150th fairabration!

VISITORS GUIDE AUGUST 23 – SEPTEMBER 2, 2019 STATEFAIR.ORG Schedule Subject to Change page 1 Contents Welcome

There are only a handful of fairs west of the Mississippi that have celebrated 150 years of entertaining guests. is crossing that milestone and in large part because of Nebraskans’ extraordinary WELCOME AND STATE FAIR BOARD ...... 3 perseverance. Arriving to Grand Island in 2010 is likely one of the fi nest examples of this determination, a feat GUEST INFORMATION ...... 4 not unlike moving a small city. But as evidenced by this year’s great fl oods, it surely will not be the last trial. Gate Hours / Gate Admission / Gettin’ Around Join us as we plan for the generations to come who will enjoy the fi nest , educational AMENITIES ...... 5 exploration and family activities while prospering Nebraska agriculture – the cornerstone of our existence. NAVIGATING OUR NEW GROUNDS LAYOUT ...... 6-7 Nebraska State Fair is moving forward for 150 more, and we can’t wait for what’s to come!

AGTIVITY ACRES ...... 8 #NebraskaStrong RAISING NEBRASKA...... 9 Lori K. Cox, CFE M T THE CRI ERS ...... 1 0 -  Executive Director

GOING GR N ...... 12 Nebraska State Fair 501 E. Fonner Park Rd. CROP OF THE YEAR – SOYBEANS ...... 13 Grand Island, NE 68801 Phone – 308.382.1620 SHOP ’TIL YOU DROP ...... 14 Email – [email protected] STATE FAIR BOARD

BUCKLE YOUR MEATBELT! ...... 15

ENTERTAINMENT ...... 16-23 Executive Littles! / / Motorsports / Grounds Acts / Stages / Concerts / Horse Crazy Board FAIRGROUNDS MAP ...... 24-25 Chris Kircher Kirk Shane Chuck Rolf Doug Lukassen COMPETITIVE EVENTS – LIVESTOCK SHOWS ...... 26 Chair, Omaha Vice Chair, Atkinson Secretary, Albion Treasurer, Kimball JUDGE A CA LE SHOW WITH US ...... 27

COMPETITIVE EVENTS ...... 28-29

COMPETITIONS ...... 30-31

DAILY SCHEDULE AND COUPONS ...... 31-46 Stan Brodine Dawn Caldwell Bob Haag Jeremy Jensen Jeff Kliment Kearney Edgar Indianola Grand Island Valparaiso 150th FAIRABRATION! ...... 47

Rules and Regulations can be found at StateFair.org

Beth Smith Steve Wehrbein Kathleen Lodl Kent Zeller Lincoln Plattsmouth 4-H, Lincoln FFA, Ravenna page 2 STATEFAIR.ORG Schedule Subject to Change page 3 GUEST INFORMATION Amenities

GATE ADMI ION The 1868 Foundation Gift Shop is open daily Visit a volunteer at any of our info kiosks – GATE HOURS ADULTS: $12 for great shopping of State Fair gear and presented by Chief Industries – ask them just Aug. 23 – Sept. 1 Aug. 23 – 25 and Aug. 30 – Sept. 2 memorabilia for the 150th. about anything! 10am – 10pm ADULTS: $6 • Aug. 26 – 29 Shade and seating available across ATMs, provided by Pinnacle Bank, Aug. 26 – Older Nebraskans Day grounds – look for canopies and our new SENIORS (60+): $5 Five Points Bank and Pump & Pantry, Gates open at 9am Aurora Co-op Chill Zone. YOUTH (6-12): $3 are available throughout the grounds. Sept. 2 • 10am – 7pm Buildings close 9pm daily; 7pm on Sept. 2 5 & UNDER: Free Anyone who fi lls out a survey is entered Note to veterans and area residents: into a drawing to win Fairabration Passes VETERANS: Free • Sept. 2 fi reworks are scheduled at 9:30pm, for 4 to the 2020 State Fair – look for Aug. 23 and Sept. 1. survey stations on grounds. Ge in’ around Restrooms located throughout the grounds. GRAND ISLAND SHU LES TRAMS Emergency? Call 911 and be able to Wash your hands often with hot water describe your exact location at Nebraska Picks up daily at Sam’s Club, Conestoga Mall CASE-IH tractor trams pick you up from grounds and soap, especially after petting animals. th State Fair. First aid, nursing moms, baby (13 Street and Webb Road), Walmart South and parking and deliver you to the gate. Handwashing and CHI Health Sunscreen changing and rest station located at State Fair North Gate. Stations located near all animal activities. RED LINE trams carry you throughout the the Welcome Center. Free parking available in west lots and Luebbe lot; east Market Place. lot available daily except Aug. 23 – 25 and Sept. 2. Pump & Pantry C-Store sells sundries such GREEN LINE trams carry you from east gate to Viaero presents fi ve cell phone charging as aspirin, bandages, sunscreen, safety ADA parking available throughout parking lots. the Market Place. stations at hotspots on the grounds. pins, water and all sorts of stuff show moms might forget. Scooter and Wheelchair Rentals, Strollers – Anderson Auto Group Towed vehicles will be available for pick at Main Gate and North Gate. up at the west parking lot by the shop or Leave your bicycle at the Bike Barn located Reservations recommended: 877-928-5388 The offi cial auto dealer of at Gate 7. Provided by Kramer’s Wrecker at the North Gate. Bring your own lock. Nebraska State Fair is proud Service, they also help with fl at tires and to provide the State Fair fl eet! vehicle troubles. SPONSORS

page 4 STATEFAIR.ORG Schedule Subject to Change page 5 Taverns Specialty Drinks NAVIGATING OUR NEW GROUNDS LAYOUT Multiple Locations Tom Dinsdale Auto Barn Bar Check out the map for a complete grounds layout – new this year! Here are some highlights: You don’t want to miss the offers a Barnyard Bloody Mary new bar built in the and the Beach Bar features the Family FUN ZONE WEST Core Expanded: SAM’S CLUB STOMPING GROUNDS Beach Bar. Now located right Beach Peach. Pump & Pantry West of Nebraska Building North of Heartland Events Center (HEC) on Food Row. Pit brings a Birthday Punch and more than 20 Nebraska- Find AGtivity Acres with the new Hy-Vee Grocery In the paved lot, as you enter the north side of the The Pump & Pantry Party Pit has brewed craft beers on tap. Store, Magic Bean, Nowear BMX Stunt Team, HEC or the Competitive Exhibits in the Concourse, expanded to include the Pepsi Stuhr Museum, STEM activities and Kids Pedal you’ll fi nd our fl ex space featuring traditional Party Deck, seating for 600 and All taverns will sell CarnivALE by Tractor Pull all week. Then enter the Nebraska popular hits: Firefi ghters Combat Challenge and an event area. Music occurs here Kinkaider Brewing, the offi cial ale Building for Raising Nebraska (fi nd Fairabration Nebraska Pedal Pullers Assoc. Championships. every day – plus after-party bands of Nebraska State Fair. CarnivALE selfi es), and butter and sand sculptures. Spill The Invitational Car Show resides here along with liven the space for the late crowd is brewed with 100% Nebraska south into Nebraska Game and Parks with a real Amazing Dobermans. after the night shows. barley from Missouri Valley Malt. aquarium, archery and wildlife learning. A light, crisp and easy-drinking Out at the Thompson Foods brew perfect for hot Nebraska EQUINE AND MOTORSPORTS Arena Complex you’ll fi nd summer days! MARKET PLACE Thompson F ds Arena Complex, Sports Field The Spur serving adult beverages South of Heartland Events Center Head east to fi nd horse crazy events and motor during evening entertainment, A wide mix of vendors, agribusiness, entertainers, sports. From horseback riding to horses with big and the Tom Dinsdale Auto concessionaires and sustainability workshops. An splashes of “paint,” to rodeos on the weekends Barn Bar is a favorite hangout, enormous spired tent anchors this space, nestled to polo matches. At the Sports Field you’ll fi nd including champion reunions next to our new Fair Center where you can take the Truck & Tractor Pull and Demolition Derby. from the 60s – 90s. photos with your family and watch the work of Check it all out! muralist ARCY Live!

TAVERN CO ODITY HA Y HOURS For a bit of fun, Happy Hour specials refl ect current soybean prices.

Monday through Friday, 2pm – 6pm SPONSORS Biodiesel Day: Saturday, Aug. 24, 2pm – 6pm Offi cial Hotel Horse Polo-themed drink specials at the Sports Field Grand Island Hospitality Trio welcomes Sunday, Aug. 25 you to the State Fair! For reservations: Labor Day Price Break at Pump & Pantry Party Pit Best Western Plus – 308.381.8855 Monday, Sept. 2 – $2 draws Boarders – 308.384.5150 Midnight Madness at Beach Bar Super 8 – 308.384.7051 Friday/Saturday, 12 am – $2 margaritas, $2 tacos page 6 STATEFAIR.ORG Schedule Subject to Change page 7 AGTIVITY acres raising nebraska Family Fun Zone West Nebraska Building With hands-on and fun education, kids 12 and under will fi nd their curiosity peaked and funny bone tickled in this agriculture-centered entertainment zone. Take a hard left after you enter the main gate. After you fi ll up on AGtivity Acres, swing into Raising Nebraska, the region’s premier ag See complete schedule. education center. You’ll fi nd a full schedule available at the door, but expect demonstrations and workshops, attend the theater, drive a My di er came from the dirt! Magic Bean combine in a simulator, enter the mini house, and Buy your seed, plant, fertilize and water, then State-of-the-art magic brings jaw-dropping “walk across Nebraska” which isn’t fl at at all. harvest. Learn the importance of pollinators, sell amazement for kids. This show is a fun and your crop, and then go to the new Hy-Vee Grocery different way to learn about agriculture, with Store to buy what you raised. Other fun activities audience participation mixed in. here, too, such as giant games and make-n-take.

Kids tractor pu Right Next Door You may have seen the championships, but this year Stop by the Grand Island CVB ALL kids ages 4 to 12 can compete in the Kids Pedal State Fair Post Offi ce and Tractor Pull, here at Nebraska State Fair for the fi rst mail a postcard to yourself also in this area time. Riding vintage 1950s modifi ed tractors, kids try or someone special, from the to outpull one another down a 25-foot track. Crowds State Fair! They’ll use a historic th roar, kids cheer and the world is complete. 150 cancellation stamp. Raising Nebraska is also a Passport Stop by Nebraska STUHR Museum , so get stamped! UNL celebrates 150 years SPONSORS Join the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, the Cornhusker Marching Band, the Nebraska Spirit From a pep rally featuring Herbie Husker and Squad and the Dairy Store for a festive celebration Lil’ Red, to a Husker history lecture from long- of its 150th birthday. time Husker football writer Mike Babcock, to a special-edition ice cream fl avor, there is something NOWEAR BMX STUNT TEAM for everyone. We’ll also recognize the Nebraska families who own original land-grant property used to establish the University in 1869, and even fi lm a special edition of the Backyard Farmer TV program. Visit n150.unl.edu to learn more! STEM ACTIVITIES page 8 STATEFAIR.ORG Schedule Subject to Change page 9 Stingray Encounter Presented by Home Innovations #UndeniablyDairy M T THE CRI ERS Market Place Mooove over for nourishment! All the animals are here! From farm critters to exotic species, the State Fair is a zoo – or barnyard – of Safely view and touch these wonderful creatures of See if you know the answers: friends waiting to meet ya. the sea. This beautiful exhibit is the only traveling stingray experience in the world. 1. Name two OTHER foods not listed Dusty Trails S h  p s h e a r i n g under “Milking Parlor” that are made Presented by Orscheln Farm & Home Sh p Barn Young Living Oils Percheron Stable from milk: Thompson F ds Arena Complex Whew! It’s getting hot in here…might need a Presented by Grand Island Independent For the fi rst time, join Dusty Trails for family haircut. You’ll fi nd shearers removing thick wool Market Place horseback rides* right here at the fair! Brush, lead, from sheep. You’ll get to feel the soft wool and fi nd All week long, you can visit Jason and Rose with 2. How many gallons of milk does a cow saddle and learn what Captain, Sis and friends eat, out why sheep are so important – like for sweaters their friends, the Percheron horses. These massive produce each day? how to take care of their feet, and everyday KP. and stuff! Aug. 26 – 30 black beasts weigh in at one ton a piece and are just *Fee applies to horseback rides. waiting for you to come visit their stable. You might 3. Milk builds strong: fi nd them getting fed, brushed or harnessed with HEDRICK’S M T THE ANIMALS their beautiful chrome-polished leather gear.  Bones  Hearts BIRTHING PAVILION – NEW BABIES! Presented by Protect the Harvest Presented by Nebraska Cattlewomen Family FUN Zone  Muscle  All of the above Sh p Barn A hands-on experience…pygmy goats, donkeys, Milking Parlor Come see all your barnyard friends just arriving into pot-bellied pigs, camels and a giant tortoise. Come Presented by Midwest Dairy the world. This year baby ducks are hatching and and party with the animals! Ca le Barn baby goats (kids) are being born! Happy cows make nutritious milk. Stop by the Milking Parlor and hear all about milking cows as HEDRICK’S Camel & Pony Rides* these girls show you how they provide protein-rich Bu erfly Encounters Family Fun Zone Great Big Boar and More milk for ice cream, butter, yogurt and so much more. Aurora Co-op Pavilion, Tom Dinsdale Auto Ca le Barn Sustainability Pavilion Great for littles’ fi rst ride, climb aboard and be a Guess what? The Ice Cream Parlor is right next door. These animals are huge and proud of it! Come see Enter the magical world of monarch butterfl ies, learn lil’ cowpoke. Or if desert exploration is more your Buffalo the Berkshire boar and Junior the steer. about their role in nature, and one just might land , take a ride on a camel. Read how much they weigh and how much they on your nose! *Fee applies. actually eat, too. Yowza.

