Branch County 4-H Fair
Date/Time
8/7/2016 - 8/14/2016
Event Type(s)
Community Event
City of Coldwater
Event Description
Location
Branch County Fairgrounds
262 S Sprague St.
Coldwater, MI 49036

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Details
Saturday August 6, 2016
8:30 am to 6:00 pm—Entry of Exhibits-
                                       See Entry of Exhibits Schedule
8:30 am – Club Landscaping Judging
3:30 pm—Formation of Parade at Fairgrounds
4:30 pm—Parade through downtown Coldwater
7:00 pm—Style Review-Dearth Center
7:00pm – Concert Featuring Hawk Nelson - Amphitheater
 
Sunday, August 7, 2016
8:30 am – Section 2 Miniature Horses/Junior Equine Projects &        
                 Individual Performance Classes in Horse Arena
8:30 am—Poultry Show in Show Shelter
12:00 Noon—Fair Opens—Except Midway
1:00 pm—Antique Tractor Pulls in Amphitheater
1:00 pm—Rabbit & Cavy Show—Show Shelter
1:00 pm—Barnyard Children Judging—Barnyard Children                                                                              Barn
4:00 pm—Inspirational Service-Dearth Center
4:30 pm-Branch Buds Animal Showing-Show Shelter
7:00 pm—Crowning of the 4-H King & Queen—Dearth Center
 
Monday, August 8, 2016 - Dollar Day
8:00 am—Judging of Hobbies & Collections Merchant’s Hall
8:30 am—Sheep Showmanship followed by Breed Classes
                 & then Market at Show Shelter
8:30 am—Stock Horses – Section 3 – Horse Arena
9:00 am—Teen & Club Booths in Home Ec. Building
3:00 pm—Dairy Starter Calves—Show Shelter
4:30 & 6:30 pm—Junior Baseball Tournament at the
                               Southeast corner of Fairgrounds
7:30 pm— Street Legal Pickups & Semi Pulls in Amphitheater
 
Tuesday, August 9, 2016 – McDonalds Kids Day
8:00 am—Antiques Judging —Merchant’s Hall
8:30 am – Horse & Pony – Sections 4 &5 in Horse Arena
8:30 am—Demonstrations & Public Speaking in
                   4-H Cabin
8:30 am—Beef Showmanship followed by Breed Classes
                 & Market in Show Shelter
12-Noon—Branch Buds, Show & Tell at the 4-H Cabin
4:30 & 6:30 pm-Junior Baseball Tournament at the Southeast         
                          corner of Fairgrounds
5:00 pm—Dog Agility—4-H Cabin Pavilion
6:00 pm—Swine Showmanship in Show Shelter
7:30 pm — Monster Trucks & More - Amphitheater
 
 
Wednesday, August 10, 2016 - Veteran's Day8:30 am—Swine-Show Shelter9:00 am—Dogs—4-H Cabin Pavilion10:00 a.m. – Small Animal Events – Small Animal Barn.10:00 a.m.-Youth Talent Show, Age 4-12, @ Dearth Center.11:00 a.m.-Stock Farm Tractor Pulling in Amphitheater1:30 p.m. - Youth Talent Show Age 13-19, followed   
                   by Open Talent, Dearth Community Center.
2:00 p.m. – Hippology Contest – 4-H Cabin (Tentative Time)
4:30 & 6:30 p.m. –Junior Baseball Tournaments-
                              Southeast corner of Fairgrounds.
4:00 p.m. –Goat Showmanship followed by Market
                   then Breed Class in Show Shelter.
5:00 pm – Horse, Pony & Mini – Costume Class – Horse Arena
6:00 pm – Branch Buds/Adult Stick Horse & Equine Special Events
                  in Horse Arena.
7:30 p.m.– MOD, FWD, Super Farm & Super Stock Combo
    Tractor Pulls in Amphitheater
 
Thursday, August 11, 2016 – Senior Citizen Day
8:30 a.m.– Dairy Showmanship– Show Shelter.
10:00 a.m. – English Horses & Ponies – Section 6 in Horse Arena
10:00 a.m.– Youth Radio Controlled Cars in
                    4-H Cabin Pavilion
1:00 p.m.– Senior Citizens Day-Dearth Center
4:30 to 7:30 p.m.– BBQ Chicken Dinner @
                                Dearth Community Center.  (4-H Benefit)
5:00 p.m.– Small Animal Auction – (Fryer Rabbits, Roaster Rabbits,
    Stewer Rabbits, Geese, Ducks, Cornish Chickens,
    Broiler Chickens, Roaster Chickens, Turkeys &
    Starter Calves)
7:30 p.m. – Off Road Demolition Derby in the Amphitheater
 
Friday, August 12, 2016
9:30 a.m.—Lg Animal Auction- (Beef, Sheep, Goats, Dairy & Swine)
4:00 p.m.– 4-H Branch Buds Fun Day – 4-H Cabin Pavilion
6:00 p.m.-Showmanship Sweepstakes Small Animal- Show Shelter
7:00 p.m.-Showmanship Sweepstakes Large Animal- Show Shelter
7:30 p.m.– Broken Horn Rodeo in Amphitheater
 
Saturday, August 13, 2016
10:00 a.m.- Pedal Powerpull for Kids - 4-H Cabin Pavilion
10:30 a.m. – Fun Day – Horse Arena
1:00 p.m.– Ag Olympics
2:00 p.m.– Adult & Teenage Pedal Pull—4-H Cabin Pavilion.
3:00 p.m.- Livestock Judging—Show Shelter
7:00 p.m.– Mid Summer Pro Mud Racers Championship in
                   Amphitheater.
 
Sunday, August 14, 2016
6:00 a.m. – Dairy Released
7:00 a.m. – Starter Calves, all other Breeding Stock, Small Market
                    Animals and Take home animals released.  Horses released
                    by Superintendent with approved times.
8:00a.m. - Barnyard Children and all other Premium Exhibits released.
                *All  pens must be cleaned by 9:30 a.m. Sunday.    
                *Fairgrounds clean-up involves everyone   
                  and starts at 7:00 a.m.
 
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