The Cheyenne County Fair is one of the biggest fairs in the Panhandle. The fair features everything you could want from a fair out west: rides and games, rodeo, live music, livestock competitions, and of course a beer garden.

Schedule:

July 19, 2025

9:00 AM - 4-H Working Cow, Dummy Roping, Trail (Arena)

10:00 AM - Rowdy's Round-Up Cheer & Dance Competition

5:00 PM - NBHA Barrel Race registration begins (Arena)

5:30 PM - NBHA Barrel Race exhibition runs (Arena)

7:00 PM  - NBHA Barrel Races begin (Arena) - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC WITH FREE ADMISSION

July 20, 2025

10:00 - 11:30 AM - Open Class Horse Show registration (rodeo office)

12:00 PM - Open Class Horse Show (arena)

1:00 - 4:00 PM - Open Class Exhibit registration (exhibit building)

July 21, 2025

8:00 - 11:00 AM - Enter Open Class Exhibits (exhibit building)

9:00 AM - 4-H Horse Show (arena)

12:00 - 4:00 PM - Enter & Judging of 4-H Static & General Exhibits (exhibit building)

July 22, 2025

7:30 AM - Weigh 4-H Swine

8:30 AM - Weigh 4-H Sheep & Meat Goats, check in breeding Ewes

9:00 - 10:30 AM - Enter 4-H Rabbit & Poultry

9:30 AM - Weigh 4-H Beef

9:30 AM - Ultrasound, Market Beef

11:00 AM - Check in 4-H Stocker/Feeder, Bucket Calves, and Breeding Heifers

1:00 PM - Ultrasound review

2:00 PM - Judging Clinic

3:00 PM - Livestock Judging Contest following clinic

5:00 - 9:00 PM - 4-H & Open Class exhibits open to the public (exhibit building)

6:00 PM - Gates & Beer Garden OPEN

7:00 PM - PRCA Rodeo, Mutton Bustin, & WRPA Barrel Race (Slack to follow rodeo)

July 23, 2025

9:00 AM - 4-H/FFA Swine Show

11:00 AM - 4-H/FFA Chicken & Rabbit show following Swine show

6:00 pm - Gates & Beer Garden OPEN

7:00 PM - Rubber Check Race
                 *Military, Veteran, & First Responders Appreciation Night
                 **Goat Roping in the Lazy S Ranch Beer Garden
                      sponsored by Finney's Ace Hardware
                      following the Rubber Check Race - FREE admission

July 24, 2025

8:30 AM - Meet the Judge for 4-H Sheep & Goat

9:00 AM - 4-H Sheep Show, 4-H Meat Goat, & Dairy Goat Show

                   Open Class Sheep, Meat Goat, & Dairy Goat Show
4:30 PM - 4-H group picture taken

6:00 PM - 4-H Fashion Show & Award Presentation

6:00 - 10:00 PM - Garry Moore Amusements Midway Carnival

6:00 PM - Gates & Beer Garden OPEN

7:00 PM - NSPA Truck & Tractor Pull

July 25, 2025

7:45 AM - Meet the Judge

9:00 AM - 4-H Beef Showmanship
                  FFA Beef Showmanship
                   4-H Breeding Heifer Show
                   4-H Bucket Calf Show
                   4-H Stocker/Feeder Show
                   Open Class Beef Show featuring Bucket Calf, Stocker/Feeder, Breeding, and Market

12:00 - 9:00 PM - 4-H & Open Class Exhibits Open to the Public

1:00 PM - 4-H/FFA Market Beef/Bred & Fed Show
                   Round Robin Showmanship

6:00 - 10:00 PM - Garry Moore Amusements Midway Carnival

6:00 PM - Gates & Beer Garden OPEN!

7:00 PM - Hunter Hayes with special guest

July 26, 2025

9:00 AM - 4-H Livestock Sale

12:00 PM - 4-H Appreciation Lunch

12:00 PM - 9:00 PM - 4-H & Open Class Exhibits open to the public

6:00 - 10:00 PM - Garry Moore Amusements Midway Carnival

6:00 PM - Gates & Beer Garden OPEN!

7:00 PM - "Rumble on the Rails" Demolition Derby
                   Lawn Mower Races (intermission)
                  MONSTER Meat Raffle winner announced

Date: July 19 - 26, 2025

Venue:

Cheyenne County Fairgrounds
10955 Lincoln Hwy
Sidney, NE 69162

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For more info https://www.cheyennecountyfair.com/events.