AVENUE OF BR DS Sh p Barn, Tom Dinsdale Auto Ca le Barn, Aurora Co-op Pavilion SPONSORS Cattle, sheep, hog, rabbit and poultry exhibitions of a variety of breeds per species.

page 10 STATEFAIR.ORG Schedule Subject to Change p a g e  g o i n g g r  n CROP OF THE YEAR – SOYBEANS Sustainability Pavilion Presented by Nebraska Soybean Board From presentations and demonstrations to activities and edutainment, come fi nd out how you can make great choices today that benefi t our natural resources now, and for your grandchildren. Get hands-on with make- The Miracle Crop and-take activities, a groundwater walk, and a special presentation by Hawk, a rescued raptor – a fun and Soybeans, a legume like peas, are nicknamed the invigorating experience! Performances on the Sustainability Stage from Steve Trash to Just The Two Of Us. “miracle crop” for all the great health benefi ts for “The soybean crop is very important to See complete schedule. people and animals too. Nebraska soybean farmers agriculture in Nebraska because of the raise about 5.7 million acres of soybeans producing different uses. It impacs the value of beef, People’s Choice Bu erfly Encounters about 61 bushels per acre. A bushel is similar to pork and poultry, and that’s where the a large garbage sack. What’s astonishing is that Stop by the Recycle Garden Contest to view Prepare to be fascinated by these winged creatures majority of our soybean meal goes to: repurposed items transitioned into beautiful works and take home your very own butterfl y kit! Watch Nebraska farmers grow enough soybeans to bring animal agriculture. It will be important to of art. Then vote for your favorite exhibit through the entire hatching process from beginning to end $1.5 billion to Nebraska’s economy in soybean Wednesday, Aug. 28! and marvel the butterfl y . sales. Soybeans are the second-largest row crop increase our soybean production and fi nd in Nebraska, right behind corn. new uses moving forward.” Ongoing activities, Projects by – Norm Husa, displays and more Central Co unity Co ege SOYBEAN USE Crazy Impact Facts in  Days Barneston soybean grower since 1951  Auto Recycling ID Car  Earth Wall Most of the soybeans are used for livestock feed $100,100 of fuel purchased  Conservation Efforts of  Hay Bale Wall (chickens and pigs are happy customers) and oil for (Fair and Carnival) Crane Trust  Hydroponic System biodiesel. Today’s on-road diesel trucks use about If you’re interested in learning more about the  2.8 billion gallons of biodiesel with a goal to reach soybean’s high-quality protein or energy savings, a Dispensed 3,216 rolls of toilet paper Crushed Can Cube  Mini Wind Turbine  Hydroponic System 10% of the diesel consumption market by 2022. great resource is online at nebraskasoybeans.org. 23,775 gallons of Pepsi  Mini Window Greenhouse Check it out!  Izaak Walton Bird Feeders products consumed  Mushroom Kayak Project  Nebraska Conservation  Mycelium Project $10,000 in tires purchased locally  Nebraska Leopold Conservation  Sustainaspace The Nebraska Soybean Board SPONSORS by Wade Shows Carnival Award Winner  Veggie Reuse celebrates Biodiesel Day on Saturday, 9,250 critters  Plastic Bottle Bird Feeders  Vehicle Parts Recycling Aug. 24. You’ll fi nd them available at  Project GROW 28 states purchased concert tickets  Vermicomposting Five Points Bank Arena foyer, where  Recycle Garden 12,500 parked cars daily  Zero Waste they’ll have product demos, fun facts,  Solar Charging Station activities for kids and much more. 720 Cora Red Vinca planted  Solar Powered Electronics Charger 10,300 pounds of beef sold  at the Beef Pit Suncatcher Painting  Tower Gardens, Northwest FFA $11.96 million estimated  Vehicle Parts Recycling economic impact to region  Wood Recycling Photo credit: and Composting Norm Husa • Barneston, Nebraska page 12 STATEFAIR.ORG Schedule Subject to Change page 13 SHOP ’TIL YOU DROP BUCKLE YOUR MEATBELT! Check out the new coupons in the Daily Schedule section of THIS GUIDE for great deals at participating From Philly sandwiches to pineapple whip to new Mexican food delights, you’ll fi nd your taste buds watering. vendors. For vendor booth locations, go to StateFair.org/vendors. Food stands are spread throughout the entire grounds. Food vouchers available to purchase online. Head to StateFair.org/FoodFinder to locate your fabulous feasts. Pi acle Bank Expo Center – Highlights Market Place – Highlights This shopping mecca brings everything from pots Combining entertainment and great shopping N e w F  d s ! and pans and licorice ropes, to massage chairs, all week in a grand outdoor space! Find farm cowboy hats and jewelry. implements, hot tubs, fl ags, outdoor grills and  A whole host of great Mexican tummy ticklers! –  Pineapple Whip Pina Coladas and Popsicles, smokers, and custom embroidered clothing. Leon’s Food Truck new! Strawberry Whip Popsicles – The Hawaiian Chill  Baja and Dilly Dogs – Hardenbrook’s  Ravioli – TnT Concession Sponsors at PI ACLE BANK EXPO CENTER  Chicken Bows, Corn on the Cob –  Wicked Witch, Hillbilly Burger – Cactus Jack’s Sponsors at Market Place  Bath Planet  Mattress Firm Mac & Cheese Stand  Wing Nuts – Sparky’s  Aurora Cooperative  Home Innovations Spas  Boss Fuel / Pump & Pantry  Mattress Hub  Four Berry, Tropical Sunshine Smoothies –  Case-IH  Nebraska Farm Bureau  Bristol Windows  Nature Hill The Secret Garden  DISH Network  Sam’s Club  Five Points Bank  Nebraska Lottery  Jalapeno Popper Salad, Sliced Watermelon –  EuroCAST Cookware  Thrasher  Grand Kubota (at start of Food Row) Papa Tom’s BBQ  Green Line Equipment  Viaero (east of Market Place)  Tom Dinsdale Automotive  Home Innovation Spas  Webster Enterprises  Green Line Equipment  Young Living Oils  Made It Myself Shaved Ice, Wild Island Drinks – Fickle Chicks  Maple Bacon Mini Donuts – The Daily Donut new! 4-H/ A/CO ERCIAL BUILDING – HIGHLIGHTS Main Gate Entry Find Nebraska Food Products food samples, Visit vendors now as you enter through the main gate! candles, clothing, leather goods, bucket stools Concessions to cars to museum features, and more. and information booths. Get ideas for your home repairs and decorating by browsing the booths in the building. Sponsors at Main Gate Entry  Anderson Auto Group  Bristol Windows

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MEMBER FDIC page 14 STATEFAIR.ORG Schedule Subject to Change page 15 ENTERTAINMENT – li les! ENTERTAINMENT – carnival/motorsports See complete schedule. Wade Shows brings you the largest amusement NEW RIDES! Lil’ Pardners Carnival Baby Ducks Hatching, Ponies Stro ing ride extravaganza in Nebraska. Great deals and  Beach Shack FAMILY FUN ZONE Sh p Barn, FAMILY FUN ZONE thrills await!  Beans Thank you Just for kids 36” to 42”, parents can Buy carnival wristbands online or at any  Combo to Webster ride with your children in often a fi rst Pump & Pantry.  Elephants Enterprises, experience of a magical carnival ride.  Wade Shows Coupons recommended: 4 for $5,  Giant Wheel ONSITE PRICING and Associated buy at any carnival ticket booth.  Observation Tower CARNIVAL WRISTBAND  Starship 4000 Staffi ng for Ride all day, one day – $30  Wiggle Worm providing gate CASE-IH Combine Rides MEGA PASS East of MARKET PLACE, on the Track and carnival Ride all day, every day – $85 Free rides to families are available tickets to area Available for purchase through Aug. 26. CARNIVAL OPENS every day on a Case or New Holland  Monday – Friday: 1pm Don’t forget, this year we have baby ducks foster children. combine, the same big machine COUPONS  Saturday – Sunday: 11am hatching in incubators at the Birthing Pavilion, farmers use for harvest. Take a ride 4 tickets – $5  Labor Day: 11am around the big track and feel like a farmer. See right next to the baby chicks pecking their way 25 ticket sheet – $25 online for daily times. to sunshine. After that, head over to Hedrick’s 55 ticket sheet – $50 Pony Rides to ride a real pony. Swing by the Case-IH booth and you’ll fi nd a mini , perfect for the small fries. Climb into SKY TRAM Motorhead alert, the annual Truck & HEDRICK’S M T THE ANIMALS Presented by Middleton Electric the combine simulator to experience harvest. Tractor Pull and Demolition Derby Presented by Protect the Harvest One ride, one way – $3 FAMILY FUN ZONE return. This year the Truck & Tractor Stick Horses and Lil’ Ropin’ A hands-on experience – pygmy goats, donkeys, Pull features 12 revved up classes. Thompson F ds Outd r Arena pot-bellied pigs, camels and a giant tortoise. This TRUCK & TRACTOR PU Sports Field Stay mechanical with the Demolition Head on over to the rodeo arena during the might be a little one’s fi rst experience with an Sept. 1, 5pm – $15 Derby on Labor Day where its more fun Grand Kubota Roughstock Rodeo Aug. 23 – 24 or animal that’s not a dog or cat. stop by the Barrel Racing Aug. 27 – 28. You’ll fi nd to clash metal than polish it. Pit passes some stick horse racing and maybe some hay bale DEMOLITION DERBY $25 for either event. ropin’ too. Sports Field Sept. 2, 1pm – $15 Kids Pedal Tractor Pu SPONSORS Riding vintage 1950s modifi ed tractors, your kids SPONSORS up to age 12 can try to outpull one another down a 25-foot track. Littles love it all week long.

page 16 STATEFAIR.ORG Schedule Subject to Change page 17 In the Nebraska Building Family Fun Zone ENTERTAINMENT – GROUNDS ACTS B u  e r S c u l p t u r e iFlip See complete schedule. A return to ol’ Fair days, see this butter sculpture The 25-minute ultimate acrobatic show features creation celebrating dairy farmers and happy aerial bungee, tramp-wall, sphere, power track and AT THE MARKET PLACE MARCHING BANDS cows. By Jim Victor and Marie Pelton. a 60-foot death-defying high fall. This year the Cornhusker Marching Band arrives For information on other events in the Family Fun Twi y the Water-Sk ng Squi el Sept. 1! See the pride of all Nebraska with UNL; 150 Tons of Sand Aurora Co-op CHI ZONE Zone area, see page 10 – including: plus more than 70 high schools strutting their stuff Team Sandtastic! returns, but this time they are Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel – yes, a squirrel all week. building a giant creation with not 70…but  Hedrick’s Meet the Animals on skis. What more can you say? Don’t squirrel 150 tons of gritty beach bits. You won’t believe  Hedrick’s Pony and Camel Rides around, get on over there and see him for yourself. Parades this work of art! Antique tractors, fl oats, Young Living Oils FAMILY FUN ZONE WEST Stingray Encounters Percheron Hitch, Grand Marshals and more. Nebraska Game & Parks For information on events in the Family Fun Zone Presented by Home Innovations Daily, except Aug. 23. From the fabulous aquarium to archery to wildlife West area, see page 8 – including: Smooth and slippery, come feel these creatures management, check out this wonderful world of as they glide through 400 gallons of water. exploration. Wander outside to cross a creek or  Kids Pedal Tractor Pull These seagoing shark cousins are rescues, with Ch r/Dance Exhibition challenge yourself on the rope jungle gym.  Stuhr Museum of the Pioneer barbs removed. The best cheer squads in Nebraska perform across the grounds Aug. 24.  The Magic Bean FAIRABRATION SELFIES New Fair Center Stop by and snap a picture any time, share with STRO ING ACTS BIG RED BARN Meet up with family and friends at this new your peeps! #NEStateFair permanent meeting spot featuring muralist Watch out! One may be performing near you.  Facebook – @NebraskaStateFair PAPA BEAR CHAINSAW CARVER ARCY Live! and take a photo for your family Follow the roar of the chainsaw to witness live scrapbook. He’ll be creating a masterpiece all week, Hedrick’s Racing Pigs  Twitter – @NEStateFair specialized carvings – animals, benches and more. plus the 150th birthday cake is here! (Aug. 26 – Sept. 2) Get yer busy bacon on, it’s race time! These pork  Instagram – @NEStateFair North of the Big Red Barn. Find Bobbie the Barker here this year too. loins are speedy fast – no mud involved.  TikTok – @NEStateFair MACHINERY FOR MACHOS You’ll fi nd antique tractors and operating machinery on display just east of Market Place. Grand Kubota’s big boy toys help get your Joe Dirt on…move some dirt with a skid steer or a backhoe.

