DOUGLAS — Wyoming’s 106th State Fair & Rodeo commenced last Friday and continues through Sunday at the Converse County Fairgrounds in Douglas.
In addition to livestock, arts and crafts, and rodeo events, the state fair features a carnival open at 11 a.m. every day through Saturday. The Crabtree Carnival issues daily wristbands for unlimited rides for $30, or a mega pass to ride every day of the fair for $50. Wednesday is Youth Wristband Day, with daily wristbands $20 for youth. Tri-State G&T is sponsoring 100 free youth carnival wristbands Wednesday. Youth can obtain the free wristbands at the Tri-State G&T booth on the midway Wednesday. The carnival is open until 11 p.m. each night except Saturday, when it remains open until midnight. For more information about the carnival, visit www.crabtreeamusements.net.
Stock Contractors Triple V Rodeo Company produces the rodeo events. PRCA rodeos are Wednesday and Friday starting at 7 p.m. each night. Friday will include the crowning of Miss Rodeo Wyoming. Keri Sheffield, Miss Rodeo America, is also at the state fair all week.
Friday features the Wyoming State Finals Ranch Rodeo starting at 1 p.m. The ranch rodeo events are based around everyday ranching chores.
Rodeo tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for youth. For more information about the rodeos, visit triplevrodeocompany.com.
For more information about the Wyoming State Fair & Rodeo, visit www.wystatefair.com.
The Wyoming State Fair & Rodeo tentative schedule through this week is as follows:
Wednesday, Aug. 15
4-H Livestock Judging Contest, Reasons, and Awards (Time and Location TBA)
7 a.m. – Youth Horse Show check-in
8 a.m. – Open and Youth Wool Show Judging; Natural Colored and Spinning Wool Judging; Weigh Youth Market Beef & Youth Market Lambs
Youth Breeding Sheep & Youth Dairy Goat Check-in
8:30 a.m. – 4-H Cat Show Check-in (Location TBA)
9 a.m. – 4-H Cat Show and Showmanship Contest (Location TBA) PRCA Steer Roping (Ford Grandstand Arena)
10 a.m. – OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONIES (Ag Hall)
Kidz and Kars Fair Parade (Fairgrounds)
Youth Horse Show Halter Classes followed by Youth Horse Show Performance (English) followed by Youth Horse Show Programmed Ride (Horse Arenas)
Weigh Youth Market Swine & Youth Market Goats
All 4-H exhibits (non-livestock) must be in place
11 a.m. – Vendors Open
CRABTREE CARNIVAL OPENS-YOUTH DAY
Open Class Home Arts Exhibit Buildings Open
11:30 a.m. – Weigh-in for MSLC Performance Lamb Contest (Ford Pavilion)
1 p.m. – AOB Cattle Shows followed by Wyoming Maine-Anjou Market Beef Show
FFA Ag Mechanics judging; FFA Agronomy/Classroom Judging (Ft. Laramie)
1:30 p.m. – UW Extension Performance Lamb Evaluation Contest (Ford Pavilion)
3 p.m. – Dock Dogs on-site registration followed by Big Air Wave performance
Hay Show Awards (Beef Show Ring)
3:30 p.m. – Natural Fiber Arts Judging (Wool Pavilion)
Youth Beef Fitting contest followed by Wyo Mkt Steer Futurity (Beef Show Rings)
Youth Sheep Fitting contest (Sheep Barn) 5 p.m. – Cowboy Church (Ford Grandstand)
5:30 p.m. – Wyoming Livestock Roundup & Farm Credit Services Gathering - City Park
6 p.m. – WVATA Youth Jackpot Market Lamb Show (Ford Pavilion)
7 p.m. – PRCA RAM Rodeo (Ford Grandstand Arena)
8:30-10 p.m. – WREA and PEPSI Sponsored 4-H/FFA Exhibitors Dance (Cafeteria Commons) 9 p.m. – Vendors Close
Open Class, FFA, 4-H Exhibit Buildings close to public
10:30 p.m. – 4-H/FFA Curfew
Thursday, Aug. 16
WYOMING PIONEER DAY
7-8 a.m. – Youth Horse Show Check-in
8 a.m. – 4-H and FFA Horse Showmanship, followed by Western performance (Horse Arenas)
FFA Sheep Showmanship and Youth Breeding Sheep Show
Hereford Cattle Show followed by Pen of 3 Bulls and Wyoming Hereford Steer Show
4-H and FFA Meat Goat Showmanship followed by Youth Breeding Meat Goat show followed by Youth Market Goat show (Goat Arena)
9 a.m. – WPRA/PRCA Slack (Ford Grandstand Arena)
4-H Judging of ALL EXHIBITS (NOT ANIMALS)
(public access limited during all exhibit judging)
Youth Poultry Check-in/In Place (Location TBA)
10 a.m. – Wyoming Pioneer Assn. Meeting (Ruthe James Williams Building)
4-H and FFA Poultry Showmanship followed by Youth Poultry Show(Location TBA)
