2015 Kansas State Fair schedule
Here are some highlights from each day. For a complete schedule and the latest changes, go to kansasstatefair.com.
Friday
8 a.m. – Llama Show, Bison Arena; Fine Arts Judging, Oz Gallery
10 a.m. – 4-H Horticulture Judging, 4-H Centennial Hall; 4-H Forestry Judging, 4-H Centennial Hall; Instep (rock ’n’ roll), Bretz & Young Injury Lawyers Arena; Ann Zimmerman (folk), Gottschalk Park Gazebo
10:30 a.m. – Glenda & Mike’s Magic Show, Nex-Tech Wireless Stage at Lake Talbott; 4-H Fiber Arts Judging, 4-H Centennial Hall; 4-H Clothing Judging, 4-H Centennial Hall
11 a.m. – 4-H Geology and Lapidary Judging, 4-H Centennial Hall; Opening Ceremony, Gottschalk Park; Barry Jones (singer-songwriter/folk/Americana), Bretz & Young Injury Lawyers Arena; Seed Survivor opens (until 7 p.m.), Technology Building; Birthing Center opens; State Fair Museum opens (until 7 p.m.), Lair White House
11 a.m., 12, 1, 2 and 6 p.m. – Milking Demonstration, Milking Parlor
11 a.m., 1, 3 and 5 p.m. – Gary Keenan, chain-saw wood carver, north of Lake Talbott
11 a.m., 1:30 and 6:30 p.m. – Bruno’s Tiger Show, Gottschalk Park
11:45 a.m. – Jake Gill (country), Nex-Tech Wireless Stage at Lake Talbott
12 p.m. – Draft Horse Show (Halter and Cart classes), Expo Center; Blake Ellis (rock ’n’ roll), Bretz & Young Injury Lawyers Arena
12 and 2 p.m. – Dr. Goddard’s Lab, Do Art Building
12, 2:30, 4 and 6 p.m. – Pig races, north of Bison Arena
1 p.m. – Instep (rock ’n’ roll), Nex-Tech Wireless Stage at Lake Talbott; 4-H Aerospace Judging & Review, 4-H Centennial Hall; 4-H Energy Management Exhibits Judging, 4-H Centennial Hall; 4-H Wildlife Judging, 4-H Centennial Hall; The Midwest Ford Dealers Grand Drive 4-H/FFA Meat Goat Showmanship, Livestock Annex
2 p.m. – 4-H Woodworking Judging, 4-H Centennial Hall; Ann Zimmerman (folk), Bretz & Young Injury Lawyers Arena; Exotic Animal Petting Zoo opens, south of Nex-Tech Wireless Grandstand; Ranch Sorting National Championship, Expo II; Barry Jones (singer-songwriter/folk/Americana), Nex-Tech Wireless Stage at Lake Talbott
2:30 p.m. – The Midwest Ford Dealers Grand Drive 4-H/FFA Swine Showmanship, Sheep, Swine & Goat Building
3 p.m. – Agriculture Judging, Pride of Kansas Building; 4-H/FFA Crops Judging, Kansas Showcase; Floriculture Judging, Pride of Kansas Building; Midway opens – Moonlight Madness (until 11 p.m.), Carnival Midway; Instep (rock ’n’ roll), Gottschalk Park Gazebo; Idlewood Players (country/gospel/comedy), Nex-Tech Wireless Stage at Lake Talbott
3, 6 and 8:30 p.m. – Ron Diamond, comic hypnotist, Bretz & Young Injury Lawyers Arena
4 p.m. – Kansas Kids Got Talent Live auditions, Hansen Auditorium, Encampment Building; Barry Jones (singer-songwriter/folk/Americana), Gottschalk Park Gazebo; Ann Zimmerman (folk), Nex-Tech Wireless Stage at Lake Talbott; The Midwest Ford Dealers Grand Drive 4-H/FFA Sheep Showmanship, Sheep, Swine & Goat Building
5 p.m. – Hutchinson Brass Quintet, Gottschalk Park Gazebo
5:30 p.m. – The Midwest Ford Dealers Grand Drive 4-H/FFA Beef Showmanship, Prairie Pavilion