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page 18 STATEFAIR.ORG Schedule Subject to Change page 19 COMPETITIVE EXHIBITS STAGE  Grades 9-12 Poetry ENTERTAINMENT – Stages Under the Grandstand Recitation, Impromptu Speaking Los Chicos Del 512:  Contests: and Monologue The Selena Experience See complete schedule.   Farm to Fork Dish Contest Honey Extraction Demos ON THE PEPSI PARTY DECK AT   Hiland Dairy Cream Puffs and Kumihimo – Japanese Braiding PUMP & PANTRY PARTY PIT  CHI Health Stage ON THE PEPSI PARTY DECK AT OPENING EXTRAVAGANZA Cheesecakes Contest Mary Burroughs of Cake Sept. 1 FAMILY FUN ZONE PUMP & PANTRY PARTY PIT CHI Health Stage Engineering – Cake  Homemade Pie Contest Performing Selena’s catalog of  Church Services Market place South Aug. 23, 5pm Decorating Demonstration  Jammin’ with Jelly Contest enormous hits, Los Chicos del  Contests:  Contests:  Nebraska Florist Join us for an extra-special  King Arthur Flour Baking Contest 512 brings fans a mind-blowing  Food Eating Contests  Battle of the DJ’s Association Show grand performance to open the  Meatball Challenge Contest experience reliving the magic of  Galaxy of Stars Talent Search  Beard Contest th  Spinning and Weaving 150 Birthday Bash. Show choir,  Tried and True Recipe Contest Selena. Known as the best Selena  Dance Performances:  Entertainment:  What’s in your soil? performers and much more.  Wauneta Roller Mills Carrot/ tribute band nationally, these  Capital City Dance Shack  Military Strong, Nebraska Strong Mike Williams O.P.I.N.S. Co-op Coconut Cakes Contest band members have performed  Cheer & Dance Exhibition  Mobile Veteran Unit  Demonstrations/Presentations:  Entertainment:  Market Place Stage  together for 15 years. In true Many Moccasins Dance Troupe  Multicultural Programming:  Blue Ribbon Pie Company – Pie Chris Sayre  Market place  Selena fashion, get ready to Mexican Dance Academy  Ballet Folklórico Making Demonstration Daniel Cristian   Better Daze  sing and dance to the Queen of The Clogging Connection  Gamboa Comedy  Cipher Down and John Denver Tribute Show   Birdie & Goose – The Wildwoods  Tejano music! Entertainment:  Grupo La Mira Awards Ceremony for Johnny Cash Tribute Show   Chris Sayre  Midwest Magician  Los Mariachis de la Ciudad Estrella Saturday Competitions Keith Long  Crystal Schaecher  Travis Newcombe  Sangre Azteca  Cipher Down and Leo Lonnie Duo   Daniel Christian  UNL Pep Rally  Zumba Awards Ceremony for Pavelka Variety Combo TYZEN – THE HYPNOTIST   Dave Lerbakken  Up With People  Top Bands: Sunday Competitions Shawn Russel CHI Health Stage,   Dustin Prinz  Muscial Performances:  A.C. Jones  Embellishing Stitchery Skylark Pump & Pantry Party Pit   Enigma: The Ultimate  Elvis: Rock N’ Remember  Bases Loaded  Embroidery 101 The Kramer Sisters Acoustic Experience  (Joseph Hall)  Brody Ray  Grades K-2 and 3-5 Poetry The Matriarchs   Gene Davis  Johnny Ray Gomez  Caitlyn Ochsner Recitation and Monologue Tim Mohanna   Jerry Renauld Leo Lonnie Duo  Emmett Bower  Grades 6-8 Poetry Recitation,   Johnny Ray Gomez Modern Kowboy  Exit 312 Monologue and 4-H Stage  Mohanna with Red Shoes  Just the Two of Us  Luke Mills Impromptu Speaking 4-H/ A/CO ERCIAL BUILDING   Kellison Duo Nebraskappella!  McKenzie JaLynn  Grades 9-12 Informative Only Aug. 26 – 29  The Calhouns  Mariachi Zapata The hottest fair hypnotist in the  Mike Semrad and the Riverhawks Speaking, Entertainment  Gene and Jerry  The LeFevre Quartet  Mike Geiler country arrives! Known for his  Modern Kowboy Speaking and Improvisation  Modern Kowboy  The Wissmann Family  Miles Nelson hilarious lines as much as his  Pierce Avenue  Mohanna with Red Shoes  Mowtown Boogie & Blues mesmerizing behavior, don’t  Raptor: USAF  Paul Ramp One Man Band  Pavelka Variety Combo miss this guy!  Red Delicious  Paul Stephen Duffy  The Matriarchs Bristol Windows Stage is  Sebastian Lane now in the Heartland Events  The Bottle Tops Center, hosting all concerts.  The Modbeats SPONSORS

page 20 STATEFAIR.ORG Schedule Subject to Change page 21 ENTERTAINMENT – Concerts ENTERTAINMENT – horse crazy On the Bristol Windows Stage, Heartland Events Center Ticket and purchasing information at StateFair.org, or at Heartland Events Center Box Offi ce Let those horses run! These events focus on horse fever all week long. (10am – 9pm during the Fair). See complete schedule. *Includes gate admission when you buy before Aug. 23. Aug. 23, 8pm Aug. 26, 8pm Aug. 30, 8pm Granger Smith feat. Whiskey Myers with special M a r e n M o  i s Grand Kubota Roughstock Rodeo* new! Young Living Oils Percheron Hitch Earl Di les Jr. guest Reckle Ke y Aug. 23 – 24, 7pm • $15 Aug. 23 – 24, 6pm; Aug. 25, 4pm • $5 walk-up Aug. 31, 8pm Thompson F ds Outd r Arena Five Points Bank Arena Aug. 24, 8pm Aug. 27, 8pm Halestorm Get your spurs on, you’re headed Jason Goodman and his incredible driving skills Bre Eldredge with special Theory of a Deadman to the wildest action all week. High return during the Draft Horse Show to showcase guest Devin Dawson Sept. 1, 8pm energy entertainment comes bolting his beautiful and proud Percherons. Coming in Aug. 28, 8pm Li le Big Town through the arena with Saddle Bronc with a six-up hitch, he’ll roll thunder and raise the Aug. 25, 8pm Bad Wolves Riding, Bull Riding, Bareback Riding, hair on your neck. Cody Jinks Sept. 2, 5pm Barrel Racing and Down the Fence. Stick horse racing Aug. 29, 8pm Trace Adkins and hay bale ropin’ for those young cowpokes. Presented by Union Bank & Trust Aug. 26,  am Zach Wi iams Aug. 31, 6pm • FREE The Drifters, Corne Gunther’s Nature Hi Polo Match new! Thompson F ds Outd r Arena Coasters, and The Pla ers Aug. 25, 1pm • FREE In honor of fl ood victims in 2019, we bring you the Sports Field rebranded Nebraska Strong When was the last real polo match Ranch Rodeo. This different rodeo style features you saw? Us too, never! Bring your teams of four, competing in the tradition of the blankets and lawn chairs, we ranch: wild cow milking, team wrestling, team are stomping the divots. Polo ponies trailering, ranch bronc riding and team doctoring. and their skilled riders compete in This rodeo is a great family event. a regulation polo match on the green. Wear your Derby hats in the Aristocrat Hat Contest, or make one at the Hat Dressing Station. Fancy cocktails and loads of fun with a chance to win a tailgating SPONSORS experience with Anderson Auto Group. SPONSORS

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CONCOURSE BARN R Stomping Grounds SHEEP VIP CHI Health Stage Lil’ Pardners Carnival Raising Nebraska B THOMPSON Family Fun Zone Midway BARN THOMPSON COMPETITIVE EXHIBITS/ COMPETITIVE FOODS FOODS INDOOR SUSTAINABILITY OUTDOOR C 3 PAVILION ARENA ARENA SOUTH FAIRGROUNDS ATTRACTIONS 7 ENTER Aurora Co-op Chill Zone Five Points Bank Arena Pinnacle Bank Expo Center Tom Dinsdale Auto Cattle FIVE POINTS Cows, Dairy, BANK ARENA Aurora Co-op Pavilion: J-Tech Solar Pump & Pantry Party Pit Barn: AURORA 8 Pigs, Alpacas, Llamas, Goats Draft Horses, Longhorns CO-OP Sustainability Pavilion Sheep Barn: Sheep, CHILL ZONE Concerts Market Place Rabbits, Poultry, Goats, FAIR CENTER Spinning, Weaving TOM Fair Center: 2 E A S T E Q U I N E A R E A Birthday Cake & Photo Mural DINSDALE D AUTO CATTLE BARN EAST FAIRGROUNDS ATTRACTIONS 1 MARKET SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS Big Red Barn EXHIBITOR PLACE A. Birthing Pavilion PARKING Case-IH Combine Rides B. Media Center Competitive Exhibits/Concourse C. 1868 Foundation Gift Shop AURORA Horse Barn R PUMP & BIG D. Milking Parlor COOPERATIVE PANTRY RED BARN Sports Field PAVILION PARTY Thompson Foods Indoor Arena PIT GATE 1 STOLLEY PARK ROAD Thompson Foods Outdoor Arena

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page 24 STATEFAIR.ORG Schedule Subject to Change page 25 COMPETITIVE EVENTS – LIVESTOCK SHOWS JUDGE A CA LE SHOW WITH US Blue Ribbon mania at Nebraska State Fair! Presented by Orscheln Farm & Home FIVE POINTS BANK ARENA See complete schedule for all competitions. Kids, you can be a judge too! Find any cattle show this week, choose an animal and be the judge. Fill out your name and email below, drop this page at the Pie Stand at the Arena, and we’ll enter you into a drawing for Ca le Shows Hog Shows four admissions to the 2020 State Fair! AT THE NEBRASKA FARM BUREAU SHOW RING aurora CO-OP pavilion IN FIVE POINTS BANK ARENA A pig is a super smart animal. They root around Here’s how to judge ca le: How do you recognize the difference between dairy for tasty vittles, and they love a good mud bath (Score on a 1-5 scale with 5 being best, 1 being worst; pick any steer or heifer to judge and have fun!) cows and beef cows? Hint, dairy cows might look to cool off. Some pigs have big spots, some have SOUND STRUCTURE: MUSCLING: DEEP BODY: like a paint brush went crazy on their hides, beef hairy chins, and some are pink. You’ll see pigs cattle are ripped for your favorite T-bone steak! Just like you, cattle need to be Check to be sure he has plenty of Cattle who are round ribbed and roaming the show pen looking for, well, vittles. able to walk strong. A healthy cow muscle, as if he has been to the deep around their middle means And news fl ash kids…brown cows do not make Because that’s what pigs do. chocolate milk. So please pass me the steak, and if lives a full life if she has sound feet gym! Show cattle have lots of fl uffy more pounds, which means higher you’re a true cattleman, you’ll hold the ketchup. and legs. hair, so you’ll have to study closely quality meat. Goat shows and make sure his muscle is ample aurora CO-OP pavilion through his whole body. sh p Shows Just like cattle, goats come in dairy and meat types. Sh p Barn Dairy goat milk is sometimes used as a replacement SCORE SCORE SCORE Sheep ranchers raise these wooly buggers for two product for folks who have digestion issues. Boer Goat reasons: some breeds are for their quality wool to meat has the fastest growing meat sales in the U.S., make warm clothing, other breeds are raised for and the high demand means a shortage of supply. nutrient-rich meat like lamb chops. Look for sheep NAME AGE getting haircuts (shearing) Monday through Friday. Llama/Alpaca Shows AURORA CO-OP PAVILION CA LE DOG TRIALS PARENT EMAIL AT THE NEBRASKA FARM BUREAU SHOW RING What is a good mother hen to a sheep? Llamas. IN FIVE POINTS BANK ARENA They are good at scaring away coyotes and There is a relationship between a man/woman other villains. Llamas are known for their hearty, and their dog. A rancher used to try to work his tough nature helping people pack goods. An Alpaca is the llama’s cousin. Their beautiful “silky cattle either on horseback or walking. Now their Why 4-H and FFA Make A Difference dogs help drive the cattle where they want them dreadlocks” make luxurious sweaters, scarves or Scholarships blankets – which is lighter and warmer than wool. A visit with agent Trent Loos, Hazard, NE to go. Watch them work! Thanks to Kayl Heating & Air and Casey’s General Store, More than ever, kids need to be Poultry and More $8,000 in scholarships go to challenged. They need tools to give them SPONSORS SH P BARN grand champions in 4-H and FFA self-confi dence. When raising animals in 4-H or FFA, kids cannot just take care of All the rest of the barn critters reside here. Check market classes. Golden Harvest provides premium awards. them when they want. That responsibility out the chickens, rabbits, cavies and more. 4-H they learn carries over to problem solving, and FFA youth are showing small animals for big and that base education never leaves them. titles, and poultry open class competitors vie for They take those skills all the way to a career. the champion bird. page 26 STATEFAIR.ORG Schedule Subject to Change page 27 Equine Shows Cowboy Mounted Sh ters COMPETITIVE EVENTS FIVE POINTS BANK ARENA, new! Blue Ribbon mania at Nebraska State Fair! Presented by Equitable Bank The Equine Department has leapt forward in THOMPSON F DS OUTD R ARENA See complete schedule for all competitions. quality events from cutting horse competitions to At top , these athletes race through a pattern Appaloosa shows. Here are some highlights you of targets – the goal? Shoot as many of might explore: them as you can with your black powder pistol, as Competitive Exhibits Exhibits at 4-H/ A Building fast as you can. The crowd packs the stands for this  4-H Static Exhibits event Aug. 30 – 31. Stop by the Concourse under the Grandstand where  WORKING COW HORSE EVENTS you’ll fi nd the fi nest creations by Nebraskans. Or FFA Static Exhibits (Aug. 30 – Sept. 2) Thompson f ds Ind r and Outd r Arenas Ca iages, Wagons and Teams swing through Pinnacle Bank Expo Center to see Commercial vendors here too! Check out the The Quarter Horse is known for its cat-like skill with Five Points Bank Arena, Sports Field more than 500 quilts displayed in the Bath Planet vendor listing at StateFair.org. cattle, either maneuvering a cow away from her Horses weighing more than a ton, to ponies you Quilt Room. buddies or moving a cow to a different pen. To see can carry in the back of your minivan, here is Interested in Entering Next Year? this amazing work, check out Cattle Sorting, Team where you fi nd fabulous equines pulling unicorn There is something about the braggin’ rights that Penning, and specialty cow horse competitions like EXHIBITS IN THE CONCOURSE hitches and six-up teams. The Draft Horse Hitch  Agricultural Products  Horticulture comes from winning a blue ribbon. Perhaps the Reined Cow Horse and Cutting Horse action. real magic is in making something you can share Show and Pull is held opening weekend. You’ll  Bee Culture  Photography fi nd the carriage driving show at the Sports Field with thousands of Nebraskans who celebrate that Paint Splashes   this year, out on the green, Aug. 31 – Sept. 1. Education Senior Living creation with you. Either way, entering is kinda Thompson F DS Ind r and Outd r Arenas  Fine Arts  Textile Arts fun! For 2020 information on entering, go to Lewis & Clark journaled in 1805, “…some of StateFair.org and click on “Competitions.”  Foods these horses are pided with large spots of white irregularly scattered and intermixed with the black brown bey or some other dark colour.” The COMPETITIVE Exhibits at Appaloosa and Pinto breeds are wildly popular for Pi acle Bank Expo Center their splashes of spots from small to large. These  Quilts horses show Aug. 26 – 27.

