activity / Event / Exhibit Location 2:30pm Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Magician: Steve Trash Strolling The Many Moccasin's Dance Troupe CHI Health Stage 3pm Antique Machinery Demo Big Red Barn Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West Meet the Quilter Bath Planet Quilt Room Music: Mike Geiler Market Place Stage Spice Mythbusters Raising Nebraska Trampoline Show: iFlip Family Fun Zone 3:15pm Music: Just The Two Of Us Sustainability Pavilion 3:30pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place The Many Moccasin's Dance Troupe CHI Health Stage 4pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Hillbilly Bob, 1929 Model A Ford Strolling Music: Keith Long Competitive Exhibits Stage 4:30pm Pretzel Eating Contest CHI Health Stage Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone 5pm Cowboy Mounted Shooters Five Points Bank Arena Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Hypnotist: Tyzen Pump and Pantry Party Pit Nowear BMX Freestyle Stunt Team Family Fun Zone West 5:30pm Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds Music: Just The Two Of Us Market Place Stage 6pm Open Class Swine Showmanship Aurora Co-op Pavilion Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West Magician: Steve Trash Sustainability Pavilion Music: Johnny Cash Tribute Show Competitive Exhibits Stage Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place The Many Moccasin's Dance Troupe CHI Health Stage 6:30pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling Music: Mike Geiler Market Place Stage Trampoline Show: iFlip Family Fun Zone 7pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Hillbilly Bob, 1929 Model A Ford Strolling Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West 7:30pm Hypnotist: Tyzen CHI Health Stage Music: Just The Two Of Us Sustainability Pavilion Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone 8pm Maren Morris Heartland Events Center Emmett Bower Band Pump & Pantry Party Pit Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds Nowear BMX Freestyle Stunt Team Family Fun Zone West 9pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling 12am Midnight Madness Tacos & Margaritas Beach Bar
SATURDAY, AUGUST 31 – COUNTY FAIR DAY Time Activity / Event / Exhibit Location 8am 4-H Sheep Showmanship & Breeding Show Five Points Bank Arena Nebraska Elite Swine Showmanship Aurora Co-op Pavilion Carriage Driving Sports Field Cowboy Mounted Shooters Thompson Foods Outdoor Arena NCHA Cutting Horse Extravaganza Thompson Foods Outdoor Arena 9am 4-H Poultry Show/ Showmanship Sheep Arena Open Jackpot Swine Show Aurora Co-op Pavilion 9:30am Celebrity Beef Showmanship Five Points Bank Arena 10am GATES OPEN FFA Beef Cattle Show Five Points Bank Arena Antique Fire Engine Display Sam’s Club Stomping Grounds Antique Machinery Demo Big Red Barn Case-IH Combine Rides (until 8pm) Racetrack Food Label Frenzy Raising Nebraska Grain Bin Extraction Demos Sam's Club Stomping Grounds Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Kids Firefighter Combat Challenge Sam’s Club Stomping Grounds Magician: Steve Trash Strolling 10:30am Hillbilly Bob, 1929 Model A Ford Strolling Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West Music: Better Daze Market Place Stage Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place The Many Moccasin's Dance Troupe CHI Health Stage 11am Firefighters Combat Challenge Sam's Club Stomping Grounds Food Label Frenzy Raising Nebraska Honey Extraction Demo Competitive Exhibits Stage Meet the Quilter Bath Planet Quilt Room Sorghum Saturday Cooking Demo Raising Nebraska 11:30am Nowear BMX Freestyle Stunt Team Strolling Perkins County H.S. Marching Band Grounds Trampoline Show: iFlip Family Fun Zone Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone 11:45am Stapleton Jr./Sr. High Marching Band Grounds Noon Caitlyn Oschner Band Pump & Pantry Party Pit Cooking with Nebraska Foods Raising Nebraska Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West Magician: Steve Trash Sustainability Pavilion The Many Moccasin's Dance Troupe CHI Health Stage 12:30pm 4-H Beef Showmanship Five Points Bank Arena Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds Music: The Calhouns Competitive Exhibits Stage 1pm Open Breeding Gilt Show Aurora Co-op Pavilion Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling Antique Machinery Demo Big Red Barn Beef Meals Made Easy Raising Nebraska Food