6 p.m. – Blake Ellis (rock ’n’ roll), Nex-Tech Wireless Stage at Lake Talbott
6:30 p.m. – Nex-Tech Wireless Grandstand Seating opens
6:30 p.m. – Amateur Wine Competition Results, Domestic Arts Building
7:30 p.m. – Three Days Grace, Nex-Tech Wireless Grandstand
Saturday
7 a.m. – Plein Aire Painting Contest, Oz Gallery
8 a.m. –Fine Arts Judging, Oz Gallery; Rabbit Judging Open Show, Rabbit Barn; 4-H/FFA Market Swine Judging, Sheep, Swine & Goat Building
8:30 a.m. – Agriculture Mechanics Judging, Agriculture Education Exhibit Building; Agriscience and County Collective Exhibit Judging, Kansas Showcase
9 a.m. – 4-H/FFA Market Beef Judging, Prairie Pavilion; 4-H Food Preservation Judging, 4-H Centennial Hall; 4-H Photography Judging, 4-H Centennial Hall; Sheep Shearing and Wool Demonstration, Sheep, Swine & Goat Building; Draft Horse Show (Hitch classes), Expo Center; Miniature Donkey Show, Expo II; Seed Survivor opens (until 7 p.m), Technology Building; Birthing Center opens
10 a.m. – Toddler Games Driving School & Art Fair, Gottschalk Park; 4-H Demonstrations, 4-H Centennial Hall; Exotic Animal Petting Zoo opens, south of Nex-Tech Wireless Grandstand; State Fair Museum opens (until 8 p.m.), Lair White House; the Vogts Sisters (bluegrass), Bretz & Young Injury Lawyers Arena; Vineyard (rock ’n’ roll), Gottschalk Park Gazebo
10 and 11 a.m., 12, 1, 2 and 6 p.m. – Milking Demonstration, Milking Parlor
10 a.m., 12 and 2 p.m. – Dr. Goddard’s Lab, Do Art Building
10 a.m., 12, 2:30, 4 and 6 p.m. – Pig races, north of Bison Arena
10:30 a.m. – Glenda & Mike’s Magic Show, Nex-Tech Wireless Stage at Lake Talbott; Pie Contest Judging, Domestic Arts Building; Summertime Fun Decorated Sugar Cookie Contest, Domestic Arts Building
11 a.m. – Sheep shearing and wool demonstration, Sheep, Swine & Goat Building; Midway opens
11 a.m., 1, 3 and 5 p.m. – Gary Keenan, chain-saw wood carver, north of Lake Talbott
11 a.m., 1:30 and 6:30 p.m. – Bruno’s Tiger Show, Gottschalk Park
11:30 a.m. – 4-H Wheat Variety Plot Display Awards, Kansas Showcase; the Vogts Sisters (bluegrass), Nex-Tech Wireless Stage at Lake Talbott
12 p.m. – Jammin’ Biscuits (bluegrass), Bretz & Young Injury Lawyers Arena; Hutchinson Brass Quintet, Gottschalk Park Gazebo
1 p.m. – 4-H Crops Identification Contest, Encampment Building; Sheep Shearing and Wool Demonstration, Sheep, Swine & Goat Building; Beard & Mustache Competition, Nex-Tech Wireless Stage at Lake Talbott
1:30 p.m. – Legislative Showmanship, Prairie Pavilion; Vineyard (rock ’n’ roll), Bretz & Young Injury Lawyers Arena
2:30 p.m. – Jammin’ Biscuits (bluegrass), Gottschalk Park Gazebo
3 p.m. – Celebrity Grape Stomping Contest, Nex-Tech Wireless Stage at Lake Talbott; 4-H/FFA Jersey & Holstein Dairy Cattle Check-In, Prairie Pavilion; sheep shearing and wool demonstration, Sheep, Swine & Goat Building
3, 6 and 8:30 p.m. – Ron Diamond, comic hypnotist, Bretz & Young Injury Lawyers Arena
4 p.m. – Draft Horse Team Pull Contest, Expo Center; Catholic Mass, Hansen Auditorium, Encampment Building