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page 28 STATEFAIR.ORG Schedule Subject to Change page 29 COMPETITIONS Daily schedule See complete schedule for all competitions. PRE-REGISTERED Competitions DAILY — A DAY (Aug. 23 – Sept. 2) Pre-register at StateFair.org Activity / Event / Exhibit Location HEARTLAND EVENTS CENTER 4-H Exhibits 4-H/FFA/Comm. Building by various deadlines. Ag Trading Cards Grounds AGtivity Acres Family Fun Zone West 4-H FASHION SHOW  State Fair Marathon Air Gun Range NE Game & Parks You cannot believe the talent in garment creation! Runners from across the country compete in the Antique Machinery Display South of Track Antique Tractor Display Big Red Barn Aug. 25 nation’s fl attest course. Aug. 24 Archery Range NE Game & Parks  Galaxy of Stars Talent Search ARCY Live! Mural Painting Fair Center 4-H STATE ILLUSTRATED PRESENTATIONS Imagine American Idol…the next Idol could come Auto Recycling ID Car Sustainability Pavilion 4-H youth orators qualify for the best speech BINGO Market Place from Nebraska. Aug. 31 – Sept. 1 deliveries statewide. Aug. 25 Bird Scavenger Hunt NE Game & Parks  Avery Berry Dessert Birthing Pavilion Sheep Barn ANTIQUE TRACTOR PULL Aug. 30 Butter Sculpture by Jim Victor and Marie Pelton Nebraska Building  Hiland Dairy Cheesecake/Cheeseball Butterfl y Encounters Sustainability Pavilion  Hodgson Mill Creative Cookie Cattle Avenue of Breeds Tom Dinsdale Auto Cattle Barn  Central Community College Environmental Projects Sustainability Pavilion SAM’S CLUB STOMPING GROUNDS Homemade Pie (see page 12 for info)  King Arthur Flour Baking Competitive Exhibits Concourse NEBRASKA PEDAL PULLERS ASSOC. CHAMPIONSHIPS  Let’s Make Pizza Conservation Efforts of Crane Trust Sustainability Pavilion Cozad Creates Sculptures Nebraska Building County champions converge on the State Fair to  New and Unique Foods Crushed Can Cube Sustainability Pavilion pedal it out in this fun family competition. Aug. 24  Slow Cooker Dulcimer Players Concourse Fairabration! Lawn Contest Entries Concourse  Wauneta Rolls Upside Down Cake Championships FIREFIGHTER COMBAT CHALLENGE Fairabration! Selfi es Nebraska Building The toughest two minutes in sports challenges FFA Exhibits (last weekend only) 4-H/FFA/Comm. Building BILL MARSHALL VOLLEYBALL CLASSIC Walk-up Competitions Grand Island Tourism Postcard Program Nebraska Building Features NAIA matches including Hastings College, fi refi ghters to the profession’s toughest efforts. In GROW Nebraska Buy Local Store Pinnacle Bank Expo Center full gear, competitors race head-to-head through a Hedrick's Camel/Pony Rides Family Fun Zone Eastern Oregon University, Bellevue University and These contests are for anyone! Walk up and Hedrick's Meet The Animals Family Fun Zone Grand View University competing. Nebraska High fi ve-story tower climb, hoisting, chopping, dragging enter at least a half hour before contest starts. Kids Fishing Game NE Game & Parks hoses and rescuing a life-sized, 175-pound “victim.” Mammal Info & Tracks NE Game & Parks School teams compete at the following schools:  Banana Man’s Banana Eating Mask Exhibition Nebraska Building Kids compete, too. Aug. 31 – Sept. 1 Grand Island Senior High, Grand Island Central  Bingo – All Week Milking Parlor Tom Dinsdale Auto Cattle Barn Catholic, Heartland Lutheran and Northwest Senior Model Planes, Trains & Boats Concourse  Fairabration Cake Eating Nebraska Conservations Sustainability Pavilion High. Aug. 24  Hardenbrooks Italian Grinder Eating Nebraska Food Manufacturers 4-H/FFA/Comm. Building Nebraska Leopold Conservation Award Winner Sustainability Pavilion NEBRASKA LINEWORKERS RODEO  Kim-Laine Fun Foods Cookie Eating Nebraska Operation Lifesaver Family Fun Zone See electric lineworkers showcase their skills,  McConnell Concessions Pretzel Eating Nebraska Public Power Zone Market Place  Papa Tom Honey Bun Eating Nebraska State Patrol Pinnacle Bank Expo Center including fi erce pole climbing. Aug. 24 NEBRASKAland Photographer's Prints NE Game & Parks  Porky’s Hamburger Eating Pollinator Garden NE Game & Parks  Rodney & Lisa’s Sliced Pizza Eating Project GROW Sustainability Pavilion Recycle Garden Sustainability Pavilion  Superball Drop Remembering Our Fallen Veterans Memorial Nebraska Building SPONSORS  TnT Concessions Pickle Eating Scavenger Hunt Grounds  Serving Hands Traveling Exhibit Nebraska Building Waterfowl Calling Sheep, Poultry & Rabbit Avenue of Breeds Sheep Barn  Westmoreland Concessions Jumbo Corn Dog Solar Charging Station Sustainability Pavilion State Fair History Exhibit Nebraska Building page 30 STATEFAIR.ORG Schedule Subject to Change page 31 DAILY — A DAY (Aug. 23 – Sept. 2) (Cont.) Time Activity / Event / Exhibit Location Time Activity / Event / Exhibit Location Activity / Event / Exhibit Location 1pm The Milo Movement Raising Nebraska 9pm Raising Nebraska Closes Raising Nebraska Steam Engine Big Red Barn BMVC: Bellevue Univ. vs. Lynn Farrell Arena, 9:30pm Fairabration Fireworks Grounds Wide Stingray Encounters Market Place Grand View Univ. Hastings Coll. 12am Midnight Madness Tacos & Margaritas Beach Bar Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneers Family Fun Zone West 1:30pm Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West Suncatcher Painting Sustainability Pavilion 2pm ALSA Llama Halter Show Aurora Co-op Pavilion SATURDAY, AUGUST 24 – Biodiesel Day Swine Avenue of Breeds Aurora Co-op Pavilion Green Energy Revolution Sustainability Stage Time Activity / Event / Exhibit Location Take 'em Hunting NE Game & Parks Music: Modern Kowboy CHI Health Stage 6:30am Nebraska State Fair Marathon State Fair Boulevard Team Sandtastic! Nebraska Building Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone 7am Foundation Quarter Horse Show Thompson Foods Outdoor Arena Tower Gardens by Northwest FFA Sustainability Pavilion Wool Show Sheep Arena 7:30am Draft Horse Farm Teams Show Five Points Bank Arena UNL Food Processing Center 4-H/FFA/Comm. Building 2:30pm Amazing Dobermans Sam’s Club Stomping Grounds Junior Breeding Sheep Show Sheep Arena Vehicle Parts Recycling Sustainability Pavilion Hedrick’s Racing Pigs Market Place 8am ALSA Llama/Alpaca Show Aurora Co-op Pavilion Wood Recycling & Composting Sustainability Pavilion Magician: Steve Trash Strolling Llama/Alpaca Youth Showmanship Aurora Co-op Pavilion BMVC: Heartland Lutheran vs. Heartland Lutheran Open Team Penning Thompson Foods Indoor Arena FRIDAY, AUGUST 23 – BO FUEL DAY Sumner-Eddyville-Miller High School Reined Cow Horse Thompson Foods Outdoor Arena Time Activity / Event / Exhibit Location 3pm Open Class Sheep Show Sheep Arena 9am Open Class Poultry/Waterfowl/Egg Show Sheep Arena 7am Foundation Quarter Horse Show Thompson Foods Arenas Antique Machinery Demo Big Red Barn ...to follow, Pigeon Show Sheep Arena 8am Open Class Dairy Cattle Five Points Bank Arena Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West N150 (ages 0-8) Raising Nebraska ALSA Alpaca Halter Show Aurora Co-op Pavilion Meet the Quilter Bath Planet Quilt Room 9:30am Nebraska Pedal Pullers Sam's Club 9am ABGA Boer Goat Silver Show Aurora Co-op Pavilion Music: KGB Trio Sustainability Stage State Championship Stomping Grounds 10am GATES OPEN Music: Motown Boogie & Blues Market Place Stage Nebraska Lineworkers Rodeo Parking Lot 8 Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Trampoline Show: iFlip Family Fun Zone 10am GATES OPEN Lewiston Tiger Marching Band Grounds What's in your Soil? Competitive Exhibits Stage Open Class Sheep Show Sheep Arena N150 Stepping Stone Showcase Raising Nebraska 3:30pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling Antique Machinery Demo Big Red Barn New and Unique Food Contest CHI Health Stage Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place Beef Meals Made Easy Raising Nebraska Tasting Sorghum Sweets Raising Nebraska BMVC: Brady vs. Sumner-Eddyville-Miller Heartland Lutheran High School Central City High School Band Grounds 10:15am SEM Marching Band Grounds 4pm Hillbilly Bob, 1929 Model A Ford Strolling G.I. Sr. High Varsity & JV Cheerleaders Grounds 10:30am G.I. Senior High School Band Grounds 4:30pm Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone Grades 6-8 Education Competitions Competitive Exhibits Stage Hillbilly Bob, 1929 Model A Ford Strolling BMVC: Heartland Lutheran vs. Brady Heartland Lutheran High School Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West 5pm Opening Extravaganza CHI Health Stage Kids Duck Calling Contest NE Game & Parks Music: KGB Trio Sustainability Stage Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Life Underground – The Rizotron! Raising Nebraska Music: Mohanna with Red Shoes Competitive Exhibits Stage Hypnotist: Tyzen Pump and Pantry Party Pit Magician: Steve Trash Strolling Music: Motown Boogie & Blues Market Place Stage Music: Skylark Competitive Exhibits Stage N150 Block Party (ages 0-8) Raising Nebraska Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place BMVC: Grand View Univ. vs. Eastern Oregon Univ. Lynn Farrell Arena, Hastings Coll. Nebraska Freemasons Child ID Program 4-H/FFA/Comm. Building 10:45am Loup City Marching Band Grounds 5:30pm Amazing Dobermans Sam’s Club Stomping Grounds NEST 529 College Savings CHI Health Stage 11am Meet the Quilter Bath Planet Quilt Room Music: Crystal Schaecher Market Place Stage BMVC: Adams Central vs. Wood River G.I. Senior High School Tasting Sorghum Sweets Raising Nebraska 6pm Draft Horse Hitch Show Five Points Bank Arena BMVC: Anselmo-Merna vs. Spalding Heartland Lutheran High School 11:30am Antique Machinery Demo Big Red Barn Hillbilly Bob, 1929 Model A Ford Strolling BMVC: Bellevue Univ. vs. Eastern Oregon Univ. Lynn Farrell Arena, Hastings Coll. Music: Modern Kowboy CHI Health Stage Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place BMVC: Clearwater-Ewing-Orchard vs. Axtell G.I. Central Catholic High School Nowear BMX Freestyle Stunt Team Strolling 6:30pm Music: Motown Boogie & Blues Market Place Stage BMVC: Elgin Public-Pope John vs. Palmer Northwest High School Trampoline Show: iFlip Family Fun Zone Trampoline Show: iFlip Family Fun Zone BMVC: Grand Island Central Catholic vs. Lakeview G.I. Central Catholic High School NOON Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West 7pm Grand Kubota Thompson Foods BMVC: Grand Island Senior High vs. Elkhorn G.I. Senior High School Magician: Steve Trash Sustainability Pavilion Roughstock Rodeo Outdoor Arena BMVC: Northwest vs. Hastings St. Cecelia Northwest High School McKenzie JaLynn Band Pump & Pantry Party Pit An Evening with Llamas & Alpacas Aurora Co-op Pavilion 10:10am Alma High School Cheerleaders Grounds Music: Crystal Schaecher Market Place Stage Bobbie the Barker Fair Center 10:15am Gibbon Public School Marching Band Grounds PLVS HS Cooking Demo Raising Nebraska Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West 10:20am Hastings Tigerettes Dance Team Grounds 12:30pm Fairabration Cake Eating Contest CHI Health Stage BMVC: Hastings Coll. vs. Lynn Farrell Arena, 10:30am 4-H Insect ID Contest 4-H/FFA/Comm. Building Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Bellevue Univ. Hastings Coll. Hillbilly Bob, 1929 Model A Ford Strolling Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds 7:30pm Amazing Dobermans Sam’s Club Stomping Grounds Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West 1pm Llama/Alpaca Adult Showmanship Aurora Co-op Pavilion Hypnotist: Tyzen CHI Health Stage Music: Kellison Acoustic Duo Market Place Stage Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone Overton Dance Team Grounds Cake Decorating Demo Competitive Exhibits Stage 8pm Granger Smith feat. Earl Dibbles Jr. Heartland Events Center Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place Music: Crystal Schaecher Sustainability Pavilion Brody Ray Band Pump & Pantry Party Pit Southwest High School Band Grounds Music: Motown Boogie & Blues Market Place Stage Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place 10:45am Broken Bow High School Band Grounds Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds 11am 4-H Pres. Contest – Illustrated: NE Ag 4-H/FFA/Comm. Building PLVS HS Cooking Demo Raising Nebraska Nowear BMX Freestyle Stunt Team Strolling ABGA Boer Goat Bronze Show Aurora Co-op Pavilion 9pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling Llama Driving Five Points Bank Arena page 32 STATEFAIR.ORG Schedule Subject to Change p a g e SATURDAY, AUGUST 24 – Biodiesel Day (cont.) Time Activity / Event / Exhibit Location Time Activity / Event / Exhibit Location Time Activity / Event / Exhibit Location 1pm BMVC: Arcadia Loup City vs. Sutton G.I. Senior High School 6pm Open Class Sheep Supreme Champion Sheep Arena 11am Brady Eagle Marching Band Grounds BMVC: Hastings vs. Ogalalla G.I. Central Catholic High School Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Cheer and Dance Stage Exhibition CHI Health Stage BMVC: Hastings St. Cecilia vs. Lincoln Lutheran Northwest High School Capital City Dance Shack CHI Health Stage Growing Nebraska through Ag Raising Nebraska BMVC: Millard South vs. Elkhorn South G.I. Senior High School Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West Lamb and Goat Tasting Raising Nebraska 1:30pm Celebration Parade Grounds Magician: Steve Trash Sustainability Pavilion Life