2018 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
4-H Exhibit Hall Projects Due and Agriculture and Horticulture Arts Due
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
4-H Poultry Check-In
Rabbit Barn
4-H Goat Check-In
Goat Barn
Draft Pony & Mule Check-In
Draft Pony Barn
All Large Animals Check-In (Beef, Dairy, Dairy Beef, Swine, Sheep)
Fairgrounds
4-H Rabbit Check-In
Draft Horse Check-In
Draft Horse Barn
Battle of the Barns
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 – QUEEN DAY
4-H Poultry Show (Pending BOAH Approval)
Show Barn
Exhibit Hall & Middaugh Hall Open
Fairgrounds
Draft Horse Halter Class
Show Ring
4-H Goat Show
Carnival Open (Wristband $18.00)
Downtown
Saddle Horse Show
Show Ring
Miss DeKalb County Queen Parade
Downtown
Miss DeKalb County Queen Pageant
Main Stage
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 – MERCHANTS DAY
Draft Horse, Pony & Mule Ground Drive
Show Ring
Exhibit Hall & Middaugh Hall Open
Fairgrounds
11:00 AM
4-H Swine Show
Show Barn
Judging of 4-H Crops
Draft Harness & Hitch Show
Show Ring
Carnival Open $2 Tuesday
Elementary Choir Show
Main Stage
High School Swing Choir Show
Main Stage
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 – OLD SETTLERS / SCOUT DAY
4-H Dairy Beef Show
Exhibit Hall & Middaugh Hall Open
Fairgrounds
Old Settlers Lunch
First United Methodist Church
Old Settlers Day Program
First United Methodist Church
4-H Beef Show
Carnival Open (Wristband $18)
Saddle Horse Show
Scout Parade
The Band Cheyenne
Main Stage
Restless Heart
Main Stage
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 – HOMEMAKER’S DAY
4-H Rabbit Show
Homemade Candy (Anything but Chocolate) Contest
Exhibit Hall
Annual Indiana Fall Classic Draft Horse Pull
Show Ring
Susan Jordan from the Mustard Seed
Exhibit Hall
Exhibit Hall & Middaugh Hall Open
Fairgrounds
DIY Craft Class
Exhibit Hall
4-H Dairy Interviews
Dairy Barn
Contest Winners Announced & Photos
Exhibit Hall
Draft Horse Fun Show
Show Ring
Opal Mae Carnahan-Georgi shares her life through Story-telling
Exhibit Hall
Carnival Open (Wristband $18)
Beef Carcass Evaluation
Beef Barn
4-H Sheep Show
Draft Pony Pull
Show Ring
Christian Night with Colton Dixon
Main Stage
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 – KIDS DAY
Show Ring
14th & Jackson St.
Carnival Open Wristband $15 (10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.)
Show Ring
Exhibit Hall & Middaugh Hall Open
Fairgrounds
4-H Auction Introductions
Show Barn
Pet Parade
Downtown
Juggler Yoder
Show Barn
Magic 4 U – D. V. Dillinger
Midway
Mini Horse Show
Show Ring
Saddle Horse Show
Show Ring
Carnival Wristband $18 (5:00 P.M. to Close)
Show Ring
Supreme Showman Contest
Show Barn
Zach Day, Full Throttle Band and Big Caddy Daddy
Main Stage
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 – GRAND FINALE PARADE / REUNION DAY
Grand Finale Parade
Downtown
Carnival Open Wrist Band $25 (11:00 A.M. to Close)
Downtown
Exhibit Hall & Middaugh Hall Open
Fairgrounds
Ratio Dance Troop
Main Stage
The Band Brother and The School of Rock Fort Wayne
Main Stage
Garden Tractor Pull
Premier Showmanship Contest
Show Barn
Grand Finale Parade Awards
Main Stage
80’s Rock Night with The Band Brother and School of Rock Fort Wayne
Main Stage
Optional Rabbit and Poultry Release