Schedule:

Thursday, June 30, 2022

Deadline for entry for Ellis County Rodeo Pageant.

Monday, July 11, 2022

Midnight deadline for all 2022 Ellis County Fair entries submitted through Fair Entry.

Wednesday, July 13, 2022

6:00 p.m: Pizza Break Sponsored by Commerce Bank- Work Night - Ellis County Fairgrounds
7:00 p.m: Superintendents Meeting - Schenk

Thursday, July 14, 2022

1:30 p.m: Fashion Revue Judging, Clothing Construction and Life Skills Judging - Unrein Family Building
6:30 p.m: Public Fashion Revue - Unrein Family Building

Friday, July 15, 2022

8:00 a.m: Ellis County Rodeo Pageant - check in and contestant/parent meeting at the Shadow Arena, 2022 Airbase Rd.
9:00 a.m: Horsemanship begins for Rodeo Pageant
11:30 a.m: Lunch begins for Rodeo Pageant
12:30 p.m: Speech and Modeling competition for Rodeo Pageant. Personal interviews and test to follow.
2:00 p.m: Check in 4-H and Open Class Dog show entries - no entries accepted after July 11
2:45 p.m: 4-H and Open Class Dog Show - Unrein Building

Saturday, July 16, 2022

7:30 a.m - 8:00 a.m: Check in for Open Class Horse show
8:30 a.m: Open Class Horse Show - Rodeo Arena
7:00 p.m: Car Races at RPM Speedway

Sunday, July 17, 2022

7:30 a.m - 8:00 a.m: Check in for 4-H Horse Show
8:00 a.m: 4-H Horse Photos
8:30 a.m: 4-H Horse Show - Rodeo Arena
7:00 p.m: Car Races at RPM Speedway

Monday, July 18, 2022

3:00 p.m: 4-H Visual Arts / Photography Judging
3:00 p.m - 7:00 p.m: Check in All entries (except food/crops/horticulture/floriculture)
6:00 p.m - 8:00 p.m: Check in/weigh in 4-H and OC livestock (beef/sheep/swine/goat)
7:00 p.m: Schenk Building closes
7:00 p.m - 8:00 p.m: Enter 4-H Rabbit and Poultry
8:00 p.m - 8:30 p.m: Enter Open Class Rabbits and Poultry

Tuesday, July 19, 2022

7:00 a.m - 9:00 a.m: Exhibitor breakfast - 4-H Food Stand
7:00  a.m - 9:00 a.m: All livestock Photos taken - sign up for a time - required if selling in the livestock sale
8:00 a.m: 4-H and Open Rabbit Show and Meat Pen Show and Photos
8:00 a.m - 9:00 a.m: Enter crops, horticulture, wheat show and open class foods
9:30 a.m: Begin 4-H and Scout Conference Judging - All Areas begin judging.
9:30 a.m: Schenk Building closed to public until 5:00 p.m: for judging
10:00 a.m - 11:30 a.m: Lifeskills Judging and Animal Management Skill-A- Thon - Deutschfest Hall
10:00 a.m: 4-H Food Sale begins
1:00 p.m - 3:00 p.m: All Livestock Photos Taken - sign up for a time - required if selling in the Livestock Sale
5:00 p.m - 7:00 p.m: Hays Public Library Bookmobile - Midway
5:00 p.m - 10:00 pm Schenk Building open for public viewing
5:00 p.m - 10:00 p.m: Commercial Exhibits open in Unrein Family Building
5:00 p.m - 10:00 p.m: Face Painting - TMP Cheerleaders - Unrein Building
6:00 p.m - 10:00 p.m: Inflatable Carnival, games, laser tag
6:00 p.m: Register for Mutton Busting - Rodeo Arena
6:30 p.m: Mutton Busting - Rodeo Arena
7:00 p.m: Pedal Pull begins - Midway
7:00 p.m - Midnight Mechanical Bull - on Midway near Beer Garden
7:30 p.m: Rodeo Queen Coronation at Rodeo Arenas
7:30 p.m: KPRA Rodeo at Rodeo Arena - Tough Enough to Wear Pink Night
8:00 p.m: Ragland at Midway Stage

