Celebrating 60 Years

Fair Schedule:

Friday, July 18, 2025

10am: Strolling: FRITTERS - Locations May Vary
10a-8pm: Butterfly Exhibit - Stage 3
10a-7pm: Budweiser Clydesdales - Machinery Row
12:30pm: Daryl's Racing Pigs - Stage 4
12:30pm: Sarah Twister - Stage 1
12:30pm: Off Axis Stunt Show - Stage 5
1pm: Butterfly Classes - Stage 3
1:15pm: K9 Kings - Stage 8
1:30pm: Sea Lion Splash - Stage 7
1:30p-6pm: Dakota Talent - Stage 2
2pm: A Hard Days Night - Stage 2
2:30p-3:30pm: MHA Dancers - West Park
3pm: Daryl's Racing Pigs - Stage 4
3:30pm: Sarah Twister - Stage 1
3:30pm: Sea Lion Splash - Stage 7
4pm: K9 Kings - Stage 8
4pm: Off Axis Stunt Show - Stage 5
4pm: Butterfly Exhibit - Stage 3
5pm: A Hard Days Night - Stage 2
5:30pm: Daryl's Racing Pigs - Stage 4
5:30p-6:30pm: MHA Dancers - West Park
6pm: Off Axis Stunt Show - Stage 5
6pm: Sarah Twister - Stage 1
5p-6pm: Catherine Loyer & Strawberry Roan - Flickertail Gardens
6:30pm: Sea Lion Splash - Stage 7
7pm: K9 Kings - Stage 8
7pm: Butterfly Exhibit - Stage 3
7pm: Just Sing Karaoke - Stage 2
8pm: Bailey Zimmerman - Grandstand
9pm: A Hard Days Night - Stage 2
10p-12am: NDSF After Party - Stage 2
9p-1am: Catherine Loyer & Strawberry Roan - Flickertail Gardens

4-h, ffa, & Livestock schedule:

8am: FFA Tractor Driving Contest - Machinery Row
8am: Quarter Horse Show - Arena I
10:30am: Tractor Driving Contest Awards - Machinery Row

Saturday, July 19, 2025

8:45am: Run the Route - West Park
9:15am: State Parade (Burdick & Broadway - arrives on grounds 10am) - Location May Vary
10am: Strolling: FRITTERS - Location May Vary
10a-8pm: Butterfly Exhibit - Stage 3
10a-7pm: Budweiser Clydesdales - Machinery Row
10:30am: Diaper Derby & Toddler Trot - SRT State Fair Park
12:30pm: Sarah Twister - Stage 1
12:30pm: Daryl's Racing Pigs - Stage 4
12:30pm: Off Axis Stunt Show - Stage 5
1pm: Butterfly Exhibit - Stage 3
1:15pm: K9 Kings - Stage 8
1:30pm: Sea Lion Splash - Stage 7
1:30pm: 188th Military Band - Stage 1
1:30p-6pm: Dakota Talent - Stage 2
2pm: A Hard Days Night - Stage 2
2:30p-3:30pm: MHA Dancers - West Park
3pm: Daryl's Racing Pigs - Stage 4
3:30pm: Sarah Twister - Stage 1
3:30pm: Sea Lion Splash - Stage 7
3:30pm: 188th Military Band - Stage 2
4pm: Off Axis Stunt Show - Stage 5
4pm: K9 Kings - Stage 8
4pm: Butterfly Exhibit - Stage 3
5pm: A Hard Days Night - Stage 2
5pm: 188th Military Band - Stage 1
5pm: 188th Military Band - Busch Stage
5:30pm: Daryl's Racing Pigs - Stage 4
5:30p-6:30pm: MHA Dancers - West Park
6pm: Sarah Twister - Stage 1
6pm: Off Axis Stunt Show - Stage 5
5p-6pm: Catherine Loyer & Strawberry Roan - Flickertail Gardens
6:30pm: 188th Military Band - Stage 2
6:30pm: Sea Lion Splash - Stage 7
7pm: Butterfly Exhibit - Stage 3
7pm: K9 Kings - Stage 8
7pm: Just Sing Karaoke - Stage 2
7:30pm: 188th Military Band - Busch Stage
8pm: Ian Munsick - Grandstand
9pm: A Hard Days Night - Stage 2
10p-12am: NDSF After Party - Stage 2
9p-1am - Catherine Loyer & Strawberry Roan - Flickertail Gardens