Underground – The Rizotron! Raising Nebraska Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place Meet the Quilter Bath Planet Quilt Room 2pm 4-H Teaching Presentations Raising Nebraska 6:30pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling Sorghum Saturday Cooking Demo Raising Nebraska Beef Meals Made Easy Raising Nebraska Trampoline Show: iFlip Family Fun Zone BMVC: Axtell vs. Schuyler Central G.I. Central Catholic High School Bobbie the Barker Fair Center 7pm Grand Kubota Thompson Foods BMVC: Fremont vs. Northwest Northwest High School Broken Bow High School Band Grounds Roughstock Rodeo Outdoor Arena BMVC: Lakeview vs. Hastings G.I. Central Catholic High School Capital City Dance Shack CHI Health Stage Bobbie the Barker Fair Center BMVC: Millard South vs. Elkhorn G.I. Senior High School Commodity Priced Happy Hour (until 6pm) All Taverns Hillbilly Bob, 1929 Model A Ford Strolling BMVC: Mullen vs. Winside Heartland Lutheran High School Green Energy Revolution Sustainability Stage Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West BMVC: Pender vs. Elgin Public-Pope John Northwest High School King Arthur Flour Baking Contest Competitive Exhibits Stage Midwest Magician Travis Newcombe Competitive Exhibits Stage BMVC: Wood River vs. Sutton G.I. Senior High School Nifty 150 Celebration Raising Nebraska Music: Modern Kowboy Sustainability Pavilion 11:15am Cedar Bluffs Wildcat Marching Band Grounds Superball Drop Main Intersection 7:30pm Amazing Dobermans Sam’s Club Stomping Grounds 11:30am Kearney Catholic Stars Marching Band Grounds Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone Hypnotist: Tyzen CHI Health Stage Nowear BMX Freestyle Stunt Team Strolling 2:30pm Amazing Dobermans Sam’s Club Stomping Grounds Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone Trampoline Show: iFlip Family Fun Zone Cedar Bluffs Cheer Team Strolling 8pm Brett Eldredge with special Heartland Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place guest Devin Dawson Events Center 11:45am Verdigre Jr./Sr. High Marching Band Grounds Magician: Steve Trash Strolling Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Noon 4-H Dairy Cattle Judging Contest Five Points Bank Arena 2:40pm Cambridge High School Cheerleaders Grounds Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds Amazing Dobermans Sam’s Club Stomping Grounds 3pm 4-H Teaching Presentations Raising Nebraska Nowear BMX Freestyle Stunt Team Strolling Bases Loaded Band Pump & Pantry Party Pit Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Red Delicious Band Pump & Pantry Party Pit Cooking with Dairy and Pork Raising Nebraska Cooking with Honey Raising Nebraska 9pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling Grades K-5 Education Competitions Competitive Exhibits Stage Honey Extraction Demo Competitive Exhibits Stage 12am Midnight Madness Tacos & Margaritas Beach Bar Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West Lamb and Goat Tasting Raising Nebraska Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds SUNDAY, AUGUST 25 Time Activity / Event / Exhibit Location Life Underground – The Rizotron! Raising Nebraska Meet the Quilter Bath Planet Quilt Room 8am Dairy Goat Showmanship Aurora Co-op Pavilion Magician: Steve Trash Sustainability Pavilion Music: Kellison Acoustic Duo Market Place Stage ...to follow, Dairy Goat Jr. Doe Show Aurora Co-op Pavilion Northwest Viking Marching Band Grounds Music: Myles Nelson Sustainability Stage Texas Longhorn Youth Show Five Points Bank Arena BMVC: Adams Central vs. Arcadia-Loup City G.I. Senior High School Trampoline Show: iFlip Family Fun Zone Youth Dairy Cattle Show Five Points Bank Arena BMVC: Clearwater-Ewing-Orchard vs. G.I. Central Catholic 3:15pm Midwest Magician Travis Newcombe CHI Health Stage Llama/Alpaca Fiber, Facts & Fun Aurora Co-op Pavilion Schuyler Central High School 3:30pm Texas Longhorn Trophy Steer Show Five Points Bank Arena Ranch Sorting Thompson Foods Indoor Arena BMVC: Grand Island Senior High vs. Elkhorn South G.I. Senior High School Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling Reined Cow Horse Thompson Foods Outdoor Arena BMVC: Hastings Coll. vs. Grand View Univ. Lynn Farrell Arena, Hastings Coll. Antique Machinery Demo Big Red Barn Walking Fiber Competition Aurora Co-op Pavilion BMVC: Lincoln Lutheran vs. Fremont Northwest High School Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place 9am Sheep Show Wether Sire/Dam Sheep Arena BMVC: Ogalalla vs. Grand Island G.I. Central Catholic 4pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Lutheran Church Service CHI Health Stage Central Catholic High School Cipher Down Education Competitions Competitive Exhibits Stage 10am GATES OPEN BMVC: Palmer vs. Pender Northwest High School Hillbilly Bob, 1929 Model A Ford Strolling 4-H Fashion Show Heartland Events Center BMVC: Spalding vs. Mullen Heartland Lutheran High School Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West Antique Machinery Demo Big Red Barn 12:15pm Bluehawk Marching Band Grounds BMVC: Hastings Coll. vs. Eastern Oregon Univ. Lynn Farrell Arena, Hastings Coll. Grades 9-12 Education Competitions Competitive Exhibits Stage 12:30pm Cougar Marching Band Grounds 4:30pm Banana Eating Contest CHI Health Stage Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone Magician: Steve Trash Strolling Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds 5pm 4-H Food Prep. Presentations Raising Nebraska Nebraska Freemasons Child ID Program 4-H/FFA/Comm. Building 12:45pm Johnson County Central Thunderbird Band Grounds Llama/Alpacas in Costume Aurora Co-op Pavilion 10:30am Catholic Mass CHI Health Stage 1pm Texas Longhorn Show Five Points Bank Arena Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Hillbilly Bob, 1929 Model A Ford Strolling 4-H Teaching Presentations Raising Nebraska Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling Hypnotist: Tyzen Pump and Pantry Party Pit Music: Enigma Market Place Stage Antique Machinery Demo Big Red Barn Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place Farm to Fork Dish Contest Competitive Exhibits Stage Nowear BMX Freestyle Stunt Team Strolling 11am Meet the Quilter Bath Planet Quilt Room Lamb and Goat Tasting Raising Nebraska 5:15pm Midwest Magician Travis Newcombe Fair Center 11:30am Nowear BMX Freestyle Stunt Team Strolling Music: Myles Nelson Market Place Stage 5:30pm Amazing Dobermans Sam’s Club Stomping Grounds Trampoline Show: iFlip Family Fun Zone Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone The Football Raising Nebraska Music: Myles Nelson Market Place Stage Noon 4-H Illustrated Presentations Raising Nebraska BMVC: Anselmo-Merna vs. Winside Heartland Lutheran High School 6pm Draft Horse Hitch Show Five Points Bank Arena page 34 STATEFAIR.ORG Schedule Subject to Change page 35 SUNDAY, AUGUST 25 (cont.) Time Activity / Event / Exhibit Location Time Activity / Event / Exhibit Location Time Activity / Event / Exhibit Location 4pm Beef Meals Made Easy Raising Nebraska 10am Music: Dave Lerbakken Solo Show Competitive Exhibits Stage Noon Amazing Dobermans Sam’s Club Stomping Grounds Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Music: Leo Lonnie Duo CHI Health Stage Cooking with Dairy and Pork Raising Nebraska Cipher Down Education Competitions Competitive Exhibits Stage NE Leopold Conservation Award, AFAN Sustainability Pavilion Honey Extraction Demo Competitive Exhibits Stage Hillbilly Bob, 1929 Model A Ford Strolling Nebraska Ag Economy Raising Nebraska Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West Rainwater Basin Joint Venture Sustainability Pavilion Magician: Steve Trash Sustainability Pavilion 4:15pm Nebraskappella! Nebraska Pride Chorus CHI Health Stage Tower Gardens by Northwest FFA Sustainability Stage Tasting Sorghum Sweets Raising Nebraska 4:30pm Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone Understanding Cuts of Beef Raising Nebraska The Bottle Tops Band Pump & Pantry Party Pit 4:45pm Nebraskappella! Chorus of the Plains CHI Health Stage 10:15am Exeter-Milligan Jr./Sr. High Band Grounds 12:30pm Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place 5pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center 10:30am Friend Marching Band Grounds Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds Cooking with Honey Raising Nebraska Hillbilly Bob, 1929 Model A Ford Strolling 1pm Nature Hill Polo Match Sports Field Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West 4-H Illustrated Presentations Raising Nebraska Hypnotist: Tyzen Pump and Pantry Party Pit Music: Johnny Ray Gomez Market Place Stage Antique Machinery Demo Big Red Barn Nebraskappella! Kearney Area Barbershoppers CHI Health Stage Music: Paul Stephen Duffy 4-H/FFA Stage Youth Dairy Cattle Supreme Championship Five Points Bank Arena Nowear BMX Freestyle Stunt Team Family Fun Zone West Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling 5:30pm Amazing Dobermans Sam’s Club Stomping Grounds Tree Planting, Starting Trees Off Right Sustainability Stage Cooking with Dairy and Pork Raising Nebraska Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds 10:45am Archbishop Bergan Marching Band Grounds Music: Kellison Acoustic Duo Sustainability Stage Music: Mariachi Zapata Market Place Stage 11am The Drifters, Cornell Gunther's Coasters, Heartland Music: Mariachi Zapata Market Place Stage Nebraskappella! Mass Chorus CHI Health Stage The Platters Events Center Nebraskappella! Midland University Modulation CHI Health Stage 6pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center 2019 Nebraska Farm Real Estate Raising Nebraska Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place Antique Machinery Demo Big Red Barn Tasting Sorghum Sweets Raising Nebraska Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West Cooking with Local Produce Raising Nebraska The Milo Movement Raising Nebraska Magician: Steve Trash Sustainability Pavilion Food Label Frenzy Raising Nebraska 1:15pm Nebraskappella! Midland University Freshtone CHI Health Stage 6:30pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling Meet the Quilter Bath Planet Quilt Room 1:30pm Celebration Parade Grounds Trampoline Show: iFlip Family Fun Zone Meridian High School Band Grounds Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West 6:45pm Music: Kellison Acoustic Duo Market Place Stage Raptor Recovery by Fontanelle Forest Sustainability Stage 1:45pm Nebraskappella! Midland University Clef Dwellers CHI Health Stage 7pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center 11:15am Central Valley Jr./Sr. High Band Grounds 2pm 4-H Illustrated Presentations Raising Nebraska Draft Horse Pull Five Points Bank Arena 11:30am Ainsworth Marching Bulldogs Band Grounds Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Hillbilly Bob, 1929 Model A Ford Strolling Nowear BMX Freestyle Stunt Team Strolling Cooking with Lamb and Goat Raising Nebraska Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West Trampoline Show: iFlip Family Fun Zone Grades 9-12 Education Competitions Competitive Exhibits Stage Music: The Matriarchs Competitive Exhibits Stage 11:45am Dorchester Marching Longhorns Grounds Green Energy Revolution Sustainability Stage Raptor, USAF Heartland of America Band Pump & Pantry Party Pit Noon Open Class Market Lamb Show Sheep Arena Superball Drop Main Intersection 7:30pm Amazing Dobermans Sam’s Club Stomping Grounds Bishop Neumann Cavalier Marching Band Grounds Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone Cowboy Church CHI Health Stage Cooking with Honey Raising Nebraska 2:15pm Nebraskappella! Valley Harmonizers CHI Health Stage Hypnotist: Tyzen Sustainability Pavilion Growing Nebraska through Ag Raising Nebraska 2:30pm Amazing Dobermans Sam’s Club Stomping Grounds Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West Hedrick’s Racing Pigs Market Place 8pm Cody Jinks Heartland Events Center Magician: Steve Trash Strolling Magician: Steve Trash Strolling Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Raptor Recovery by Fontanelle Forest Sustainability Stage Nebraskappella! Cabriolet Quartet CHI Health Stage Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds Raptor, USAF Heartland of America Band Pump & Pantry Party Pit 2:45pm Nebraskappella! Tonal Chaos CHI Health Stage Nowear BMX Freestyle Stunt Team Family Fun Zone West Sheep Shearing Demos Sheep Barn 3pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center 9pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling 12:15pm Neligh-Oakdale Marching Band Grounds Cooking with Lamb and Goat Raising Nebraska 12:30pm Giltner 7-12 Marching Band Grounds Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West MONDAY, AUGUST 26 – Older Nebraskans Day Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds Time Activity / Event / Exhibit Location Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds Meet the Quilter Bath Planet Quilt Room 7am Dairy Goat Sr. Doe Show Aurora Co-op Pavilion Music: Paul Stephen Duffy 4-H/FFA Stage Music: Kellison Acoustic Duo Market Place Stage 8am Appaloosa Horse Show Thompson Foods Outdoor Arena 1pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling Music: The Matriarchs Competitive Exhibits Stage Cattle Dog Trials Five Points Bank Arena Antique Machinery Demo Big Red Barn Trampoline Show: