2024 Calendar of Events


Wednesday October 16, 2024

FAMILY NIGHT: FREE ENTRY TO THE PARK

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Home Economics exhibits displayed at the New Salem Building

12:00 PM- 2:00 PM

Ag. Mechanics arrive and check in (All Items)

3:00 PM

Judge Ag Mechanics

5:30 PM

Pictures for Home Economics winners

6:00 PM

Weigh-in of Market Rabbits. Must be in pens.

6:30 PM

Judge Market Rabbits

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Home Economics check out and pick up for all divisions

6:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Carnival Opens
  • Free entry to the park

  • See carnival prices on home page

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Pick up shavings

7:00 PM

Barrel Races
Thursday October 17, 2024


7:00 AM

Animals begin arriving

8:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Food Vendor check-in

9:00 AM

  • Market Turkeys and Market Broilers must be in pens
  • Commercial Heifers must be in the barn

10:00 AM

  • Judge Market Turkeys and Market Broilers
  • Market Swine must be in pens

11:00 AM

  • Market Goats, Breeding Goats, and Market Lambs must be in pens
  • Market Steers and Breeding Heifers must be in the barn
  • Weigh-in of Market Swine

12:00 PM

  • ALL GATES CLOSE FOR CAR TRAFFIC
  • Weigh-in of Market Lambs, Market Goats, and Breeding Goats
  • Judge Commercial Heifers 

1:00 PM

Weigh-in of of Market Steers

5:00 PM

Food Booths Open

6:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Carnival Opens

6:30 PM

Judge Market Lambs

7:00 PM

Team Roping

8:00 PM - 11;00 PM

Dance at the Pavilion: Marcos Orozco 
Friday October 18, 2024

6:30 AM - 9:00 PM

Arts and Crafts check in

ALL DAY

  • Food Booths Open
  • Commercial Exhibits Open

8:00 AM

Judge Market Swine

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Arts and Crafts Show (New Salem Building)

11:00 AM

Judge Market Goats

12:00 PM - 6:00 PM

BBQ Exhibitors check in

1:00 PM

Judge Breeding Goats

3:00 PM

Judge Breeding Heifers

5:00 PM

Judge Market Steers

6:00 PM

BBQ Cookers in Place

6:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Carnival Opens

7:30 PM

Cadillac Rodeo, slack following after

8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Dance at the Pavilion: Crossroads 

10:30 PM - 12:00 AM

Dance at Pavilion: T. Graham Brown and T G Sheppard
Saturday October 19, 2024

6:30 AM - 9:00 PM

Arts and Crafts check in

ALL DAY

  • Food Booths Open
  • Commercial Exhibits Open

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Arts and Crafts Show (New Salem Building)

9:00 AM

Commercial Heifer Buyer's Brunch - Patterson Community Center

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Registration for Classic Car Show

10:30 AM

  • Commercial Heifer Sale - Show Barn
  • BBQ Judging
  • Classic Car Show Exhibits
  • Junior Washer Pitching

11:00 AM

  • Cornhole Sign Up - The Pavilion
  • 42 Domino Tournament Sign Up - The Pavilion

12:00 PM

  • Cornhole Tournament
  • 42 Domino Tournament

1:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Carnival Opens

1:30 PM

Senior Washer Pitching

3:00 PM

Classic Car Show Awards

4:00 PM

  • Award BBQ Trophies
  • Buyer's Reception - Patterson Civic Center

6:00 PM

Youth Livestock Auction Sale, then baked goods and Ag Mechanics 0 Show Barn

7:30 PM

Cadillac Rodeo

9:00 PM - 10:30 PM

Dance at the Pavilion: Braxton Keith

11:00 PM - 12:30 AM

Dance at the Pavilion: Stoney LaRue