4:15 p.m. – One False Move (rock ’n’ roll), Gottschalk Park Gazebo; Of The Rescue (rock ’n’ roll), Nex-Tech Wireless Stage at Lake Talbott
4:30 p.m. – Great Plains Jazz Orchestra, Bretz & Young Injury Lawyers Arena
5 p.m. – Sheep Shearing and Wool Demonstration, Sheep, Swine & Goat Building
6 p.m. – The Midwest Ford Dealers Grand Drive and Gala, Prairie Pavilion; Plein Aire Painting Contest Awards, Oz Gallery; Vineyard (rock ’n’ roll), Nex-Tech Wireless Stage at Lake Talbott
7 p.m. – Mutton Bustin’ Championship, Expo Center
7 p.m. – Of The Rescue (rock ’n’ roll), Bretz & Young Injury Lawyers Arena
7:30 p.m. – Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Nex-Tech Wireless Grandstand
Sunday
8 a.m. – Quarter Horse Show, Expo Center; 4-H/FFA Breeding Heifer Show, Prairie Pavilion; Rabbit Judging, Rabbit Barn
9 a.m. – Sheep Shearing and Wool Demonstration, Sheep, Swine & Goat Building; 4-H/FFA Gilt Show, Sheep, Swine & Goat Building; 4-H/FFA Breeding Ewe Show, Sheep, Swine & Goat Building; Miniature Horse Show, Bison Arena
10 a.m. – Exotic Animal Petting Zoo opens, south of Nex-Tech Wireless Grandstand; Worship Service, Bretz & Young Injury Lawyers Arena; 4-H Demonstrations, 4-H Centennial Hall; State Fair Museum opens (until 7 p.m.), Lair White House; Instep (rock ’n’ roll), Gottschalk Park Gazebo
10 and 11 a.m., 12, 1, 2 and 6 p.m. – Milking Demonstration, Milking Parlor
10 a.m., 12 and 2 p.m. – Dr. Goddard’s Lab, Do Art Building
10 a.m., 12, 2:30, 4 and 6 p.m. – Pig races, north of Bison Arena
10:15 a.m. – Glenda & Mike’s Magic Show, Nex-Tech Wireless Stage at Lake Talbott
10:30 a.m. – 4-H Photography Judging Contest, Encampment Building
11 a.m. – Sheep Shearing and Wool Demonstration, Sheep, Swine & Goat Building; Kansas Kountree Kloggers, Bretz & Young Injury Lawyers Arena
11 a.m., 1, 3 and 5 p.m. – Gary Keenan, chain-saw wood carver, north of Lake Talbott
11 a.m., 1:30 and 6:30 p.m. – Bruno’s Tiger Show, Gottschalk Park
12 p.m. – Kansas Arm Wrestling Championships Registration, Gottschalk Park Gazebo; Midway opens
12 p.m. – KSU Pep Rally, Nex-Tech Wireless Stage at Lake Talbott
1 p.m. – Curley’s BBQ Contest, Domestic Arts Building; Sheep Shearing and Wool Demonstration, Sheep, Swine & Goat Building; Kansas Pedal Pull Championships, Bretz & Young Injury Lawyers Arena
1:30 p.m. – Dakota Park (country), Nex-Tech Wireless Stage at Lake Talbott
2 p.m. – Kansas Arm Wrestling Championships, Gottschalk Park Gazebo
2 p.m. – Agriculture Challenge of Champions Contest, Encampment Building
2 p.m. – Shepherd’s Lead, Sheep, Swine & Goat Building
2:45 p.m. – 4-H Photography Judging Contest Awards, Encampment Building
3 p.m. – Sheep Shearing and Wool Demonstration, Sheep, Swine & Goat Building; Judging of the Great American Spam Championship Contest, Domestic Arts Building; Instep (rock ’n’ roll), Nex-Tech Wireless Stage at Lake Talbott
4 p.m. – Hutchinson Brass Quintet, Nex-Tech Wireless Stage at Lake Talbott
5 p.m. – Sheep Shearing and Wool Demonstration, Sheep, Swine & Goat Building; Kansas Rides Motorcycle Parade, Plum Street; Instep (rock ’n’ roll), Gottschalk Park Gazebo