iFlip Family Fun Zone Open Ranch Sorting Thompson Foods Indoor Arena Food Label Frenzy Raising Nebraska 3:15pm Music: Mariachi Zapata Fair Center Wellness Bosselman Conf. Center Music: Dave Lerbakken Solo Show Market Place Stage Nebraskappella! County 4 Quartet CHI Health Stage 9am GATES OPEN Nebraska AgrAbility Raising Nebraska 3:30pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling 10am Conservation in Agriculture Sustainability Pavilion Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place Antique Machinery Demo Big Red Barn Conservation Ranching Sustainability Pavilion Raptor Recovery by Fontanelle Forest Sustainability Stage Nebraskappella! Habitat 4 Harmony CHI Health Stage Fillmore Central Panther Band Grounds Sheep Shearing Demos Sheep Barn Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place Food Label Frenzy Raising Nebraska Tried and True Recipe Contest Competitive Exhibits Stage 3:45pm Nebraskappella! Chord Huskers CHI Health Stage Healthy Sustainable Soils Sustainability Pavilion 1:30pm Celebration Parade Grounds 4pm Draft Horse Hitch Finals Five Points Bank Arena Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West Beard Contest Pump & Pantry Party Pit Stage How to build a Barn Owl Box Sustainability Pavilion 2pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center page 36 STATEFAIR.ORG Schedule Subject to Change page 37 MONDAY, AUGUST 26 – Older Nebraskans Day Time Activity / Event / Exhibit Location Time Activity / Event / Exhibit Location Time Activity / Event / Exhibit Location 8pm Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds 2:30pm Amazing Dobermans Sam’s Club Stomping Grounds 2pm Commodity Priced Happy Hour (until 6 pm) All Taverns Nowear BMX Freestyle Stunt Team Family Fun Zone West Hedrick’s Racing Pigs Market Place Cream Puffs & Cheesecakes Contest Competitive Exhibits Stage 9pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling Magician: Steve Trash Strolling Raptor Recovery by Fontanelle Forest Sustainability Stage Paul Ramp One Man Band 4-H/FFA Stage Sheep Shearing Demos Sheep Barn TUESDAY, AUGUST 27 3pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center The Clogging Connection CHI Health Stage Time Activity / Event / Exhibit Location Embellishing & Stitchery Demo Competitive Exhibits Stage Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone 8am Pinto Horse Show Thompson Foods Indoor Arena Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West 2:30pm Amazing Dobermans Sam’s Club Stomping Grounds Barrel Racing Exhibition Runs Thompson Foods Outdoor Arena Meet the Quilter Bath Planet Quilt Room Backyard Farmer: Live Q&A Raising Nebraska Cattle Dog Trials Five Points Bank Arena Music: Chris Sayer Sustainability Pavilion Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place 9:30am Sheep Shearing Demos Sheep Barn Music: Dustin Prinz Market Place Stage Magician: Steve Trash Strolling 10am GATES OPEN Trampoline Show: iFlip Family Fun Zone Music: Mohanna with Red Shoes 4-H/FFA Stage Amherst 7-12 Marching Band Grounds 3:30pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling 3pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place Cooking with Honey Raising Nebraska Midwest Magician Travis Newcombe CHI Health Stage 4pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Jammin with Jelly Contest Competitive Exhibits Stage NE State Patrol Aircraft Demo Sam's Club Stomping Grounds Hillbilly Bob, 1929 Model A Ford Strolling Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West STEM! 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Family Fun Zone West Stick Horse Races Thompson Foods Outdoor Arena Meet the Quilter Bath Planet Quilt Room Tower Gardens by Northwest FFA Sustainability Stage 4:30pm Paul Ramp One Man Band 4-H/FFA Stage Music: Johnny Ray Gomez Market Place Stage 10:15am St. Edward Marching Beavers Band Grounds TnT Concession Pickle Eating Contest CHI Health Stage Raptor Recovery by Fontanelle Forest Sustainability Stage 10:30am Arcadia High School Marching Band Grounds Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone The Clogging Connection CHI Health Stage Hillbilly Bob, 1929 Model A Ford Strolling 5pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Trampoline Show: iFlip Family Fun Zone Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West Cooking with Honey Raising Nebraska 3:30pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling Music: Chris Sayer Sustainability Pavilion Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place Music: Gene Davis Market Place Stage Hypnotist: Tyzen Pump and Pantry Party Pit 4pm Backyard Farmer: Show Taping Raising Nebraska Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place Midwest Magician Travis Newcombe Market Place Stage Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Paul Ramp One Man Band 4-H/FFA Stage Music: Chris Sayer Competitive Exhibits Stage Hillbilly Bob, 1929 Model A Ford Strolling 10:45am Ord Jr/Sr High School Marching Band Grounds Nowear BMX Freestyle Stunt Team Family Fun Zone West 4:30pm Jumbo Corn Dog Eating Contest CHI Health Stage 11am Antique Machinery Demo Big Red Barn Revelation Car Club Cruise Night Sam’s Club Stomping Grounds Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone Honey Extraction Demo Competitive Exhibits Stage 5:30pm Amazing Dobermans Sam’s Club Stomping Grounds 5pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Meet the Quilter Bath Planet Quilt Room Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Wilcox-Hildreth Marching Band Grounds 6pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Hypnotist: Tyzen Pump and Pantry Party Pit 11:15am Doniphan-Trumbull Marching Band Grounds Champion Reunion: 70s Tom Dinsdale Auto Barn Bar Music: Gene & Jerry 4-H/FFA Stage 11:30am Nowear BMX Freestyle Stunt Team Strolling Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West Music: The Kramer Sisters Competitive Exhibits Stage Sutherland Jr./Sr. High Marching Band Grounds Magician: Steve Trash Sustainability Pavilion Nowear BMX Freestyle Stunt Team Family Fun Zone West Trampoline Show: iFlip Family Fun Zone Music: Johnny Ray Gomez CHI Health Stage 5:30pm Amazing Dobermans Sam’s Club Stomping Grounds Noon Amazing Dobermans Sam’s Club Stomping Grounds Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds Barrel Racing Thompson Foods Outdoor Arena 6:15pm Working Stock Dog Demos Five Points Bank Arena Music: Dave Lerbakken Solo Show Market Place Stage Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West 6:30pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling 6pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Magician: Steve Trash Sustainability Pavilion Music: Dustin Prinz Market Place Stage Champion Reunion: 60s Tom Dinsdale Auto Barn Bar Midwest Magician Travis Newcombe CHI Health Stage Music: Mohanna with Red Shoes 4-H/FFA Stage Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West Modern Kowboy Band Pump & Pantry Party Pit Trampoline Show: iFlip Family Fun Zone Magician: Steve Trash Sustainability Pavilion 12:30pm Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place 7pm Outback Regional Cattle Dog Finals Five Points Bank Arena Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds Barrel Racing Thompson Foods Outdoor Arena 6:15pm Working Stock Dog Demos Five Points Bank Arena Paul Ramp One Man Band 4-H/FFA Stage Bobbie the Barker Fair Center 6:30pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling 1pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling Hillbilly Bob, 1929 Model A Ford Strolling Trampoline Show: iFlip Family Fun Zone Antique Machinery Demo Big Red Barn Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West 7pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Music: Chris Sayer Sustainability Pavilion The ModBeats Band Pump & Pantry Party Pit Stage Hillbilly Bob, 1929 Model A Ford Strolling Music: Dustin Prinz Market Place Stage 7:30pm Amazing Dobermans Sam’s Club Stomping Grounds Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place Hypnotist: Tyzen CHI Health Stage Mike Semrad and the Riverhawks Band Pump & Pantry Party Pit 1:30pm Celebration Parade Grounds Modern Kowboy Band Sustainability Stage Music: The Wissmann Family CHI Health Stage Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone Outback Regional Cattle Dog Semi-Finals Five Points Bank Arena 2pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center 8pm Theory of a Deadman Heartland Events Center 7:30pm Amazing Dobermans Sam’s Club Stomping Grounds Commodity Priced Happy Hour (until 6pm) All Taverns Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Hypnotist: Tyzen Sustainability Pavilion Embroidery 101 Competitive Exhibits Stage Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone Green Energy Revolution Sustainability Stage Nowear BMX Freestyle Stunt Team Family Fun Zone West 8pm Whiskey Myers w/special guest Reckless Kelly Heartland Events Center Music: Johnny Ray Gomez CHI Health Stage 9pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone page 38 STATEFAIR.ORG Schedule Subject to Change page 39 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28 Time Activity / Event / Exhibit Location Time Activity / Event / Exhibit Location Time Activity / Event / Exhibit Location 2pm Carrot/Coconut Cakes Contest Competitive Exhibits Stage 7:30pm Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone 8am Barrel Racing Exhibition Runs Thompson Foods Outdoor Arena Commodity Priced Happy Hour (until 6pm) All Taverns 8pm Bad Wolves Heartland Events Center 9am Open Class Beef Cattle Show Five Points Bank Arena Fort Calhoun High School Pioneer Marching Band Grounds Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place 9:30am Sheep Shearing Demos Begin Sheep Barn Green Energy Revolution Sustainability Stage Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds 10am GATES OPEN Midwest Magician Travis Newcombe CHI Health Stage Nowear BMX Freestyle Stunt Team Family Fun Zone West Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone 9pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling McCool Junction High School Band Grounds 2:15pm Shelby-Rising City Marching Band Grounds Midwest Magician Travis Newcombe CHI Health Stage 2:30pm Amazing Dobermans Sam’s Club Stomping Grounds THURSDAY, AUGUST 29 Nebraska Classic Team Penning Thompson Foods Indoor Arena Arlington Eagles Marching Band Grounds Time Activity / Event / Exhibit Location STEM! 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Family Fun Zone West Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place 8am Working Equitation-Dressage Trials Thompson Foods Indoor Arena Tower Gardens by Northwest FFA Sustainability Stage Magician: Steve Trash Strolling 9am Open Class Beef Cattle Show Five Points Bank Arena 10:15am Thayer Central High School Marching Band Grounds Paul Ramp One Man Band 4-H/FFA Stage 9:30am Sheep Shearing Demos Sheep Barn 10:30am Hillbilly Bob, 1929 Model A Ford Strolling 2:45pm Schuyler Central High School Marching Warriors Grounds 10am GATES OPEN Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West 3pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Music: Mohanna with Red Shoes Sustainability Stage Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West Midwest Magician Travis Newcombe CHI Health Stage Music: Pavelka Variety Combo Market Place Stage Meet the Quilter Bath Planet Quilt Room Plastic Bottle Bird Feeder Make-and-Take Sustainability Pavilion Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place Music: Dustin Prinz Market Place Stage STEM! 