Schedule

August 5, 2023

11:00 a.m - 1:00 p.m: All Pee Wee Non-Animal Projects may be entered and judged in the 4-H Block Building
10:00a.m - 1:00 p.m: Youth Foods and Nutrition Projects may be entered and judged in the 4-H Round Roof Building
11:00 a.m - 1:00 p.m: All Youth Plant Science Projects may be entered in the 4-H Community Building
12:00 p.m - 2:00 p.m: Youth Agriculture Projects Judged in 4-H Block Building (4-H & Open entries)
1:00 - 4:00 p.m: All youth and 4-H/FFA Still exhibits to be entered and judged at the 4-H Block Building, 4-H Round Roof Building or 4-H Community
Building (see departments for specific locations and times)
1:00 - 2:00 p.m: Youth Creative Writing Project Review in the 4-H Community Building
1:00 - 4:00 p.m: All Open Class perishable static (non-moving) and All Open Class non-perishable static (non-moving) exhibits are to be entered in their
project areas.
2:00 - 4:00 p.m: Youth Fine Arts in 4-H Block Building
4:00 - 6:00 p.m: Youth communication projects but Creative Writing in the 4-H Community Building
5:00 - 6:00 p.m: All Other Club Projects are due in the 4-H Community Building
5:00 - 9:00 p.m: Livestock barns open for club decorating and pen set up. Absolutely No Items (Fitting Tents, Chutes, or Other Items outside of barns)
are to be set up prior to this time. They will be removed.

August 6, 2023

8:00 a.m: Livestock Barns Open (Check the appropriate Class in fair book for the time that livestock arrive per species)
6:00 p.m: Horse Leaders, Exhibitors & Parents meeting at the announcer’s stand:
7:00 p.m: Large Animal Exhibitors, Parents, and Leaders meeting in the Livestock Arena

August 7, 2023

Check the appropriate Class in fair book for the time that livestock arrive.
8:00 a.m: 12:00 p.m:  Dairy check-in
9:00 a.m: Judging of Horses & Ponies at the Horse Arena
9:00 a.m: Judging of Prospect Beef in the Livestock Barn.
10-12 p.m: Youth and 4-H /FFA exhibits in Foods and Nutrition Area are to be entered in the Round Roof Bldg.
10:00 a.m: Dairy Foods Demonstrations (TBA)
12:00 p.m: Judging of Llamas & Alpacas, Dairy Barn
5:00 p.m: Judging of Sheep in the Dairy Barn
6:00 p.m: All Livestock Books Due to the appropriate Superintendent (drop box per species available starting Sunday)
6:00 p.m: Judging of Barn Decorating

August 8, 2023

9:00 a.m: Judging of Swine (Market and Showmanship) in Livestock Arena
9:00 a.m: Judging of Horse and Ponies in the Horse Arena
10:00 a.m: Judging of Dairy Veal Calves in Dairy Barn
10:00 a.m: Judging of Poultry in the Poultry Barn

August 9, 2023

9:00 a.m: PEP Members will ride.
12:00 p.m: Judging of Miniature Horse –Horse Arena
9:00 a.m: Judging of Beef Cattle in the Livestock Arena
10:00 a.m: Judging of Goats in the Dairy Arena
12:00 p.m: Dairy Cows that are milking must be entered.
5:00 p.m: Dairy Judging Contest in Dairy Arena
6:30 p.m: Cat Judging in the 4-H Community Building

August 10, 2023

9:00 a.m: Judging of Horses and Ponies in the Horse Arena (Awards Night will be Friday night)
9:00 a.m: Judging of Breeding Beef in Livestock Arena
9:00 a.m: Judging of all Dairy entries in the Dairy Arena
9:00 a.m: Judging of Rabbits in the Small Animal Barn (Following Cavies)
3:00 p.m: Livestock Judging Contest in the Livestock Arena

August 11, 2023

9:00 a.m: Youth and 4-H / FFA Sale in the Livestock Arena- SALE ORDER: Sugar Beets, Still Project, rabbits, poultry, goat, swine, Lunch 12-1 p.m. Dairy
Basket, Sale of Champions, Sponsorship Ads, Sheep, Veal, Breeding Beef Plaque, Beef, Prospect Beef,
12:00 pm - 6:30 p.m: Small Animal Silent Auction in the Poultry Barn
6:00 p.m: Awards ceremony for Horse Exhibitors at Horse Arena

August 12, 2023

10:00 a.m: Open Class Horse Show in the Horse Arena
9:00 a.m: Judging of Small Animal Sweepstakes Showmanship in the Dairy Barn
10:00 a.m: Judging of Large Animal Sweepstakes Showmanship in the Livestock Arena

Date: August 5 - 12, 2023

Location: Sandusky Fairgrounds - 210 N Dawson St Sandusky, MI 48471

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