5 and 7:30 p.m. – Ron Diamond, comic hypnotist, Bretz & Young Injury Lawyers Arena
5:30 p.m. – KSU Pep Rally, Nex-Tech Wireless Stage at Lake Talbott
6 p.m. – Dakota Park (country), Bretz & Young Injury Lawyers Arena
6:30 p.m. – Second Time Around (rock ’n’ roll), Nex-Tech Wireless Stage at Lake Talbott
7:30 p.m. – Sam Hunt with Old Dominion, Nex-Tech Wireless Grandstand
Monday
8 a.m. – Marching Bands, Bretz & Young Injury Lawyers Arena; Kansas Emergency Preparedness Exhibit, south of Administration Building
9 a.m. – Judging of Junior Foods Division, Domestic Arts Building; Pinto Horse Show, Expo Center; 4-H/FFA Jersey & Holstein Dairy Cattle Show, Prairie Pavilion; Electrical Safety Demonstrations (until 1 p.m, Ad Astra Pavilion; 9 a.m. – Jersey and Holstein Cattle Judging, Prairie Pavilion; Kansas State Fair Spelling Bee (written), Encampment Building
9:30 a.m. – “Rub-A-Dub-Dub, What’s in the Tub?” Agriculture Education Exhibit Building
10 a.m. – Exotic Animal Petting Zoo opens, south of Nex-Tech Wireless Grandstand
10 a.m. – Big Idea Experience, Educational Programming, Gottschalk Park Gazebo
10 a.m. – Kansas State Fair Spelling Bee, Encampment Building
10 a.m., 12 and 2 p.m. – Dr. Goddard’s Lab, presented by Kansas Cosmosphere & Space Center, Do Art Building
10:30 a.m. – Fowl Facts, Birthing Center; Glenda & Mike’s Magic Show, Nex-Tech Wireless Stage at Lake Talbott; Anchor Inn Fresh Salsa Contest, Domestic Arts Building
11 a.m. – Nickerson High School Madrigals, Bretz & Young Injury Lawyers Arena
11 a.m., 1, 3 and 5 p.m. – Gary Keenan, chain-saw wood carver, north of Lake Talbott
11 a.m., 1:30 and 6:30 p.m. – Bruno’s Tiger Show, Gottschalk Park
11:30 a.m.. 6:30 p.m. – “Rub-A-Dub-Dub, What’s in the Tub?” Agriculture Education Exhibit Building
12 p.m. – Big Idea Experience, Educational Programming, Bretz & Young Injury Lawyers Arena
12:30 p.m. – Nickerson High School Madrigals (chorus), Nex-Tech Wireless Stage at Lake Talbott
1 p.m. – Invent a Heart Healthy Food, Domestic Arts Building; In His Name (country gospel), Bretz & Young Injury Lawyers Arena
2 p.m. – Big Idea Experience, Educational Programming, Nex-Tech Wireless Stage at Lake Talbott
3 p.m. – In His Name (country gospel), Gottschalk Park Gazebo
4 p.m. – The Boomers (rock ’n’ roll), Bretz & Young Injury Lawyers Arena; Cash Hollistah (hip-hop/rap), Nex-Tech Wireless Stage at Lake Talbott
5 and 7:30 p.m. – Ron Diamond, comic hypnotist, Bretz & Young Injury Lawyers Arena
6 p.m. – HayWired (country), Bretz & Young Injury Lawyers Arena
7:30 p.m. – Demolition Derby, Nex-Tech Wireless Grandstand
Tuesday
8 a.m. – Marching Bands, Bretz & Young Injury Lawyers Arena
9 a.m. – Paint Horse Show, Expo Center; Sheep Shearing and Wool Demonstration, Sheep, Swine & Goat Building; Electrical Safety Demonstration (until 1 p.m.); High Schools Debate Demonstrations, Hansen Auditorium, Encampment Building (also 11 a.m.)
9:30 a.m. – Boer Goat Show, Sheep, Swine & Goat Building; “Rub-A-Dub-Dub, What’s in the Tub?” Agriculture Education Exhibit Building (also 11:30 a.m.)