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Family Fun Zone West Paul Ramp One Man Band 4-H/FFA Stage Pie Making Demo Competitive Exhibits Stage Tower Gardens by Northwest FFA Sustainability Stage Wood River Eagle Marching Band Grounds Stick Horse Races Thompson Foods Outdoor Arena 10:30am Hillbilly Bob, 1929 Model A Ford Strolling 10:45am Elkhorn Valley School Marching Band Grounds Trampoline Show: iFlip Family Fun Zone Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West 11am Antique Machinery Demo Big Red Barn 3:30pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling Music: Chris Sayer Market Place Stage Barrel Racing Thompson Foods Outdoor Arena Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place Music: Modern Kowboy 4-H/FFA Stage Honey Extraction Demo Competitive Exhibits Stage 4pm Jr. Breeding Heifer Show Five Points Bank Arena Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place Meet the Quilter Bath Planet Quilt Room Bobbie the Barker Fair Center 11am Antique Machinery Demo Big Red Barn St. Paul Marching Wildcats Band Grounds Hillbilly Bob, 1929 Model A Ford Strolling Honey Extraction Demo Competitive Exhibits Stage 11:15am DC West High School Band Grounds Homemade Pie Contest Competitive Exhibits Stage Meet the Quilter Bath Planet Quilt Room 11:30am Diller Odell High School Band Grounds 4:30pm Paul Ramp One Man Band 4-H/FFA Stage Osceola High School Band Grounds Nowear BMX Freestyle Stunt Team Strolling Porky’s Hamburger Eating Contest CHI Health Stage 11:15am Fullerton Marching Band Grounds Trampoline Show: iFlip Family Fun Zone Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone 11:30am Harvard Cardinal Marching Band Grounds 11:45am Fort Calhoun High School Pioneer Marching Band Grounds 5pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Nowear BMX Freestyle Stunt Team Strolling Noon Amazing Dobermans Sam’s Club Stomping Grounds Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Trampoline Show: iFlip Family Fun Zone Cooking with Honey Raising Nebraska Hypnotist: Tyzen Pump and Pantry Party Pit 11:45am High Plains Community Marching Storm Grounds Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West Music: Modern Kowboy Market Place Stage Noon Western Dressage Show Thompson Foods Indoor Arena Magician: Steve Trash Sustainability Pavilion Nowear BMX Freestyle Stunt Team Family Fun Zone West Axtell Marching Band Grounds Midwest Magician Travis Newcombe CHI Health Stage 5:30pm Amazing Doberman’s Sam’s Club Stomping Grounds Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West Pierce Avenue Band Pump & Pantry Party Pit Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds Luke Mills Band Pump & Pantry Party Pit Suncatcher Painting Sustainability Pavilion 6pm Antique Tractor Games Thompson Foods Outdoor Arena Magician: Steve Trash Sustainability Pavilion York High School Band Grounds Champion Reunion: 80s Tom Dinsdale Auto Barn Bar Midwest Magician Travis Newcombe CHI Health Stage 12:15pm Ravenna Bluejay Band Grounds Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Working Equitation of Nebraska Thompson Foods Outdoor Arena 12:30pm Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West 12:15pm Fremont Middle School Band Grounds Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds Magician: Steve Trash Sustainability Pavilion 12:30pm Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Painting Suncatchers Sustainability Pavilion Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds Palmer Public School Marching Band Grounds 6:30pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling Music: Modern Kowboy 4-H/FFA Stage Paul Ramp One Man Band 4-H/FFA Stage Music: Dustin Prinz Market Place Stage 1pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling 12:45pm Centennial High School Marching Band Grounds Music: Modern Kowboy 4-H/FFA Stage Antique Machinery Demo Big Red Barn 1pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling Music: Mohanna with Red Shoes Competitive Exhibits Stage Music: Chris Sayer Market Place Stage Antique Machinery Demo Big Red Barn Trampoline Show: iFlip Family Fun Zone Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place Boyd County Jr./Sr. High Band Grounds 7pm Jackpot Feeder & Breeding Calf Show Five Points Bank Arena 1:30pm Celebration Parade Grounds Meatball Challenge Contest Competitive Exhibits Stage Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West Music: Dustin Prinz Market Place Stage Exit 312 Band Pump & Pantry Party Pit 2pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place Hillbilly Bob, 1929 Model A Ford Strolling Commodity Priced Happy Hour (until 6pm) All Taverns 1:30pm Celebration Parade Grounds Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West Green Energy Revolution Sustainability Stage Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West Music: The Lefevre Quartet CHI Health Stage Midwest Magician Travis Newcombe CHI Health Stage 1:45pm Alma High School Band Grounds 7:30pm Amazing Doberman’s Sam’s Club Stomping Grounds 2pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Hypnotist: Tyzen Sustainability Pavilion page 40 STATEFAIR.ORG Schedule Subject to Change page 41 THURSDAY, AUGUST 29 Time Activity / Event / Exhibit Location Time Activity / Event / Exhibit Location Time Activity / Event / Exhibit Location 10am Antique Machinery Demo Big Red Barn 3:15pm Music: Just The Two Of Us Sustainability Pavilion 2pm Spinning & Weaving Demo Competitive Exhibits Stage Centura Public School Marching Band Grounds 3:30pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place 2:30pm Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Introduction to Hops Raising Nebraska The Many Moccasin's Dance Troupe CHI Health Stage Magician: Steve Trash Strolling Lincoln NS HS Cooking Demo Raising Nebraska 4pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Music: Modern Kowboy 4-H/FFA Stage Tasting Sorghum Sweets Raising Nebraska Hillbilly Bob, 1929 Model A Ford Strolling 3pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center 10:15am Bruning-Davenport Marching Band Grounds Music: Keith Long Competitive Exhibits Stage Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West 10:30am Hillbilly Bob, 1929 Model A Ford Strolling 4:30pm Pretzel Eating Contest CHI Health Stage Meet the Quilter Bath Planet Quilt Room Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone Music: Daniel Christian Market Place Stage Music: Daniel Christian Competitive Exhibits Stage 5pm Cowboy Mounted Shooters Five Points Bank Arena Trampoline Show: iFlip Family Fun Zone Music: Mike Geiler Market Place Stage Bobbie the Barker Fair Center 3:30pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling Music: The Calhouns CHI Health Stage Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Music: Paul Stephen Duffy Sustainability Pavilion Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place Hypnotist: Tyzen Pump and Pantry Party Pit Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place Raymond Central H.S. Marching Band Grounds Nowear BMX Freestyle Stunt Team Family Fun Zone West Up With People Mini Show CHI Health Stage 10:45am Elm Creek Marching Band Grounds 5:30pm Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds 4pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center 11am Cooking with Local Produce Raising Nebraska Music: Just The Two Of Us Market Place Stage Hillbilly Bob, 1929 Model A Ford Strolling Discussion on Hops Raising Nebraska 6pm Open Class Swine Showmanship Aurora Co-op Pavilion Music: Modern Kowboy 4-H/FFA Stage Farm/Ranch Succession Planning Raising Nebraska Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone Hastings Marching Tigers Band Grounds Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West 4:30pm Rodney & Lisa’s Pizza Eating Contest CHI Health Stage Meet the Quilter Bath Planet Quilt Room Magician: Steve Trash Sustainability Pavilion 5pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Responding to Rural Stress Raising Nebraska Music: Johnny Cash Tribute Show Competitive Exhibits Stage Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Tasting Sorghum Sweets Raising Nebraska Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place Hypnotist: Tyzen Pump and Pantry Party Pit 11:15am Lawrence-Nelson Marching Band Grounds The Many Moccasin's Dance Troupe CHI Health Stage Music: Pavelka Variety Combo Competitive Exhibits Stage 11:30am Nowear BMX Freestyle Stunt Team Strolling 6:30pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling Nowear BMX Freestyle Stunt Team Family Fun Zone West Trampoline Show: iFlip Family Fun Zone Music: Mike Geiler Market Place Stage 5:30pm Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds Noon Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West Trampoline Show: iFlip Family Fun Zone Music: Daniel Christian Market Place Stage Magician: Steve Trash Sustainability Pavilion 7pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center 6pm Beef Cattle Supreme Champion Drive Five Points Bank Arena Milford HS Cooking Demo Raising Nebraska Hillbilly Bob, 1929 Model A Ford Strolling Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Pierce Avenue Band Pump & Pantry Party Pit Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West Champion Reunion: 90s Tom Dinsdale Auto Barn Bar Tasting Sorghum Sweets Raising Nebraska 7:30pm Hypnotist: Tyzen CHI Health Stage Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West 12:30pm Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Music: Just The Two Of Us Sustainability Pavilion Magician: Steve Trash Sustainability Pavilion Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place 1pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling 8pm Maren Morris Heartland Events Center Up with People Mini Show CHI Health Stage Music: Mike Geiler Market Place Stage Emmett Bower Band Pump & Pantry Party Pit 6:30pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Trampoline Show: iFlip Family Fun Zone Responding to Rural Stress Raising Nebraska Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds 7pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Spice Mythbusters Raising Nebraska Nowear BMX Freestyle Stunt Team Family Fun Zone West Extreme Trail Riders Challenge Thompson Foods Outdoor Arena The Milo Movement Raising Nebraska 9pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling Hillbilly Bob, 1929 Model A Ford Strolling 1:30pm Celebration Parade Grounds 12am Midnight Madness Tacos & Margaritas Beach Bar Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West Pierce Avenue Band Pump & Pantry Party Pit 2pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center SATURDAY, AUGUST 31 – COUNTY FAIR DAY 7:30pm Hypnotist: Tyzen CHI Health Stage Commodity Priced Happy Hour (until 6pm) All Taverns Time Activity / Event / Exhibit Location Music: Paul Stephen Duffy Sustainability Pavilion Cooking with Local Produce Raising Nebraska 8am 4-H Sheep Showmanship & Breeding Show Five Points Bank Arena Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone Green Energy Revolution Sustainability Stage Nebraska Elite Swine Showmanship Aurora Co-op Pavilion 8pm Zach Williams Heartland Events Center Kumihimo - Japanese Braiding Demo Competitive Exhibits Stage Carriage Driving Sports Field Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone Cowboy Mounted Shooters Thompson Foods Outdoor Arena Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds 2:30pm Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place NCHA Cutting Horse Extravaganza Thompson Foods Outdoor Arena Nowear BMX Freestyle Stunt Team Family Fun Zone West Magician: Steve Trash Strolling 9am 4-H Poultry Show/ Showmanship Sheep Arena 9pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling The Many Moccasin's Dance Troupe CHI Health Stage Open Jackpot Swine Show Aurora Co-op Pavilion 3pm Antique Machinery Demo Big Red Barn 9:30am Celebrity Beef Showmanship Five Points Bank Arena FRIDAY, AUGUST 30 Bobbie the Barker Fair Center 10am GATES OPEN Time Activity / Event / Exhibit Location Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West FFA Beef Cattle Show Five Points Bank Arena 8am Saddle Showdown Open Horse Show Thompson Foods Indoor Arena Meet the Quilter Bath Planet Quilt Room Antique Fire Engine Display Sam’s Club Stomping Grounds 9:30am Antique Tractor Pull Sports Field Music: Mike Geiler Market Place Stage Antique Machinery Demo Big Red Barn 10am GATES OPEN Spice Mythbusters Raising Nebraska Food Label Frenzy Raising Nebraska Trampoline Show: iFlip Family Fun Zone page 42 STATEFAIR.ORG Schedule Subject to Change page 43 SATURDAY, AUGUST 31 – COUNTY FAIR DAY (cont.) Time Activity / Event / Exhibit Location Time Activity / Event / Exhibit Location Time Activity / Event / Exhibit Location Time Activity / Event / Exhibit Location 3:30pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling 10am GATES OPEN 2:30pm Sherri's Pom Camp Grounds 10am Grain Bin Extraction Demos Sam's Club Stomping Grounds Antique Machinery Demo Big Red Barn FFA Goat Show Five Points Bank Arena 3pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Italian Grinder Sandwich Eating Contest CHI Health Stage Antique Machinery Demo Big Red Barn Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West Kids Firefi ghter Combat Challenge Sam’s Club Stomping Grounds Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place Chef Kaylee Gill Raising Nebraska Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds Magician: Steve Trash Strolling 4pm Beef Meals Made Easy Raising Nebraska Cowboy Church Sustainability Pavilion Meet the Quilter Bath Planet Quilt Room 10:30am Hillbilly Bob, 1929 Model A Ford Strolling Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Food Label Frenzy Raising Nebraska Music: Mohanna with Red Shoes Market Place Stage Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West Hillbilly Bob, 1929 Model A Ford Strolling Freedom Drivers Project Market Place Queen Meet and Greet (Signing Event) Raising Nebraska Music: Better Daze Market Place Stage Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West Grain Bin Extraction Demos Sam's Club Stomping Grounds Sherri's Pom Camp Grounds Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place Music: Keith Long Competitive Exhibits Stage Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Trampoline Show: iFlip Family Fun Zone The Many Moccasin's Dance Troupe CHI Health Stage 4:30pm Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone Magician: Steve Trash Strolling UNL Pep Rally CHI Health Stage 11am Firefi ghters Sam's Club 5pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Nebraska Florist Assn. Show Competitive Exhibits Stage 3:15pm Dance: Sangre Azteca Pump & Pantry Party Pit Combat Challenge Stomping Grounds Chef Kaylee Gill Raising Nebraska Tasting Sorghum Sweets Raising Nebraska 3:30pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling Food Label Frenzy Raising Nebraska Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Zumba Pump & Pantry Party Pit Antique Machinery Demo Big Red Barn Honey Extraction Demo