Tomorrow is the second to last day of the 2026 Adair County Fair, and should be a busy one.

Adair County Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Youth Coordinator Caroline Savage says that there will be a free 4-H/FFA breakfast beginning at 7am, with the dairy and dairy goat show and Clover Kid cat show all starting at 8am. She tells Raccoon Valley Radio that following that will be the cat show at 8:30am, and that beef exhibits will start after that.

“We do beef all throughout the day. Then we go in, we have our communications event midday. So if you’re looking to escape the heat, come into the 4-H building that starts at 1.30. And then we also have our livestock judging, Supreme Showman, and the Pie in the Face fundraiser.”

Savage mentions that the baby contest begins at 10am, with a hands-on farm activities demonstration at the Varied Industries Building from 10am to 2pm, pedal pull in front of the 4-H/FFA Center at 11:30am, and 4-H Communications events at 1:30pm. She adds that the Pie in the Face Fundraiser ends at 5pm, with the winners announced at 7:30pm at the Grandstand, and the night will end with the demolition derby as the Grandstand event. A full list of events can be found in this story online.

 

7:00 am Free 4-H/FFA Breakfast (Agriland FS) – Foodstand

8:00 am Registration Open Fun Jackpot Horse Show – Horse Arena / Dairy/Dairy Goat Show – Swine Show Ring / Clover Kid Cat Show – Gazebo

8:30 am Cat Show – Gazebo / Junior Feeder Calf Pen Show, Cow/Calf Pen – Pens by scale

9:00 am Open Horse Show – Horse Arena / Feeder Calves must be on the Fairgrounds – Vet checked at the scale house / Feeder Calf Exhibitors check in announcer’s stand between 9:30 – 10 am)

9:30 am Bear Grove Chainsaw Carving – Courtyard / Breeding Heifer, Lead Cow/Calf, and Feeder Calf Shows – Start time subject to change-following conclusion of morning beef shows; Mid-American Arena

10:00 am Baby Contest – 4-H/FFA Center (registration begins at 9:45 am) / Cupcake Decorating Make & Take ($5 cost), limit 12 participants -Varied Industries Building

10:00 am – 2:00 pm Hands-on Farm Activities – Varied Industries Building

10:00 am – 4:00 pm Toby KID Master Clown Strolling

10:00 am – 5:00 pm Quilt Show – Varied Industries Building

11:30 am Pedal Pull – In front of 4-H/FFA Center

12:00 pm Bear Grove Chainsaw Carving – Courtyard / Adair County Republicans Ice Cream Social – Courtyard / Junior & Senior Cowgirl Queen Contest – Horse Arena

1:00 pm Magic of Farming Stage Show: Shaun Jay – Midway / Market Beef, Beef Showmanship – Mid-American Arena; Start time subject to change – following conclusion of morning beef shows & lunch break / Beef Parent Showmanship – Directly following the youth Beef showmanship class.

1:30 pm 4-H Communications Events – 4-H/FFA Center / Extemporaneous Speaking, Educational Presentations, Working Exhibits, Share-the-Fun

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Long Broom Make and Take ($40 cost) Class limit to 8 people – Varied Industries Building

3:00 pm Bear Grove Chainsaw Carving – Courtyard

3:00 pm Fun with Water Event – NW corner of fairgrounds – Hosted by Adair County Hot Shots

4:00 pm Livestock Judging Contest Registration – Mid-American Arena

4:30 pm Supreme Showman Contest – Immediately following the Beef show; Mid-American Arena / Livestock Judging Contest – Mid-American Arena

5:00 pm Magic of Farming Stage Show: Shaun Jay – Midway / Pie in the Face Fundraiser Ends – Hosted by Adair County Youth Council

5:00 pm – 11:00 pm $1 Inflatables in the Midway

7:30 pm Pie in the Face Fundraiser – Winners announced – Grandstand

8:00 pm Magic of Farming Stage Show: Shaun Jay – Midway

8:00 pm Demolition Derby – Grandstand