10 a.m. – Shropshire Sheep Show, Sheep, Swine & Goat Building
10 a.m. – Exotic Animal Petting Zoo opens, south of Nex-Tech Wireless Grandstand; Tanner Dirks Band (country), Gottschalk Park Gazebo
10 and 11 a.m., 12, 1, 2 and 6 p.m. – Milking Demonstration, Milking Parlor
10 a.m., 12, 2:30, 4 and 6 p.m. – Pig races, north of Bison Arena
10:30 a.m. – King Arthur Flour Banana Bread Contest, Domestic Arts Building; Glenda & Mike’s Magic Show, Nex-Tech Wireless Stage at Lake Talbott
11 a.m. – Hutchinson Correctional Facility K-9 Demonstration, Bretz & Young Injury Lawyers Arena; Sheep Dog Demonstration, Bison Arena
11 a.m., 1, 3 and 5 p.m.– Gary Keenan, chain-saw wood carver, north of Lake Talbott
11 a.m., 1:30 and 6:30 p.m. – Bruno’s Tiger Show, Gottschalk Park
11:30 a.m. – Glenn Roth (classical guitar), Nex-Tech Wireless Stage at Lake Talbott
12 p.m. – Kansas Square Dancers, Bretz & Young Injury Lawyers Arena
12:30 p.m. – Dorset Sheep Show, Sheep, Swine & Goat Building
1 p.m. – Sheep Shearing and Wool Demonstration, Sheep, Swine & Goat Building; All Other Breed Sheep Show, Sheep, Swine & Goat Building; Tanner Dirks Band (country), Bretz & Young Injury Lawyers Arena; High School Debate Demonstrations, Hansen Auditorium, Encampment Building
2 p.m. – Junior Doe Dairy Goat Judging, Sheep, Swine & Goat Building
2 p.m. – Glenn Roth (classical guitar), Nex-Tech Wireless Stage at Lake Talbott
3 p.m. – Sheep Shearing and Wool Demonstration, Sheep, Swine & Goat Building; Delos V. Smith Sunflower Dancers, Bretz & Young Injury Lawyers Arena; Aubrie Valle (variety solo vocalist), Nex-Tech Wireless Stage at Lake Talbott
4 p.m. – $4 gate admission after 4 p.m.; Glenn Roth (classical guitar), Bretz & Young Injury Lawyers Arena
5:30 p.m. – Tanner Dirks Band (country), Nex-Tech Wireless Stage at Lake Talbott; Southdown Sheep Show, Sheep, Swine & Goat Building
6:15 p.m. – Hutchinson Municipal Band, Bretz & Young Injury Lawyers Arena; Nex-Tech Wireless Grandstand Seating opens
7:30 p.m. – The Oak Ridge Boys with Jimmy Fortune of the Statler Brothers, Nex-Tech Wireless Grandstand
Wednesday
8 a.m. – Marching Bands, Bretz & Young Injury Lawyers Arena; Paint Horse Show, Expo Center
9 a.m. – Electrical Safety Demonstration (until 1 p.m, Ad Astra Pavilion
9:30 a.m. – “Rub-A-Dub-Dub, What’s in the Tub?” Agriculture Education Exhibit Building
10 a.m. – Suffolk Sheep Show, Sheep, Swine & Goat Building; Exotic Animal Petting Zoo opens, south of Nex-Tech Wireless Grandstand
10 a.m. – State Fair Museum opens (until 7 p.m.), Lair White House; Ann Zimmerman (folk), Gottschalk Park Gazebo
10 and 11 a.m., 12, 1, 2 and 6 p.m. – Milking Demonstration, Milking Parlor
10 a.m., 12 and 2 p.m. – Dr. Goddard’s Lab, Do Art Building
10 a.m., 12, 2:30, 4 and 6 p.m. – Pig races, north of Bison Arena
10:30 a.m. – Hampshire Sheep Show, Sheep, Swine & Goat Building; Bring a Veteran to Brunch (preregister at www.kansasstatefair.com, Dillon Hall, Encampment Building
10:30 a.m. – Glenda & Mike’s Magic Show, Nex-Tech Wireless Stage at Lake Talbott
11 a.m. – Sheep Shearing and Wool Demonstration, Sheep, Swine & Goat Building; Montadale Sheep Show, Sheep, Swine & Goat Building
11 a.m., 1, 3 and 5 p.m. – Gary Keenan, chain-saw wood carver, north of Lake Talbott
11 a.m., 1:30 and 6:30 p.m. – Bruno’s Tiger Show, Gottschalk Park
12 p.m. – Midway opens - Ride-O-Rama (until 10 p.m.)