11 a.m. – Dock Dogs on-site registration followed by Big Air Wave performance
Vendors Open
Open Class Exhibit Buildings Open
CRABTREE CARNIVAL OPENS
a.m.-noon – Wyoming Pioneer Assn. Luncheon (Ruthe James Williams Building)
– Youth Horse Show Trail (Horse Arenas)
1 p.m. – Angus Cattle Show followed by Wyo Angus Steer Show and WJAA Heifer Show, followed by Supreme Champion Beef Bull and Female Selection
3 p.m. – 4-H Swine Showmanship and Youth Breeding Swine
6 p.m. – WVATA Youth Jackpot Beef Show
6:30 PM – Country Music CONCERT (Ford Grandstand Arena)
9 p.m. – Open Class, 4-H, FFA Exhibit Buildings Close
– Vendors Close
10:30 p.m. – 4-H/FFA Curfew
Friday, Aug. 17
7-9 a.m. – MRW Horsemanship (Pepsi Equine Center) 7-8 a.m. – Youth Horse Show Check-in
8 a.m. – Youth Market Lamb Show
Youth Horse Show Timed Events and Stock Events (Horse Arenas)
Weigh-in for Open Prospect Calves (Ford Pavilion)
WY Future Cattle Producers, N.I.L.E. Merit Heifer and NWSS 4-H Catch a Calf Showcase
Youth Rabbit Show Check-In (Location TBA)
4-H and FFA Dairy Goat Showmanship Contest followed by Youth Dairy Goat Show
9 a.m. – Youth Breeding Beef Show followed by Open Prospect Calf Show
4-H and FFA Rabbit Showmanship followed by Youth Rabbit Show (Location TBA)
Commercial Heifer Show (Beef Show Ring Area) 10 a.m. – 4-H Modeling judging (Location TBA)
10:30 a.m. – Ranch Horse Show (Equine Center)
11 a.m. – Vendors Open
Open Class, 4-H, FFA Exhibit Buildings Open to public
Texas Longhorn Cattle Show (Longhorn Ring)
Open and Youth Exhibit Buildings Open
Dock Dogs on-site registration followed by Big Air Wave performance
CRABTREE CARNIVAL OPENS
1 p.m. – Wyoming State Finals Ranch Rodeo (Ford Grandstand Arena)
3 p.m. – Sheep Lead Contest (Event Tent)
FFA Swine Showmanship followed by Youth Market Swine Show
USA Arm Wrestling weigh-in (until 5 p.m., Ford Grandstand)
WVATA Youth Jackpot Market Goat Show
7 p.m. – PRCA RAM RODEO (Ford Grandstand Arena) CROWNING OF MISS RODEO
WYOMING 2018 (Ford Grandstand Stage)
9 p.m. – Vendors Close
Open Class, 4-H, FFA Exhibit Buildings Close to public
10:30 p.m. – 4-H/FFA Curfew
Saturday, Aug. 18
STATE FAIR PARADE DAY
8 a.m. – 4-H Beef Showmanship followed by FFA Beef Showmanship followed by Youth Market Beef Show
Open Class Sheep Show and Natural Colored Sheep Show (Sheep Barn)
ARBA Rabbit Show (Location TBA)
– Wyoming Mustang Days Show (Horse Arenas)
4-H Dog Show Check-In begins (Horse Arenas)
9 a.m. – 4-H Dog Show and Showmanship Contest (Horse Arenas)
Wyoming Ropefest (Silver Arena)
10 a.m. – WYOMING STATE FAIR PARADE Downtown Douglas
Dock Dogs on-site registration followed by Big Air Wave performance
4-H Modeling Judging continues (Location TBA)
11 a.m. – MSLC Performance Lamb & UW Extension Evaluation Contests Awards (Show rings)
4-H Sheep Showmanship, followed by Youth Champion of Champions Market Lamb
Wyoming Farmer’s Market (Event Tent)
CRABTREE CARNIVAL OPENS
Vendors Open
Open Class, 4-H, FFA Exhibit Buildings Open to public
USA Arm Wrestling weigh-in; followed by USA Arm Wrestling competition (Ford Grandstand)
1 p.m. – PIG ‘N MUD WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP (Ford Grandstand Arena)
Youth Market Goat Champion of Champions 1:30 p.m. – Sheep Shearing Demonstrations (Wool Pavilion)
Bonsai Demonstration (Ag & Natural Resource Center)
2 p.m. – Centennial Farm & Ranch Ice Cream Social (Ruthe James Williams Conference Center)
3 p.m. – Youth Alpaca Llama Show (following 4-H Dog Show, Grass Arenas)
Youth Champion of Champions Market Beef (following Youth Mkt Beef Show) 4 p.m. – FFA Round Robin Showmanship (Swine/Goat Arenas)
5 p.m. – Youth Market Swine Champion of Champions, followed by WVATA Youth Jackpot Market Swine Show
6 p.m. – DEMOLITION DERBY (Ford Grandstand Arena) 7 p.m. – 4-H Fashion Revue - (Location TBA)
8:30-10 p.m. – WREA and PEPSI Sponsored 4-H/FFA Exhibitors Dance (Cafeteria Commons)
9 p.m. – Open Class, FFA, 4-H Exhibit Buildings Close to public
Vendors close
10:30 p.m. – 4-H/FFA Curfew
12 MIDNIGHT – Carnival Closes
Sunday, Aug. 19
5:30 a.m. – McKibben Cafeteria Open for Breakfast
6 a.m. – Livestock Exhibits Released
– FFA and 4-H Exhibits Released
7 a.m. – Release of Open Class Home Arts Exhibits (until 1 p.m.)
10 a.m. – Dormitories Close
