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2025 Jackson County Youth Fair Schedule
Saturday, September 27, 2025
- 7:00 pm – JCYF Queen and Junior Miss Pageant @Jackson County Service Building.
Sunday, September 28, 2025
- 2:00 pm – Little Mister and Miss Pageant @ Jackson County Service Building.
Saturday, October 4, 2025
- 8:30 am – Parade Line-Up
- 10:15 am – JCYF Parade, Downtown Edna
- 2:00 pm – Fair Set Up
Monday, October 6, 2025
- 8:30 – 6:00 pm Family Department Check In, Commons Area
- 6:00 pm – Food Division Judging, Family Department
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
- 8:30-9:00 am – Cut Flower Check-In, Family Department
- 9:00 am – Closed Judging, Family Dept.
- 11:30-1:00 pm – Heifer Check-In
- 1:30 pm – Heifer Judging
- 6:00-7:00 pm – Steer Weighing and Sifting
- 8:00 pm Gates Close
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Livestock Show Day
- 7:30 am – Swine Weighing and Sifting
- 8:00 am – Roasters Sifting and Judging
- 8:00 am – Rabbits weighing, sifting, and judging
- 8:30 am – Fryers sifting and judging
- 9:00 am – Ag Mechanic Judging
- 9:00 – 9:30 am – Goat weighing and sifting
- 9:00 – 9:30 am – Bucket Calf Check In
- 9:30 – 10:00 am – Lamb weighing and sifting
- 10:00 am – Gates and Indoor Exhibits Open
- 10:00 am – Noah’s Way Petting Zoo Opens
- 10:00 am – Bucket Calf Show, Show Arena
- 12:00 noon – Commercial Heifer Awards, Show Arena
- 1:00 pm – Goat judging, Show Arena
- 2:45 pm – Ag Mechanic Awards, Show Arena
- 3:00 pm – Lamb judging, Show Arena
- 5:00 pm – Steer judging, Show Arena
- 6:00-10:00 pm – Heart of America Carnival Opens
- 6:30 pm – Swine judging, Show Arena
- 10:00 pm – Indoor Exhibits Close
- 11:00 pm – Grounds Close
Thursday, October 9, 2025
- 11:00 am – 4:00 pm Sr Citizens Luncheon, Hafernick Center
- 4:00 pm – Gates and Indoor Exhibits Open
- 5:00-10:00 pm – Noah’s Way Petting Zoo
- 6:00-10:00 pm – Heart of America Carnival Opens
- 6:30 pm – Calf Scramble and Little Wrangler Rodeo, Arena
- 8:00 pm – Mutton Bustin’ in the MEC Area
- 10:00 pm – Indoor Exhibits Close
- 11:00 pm – Grounds Close
Friday, October 10, 2025
- 9:00 am – Kindergarten Day Events & Entertainment
- 10:30 am – Friends of the Fair Livestock Show, Arena
- 4:00 pm – Gates and Indoor Exhibits Open
- 5:00-10:00 pm – Noah’s Way Petting Zoo
- 6:00 pm – Heart of America Carnival Opens
- 7:00 pm – Mutton Bustin’ in MEC Arena
- 10:00 pm – Indoor Exhibits Close
- 12:00 am – Grounds Close
Saturday, October 11, 2025
- 9:00 am – Youth Livestock Judging, Main Arena
- 10:00 am – Family Department Pictures; Gates and Indoor Exhibits; Open Noah’s Way Petting Zoo
- 10:00 – 1:00 pm (ONLY) Reserved Buyers Parking at the MEC
- 11:00 am – Buyers Luncheon, Main Arena
- 1:00 pm – Youth Auction, Main Arena
- 1:00 pm – Commercial Heifer Auction
- 2:00 pm – Heart of America Opens
- 10:00 pm – Indoor Exhibits Close
- 1:00 am – Grounds Close
Sunday, October 12, 2025
7:00-9:00am Animals must be picked up – See JCYF Fair Rules for Specific Times!
- 7:00 – 8:00 am – Livestock and Poultry Picked Up
- 7:00 – 8:00 am – Commercial Heifers Picked Up
- 8:00 – 9:00 am – Rabbits Picked Up
- 9:00 – 10:00 am – Family Department Entries Picked Up (Front Entrance-Commons Area)
- 1:00 pm – Fair Clean Up
Admissions for Fair Events
Daily Admission
- Adults and Students (18 yrs. and under) – $5
- Children 5 & Under – FREE
- Carnival Armbands are $30 Wednesday-Friday and
$35 on Saturday
Pageant Admissions
- Adults & Students (18 yrs & under) – $5
- Children 5 & Under – FREE
Fair Pass (All Events: Pageants & Gates)
- Adults & Students $20
- Available for Purchase at Davis Jewelry and Gifts, Pageants, Fair Information Desk or Ticket Booth
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