1:30 p.m. – Kansas State Fair Bingo, Dillon Hall, Encampment Building
1:30 p.m. – Cedar Creek Crossing (bluegrass), Nex-Tech Wireless Stage at Lake Talbott
2 p.m. – Kansas Auctioneers Bid Calling Contest, Bretz & Young Injury Lawyers Arena; 2 p.m. – “Rub-A-Dub-Dub, What’s in the Tub?” Agriculture Education Exhibit Building
3 p.m. – Sheep Shearing and Wool Demonstration, Sheep, Swine & Goat Building; Floriculture Judging, Pride of Kansas Building; Melanie & Nina (praise/Christian), Nex-Tech Wireless Stage at Lake Talbott
4 p.m. – Ann Zimmerman (folk), Bretz & Young Injury Lawyers Arena
4:30 p.m. – Hannah Elizabeth (variety solo vocalist), Nex-Tech Wireless Stage at Lake Talbott
5 p.m. – Sheep Shearing and Wool Demonstration, Sheep, Swine & Goat Building; Cedar Creek Crossing (bluegrass), Gottschalk Park Gazebo
6 p.m. – Melanie & Nina (praise/Christian), Bretz & Young Injury Lawyers Arena
6:30 p.m. – Nex-Tech Wireless Grandstand Seating opens
7:30 p.m. – Newsboys, Nex-Tech Wireless Grandstand
Thursday
8:30 a.m. – P.O.A. Horse Show, Expo Center
9 a.m. – Angus Beef Cattle Judging, Prairie Pavilion; Electrical Safety Demonstration (until 1 p.m.), Ad Astra Pavilion
9:30 a.m. – “Rub-A-Dub-Dub, What’s in the Tub?” Agriculture Education Exhibit Building
10 a.m. – Simmental Beef Cattle Judging, Prairie Pavilion; Exotic Animal Petting Zoo opens, south of Nex-Tech Wireless Grandstand; State Fair Museum opens (until 7 p.m.), Lair White House; Daniel Christian (pop/folk rock), Bretz & Young Injury Lawyers Arena
10:30 a.m. – Glenda & Mike’s Magic Show, Nex-Tech Wireless Stage at Lake Talbott
11 a.m. – Hutchinson Correctional Facility K-9 Demonstration, Bretz & Young Injury Lawyers Arena
11 a.m. – Your Move “50 vs. One” Chess Exhibit, House of Capper
11 a.m., 12, 1, 2 and 6 p.m. – Milking Demonstration, Milking Parlor
11 a.m., 1, 3 and 5 p.m. – Gary Keenan, chain-saw wood carver, north of Lake Talbott
11 a.m., 1:30 and 6:30 p.m. – Bruno’s Tiger Show, Gottschalk Park
11:30 a.m. – “Rub-A-Dub-Dub, What’s in the Tub?” Agriculture Education Exhibit Building
11:45 a.m. – Freedom Calls (country), Nex-Tech Wireless Stage at Lake Talbott
12 p.m. – Ann Zimmerman (folk), Nex-Tech Wireless Stage at Lake Talbott
1 p.m. – Pony Pull Show, Bison Arena; Caleb Bowers & the Revenues (rock ’n’ roll), Bretz & Young Injury Lawyers Arena
1 p.m. – Fowl Facts, Birthing Center
1:30 p.m. – Presentation of Governor’s Awards & Cookie Jar (kitchen craft), Domestic Arts Building
2 p.m. – Freedom Calls (country), Bretz & Young Injury Lawyers Arena
2 p.m. – Blitz Chess Games & Mega Chess, presented by Hutchinson Community College Chess Club, Encampment Tent (East of Encampment Building); Daniel Christian (pop/folk rock), Nex-Tech Wireless Stage at Lake Talbott
3 p.m. – 4Given (gospel), Bretz & Young Injury Lawyers Arena; Caleb Bowers & the Revenues (rock ’n’ roll), Nex-Tech Wireless Stage at Lake Talbott
4 p.m. – $4 gate admission after 4 p.m.; Brandon Michael Ellis (rock ’n’ roll), Bretz & Young Injury Lawyers Arena; Daniel Christian (pop/folk rock), Gottschalk Park Gazebo
4:15 p.m. – Ann Zimmerman (folk), Nex-Tech Wireless Stage at Lake Talbott
5 and 7:30 p.m. – Ron Diamond, comic hypnotist, Bretz & Young Injury Lawyers Arena
6 p.m. – 4-H Horse Show Trail Competition, Expo Center; Brandon Michael Ellis (rock ’n’ roll) Nex-Tech Wireless Stage at Lake Talbott
7 p.m. – Sunflower State Surprise Contest, Domestic Arts Building
7:30 p.m. – Hairball, Nex-Tech Wireless Grandstand