Wednesday, July 20, 2022

8:00 a.m: 4-H and Open Poultry Show and Meat Pen Show and Photos
8:00 a.m - 10:00 a.m: Enter Floriculture at Schenk Building
8:30 a.m: 4-H and Open Youth Swine Show
10:00 a.m: Floriculture judging begins
10:00 a.m - 10:00 p.m: Schenk Building opens for public viewing
10:00 a.m: Farm Bureau Kids Scavenger Hunt - Schenk
12:45 p.m: Check in Small Pet entries
1:00 p.m: 4-H Small Pets Show - Schenk Building
2:30 p.m: Check in 4-H Cat entries
3:00 p.m: 4-H Cat Show - Schenk Building
5:00 p.m: 4-H and Open Youth Sheep Show followed by 4-H and Open Youth Dairy Goat Show followed by 4-H and Open Youth Meat Goat Show - Livestock Arena
5:00 p.m - 10:00 p.m: Commercial Exhibits open in Unrein Family Building
5:00 p.m - 10:00 p.m: Face Painting - TMP Cheerleaders - Unrein Building
6:30 p.m - 8:00 p.m: Kids Workshop sponsored by Ellis County Drug Enforcement in Midwest Deustchfest Hall
6:00 p.m - 10:00 p.m: Inflatable Carnival, games, laser tag
6:00 p.m: Register for Mutton Busting - Rodeo Arena
6:30 p.m: Mutton Busting - Rodeo Arena
7:00 p.m - Midnight Mechanical Bull - on Midway near Beer Garden
7:30 p.m: KPRA Rodeo at Rodeo Arena - Patriotic Night
8:00 p.m: Mike Benish Band - Midway stage

Thursday, July 21, 2022

9:30 a.m: 4-H Dairy Cattle Show and 4-H Bucket Calf Show - Livestock Arena
10:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m: Schenk Building open for public viewing
2:00 p.m: Lego Bricks Building Contest - Deutschfest Hall
5:00 p.m: 4-H Beef Show - Livestock Arena
5:00 p.m: Free Root Beer Floats - sponsored by Midland Marketing - Show arena
5:00 p.m - 10:00 p.m: Commercial Exhibits open in Unrein Family Building
5:00 p.m - 10:00 p.m: Face Painting - TMP Cheerleaders - Unrein Building
6:00 p.m - 10:00 p.m: Inflatable Carnival, games, laser tag
7:00 p.m: Barrel Races - Rodeo Arena
7:00 p.m - Midnight Mechanical Bull - on Midway near Beer Garden
8:00 p.m: DOC at Midway Stage

Friday, July 22, 2022

8:30 a.m: Register for 4-H Livestock Judging Contest - FHSU Livestock Pavilion
9:00 a.m: 4-H Livestock judging contest - FHSU Livestock Pavilion
10:00 a.m - 10:00 p.m: Schenk Building opens for public viewing
5:00 p.m - 8:00 p.m: Tallest corn and feed contest - Nutrien Ag Tent
5:00 p.m - 10:00 p.m: Commercial Exhibits open in Unrein Family Building
5:00 p.m - 10:00 p.m: Face Painting - TMP Cheerleaders - Unrein Building
6:00 p.m: 4-H Champion Fitting and Showing Contest - Livestock Arena
6:00 p.m - 11:00 p.m: Inflatable Carnival, games, laser tag
7:00 p.m - Midnight Mechanical Bull - on Midway near Beer Garden
7:30 p.m: Jerrod Niemann concert. Paramount, opening act, begins at 7:30 with the Jerrod Niemann concert beginning at 8:30 - Rodeo Arena
10:00 p.m: Paramount - Midway stage

Saturday, July 23, 2022

8:30 a.m: 4-H Food Challenge - Deutschfest Hall
10:00 a.m - 10:00 p.m: Schenk Building open for public viewing
10:00 a.m: Cornhole Tournament - Midway
5:00 p.m: Livestock Purchasers Meal
6:00 p.m: 4-H Livestock Auction
5:00 p.m - 9:00 p.m: Commercial exhibits open in Unrein Family Building
5:00 p.m - 9:00 p.m: Face Painting - TMP Cheerleaders - Unrein Building
6:00 p.m - 11:00 p.m: Inflatable Carnival, games, laser tag
7:00 p.m: Ranch Rodeo - Rodeo Arena
7:00 p.m - Midnight Mechanical Bull - on Midway near Beer Garden
8:00 p.m: Crazy Horse 2.0 at Midway Stage

Sunday, July 24, 2022

7:00 a.m: Superintendents and Assistants arrive to remove exhibits from display cases
8:00 a.m - 9:00 a.m: Release exhibits in Schenk Building
8:30 a.m - 10:00 a.m: Release 4-H and Open Class Livestock, Small Animals and clean up barns - Everyone’s help needed.
10:00 a.m: Finish Building clean up - everyone’s help needed

Date: July 16 - 23, 2022

Location:

Ellis County Fairgrounds
1344 Fairground Road
Hays, KS 67601

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