Schedule of events:

Grant County Fair is August 15-22, 2010 

Sunday, August 15: 9:30 am Judging Junior Horse & Pony-Horse Arena 

Tuesday, August 17: 5:30 pm Judging Dog Show 

                 7:45 pm Crowning 4-H Royalty

                 8:00 pm Superintendent Meeting-Youth & Ag Center  

Wednesday, August 18: 5:00 pm to Closing $1.00 Calkins Midways Inc

              6:00 pm Judging Junior Class Goats-Show Barn

               7:00 pm Auto Racing-Grandstand

Thursday, August 19: 8:00 am Placing of Exhibits

               10:00 am Judging Open Class Cheese-Crops Building

               1:00-6:00 pm (Wristband $15.00) Calkins Midways Inc

                6:30 pm Judging Poultry - Poultry & Rabbit Building

                6:30 pm Judging Rabbit Showmanship - Poultry & Rabbit Building

               7:00 pm Catch-a-Pig/Mutton Bustin Contest at the Grandstand sponsored by City of Lancaster

Adults-$3.00, Children 8 & under accompanied by an adult $1.00 

               7:00 pm Judging Junior Market Sheep & Showmanship-Livestock Pavilion

Friday, August 20:  8:00 am-4:00 pm Murrays Dairy Farm & Refrigeration - in memory of Bill Murray Sr. - sponsoring Senior Citizens Day

               9:00 am Judging Junior Class Exhibits (except Horse & Pony, Cat, Exploring, Cloverbuds, Birds, Cavies & Pets)

               9:00 am Judging Open Class Exhibits (Except Dairy) 

               9:00 am Judging Senior Citizens Exhibits

               9:30 am Judging Open Class & Senior Citizen Flowers

               10:00 am Judging Junior, Open, Senior Citizen Baking

               10:30 am Judging Junior Class Flowers

              11:00 am - 8:00 pm Korob Acres Trout Fishing Pond is open for fishing

               11:30 am Senior Citizens information booth-Youth & Ag Center

               Noon-5:00 pm (Wristband $15.00) Calkins Midways Inc

               Noon & 4:00 pm Jim Mitchell (magician,comedian, ilusionist) -Entertainment tent 

               1:30 & 5:30 pm The Jokers Wild Band - Entertainment tent

               6:30 pm Tri-State Tractor & Truck  Pull-Grandstand-sponsored in part by Eastman Cartwright Lumber Co., Lancaster & Plattevile,  Scott Construction, Inc., Lake Delton, WI                                               

Adults-$7.00, Children 8 & under accompanied by an adult $2.00

               7:00 pm Judging Junior Class Breeding Sheep & Open Class Sheep-                                Livestock Pavilion 

                8:00 pm Wrist wrestling - by the beer hall

Saturday, August 21: 9:00 am Judging Open Class Dairy, Junior Class Exploring & Cloverbuds

                9:00 am - 4:00 pm Classy Chassis Car Show & Judging - by the parking lot

                 9;00 am - 4:00 pm Harry Nohr Woodturners Demonstration - by the fair office

                  9:30 am Draft Horse Show & Judging - Grandstand -free- Hippo therapy demo & miracle on hoofs and CR therapy-how to use horses to teach the handicap to trust and exercise by riding and driving horses. "Oly" Olson will have his Champion Farm Team  & John Adamets will have his 2 time Champion Logging Team.   

               11:00 am-3:00 pm Twinkle the Clown - Entertainment tent

               11:30 am Junior Demonstrations -  Youth & Ag Center 

               Noon-5:00 pm (Wristband $15.00) Calkins Midways Inc

                Noon-9:00 pm Korob Acres Trout Fishing Pond is open for fishing

               1:00 pm Junior Livestock Auction - Livestock Pavilion 

                1:15 pm Junior demonstrations - Youth & Ag Center

               6:30 pm Clothing Revue Style Show-Youth & Ag Center

              6:30 pm Tractor, Truck & Semi Pull operated by Pullers Inc. & Dairyland Antique Tractor Pull - Grandstand - sponsored in part by Diamond Jo Casino, Dubuque, IA, Reddy Ag Service, Inc. Stitzer, WI, Scenic Rivers Energy Coop, Darlington, Gays Mills & Lancaster 

               7:30 pm-11:00 pm Teen Dance-Livestock Pavilion

Sunday, August 22: 8:30 am LAC Interdenominational Church service - Show barn

               10:00 am Best Dressed Animal Show-Show Barn

               10:00 am - 6:00 pm Korob Acres Trout Fishing Pond is open for fishing

               11:00 am - 3:00 pm. Twinkle the Clown- Entertainment tent  

               11:00 am Judging Junior Class Cat-Youth & Ag Center

               Noon-3:00 pm (All Rides $1.00) Calkins Midways Inc

               3:00-8:00 pm (Last Blast wristbands $15.00) Calkins Midways Inc

               Noon - Demolition Derby - Grandstand - sponsored in part by donation of Milprint, Inc., Lancaster; West End Salvage, Lancaster 

Adults $6.00, Children 8 & under accompanied by an adult $2.00

               1:00 pm Judging Birds cavies & pets-Youth & Ag Building 

               1:00 pm Dairy Showmanship-Show Barn

               1:00 pm Cattlemen's Ag Olympics, Livestock Pavilion

               2:00 pm Supreme Champions of Junior Class, Livestock Show Barn

               4:00 pm Exhibits released

               6:00 pm Night of Destruction-Grandstand, sponsored in part by Fullers Milker Center, Lancaster 

Adults $8.00, Children 8 & under accompanied by an adult $2.00

Gate Admission: $4.00, Children under 8 free parking Season Ticket $7.00

Junior Premiums sponsored in part by:  Alliant Energy Foundation, Madison, WI; Bard Materials, Dyersville,  IA, Foremost Farms USA, Baraboo, WI;  Milk Specialties, Boscobel, WI; Swiss Valley Farms, Davenport, IA; TRICOR Insurance;

Other sponsors of the fair:  Calkins Midways, Inc. Oshkosh, WI; Grant County Herald Independent/The Reminder,   Livingston State Bank, Livingston & Platteville, WI,  Mound City Bank, Platteville, Belmont & Cuba City, WI,  Tower Sound, Freeport, IL, Wolfs' Grantland Graphics, Lancaster, WI