Sept. 18
8 a.m. – 4-H Horse Show, Expo Center; Longhorn Exhibit opens, Livestock Annex
8:30 a.m. – Charolais Beef Cattle Judging, Prairie Pavilion; Gelbvieh Beef Cattle Judging, Prairie Pavilion
9 a.m. – Shorthorn Beef Cattle Judging, Prairie Pavilion; Limousin Beef Cattle Judging, Prairie Pavilion; Electrical Safety Demonstration (until 1 p.m), Ad Astra Pavilion
9:30 a.m. – Hampshire Swine Show, Sheep, Swine & Goat Building; “Rub-A-Dub-Dub, What’s in the Tub?” Agriculture Education Exhibit Building
10 a.m. – Exotic Animal Petting Zoo opens, south of Nex-Tech Wireless Grandstand; Instep (rock ’n’ roll), Bretz & Young Injury Lawyers Arena; Emily Strom (singer-songwriter/jazz/R&B/soul), Gottschalk Park Gazebo
10 a.m., 12 and 2 p.m. – Dr. Goddard’s Lab,, Do Art Building
10:30 a.m. – AOB Swine Show, Sheep, Swine & Goat Building
10:30 a.m. – Glenda & Mike’s Magic Show, Nex-Tech Wireless Stage at Lake Talbott
11 a.m., 1, 3 and 5 p.m. – Gary Keenan, chain-saw wood carver, north of Lake Talbott
11 a.m., 1:30 and 6:30 p.m. – Bruno’s Tiger Show, Gottschalk Park
11 a.m. – Anna Christensen (pop), Bretz & Young Injury Lawyers Arena
11:30 a.m. – Spots Swine Show, Sheep, Swine & Goat Building
11:45 a.m. – The Boomers (rock ’n’ roll), Nex-Tech Wireless Stage at Lake Talbott
12 p.m. – 4-H/FFA Brown Swiss Dairy Cattle Judging, Prairie Pavilion
1 p.m. – Yorkshire Swine Show, Sheep, Swine & Goat Building
1:30 p.m. – Chester White Swine Show, Sheep, Swine & Goat Building
2 p.m. – Duroc Swine Show, Sheep, Swine & Goat Building
3 p.m. – Celebrity Goat Milking Contest, Sheep, Swine & Goat Building; Ayrshire Dairy Cattle Judging, Prairie Pavilion; Ladies Barrow Swine Show, Sheep, Swine & Goat Building; Sweet Rhubarb (bluegrass), Nex-Tech Wireless Stage at Lake Talbott
3, 6 and 8:30 p.m. – Ron Diamond, comic hypnotist, Bretz & Young Injury Lawyers Arena
4 p.m. – Kansas Kids Got Talent Live Auditions, Hansen Auditorium, Encampment Building; Emily Strom (singer-songwriter/jazz/r&b/soul), Nex-Tech Wireless Stage at Lake Talbott
5:30 p.m. – 4-H/FFA Milking Shorthorn, Prairie Pavilion
6 p.m. – 4-H/FFA Rabbit Fur Classes, Rabbit Barn
7 p.m. – Orange Cake Contest, Domestic Arts Building
7 p.m. – Salt City Big Band, Bretz & Young Injury Lawyers Arena
7:30 p.m. – Gabriel Iglesias, Nex-Tech Wireless Grandstand
Sept. 19
7:30 a.m. – 4-H Horse Show, Expo Center
8 a.m. – Youth 4-H/FFA Dairy Goat Judging, Sheep, Swine & Goat Building; 4-H/FFA Rabbits Judging, Rabbit Barn; Longhorn Exhibit opens, Livestock Annex
9 a.m. – 4-H Dog Show, Bison Arena; Hereford Beef Cattle Judging, Prairie Pavilion; Seed Survivor opens (until 7 p.m.), sponsored by AGRIUM, Technology Building; Birthing Center opens; State Fair Museum opens (until 8 p.m.), Lair White House; Lego Bricks Building Contest, Oz Gallery
9:30 and 11:30 a.m., 2 and 6:30 p.m. – “Rub-A-Dub-Dub, What’s in the Tub?” Agriculture Education Exhibit Building
10 a.m. – Exotic Animal Petting Zoo opens, south of Nex-Tech Wireless Grandstand
10 a.m. – Sweet Rhubarb (bluegrass), Bretz & Young Injury Lawyers Arena
10 and 11 a.m., 12, 1, 2 and 6 p.m. – Milking Demonstration, Milking Parlor
10 a.m., 12 and 2 p.m. – Dr. Goddard’s Lab, Do Art Building
10 a.m., 12, 2:30, 4 and 6 p.m. – Pig races, north of Bison Arena
10:30 a.m. – Roy Coffey Antique Farm Machinery Show, sponsored by KFSA, south of Administration Building; Fried N’ Joy Bacon Contest, Domestic Arts Building; Glenda & Mike’s Magic Show, Nex-Tech Wireless Stage at Lake Talbott