Label Frenzy Raising Nebraska Music: Better Daze Market Place Stage Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place 1:30pm Celebration Parade Grounds Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West SATURDAY, AUGUST 31 – COUNTY FAIR DAY (cont.) Time Activity / Event / Exhibit Location 2pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Carriage Driving in Costume Sports Field Chef Kaylee Gill Raising Nebraska Superball Drop Main Intersection The Many Moccasin's Dance Troupe CHI Health Stage Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone 2:30pm Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Magician: Steve Trash Strolling Papa Bear's Chainsaw Carving Auction Sustainability Stage 3pm Beef Meals Made Easy Raising Nebraska Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Carriage Driving Clinic Sports Field Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds Meet the Quilter Bath Planet Quilt Room Music: The Matriarchs Market Place Stage Trampoline Show: iFlip Family Fun Zone 3:30pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling Antique Machinery Demo Big Red Barn Italian Grinder Sandwich Eating Contest CHI Health Stage Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place 4pm Beef Meals Made Easy Raising Nebraska Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Hillbilly Bob, 1929 Model A Ford Strolling Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West Music: Keith Long Competitive Exhibits Stage 4:30pm Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone 5pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Chef Kaylee Gill Raising Nebraska Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Hypnotist: Tyzen Pump and Pantry Party Pit Nowear BMX Freestyle Stunt Team Family Fun Zone West 5:30pm Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds Music: The Matriarchs Market Place Stage 6pm Nebraska Strong Ranch Rodeo Thompson Foods Outdoor Arena Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Galaxy of the Stars Talent Search Semi-Finals CHI Health Stage Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West Magician: Steve Trash Sustainability Pavilion Music: John Denver Tribute Show Competitive Exhibits Stage Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place 6:30pm Nebraska Elite Beef Showmanship Five Points Bank Arena Nebraska Elite Goat Showmanship Five Points Bank Arena Nebraska Elite Sheep Showmanship Five Points Bank Arena Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling Trampoline Show: iFlip Family Fun Zone 7pm Futurity Swine Show Aurora Co-op Pavilion Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Hillbilly Bob, 1929 Model A Ford Strolling Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West
SATURDAY, AUGUST 31 – COUNTY FAIR DAY (cont.) Time Activity / Event / Exhibit Location 7:30pm Hypnotist: Tyzen Sustainability Pavilion Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone 8pm Halestorm Heartland Events Center Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds Nowear BMX Freestyle Stunt Team Family Fun Zone West Sebastian Lane Band Pump & Pantry Party Pit 9pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling 12am Midnight Madness Tacos & Margaritas Beach Bar
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 Time Activity / Event / Exhibit Location 6:45am Cowboy Church Five Points Bank Arena 7:30am 4-H Breeding Beef Show Five Points Bank Arena 4-H Market Lamb Show Five Points Bank Arena 8am 4-H Rabbit Showmanship Sheep Arena FFA Feeder Calf & Market Beef Show Five Points Bank Arena FFA Swine Show Aurora Co-op Pavilion Carriage Pleasure Driving Thompson Foods Outdoor Arena NCHA Cutting Horse Extravaganza Thompson Foods Indoor Arena 9am Lutheran Church Service CHI Health Stage 9:30am 4-H Rabbit Show Sheep Arena 10am GATES OPEN FFA Goat Show Five Points Bank Arena Antique Machinery Demo Big Red Barn Case-IH Combine Rides (until 8pm) Racetrack Chef Kaylee Gill Raising Nebraska Cowboy Church Sustainability Pavilion Food Label Frenzy Raising Nebraska Freedom Drivers Project Market Place Grain Bin Extraction Demos Sam's Club Stomping Grounds Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Magician: Steve Trash Strolling Nebraska Florist Assn. Show Competitive Exhibits Stage Tasting Sorghum Sweets Raising Nebraska Zumba Pump & Pantry Party Pit 10:30am Catholic Mass CHI Health Stage Hillbilly Bob, 1929 Model A Ford Strolling Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West Music: Birdie & Goose – The Wildwoods Duo Market Place Stage Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place 10:45am Dance: Ballet Folklorico Pump & Pantry Party Pit 11am Firefighters Combat Challenge Sam's Club Stomping Grounds Beef Meals Made Easy Raising Nebraska Food Label Frenzy Raising Nebraska Meet the Quilter Bath Planet Quilt Room Tasting Sorghum Sweets Raising Nebraska 11:30am Nowear BMX Freestyle Stunt Team Strolling Trampoline Show: iFlip Family Fun Zone Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone 11:45am Gamboa Comedy Pump & Pantry Party Pit