4-h, ffa, & Livestock schedule:

8am: Quarter Horse Show - Arena II
9am: ARBA Rabbit Show - Bunny Barn
10am: 4-H Rube Goldberg Challenge - State Fair Center
1pm: Rube Goldberg Challenge - Performance & Judging - State Fair Center
1:30pm: Pony Pull - Arena I
4:00pm: Draft Horse Show Event Classes - Arena I

Sunday, July 20, 2025

10am: Strolling: FRITTERS - Locations May Vary
10a-8pm: Butterfly Exhibit - Stage 3
10a-7pm: Budweiser Clydesdales - Machinery Row
11:30am: 188th Military Band - Stage 2
12:30pm: Sarah Twister - Stage 1
12:30pm: 188th Military Band - Stage 2
12:30pm: Daryl's Racing Pigs - Stage 4
12:30p-1pm: Off Axis Stunt Show - Stage 5
1pm: Butterfly Exhibit - Stage 3
1:15pm: K9 Kings - Stage 8
1:30pm: Sea Lion Splash - Stage 7
1:30-6pm: Dakota Talent - Stage 2
2pm: A Hard Days Night - Stage 2
2:30p-3:30pm: MHA Dancers - West Park
3pm: Daryl's Racing Pigs - Stage 4
3:30pm: Sarah Twister - Stage 1
3:30pm: Sea Lion Splash - Stage 7
4pm: Butterfly Exhibit - Stage 3
4pm: Off Axis Stunt Show - Stage 5
4pm: K9 Kings - Stage 8
5pm: A Hard Days Night - Stage 2
5:30pm: Daryl's Racing Pigs - Stage 4
5:30p-6:30pm: MHA Dancers - West Park
6pm: Off Axis Stunt Show - Stage 5
6pm: Sarah Twister - Stage 1
5p-6pm: Catherine Loyer & Strawberry Roan - Flickertail Gardens
6:30pm: Sea Lion Splash - Stage 7
7pm: Butterfly Exhibit - Stage 3
7pm: Just Sing Karaoke - Stage 2
7pm: K9 Kings - Stage 8
8pm: Jelly Roll - Grandstand
9pm: A Hard Days Night - Stage 2
10p-12am: NDSF After Party - Stage 2
9p-1am - Catherine Loyer & Strawberry Roan - Flickertail Gardens

4-h, ffa, & Livestock schedule:

8am: Glebvieh Show - Arena I
8am: Corriedale Show, followed by Columbia & Southdown Shows - Expo Barn
8am: FFA Poultry Show - Poultry Barn
8:30am: Shorthorn Show - Arena I
9am: Chiangus Show - Arena I
9am: ARBA Show - Bunny Barn
9am: Open Western/English Show - Arena II
9:30am: Charolais Show - Arena I
10am: Hereford Show - Arena I
10am: 4-H Poultry Show - Poultry Barn
11am: Red Angus Show - Arena I
12pm: Maine - Anjou Show - Arena I
12pm: Deocrator's Class & Ladies Leadline - Expo Barn
1pm: Rambouillet Show, followed by Texel, Montadale, National Color, Babydoll, AOB Meat, AOB Wool, & Crossbred Shows - Expo Barn
1pm: Open Class Poultry Show - Poultry Barn
1:30pm: Draft Horse Hitch Show - Arena I
5pm: Horse Pull - Arena I
5:30pm: Team Fitting Contest - Rough Rider Arena