Competitive Exhibits Stage Hypnotist: Tyzen Pump and Pantry Party Pit 10:30am Catholic Mass CHI Health Stage Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place Meet the Quilter Bath Planet Quilt Room Nowear BMX Freestyle Stunt Team Family Fun Zone West Hillbilly Bob, 1929 Model A Ford Strolling Sherri's Pom Camp Grounds Sorghum Saturday Cooking Demo Raising Nebraska 5:30pm Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West 4pm 4-H/FFA Champion Drive Five Points Bank Arena 11:30am Nowear BMX Freestyle Stunt Team Strolling Music: The Matriarchs Market Place Stage Music: Birdie & Goose – The Wildwoods Duo Market Place Stage ...to follow, Supreme Breeding Champions Five Points Bank Arena Perkins County H.S. Marching Band Grounds 6pm Nebraska Strong Thompson Foods Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Trampoline Show: iFlip Family Fun Zone Ranch Rodeo Outdoor Arena 10:45am Dance: Ballet Folklorico Pump & Pantry Party Pit Hillbilly Bob, 1929 Model A Ford Strolling Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone Bobbie the Barker Fair Center 11am Firefi ghters Sam's Club Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West 11:45am Stapleton Jr./Sr. High Marching Band Grounds Galaxy of the Stars Talent Search Semi-Finals CHI Health Stage Combat Challenge Stomping Grounds 4:15pm Mexican Dance Academy of Nebraska Pump & Pantry Party Pit Noon Caitlyn Oschner Band Pump & Pantry Party Pit Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West Beef Meals Made Easy Raising Nebraska 4:30pm Music: Shawn Russell Competitive Exhibits Stage Cooking with Nebraska Foods Raising Nebraska Magician: Steve Trash Sustainability Pavilion Food Label Frenzy Raising Nebraska Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West Music: John Denver Tribute Show Competitive Exhibits Stage Meet the Quilter Bath Planet Quilt Room UNL Marching Band Grounds Magician: Steve Trash Sustainability Pavilion Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place Tasting Sorghum Sweets Raising Nebraska 5pm Truck & Tractor Pull Sports Field The Many Moccasin's Dance Troupe CHI Health Stage 6:30pm Nebraska Elite Beef Showmanship Five Points Bank Arena 11:30am Nowear BMX Freestyle Stunt Team Strolling Bobbie the Barker Fair Center 12:30pm 4-H Beef Showmanship Five Points Bank Arena Nebraska Elite Goat Showmanship Five Points Bank Arena Trampoline Show: iFlip Family Fun Zone Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Nebraska Elite Sheep Showmanship Five Points Bank Arena Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone Nowear BMX Freestyle Stunt Team Family Fun Zone West Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling 11:45am Gamboa Comedy Pump & Pantry Party Pit 5:30pm 4-H Goat Showmanship Five Points Bank Arena Music: The Calhouns Competitive Exhibits Stage Trampoline Show: iFlip Family Fun Zone Noon Cooking with Dairy and Pork Raising Nebraska 4-H Swine Showmanship Aurora Co-op Pavilion 1pm Open Breeding Gilt Show Aurora Co-op Pavilion 7pm Futurity Swine Show Aurora Co-op Pavilion Honey Bun Eating Contest CHI Health Stage FFA Sheep Showmanship Five Points Bank Arena Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds Antique Machinery Demo Big Red Barn Hillbilly Bob, 1929 Model A Ford Strolling Magician: Steve Trash Sustainability Pavilion Music: Birdie & Goose – The Wildwoods Duo Market Place Stage Beef Meals Made Easy Raising Nebraska Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West Tasting Sorghum Sweets Raising Nebraska 6pm Galaxy of Stars Talent Search Finals CHI Health Stage Food Label Frenzy Raising Nebraska 7:30pm Hypnotist: Tyzen Sustainability Pavilion 12:15pm Music: Grupo La Mira Pump & Pantry Party Pit Bader & Sons Cutting Horse Show Thompson Foods Indoor Arena Music: Better Daze Market Place Stage Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone 12:30pm Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place 8pm Halestorm Heartland Events Center Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West 1:30pm Celebration Parade Grounds Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place 1pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling Magician: Steve Trash Sustainability Pavilion Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds Antique Machinery Demo Big Red Barn Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place 2pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center Nowear BMX Freestyle Stunt Team Family Fun Zone West Beef Meals Made Easy Raising Nebraska 6:30pm Los Chicos Del 512: The Selena Experience Pump & Pantry Party Pit Carriage Driving in Costume Sports Field Sebastian Lane Band Pump & Pantry Party Pit Food Label Frenzy Raising Nebraska Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling Chef Kaylee Gill Raising Nebraska 9pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling Music: Mohanna with Red Shoes Market Place Stage Trampoline Show: iFlip Family Fun Zone Superball Drop Main Intersection 12am Midnight Madness Tacos & Margaritas Beach Bar Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place 7pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center The Many Moccasin's Dance Troupe CHI Health Stage The Milo Movement Raising Nebraska Hillbilly Bob, 1929 Model A Ford Strolling Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 1:30pm Celebration Parade Grounds Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West 2:30pm Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Time Activity / Event / Exhibit Location Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West 7:30pm Hypnotist: Tyzen Sustainability Pavilion Magician: Steve Trash Strolling 6:45am Cowboy Church Five Points Bank Arena Mexican Dance Academy of Nebraska CHI Health Stage Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone Papa Bear's Chainsaw Carving Auction Sustainability Stage 7:30am 4-H Breeding Beef Show Five Points Bank Arena 2pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center 8pm Little Big Town Heartland Events Center 3pm Beef Meals Made Easy Raising Nebraska 4-H Market Lamb Show Five Points Bank Arena Chef Kaylee Gill Raising Nebraska Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Bobbie the Barker Fair Center 8am 4-H Rabbit Showmanship Sheep Arena Hypnotist: Tyzen Sustainability Pavilion Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds Carriage Driving Clinic Sports Field FFA Feeder Calf & Market Beef Show Five Points Bank Arena Music: Los Mariachis de la Ciudad Estrella Pump & Pantry Party Pit Nowear BMX Freestyle Stunt Team Family Fun Zone West Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West FFA Swine Show Aurora Co-op Pavilion Superball Drop Main Intersection 9pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds Carriage Pleasure Driving Thompson Foods Outdoor Arena Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone 9:30pm Battle of the DJ's Pump & Pantry Party Pit Meet the Quilter Bath Planet Quilt Room NCHA Cutting Horse Extravaganza Thompson Foods Indoor Arena 2:30pm Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Fairabration Fireworks Grounds Wide Music: The Matriarchs Market Place Stage 9am Lutheran Church Service CHI Health Stage Honey Extraction Demo Competitive Exhibits Stage Trampoline Show: iFlip Family Fun Zone 9:30am 4-H Rabbit Show Sheep Arena Magician: Steve Trash Strolling p a g e STATEFAIR.ORG Schedule Subject to Change page 45 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 – VETERANS CELEBRATION DAY Time Activity / Event / Exhibit Location Time Activity / Event / Exhibit Location 1pm Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place th 7:30am 4-H Market Beef Five Points Bank Arena 1:30pm Celebration Parade Salute to Our Veterans Grounds 150 FAIRABRATION! ...to follow, Nebraska Steer Fed Challenge Five Points Bank Arena Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West 4-H Market Swine Show Aurora Co-op Pavilion 2pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center High School Rodeo Thompson Foods Arenas High School/College Rodeo Showcase Thompson Foods Arenas SPECIAL CELEBRATIONS FOR 150 YEARS QU NS M T AND GR T 8am 4-H Goat Show Five Points Bank Arena Hypnotist: Tyzen Sustainability Pavilion FFA Sheep Show Five Points Bank Arena Music: Leo Lonnie Combo Competitive Exhibits Stage Look for fi reworks, two giant birthday cakes, In Raising Nebraska 9am 4-H State Speech Contest 4-H Cafe Superball Drop Main Intersection Nebraska Lottery Scratch tickets, CarnivALE Don’t miss the collection of Nebraska queens in a 10am GATES OPEN Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone th meet and greet on Sept. 1. More than 60 queens 4-H Quilts of Valor Presentation 4-H/FFA/Comm. Building 2:30pm A.C. Jones Band Pump & Pantry Party Pit 150 ale, UNL Marching Band, Grand Island CVB Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling Grand Island Elks #604 Historical Flag Ceremony CHI Health Stage cancellation stamp, 150 tons of sand, 150 cupcake will be on hand to meet the public and to visit about Antique Machinery Demo Big Red Barn Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place decorating, 150 fl ips from Nowear BMX Stunt Team, how these contests empower young women for a Freedom Drivers Project Market Place Magician: Steve Trash Strolling Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place 3pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center and so much more! bright future of leadership. Invitational Car Show Sam's Club Stomping Grounds Green Energy Revolution Sustainability Stage Mobile Vet Unit Pump & Pantry Party Pit Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West  Miss Nebraska State Fair 2020 – Courtney Pelland Music: Mohanna with Red Shoes CHI Health Stage Meet the Quilter Bath Planet Quilt Room Nebraska’s largest cla r m  Miss Heartland 2020 – Emily Hendren Music: Shawn Russell Competitive Exhibits Stage Music: Better Daze Market Place Stage Nowear BMX Freestyle Stunt Team Family Fun Zone West Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place Presented by Green Line Equipment Outdoor Cooking with Kids NE Game & Parks Trampoline Show: iFlip Family Fun Zone Schools from across Nebraska ascend on the Student Veterans Association Landing Zone Pump & Pantry Party Pit U.S. Army Flag Folding Demo CHI Health Stage State Fair Tuesday through Thursday. Youth learn volunt r program The Nebraska Ag Economy Raising Nebraska 3:30pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling Presented by Principal 10:30am Hillbilly Bob, 1929 Model A Ford Strolling 4pm 4-H/FFA Champion Drive Five Points Bank Arena how a dairy cow is milked, how food goes from Celebrating 10 years of unbelievable growth, Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West ...to follow, Supreme Breeding Champions Five Points Bank Arena farm to fork, see sheep shorn, observe power safety Music: Better Daze Market Place Stage Bobbie the Barker Fair Center the Grand Island Chamber of Commerce will demos and so much more. Music: Jerry Renaud Sustainability Pavilion Hillbilly Bob, 1929 Model A Ford Strolling transition this program to State Fair headquarters Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place 4:30pm Joseph Hall – Elvis: Rock N' Remember CHI Health Stage 11am Hypnotist: Tyzen CHI Health Stage Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone for 2020. More than 1,000 volunteers assist with Meet the Quilter Bath Planet Quilt Room 4:45pm Music: Jerry Renaud Sustainability Pavilion guest greetings, information kiosks, tram guides Military Strong, NE Strong Veterans Program Pump & Pantry Party Pit 5pm Trace Adkins Heartland Events Center 11:30am Nowear BMX Freestyle Stunt Team Strolling Bobbie the Barker Fair Center and so much more. Start giving back next year Trampoline Show: iFlip Family Fun Zone Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place SPONSORS by joining! Contact the State Fair offi ce for Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel Aurora Co-op Chill Zone Nowear BMX Freestyle Stunt Team Family Fun Zone West more information. Noon Beef Meals Made Easy Raising Nebraska Quilts Close Concourse Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West 5:30pm Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds Magician: Steve Trash Sustainability Pavilion Music: Better Daze Market Place Stage Music: Mohanna with Red Shoes Market Place Stage 6pm Bobbie the Barker Fair Center 150 more! 12:30pm Hedrick's Racing Pigs Market Place Magician: Magic Bean Family Fun Zone West Stay tuned for 2020 as Nebraska State Fair rolls out Marc Dobson One Man Band Grounds Magician: Steve Trash Sustainability Pavilion 1pm Demolition Derby Sports Field Papa Bear Chainsaw Carvings Market Place its fi rst strategic plan, including master planning. Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling 6:30pm Acrobats: CirqueSanity Strolling We’ll launch plans for the fi rst phase of new Antique Machinery Demo Big Red Barn Kids Pedal Tractor Pull Family Fun Zone West Cookie Eating Contest CHI Health Stage Trampoline Show: iFlip Family Fun Zone buildouts along with infrastructure developments. Music: Jerry Renaud Market Place Stage 2020 State Fair dates are Aug. 28 – Sept. 7.

2019 GOOD BYE! See you Aug. 28, 2020!

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