11 a.m. – Watusi Show, Livestock Annex; Braidyn Rucker (country), Bretz & Young Injury Lawyers Arena
11 a.m., 1, 3 and 5 p.m. – Gary Keenan, chain-saw wood carver, north of Lake Talbott
11 a.m., 1:30 and 6:30 p.m. – Bruno’s Tiger Show, Gottschalk Park
12 p.m. – Butler Headliners (chorus), Bretz & Young Injury Lawyers Arena; Melanie & Nina (praise/Christian), Nex-Tech Wireless Stage at Lake Talbott
1 p.m. – Open Barrow Swine Show, Sheep, Swine & Goat Building; Homemade Ice Cream Contest, Domestic Arts Building; Abby Jolicoeur, 2014 Kansas Kids Got Talent Winner (variety solo vocalist), Bretz & Young Injury Lawyers Arena
1:30 p.m. – 4Given (gospel), Nex-Tech Wireless Stage at Lake Talbott
2 p.m. – Junior Dairy Goat Judging, Sheep, Swine & Goat Building
2, 6 and 8:30 p.m. – Ron Diamond, comic hypnotist, Bretz & Young Injury Lawyers Arena
3 p.m. – Abby Jolicoeur, 2014 Kansas Kids Got Talent Winner (variety solo vocalist), Nex-Tech Wireless Stage at Lake Talbott
4 p.m. – 4-H Construction Fashion Revue, Encampment Building; Chainsaw Woodcarving Auction, Bretz & Young Injury Lawyers Arena; Quilt Auction (for quilt made from 2014 Quilt Block Contest entries), Bretz & Young Injury Lawyers Arena; Braidyn Rucker (country), Nex-Tech Wireless Stage at Lake Talbott
5 p.m. – 4-H Buymanship Fashion Revue, Encampment Building; Melanie & Nina (praise/Christian), Bretz & Young Injury Lawyers Arena; Abby Jolicoeur, 2014 Kansas Kids Got Talent Winner (variety solo vocalist), Gottschalk Park Gazebo
6 p.m. – Beef Supreme Drive, Prairie Pavilion
7:15 p.m. – Buhler Singers (chorus), Bretz & Young Injury Lawyers Arena
7:30 p.m. – Little Big Town, Nex-Tech Wireless Grandstand
8 p.m. – Movie Night at the Fair: “The Lego Movie,” Nex-Tech Wireless Stage at Lake Talbott
Sept. 20
7:30 a.m. – 4-H Horse Show, Expo Center
8 a.m. – Longhorn Exhibit opens, Livestock Annex; Senior Doe Dairy Goat Judging, Sheep, Swine & Goat Building
9 a.m. – Nostalgic Car Show, Gottschalk Park
9:30 and 11:30 a.m., 2 and 6:30 p.m. – “Rub-A-Dub-Dub, What’s in the Tub?” Agriculture Education Exhibit Building
10 a.m. – Antique Tractor Pull, Bison Arena; Worship Service, Bretz & Young Injury Lawyers Arena
10 and 11 a.m., 12, 1, 2 and 6 p.m. – Milking Demonstration, Milking Parlor
10 a.m., 12 and 2 p.m. – Dr. Goddard’s Lab, Do Art Building
10 a.m., 12 and 2:30 p.m. – Pig races, north of Bison Arena
10:30 a.m. – Glenda & Mike’s Magic Show, Nex-Tech Wireless Stage at Lake Talbott
11 a.m. and 1 p.m. – Gary Keenan, chain-saw wood carver, north of Lake Talbott
11 a.m., 1:30 and 6:30 p.m. – Bruno’s Tiger Show, Gottschalk Park
11:45 a.m. – Bootleg Mercy (rock ’n’ roll), Nex-Tech Wireless Stage at Lake Talbott
1 p.m. – Medicine Lodge Peace Treaty, Bretz & Young Injury Lawyers Arena
1:30 p.m. – Atchison Jazz Express (jazz band), Nex-Tech Wireless Stage at Lake Talbott
2 p.m. – Kansas Kids Got Talent Finals, Hansen Auditorium, Encampment Building
2 and 4 p.m. – Ron Diamond, comic hypnotist, Bretz & Young Injury Lawyers Arena
2:30 p.m. – Bootleg Mercy (rock ’n’ roll), Gottschalk Park Gazebo
3 p.m. – Ranch Roping, Expo II; Outlaw Truck and Tractor Pull, Nex-Tech Wireless Grandstand; Instep (rock ’n’ roll), Bretz & Young Injury Lawyers Arena
5 p.m. – Atchison Jazz Express (jazz band), Gottschalk Park Gazebo
This story was originally published September 9, 2015 at 5:47 PM with the headline "2015 Kansas State Fair schedule."