Monday, July 21, 2025

10am: Strolling: FRITTERS - Location May Vary
10a-8pm: Butterfly Exhibit - Stage 3
10a-7pm: Budweiser Clydesdales - Machinery Row
12:30pm: Sarah Twister - Stage 1
12:30pm: Daryl's Racing Pigs - Stage 4
12:30p-1pm: Off Axis Stunt Show - Stage 5
1pm: Butterfly Exhibit - Stage 3
1:15pm: K9 Kings - Stage 8
1:30pm: Sea Lion Splash - Stage 7
1:30p-6pm: Dakota Talent - Stage 2
2pm: A Hard Days Night - Stage 2
2:30p-3:30pm: MHA Dancers - West Park
3pm: Stick Horse Race - SRT State Fair Park
3pm: Daryl's Racing Pigs - Stage 4
3:30pm: Sarah Twister - Stage 1
3:30pm: Sea Lion Splash - Stage 7
4pm: K9 Kings - Stage 8
4pm: Butterfly Exhibit - Stage 3
4pm: Off Axis Stunt Show - Stage 5
5pm: A Hard Days Night - Stage 2
5:30pm: Daryl's Racing Pigs - Stage 4
5:30p-6:30pm: MHA Dancers - West Park
6pm: Sarah Twister - Stage 1
6pm: Off Axis Stunt Show - Stage 5
5p-6pm: Catherine Loyer & Strawberry Roan - Flickertail Gardens
6:30pm: Sea Lion Splash - Stage 7
7pm: Butterfly Exhibit - Stage 3
7pm: K9 Kings - Stage 8
7pm: Just Sing Karaoke - Stage 2
7pm: Demolition Derby - Grandstand
7pm: Freestyle Bull Fighting & Bull Riding - Arena I
9pm: A Hard Days Night - Stage 2
10p-12am: NDSF After Party - Stage 2
9p-1am - Catherine Loyer & Strawberry Roan - Flickertail Gardens

4-h, ffa, & Livestock schedule:

8am: Dorset Show, followed by Hampshire & Suffolk Shows - Expo Barn
8am: Other Beef Breeds Show - Arena I
8am: 4-H Horse Show - Arena II
9am: Sim Influence Show - Arena I
9a-3pm: 4-H Project Expo - State Fair Center
10am: Limousin Show - Arena I
10:30am: Simmental Show - Arena I
12pm: Angus Show - Arena I
1pm: Supreme Ewe & Ram selection - Expo Barn
1:30pm: Supreme Heifer & Bull Selection - Arena I
3pm: 4-H Project Expo Awards - State Fair Center
3pm: Market Steer Show - Arena I
3:30pm: 4-H Clothing Revue - State Fair Center
4pm: OC Market Lamb Show - Expo Barn
4:15pm: Clothing Revue Awards - State Fair Center
7pm: Bull Riding and Freestyle Bull Fighting - Arena I

Tuesday, July 22, 2025

10am: Strolling: FRITTERS - Location May Vary
10:30am: Diaper Derby & Toddler Trot - SRT State Fair Park
10a-8pm: Butterfly Exhibit - Stage 3
10a-7pm: Budweiser Clydesdales - Machinery Row
10a-4pm: Family Day Festival - SRT State Fair Park
11a-1pm: Military Beef Picnic - North Festival Tent
12:30pm: Daryl's Racing Pigs - Stage 4
12:30pm: Sarah Twister - Stage 1
12:30p-1pm: Off Axis Stunt Show - Stage 5
1pm: Butterfly Exhibit - Stage 3
1p-3pm: Free Carnival Rides with Military ID - Midway
1:15pm: K9 Kings - Stage 8
1:30pm: Sea Lion Splash - Stage 7
1:30p-6pm: Dakota Talent - Stage 2
2pm: Kid's Pedal Pull - Location May Vary
2pm: Stingray Anthony - Stage 2
3pm: Daryl's Racing Pigs - Stage 4
3:30pm: Sarah Twister - Stage 1
3:30pm: Sea Lion Splash - Stage 7
4pm: K9 Kings - Stage 8
4pm: Butterfly Exhibit - Stage 3
4pm: Off Axis Stunt Show - Stage 5
5pm: Stingray Anthony - Stage 2
5p-6pm: Two Weeks Notice - Flickertail Gardens
5:30pm: Daryl's Racing Pigs - Stage 4
6pm: Sarah Twister - Stage 1
6pm: Off Axis Stunt Show - Stage 5
6:30pm: Sea Lion Splash - Stage 7
7pm: Butterfly Exhibit - Stage 3
7pm: K9 Kings - Stage 8
7pm: Just Sing Karaoke - Stage 2
7pm: MHA Indian Horse Relay - Grandstand
7pm: Freestyle Bull Fighting & Riding - Arena I
9pm: Stingray Anthony - Stage 2
10p-12am: NDSF After Party - Stage 2
9p-1am: Two Weeks Notice - Flickertail Gardens