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 (cont.) Time Activity / Event / Exhibit Location Noon Cooking with Dairy and Pork Raising Nebraska Honey Bun Eating Contest CHI Health Stage Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West Magician: Steve Trash Sustainability Pavilion Tasting Sorghum Sweets Raising Nebraska 12:15pm Music: Grupo La Mira Pump & Pantry Party Pit 12:30pm Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds 1pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling Antique Machinery Demo Big Red Barn Beef Meals Made Easy Raising Nebraska Food Label Frenzy Raising Nebraska Music: Mohanna with Red Shoes Market Place Stage Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place The Milo Movement Raising Nebraska 1:30pm Celebration Parade Grounds Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West Mexican Dance Academy of Nebraska CHI Health Stage 2pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Chef Kaylee Gill Raising Nebraska Hypnotist: Tyzen Sustainability Pavilion Music: Los Mariachis de la Ciudad Estrella Pump & Pantry Party Pit Superball Drop Main Intersection Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone 2:30pm Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Honey Extraction Demo Competitive Exhibits Stage Magician: Steve Trash Strolling Sherri's Pom Camp Grounds 3pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds Meet the Quilter Bath Planet Quilt Room Music: Mohanna with Red Shoes Market Place Stage Queen Meet and Greet (Signing Event) Raising Nebraska Sherri's Pom Camp Grounds Trampoline Show: iFlip Family Fun Zone UNL Pep Rally CHI Health Stage 3:15pm Dance: Sangre Azteca Pump & Pantry Party Pit 3:30pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling Antique Machinery Demo Big Red Barn Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place Sherri's Pom Camp Grounds 4pm 4-H/FFA Champion Drive Five Points Bank Arena ...to follow, Supreme Breeding Champions Five Points Bank Arena Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Hillbilly Bob, 1929 Model A Ford Strolling Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West 4:15pm Mexican Dance Academy of Nebraska Pump & Pantry Party Pit
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 (cont.) Time Activity / Event / Exhibit Location 4:30pm Music: Shawn Russell Competitive Exhibits Stage Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone UNL Marching Band Grounds 5pm Truck & Tractor Pull Sports Field Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Nowear BMX Freestyle Stunt Team Family Fun Zone West 5:30pm 4-H Goat Showmanship Five Points Bank Arena 4-H Swine Showmanship Aurora Co-op Pavilion FFA Sheep Showmanship Five Points Bank Arena Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds Music: Birdie & Goose – The Wildwoods Duo Market Place Stage 6pm Galaxy of Stars Talent Search Finals CHI Health Stage Bader & Sons Cutting Horse Show Thompson Foods Indoor Arena Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West Magician: Steve Trash Sustainability Pavilion Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place 6:30pm Los Chicos Del 512: The Selena Experience Pump & Pantry Party Pit Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling Trampoline Show: iFlip Family Fun Zone 7pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Hillbilly Bob, 1929 Model A Ford Strolling Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West 7:30pm Hypnotist: Tyzen Sustainability Pavilion Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone 8pm Little Big Town Heartland Events Center Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds Nowear BMX Freestyle Stunt Team Family Fun Zone West 9pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling 9:30pm Battle of the DJ's Pump & Pantry Party Pit Fairabration Fireworks Grounds Wide
