Today’s Fair Schedule (Monday, July 21, 2025)

Photos by Tom Rivers: Samantha Basinait and her father Craig attach a banner in the cattle barn. Samantha has aged out of 4-H. Her sisters – Kaitlynn, 16, and Isabella, 13 – will be showing beef cows and goats this week. Many of the 4-H’ers brought animals to the fair on Sunday.

Opening Day: Gates open at 4 p.m. Midway will not be open.

9 a.m. to 11 a.m. – 4-H Senior Council Stand Breakfast Hours at 4-H Senior Council Stand

8 a.m. to 3 p.m. – Commercial Exhibits in Place throughout event

8 a.m.  – Cloverbud Horse Show Followed by Walk/Trot Horse Show at Carlos Marcello Arena

9 a.m. – Rabbit and Poultry Meeting for all Exhibitors at Wachob Building

9:20 a.m. – Cattle Barn Department Meeting for all Exhibitors at Cattle Barn

9:40 a.m. – Goat/Sheep Department meeting for all Exhibitors at Goat/Sheep Barn

These kids are in the Wachob Building eager to see chickens and rabbits.

10 a.m. to 12 p.m. – 4-H Exhibits including Common Garden Vegetables, Market Packages, Cut Flowers, Indoor Gardening, Fruits and Nuts, Plant Collection (Preserved and Scrapbook), Landscape Pictures and Plants, Experiments, Horticulture Methods judged at Trolley Building

11 a.m. – Senior Council 4-H Food Booth Hamburgers, Hots, and Cold Drinks. Proceeds support teen award trips and programs. 4-H Senior Council Stand

11 a.m. – Field Crops judged at Trolley Building

1 to 3 p.m. – Group Exhibits, Food Preservation, Baked Goods and Visual Arts judged at Trolley Building

4 p.m. – Paid public admission begins. Taylor Hill Road Parking Lot

4 p.m. – Mini-Horse Show and Horse Driving Classes at Knights Building

4 p.m. – 4-H Leaders’ Homemade Pie Stand opens at Pie Stand

4 p.m. to 10 p.m. – Blacksmith Demo at Beadle Building

Kendyll Kidney,17, of Lyndonville and Caleb Fisher, 12, of Albion separate slices of cheese in the 4-H Senior Council Stand. The stand expects to sell 650 pounds of cheeseburgers this week and 100 pounds of hamburgers. Proceeds from the stand helped pay for the new bathrooms and showers opening at this week’s fair.

5 p.m. to 10 p.m. – Agrigolf. Miniature Golf with an agriculture twist. Trolley Building Lawn

6 p.m.  – K9s In Flight: Free entertainment! Knight’s Building Lawn

6 p.m.  – Orleans County 4-H Fair Opening Day Parade throughout grounds

6 p.m. – Disc Golf Competition at Lawn West of Horse Arena

6:30 p.m. – Miniature Horse Hands On at Knights Building

6:30 p.m. – Opening Ceremony, Presentation of Colors by Orleans County Veterans Flag Pole on Ed Center Lawn

6:45 p.m. – Corn Eating Contest – Sponsored by Rush’s Farm at Orleans Hub Stage

6:30 p.m. – Free Entertainment: The Amazing Bubble Factory at Cattle Barn Lawn

7 p.m.  – 4-H Dog Bowl

Beth Wood, left, and Kriss Sniffen set up a booth for the Orleans County Democratic Party. Many organizations and businesses will have displays set up during the fair at the Lartz Building. The Democratic Committee will be giving away “USA” key chains, copies of the U.S. Constitution, and offering a short political quiz so people can see where they fall on the political spectrum. “There is a lot of common ground,” said Wood, secretary for the local Democratic Party.                   

7 p.m.  – 4-H Fashion Revue  at Orleans Hub Stage

7:30 p.m. – Trolley Building Youth Exhibits Open at Trolley Building

7 p.m. – 4-H Swine Show at Livestock Show Arena

6 p.m. – K9s In Flight: Free entertainment!  at Knight’s Building Lawn

8-10 p.m. – Orleans County 4-H Fair $1,000 Karaoke Contest at Orleans Hub Stage

8:30 p.m. – Free Entertainment: The Amazing Bubble Factory at Cattle Barn Lawn

10 p.m. – Buildings Close – Goodnight Fair throughout event