4-h, ffa, & Livestock schedule:

8am: 4-H Horse Show - Arena I
8:30am: Jr. Shorthorn Show - Rough Rider Arena
9am: Jr Limousin Show - Rough Rider Arena
9:30am: Jr. Charolais Show - Rough Rider Arena
10am: Jr. Angus Show - Rough Rider Arena
11:30am: Jr. Red Angus Show - Rough Rider Arena
1pm: Jr. Simmental Show - Rough Rider Arena
4pm: ND Club Calf Association Show - Rough Rider Arena
5pm: ND Jr. Goat Show - Expo Barn
5p-7pm: 4-H/FFA Exhibitors Picnic (Picnic Pass available at 4-H/FFA offices) - North Festival Tent
7pm: Bull Riding and Freestyle Bull Fighting - Arena I

Wednesday, July 23, 2025

7:30a-9:30am: KX/Co-op Breakfast - free to fairgoers - North Festival Tent
10am: Strolling: FRITTERS - Location May Vary
10a-8pm: Butterfly Exhibit - Stage 3
10a - 3:00pm: KX/Co-op Day - SRT State Fair Park
12:30pm: Jared Sherlock - Stage 1
12:30pm: Daryl's Racing Pigs - Stage 4
12:30p-1pm: Off Axis Stunt Show - Stage 5
1pm: Butterfly Exhibit - Stage 3
1:15pm: K9 Kings - Stage 8
1:30pm: Sea Lion Splash - Stage 7
1:30p-6pm: Dakota Talent - Stage 2
2pm: Stingray Anthony - Stage 2
1:30p-2:30pm: Ice Cream Social - FREE - SRT State Fair Park
3pm: Daryl's Racing Pigs - Stage 4
3:30pm: Jared Sherlock - Stage 1
3:30pm: Sea Lion Splash - Stage 7
4pm: Kids' Show-De-O - Arena II
4pm: ND State Fair Scholarship Presentation - Rough Rider Arena
4pm: K9 Kings - Stage 8
4pm: Butterfly Exhibit - Stage 3
4pm: Off Axis Stunt Show - Stage 5
5pm: Stingray Anthony - Stage 2
5p-6pm: Two Weeks Notice - Flickertail Gardens
5:30pm: Daryl's Racing Pigs - Stage 4
6pm: Jared Sherlock - Stage 1
6pm: Off Axis Stunt Show - Stage 5
6pm: Special Friends Social & Banquet - Carousel Pub
6:30pm: Mutton Bustin' - Arena I
6:30pm: Sea Lion Splash - Stage 7
7pm: Butterfly Exhibit - Stage 3
7pm: K9 Kings - Stage 8
7pm: Just Sing Karaoke - Stage 2
7:15pm - Hometown Sound Performance - Grandstand
8pm: Sawyer Brown - Grandstand
9pm: Stingray Anthony - Stage 2
10p-12am: NDSF After Party - Stage 2
9p-1am: Two Weeks Notice - Flickertail Gardens

4-h, ffa, & Livestock schedule:

8am: 4-H Horse Show - Arena II
8am: Jr. Steer & Heifer Show - Arena I
8am: 4-H Swine Show - Expo Barn
8am: FFA Rabbit Show - Bunny Barn
8am: FFA Dairy Cattle Show - Rough Rider Arena
9am: 4-H Dairy Cattle Show - Rough Rider Arena
10am: 4-H Rabbit Show - Bunny Barn
1pm: FFA Dairy Goat Show - Rough Rider Arena
2pm: 4-H Dairy Goat Show - Rough Rider Arena
2pm: OC Rabbit Show - Bunny Barn
2pm: FFA Sheep Show - Expo Barn
4:30pm: Miniature Horse Show - Arena II
6:30pm: Mutton Bustin' - Arena I
7pm: Ranch Rodeo - Calf Scramble (during intermission) - Arena I

Thursday, July 24, 2025

10am: Strolling: FRITTERS - Location May Vary
10a-8pm: Butterfly Exhibit - Stage 3
10a-3pm: Senior Day Festival - State Fair Center
11a-4pm: Water Day Festival O' Fun - SRT State Fair Park
11am: Cornhole Tournament - West Park
12:30pm: Jared Sherlock - Stage 1
12:30pm: Daryl's Racing Pigs - Stage 4
12:30p-1pm: Off Axis Stunt Show - Stage 5
12:45p-1:15pm: Stingray Anthony- SENIOR DAY - State Fair Center
1pm: Butterfly Exhibit - Stage 3
1:15pm: K9 Kings - Stage 8
1:30pm: Sea Lion Splash - Stage 7
1:30p-6pm: Dakota Talent - Stage 2
2pm: Stingray Anthony - Stage 2
3pm: Daryl's Racing Pigs - Stage 4
3p-4pm: Frost Fest - Free Snow Cones - SRT State Fair Park
3:30pm: Jared Sherlock - Stage 1
3:30pm: Sea Lion Splash - Stage 7
4pm: K9 Kings - Stage 8
4pm: Butterfly Exhibit - Stage 3
4pm: Off Axis Stunt Show - Stage 5
5pm: Stingray Anthony - Stage 2
5p-6pm: Two Weeks Notice - Flickertail Gardens
5:30pm: Daryl's Racing Pigs - Stage 4
6pm: Jared Sherlock - Stage 1
6:30pm: Sea Lion Splash - Stage 7
6:30pm: Mutton Bustin' - Arena I
7pm: Butterfly Exhibit - Stage 3
7pm: K9 Kings - Stage 8
7pm: Just Sing Karaoke - Stage 2
7pm: Ranch Rodeo-Calf Scramble - Arena I
8pm: BowWow, Rick Ross, Fat Joe, & Soulja Boy - Grandstand
9pm: Stingray Anthony - Stage 2
9p-1am: Two Weeks Notice - Flickertail Gardens
10p-12am: NDSF After Party - Stage 2

4-h, ffa, & Livestock schedule:

8am: FFA Swine Show - Expo Barn
8am: 4-H Beef Show - Arena I
8am: OC Dairy Cattle Show - Rough Rider Arena
10am: Miniature Horse Show - Arena II
12pm: 4H Sheep Show - Expo Barn
1pm: Morgan/Paint/Appaloosa Horse Shows - Arena II
3pm: Open Class Dairy Goat Show - Rough Rider Arena
6:30pm: Mutton Bustin' - Arena I
7pm: Ranch Rodeo - Calf Scramble (during intermission) - Arena I