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 – VETERANS CELEBRATION DAY Time Activity / Event / Exhibit Location 7:30am 4-H Market Beef Five Points Bank Arena ...to follow, Nebraska Steer Fed Challenge Five Points Bank Arena 4-H Market Swine Show Aurora Co-op Pavilion High School Rodeo Thompson Foods Arenas 8am 4-H Goat Show Five Points Bank Arena FFA Sheep Show Five Points Bank Arena 9am 4-H State Speech Contest 4-H Cafe
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 – VETERANS CELEBRATION DAY (cont.) Time Activity / Event / Exhibit Location 10am GATES OPEN 4-H Quilts of Valor Presentation 4-H/FFA/Comm. Building Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling Antique Machinery Demo Big Red Barn Case-IH Combine Rides (until 8pm) Racetrack Freedom Drivers Project Market Place Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Invitational Car Show Sam's Club Stomping Grounds Mobile Vet Unit Pump & Pantry Party Pit Music: Mohanna with Red Shoes CHI Health Stage Music: Shawn Russell Competitive Exhibits Stage Nowear BMX Freestyle Stunt Team Family Fun Zone West Outdoor Cooking with Kids NE Game & Parks Student Veterans Association Landing Zone Pump & Pantry Party Pit The Nebraska Ag Economy Raising Nebraska 10:30am Hillbilly Bob, 1929 Model A Ford Strolling Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West Music: Better Daze Market Place Stage Music: Jerry Renaud Sustainability Pavilion Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place 11am Hypnotist: Tyzen CHI Health Stage Meet the Quilter Bath Planet Quilt Room Military Strong, NE Strong Veterans Program Pump & Pantry Party Pit 11:30am Nowear BMX Freestyle Stunt Team Strolling Trampoline Show: iFlip Family Fun Zone Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone Noon Beef Meals Made Easy Raising Nebraska Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West Magician: Steve Trash Sustainability Pavilion Music: Mohanna with Red Shoes Market Place Stage 12:30pm Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds 1pm Demolition Derby Sports Field Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling Antique Machinery Demo Big Red Barn Cookie Eating Contest CHI Health Stage Music: Jerry Renaud Market Place Stage Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place 1:30pm Celebration Parade Salute to Our Veterans Grounds Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West 2pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center High School/College Rodeo Showcase Thompson Foods Arenas Hypnotist: Tyzen Sustainability Pavilion Music: Leo Lonnie Combo Competitive Exhibits Stage Superball Drop Main Intersection Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone 2:30pm A.C. Jones Band Pump & Pantry Party Pit Grand Island Elks #604 Historical Flag Ceremony CHI Health Stage Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Magician: Steve Trash Strolling
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 – VETERANS CELEBRATION DAY (cont.) Time Activity / Event / Exhibit Location 3pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Green Energy Revolution Sustainability Stage Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West Meet the Quilter Bath Planet Quilt Room Music: Better Daze Market Place Stage Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place Trampoline Show: iFlip Family Fun Zone U.S. Army Flag Folding Demo CHI Health Stage 3:30pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling 4pm 4-H/FFA Champion Drive Five Points Bank Arena ...to follow, Supreme Breeding Champions Five Points Bank Arena Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Hillbilly Bob, 1929 Model A Ford Strolling 4:30pm Joseph Hall – Elvis: Rock N' Remember CHI Health Stage Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone 4:45pm Music: Jerry Renaud Sustainability Pavilion 5pm Trace Adkins Heartland Events Center Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Nowear BMX Freestyle Stunt Team Family Fun Zone West Quilts Close Concourse 5:30pm Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds Music: Better Daze Market Place Stage 6pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West Magician: Steve Trash Sustainability Pavilion Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place 6:30pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West Trampoline Show: iFlip Family Fun Zone
2019 GOODBYE! See you Aug. 28, 2020!