Schedule:

Sunday - August 20, 2023

11:00 a.m - 2:00 p.m: Tack Set up
12:00 p.m - 7:00 p.m: Accept 4-H Indoor Exhibits
12:00 p.m - 7:00 p.m: Accept Open Indoor Entries
4:00 p.m - 6:00 p.m: Accept Dairy Heifers
10:00 p.m: Close Livestock gates and Barn

Monday - August 21, 2023

6:00 a.m: Open Livestock Gates
7:00 a.m - 7:30 a.m: Accept Dairy and Pygmy goats and Milk Cows
8:00 a.m: Gates open to Public
8:00 a.m: Dairy Goat Show
9:00 a.m: Pygmy Goat Show
9:30 a.m: Dairy and Pygmy Goat Showmanship (Combined)
Pee Wee Dairy Goat Show
10:30 a.m: Breeding Doe Show
11:00 a.m: Breeeding Ewe Show
12:00 p.m - 7:00 p.m: Accept Open Indoor Entries
12:00 p.m: Dairy Heifer Show
1:00 p.m: Dairy Heifer Showmanship
1:30 p.m: Open Milk Cow Show
2:00 p.m: Release Dairy Heifers (except those in grand drive)
4:00 p.m - 6:00 p.m: Accept Rest of All Livestock
6:30 p.m: Livestock Exhibitors Meeting
7:00 p.m: Weigh Steers
10:00 p.m: Close Livestock Gates and Barn

Tuesday - August 22, 2023

6:00 a.m: Open Livestock Gates
8:00 a.m: Gates open to Public
8:00 a.m: Rabbit Show (show ring)
1:00 p.m: Production Steer Show
2:00 p.m: Market Steer Show
3:00 p.m: Steer Showmanship (Market and Production)
3:00 p.m: Poultry Show
Production Steers to processor
5:00 p.m: Weigh Goats
6:30 p.m: Weigh and Classify Lambs
10:00 p.m: Close Livestock gates and barn

Wednesday - August 23, 2023

6:00 a.m: Open Livestock Gates
8:00 a.m: Gates open to Public
8:30 a.m: Market Goat show
9:00 a.m: Commercial Booths and Exhibit Hall Open to the Public
11:00 a.m: Goat Showmanship (Market and Breeding)
Pee Wee Goat show
12:00 p.m - 7:00 p.m: Accept Flowers, horticulture, and arrangements.
2:00 p.m: Market Lamb Show
3:30 p.m: Lamb Showmanship (Market and Breeding)
Pee Wee Lamb Show
7:00 p.m: Weigh and classify swine
10:00 p.m: Close Livestock Gates and Barn

Thursday - August 24, 2023

6:00 a.m: Open Livestock Gates
8:00 a.m: Gates Open to the Public
8:00 a.m: Swine Show
10:00 a.m: Swine Showmanship
9:00 a.m: Commercial Booths and Exhibit Hall Open to the Public
Pee Wee Swine Show
2:00 p.m: Production Heifer Show
3:00 p.m: Market Heifer Show
4:00 p.m: Beef Heifer Showmanship (Production and Market Heifer)
Pulls will be for 1 hour After last Show
9:00 p.m: Booths Close
10:00 p.m: Fair Gates Close

Friday - August 25, 2023

6:00 a.m: Open Livestock Gates
8:00 a.m: Gates Open to the Public
9:00 a.m: Commercial Booths and Exhibit Hall Open to the Public
9:00 a.m: Round Robin
2:00 p.m: Fitting Contest
9:00 a.m: Booths Close
10:00 p.m: Livestock Gates Close
12:00 a.m: Fair Gates Close

Saturday - August 26, 2023

6:00 a.m: Open Livestock Gates
7:30 a.m - 8:00 a.m: Accept Bucket Calves
8:00 a.m: Gates Open to the Public
8:00 a.m: Carcass Judging Production Steers
9:00 a.m: Bucket Calf Class
9:00 a.m: Commercial Booths and Exhibit Hall Open to the Public
11:00 a.m: Valencia County Fair Parade (Sponsored by the Greater Belen Chamber of Commerce)
5:00 p.m: Buyers Dinner
6:30 p.m: Buckle Ceremony
7:30 p.m: Junior Livestock Sale
9:00 p.m: Booths Close
10:00 p.m: Livestock Gates Close
12:00 p.m: Fair gates Close

Sunday - August 27, 2023

6:00 a.m: Open Livestock Gates
8:00 a.m: Gates Open to the Public
8:00 a.m: Release Sale Animals
9:00 a.m: Commercial Booths and Exhibit Hall Open to the Public
10:00 a.m: Release Non-Sale Animals
3:00 p.m: Release of 4-H Indoor Exhibits
3:00 p.m: Release Indoor Entries and Vendors
6:00 p.m: Fair Gates close for 2023 fair

Date: August 21 - 27, 2023

Location:

Valencia County Fairgrounds
14 I-25 Bypass
Belen, NM 87002

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