Friday, July 25, 2025

10am: Strolling: FRITTERS - Location May Vary
10a-8pm: Butterfly Exhibit - Stage 3
10a-5pm: 811 Day - SRT State Fair Park
10a-7pm: Budweiser Clydesdales - Machinery Row
12:30pm: Jared Sherlock - Stage 1
12:30pm: Daryl's Racing Pigs - Stage 4
12:30p-1pm: Off Axis Stunt Show - Stage 5
1pm: Butterfly Exhibit - Stage 3
1:15pm: K9 Kings - Stage 8
1:30pm: Sea Lion Splash - Stage 7
1:30p-6pm: Dakota Talent - Stage 2
2pm: Stingray Anthony - Stage 2
3pm: Daryl's Racing Pigs - Stage 4
3:30pm: Jared Sherlock - Stage 1
3:30pm: Sea Lion Splash - Stage 7
4pm: K9 Kings - Stage 8
4pm: Butterfly Exhibit - Stage 3
4pm: Off Axis Stunt Show - Stage 5
5pm: Stingray Anthony - Stage 2
5p-6pm: Two Weeks Notice - Flickertail Gardens
5:30pm: Daryl's Racing Pigs - Stage 4
6pm: Jared Sherlock - Stage 1
6pm: Off Axis Stunt Show - Stage 5
6:30pm: State Fair Stampede - Arena I
6:30pm: Sea Lion Splash - Stage 7
7pm: Butterfly Exhibit - Stage 3
7pm: K9 Kings - Stage 8
7pm: Just Sing Karaoke - Stage 2
8pm: Limp Bizkit - Grandstand
9pm: Stingray Anthony - Stage 2
9p-1am: Two Weeks Notice - Flickertail Gardens
10p-12am: NDSF After Party - Stage 2

4-h, ffa, & Livestock schedule:

8am: OC Swine Show - Expo Barn
8am: Morgan/Paint/Appaloosa Show - Arena II
8am: FFA Meat Goat Show - Rough Rider Arena
10:30am: FFA Beef Show - Arena I
10:30am: 4-H Meat Goat Show - Rough Rider Arena
4pm: ND Jr. Sheep Show - Expo Barn
6:30pm: State Fair Stampede - Arena I

Saturday, July 26, 2025

10am: Strolling: FRITTERS - Location May Vary
10a-8pm: Butterfly Exhibit - Stage 3
10a-7pm: Budweiser Clydesdales - Machinery Row
12pm: Team Roping - Arena II
12:30pm: Jared Sherlock - Stage 1
12:30pm: Daryl's Racing Pigs - Stage 4
12:30p-1pm: Off Axis Stunt Show - Stage 5
1pm: Butterfly Exhibit - Stage 3
1pm: Kids Cupcake Decorating Contest - State Fair Center
1:15pm: K9 Kings - Stage 8
1:30pm: Sea Lion Splash - Stage 7
1:30p-6pm: Dakota Talent - Stage 2
2pm: Stingray Anthony - Stage 2
3pm: Daryl's Racing Pigs - Stage 4
3:30pm: Jared Sherlock - Stage 1
3:30pm: Sea Lion Splash - Stage 7
4pm: Butterfly Exhibit - Stage 3
4pm: Off Axis Stunt Show - Stage 5
4pm: K9 Kings - Stage 8
5pm: Stingray Anthony - Stage 2
5p-6pm: Two Weeks Notice - Flickertail Gardens
5:30pm: Daryl's Racing Pigs - Stage 4
6pm: Jared Sherlock - Stage 1
6pm: Off Axis Stunt Show - Stage 5
6:30pm: Sea Lion Splash - Stage 7
7pm: Butterfly Exhibit - Stage 3
7pm: K9 Kings - Stage 8
7pm: Just Sing Karaoke - Stage 2
8pm: Luke Bryan - Grandstand
9pm: Stingray Anthony - Stage 2
9p-1am: Two Weeks Notice - Flickertail Gardens
10p-12am: NDSF After Party - Stage 2

4-h, ffa, & Livestock schedule:

8am: FFA Round Robin Showmanshipm: Arena I
8:30am: FFA Awards - Arena I
9am: 4-H Round Robin Showmanship & ND Leaders Showmanshipm: Arena I
11am: Kiddie Calf Show - Rough Rider Arena
12pm: Team Roping - Arena II
12pm: ND Jr. Market Hog Show - Expo Barn
12pm: ND State Dairy Show - Rough Rider Arena
2pm: OC Boer Goat Show - Rough Rider Arena
4pm: Top of Dakota Comeback Show - Rough Rider Arena

Fair Date: July 18 - 26, 2025

Location: North Dakota State Fairgrounds - 2005 Burdick Expressway East Minot, ND 58701

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