Welcome to the Ford County Fair!

Schedule of Events:

June 22, 2025

10:00am – Horse Show
2:00pm-5:00pm – Home EC Entries Received
5:00pm – Jackpot Breeding Gilt Show

June 23, 2025

8:00am – Jr. Class Hog Show, Open Show following Jr. Show
8:00am-10:45am – Home EC Entries Received – Home EC Bldg.
Noon – Judging Home EC, Junior and Ag Products
6:00pm – Rides Open
7:00pm – Queen Pageant

Petting Zoo in the Commercial Building

June 24, 2025

5:30pm – Little Mister & Miss Pageant – Dance Building
5:30pm – 6:00pm – Registration for Children’s Tractor Pull – Pavilion
6:00pm – Family Night ($15 Armbands for first 400 / $25 Armbands after first 400) Armbands go onsale after 5pm
6:00pm – Rides Open
6:30pm – Children’s Tractor Pull – Pavilion

Petting Zoo in the Commercial Building

June 25, 2025

9:00am – Jr. Beef Show, Jr. Rabbit Show
5:00pm – Ford County 4-H Premium Auction – Show Barn
6:00pm – Illiana Truck & Tractor Pull – Grandstand
Petting Zoo in the Commercial Building

June 26, 2025

9:00am – Open Beef Show
3:00pm- 5:00pm – Showdown Lamb & Goat Jackpot Show Weigh-in
6:00pm – Rides Open
6:00pm – Illiana Truck & Tractor Pull – Grandstand
6:00pm – Showdown Lamb & Goat Jackpot Show
Petting Zoo in the Commercial Building

June 27, 2025

6:00pm – Rides Open – Included in concert ticket price
7:30pm – Gretchen Wilson and Dalton Davis
Ridgeland in the Pavilion after Concert till Midnight
Petting Zoo in the Commercial Building

June 28, 2025

9:00am – Open Class Goat Show
9:30am – Rabbit Show
1:00-2:00pm  – All exhibits released
6:00pm – Rides Open
6:30pm – Demolition Derby – Grandstand
8:00pm – 12:00am – 80’s Bush in the Pavilion
Petting Zoo in the Commercial Building

Date: June 22 - 28, 2025

Location: Ford County Fairgrounds, 329 East Third Street Melvin, IL 60952

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