Fair Schedule of Events:

Friday, Sept. 15, 2023

Most Exhibit Hall Entries are due online via Showorks at https://bentonar.fairwire.com/

Fair Tags and passes will be available to pick up at Fair Office prior to fair event.

Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023

9:00 AM Talent Show Rehearsal (auditorium)

5:00 PM Talent Show (auditorium)

Saturday, Sept 23, 2023

9:00 AM Horse Show (CONTINGENT ON NUMBER OF ENTRIES)

9:30 AM Pageant Interviews

10AM te 2PM Exhibit Hall entries will be accepted including food and horticultung

10:00 AM te 2PM Early Vendor and Set Up Fair Exhibitor Passes, RV and Camping Mave In (Drop off self- addressed stamped envelope for premium checks to be malled If not
picked up Sunday. Oct. 1)

5PM Benton County Fair Preteen Beauty Pageant, Auditorium

Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023

1-2:30 PM Pageant Check-In

3PM Benton County Fair Pageant

Monday, Sept. 25, 2023

8 AM - 5PM Commercial Vendor Exhibitor Set Up

4-8:00 PM
Animals may begin arriving
All Small market animals must be there on this day. This includes ALL sheep.
(Hogs may arrive Tuesday, Sept 26th from B-10 AM)
Use wast gate off highway 279. Check in with USDA inspectors before unloading your animals.

Tuesday, Sept 26, 2023

8AM to 10 AM Livestock Check in Use west gate off highway 279. Check in with USDA inspectors before unloading your animals Livestock Barn

10:00 AM Home Arts, Food, Photography Judging Complete Ribbons Awarded

10:00 AM Dairy Goat Show

100 PM Fair Gates Open

4:00 PM Carnival Admission $10.00

3.00 PM Meat Goat Show

7:00 PM Live Music

Wenesday, Sept 27, 2023

9:00 Fair Gates Open

9:00 AM Rabbit Judging

9:00 AM Dairy Showmanship with to follow

4:00 PM Market Hog Show

4:00 PM Carnival Admission $10.0

7:00 PM Live Music

Thursday, Sept 28, 2023

Senior Citizen Day

9:00 AM Breeding Beef Show

9:00 AM Fair Gates Open

10:00 AM Senior Citizen Bihgo and Pageant Auditorium

1:00 PM Lamb Show

4:00 PM Carnival Admission $10.0

6:30 PM Youth Shoat and Archery
Competition Horse Arena

6:00 PM Beef Showmanship-Cloverbud Junior, Intermediate ang Senior with Steer Shows to follow

7:00 PM Live Music

Friday, Sept. 29, 2023

9:00 AM Fair Gates Open

1:00 PM Super Showman

4:00 PM Goat Costume Contest

4:00 PM Carnival Admission $15.00

7pm: Beautigul Bovine Contest

7pm: Live Music

Saturday, Sept 30, 2023

9am: Fair Gates Open

10am: Fair Awards Ceremony Auditorium

3:30pm: Live Music

3pm: Carnival Admission

5pm: Jr Livestock Preminum Auction

5pm: Live Muisc

6:30pm: Junior Livestorck Auction

7pm: Live Music

9pm: Release of Rabbits

11pm: Release of Dairy Cattle

Fair Date: September 26 - 30, 2023

Location: Benton County Fairgrounds - 7640 SouthWest Regional Airport Boulevard Bentonville, AR 72712

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