The 2021 Iroquois County Agricultural and Livestock Fair will be held Tuesday, July 13 thru Sunday, July 18.

 

4-H Food Judging begins Tuesday at 9:00 am with the Food Auction at 2:00 pm. Tuesday is also livestock move-in day with the Section FFA shows beginning at 4 pm. The official Opening Ceremony begins at 7:30 with the Presentation of Clubs and will be followed by the Queen and the first ever Little Miss Contest. Rounding out the evening will be a Fireworks display.

 

Wednesday, July 14 is a full day of 4-H Livestock Judging beginning at 8:00 am. At 9:30am, Junior and Open Project showing of Agricultural, Products, Culinary, Fine Arts, Floriculture, & Children’s Division will begin. The 4-H Cat show is at 2:00. Evening entertainment will be a Family Fun Night at 6:00 pm with the Talent Show rounding out the evening at 8:00 pm.

 

On tap for Thursday July 15 will be the Junior Department livestock shows in the barns at 8:00 am. At 9:00 am, General 4-H Projects will begin showing. 4-H Dog Obedience will be at 3:00 pm. The annual ever popular Demo Derby by On the Gas Promotions at 7:30 p.m.

 

Friday, July 16 will start with the Draft Horse Show at 8:00 am. General 4-H Projects judging by clubs and the Master Showman Contest begin at 9:00 am. The Draft Horse Hitches starts at 11:00 a.m.

 

New day and time for the Livestock Sale beginning at 1:00 pm on Friday. 4-H Style show is at 4 p.m. along with the Open Style Show following at 5:30 pm. Evening entertainment will consist of the Latting Rodeo at 7:00 pm. Teen Dance will also be held in the 4-H Center from 8 – 11 p.m.

Saturday, July 17 features Open Show Livestock contests in the barns beginning at 8:00 a.m. The Annual Tractor Drive begin at 8:00 am. A new event, the Illiana Remote Control Truck and Tractor Pull will begin at 11:00 am. Costume Goat Show is at 3:00 pm followed by

4-H Dog Agility at 4:30 pm. Jason Pritchett, a top 5 Finalist on America’s Got Talent, takes the stage at 8:00 pm for the evening entertainment.

 

There will be free admission to the Fair on Sunday, July 18. The Open Horse show begins at 8:00 am. 9:30 am will feature an All-Faith Church Service with A Natural High. 11:00 am begins the Grill Master Cook Off Contest. The afternoon Tractor Pull begins at 12:30 pm. The Costume Sheep Lead class is at 1:00 pm. The ITPA Tractor Pull finishes off the 2021 Fair beginning at 6:00 pm.

 

Daily Activities consist of the Open & Junior Exhibit Building opening at noon and closing at 9:00 pm. The Commercial Buildings open also open at noon but close at 8:00 pm. Mahlah, the Comfort Dog, will be greeting visitors at Happy Jack’s Gazebo on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 1 – 4 pm. Wood carving demonstrations by Northern Exposure Chainsaw Carvings will occur daily at 11 am, 2 pm, and 5 pm. Swyear Amusements will be on the Midway. Visit www.iroquoiscofair to see their daily specials. A new area called the “Kid’s Zone” will be located by the Trout-Steiner Petting Zoo, north of the Swine barns. Daily activities there will consist of Touch a Vehicle, Wagon Basketball, Giant Tic Tac Toe and other daily events.

 

A very important reminder is that entries for this year’s fair will close on Tuesday, June 29th at 5:00 pm. The Fair is currently accepting entries at the Fair House on the corner just outside the fairground fence from 9 am to 3 pm. There are also a limited number of Fair books that may currently be picked up at the Fair House.

 

On Monday, June 28 from noon until 8:00 pm and Tuesday, June 29th from 8 am to 5 pm, office personnel will accept entries at the Fair Office on the Fairgrounds. The Fair Book is also posted online on the Fair’s website www.iroquoiscofair.com.