The Wyoming State Fair has been a gathering point for generations of families, while providing a quality educational experience and entertainment for all who have attended. The Wyoming State Fair is a celebration of all things Wyoming and showcases our pride in our agriculture, education, youth and western lifestyle.

Schedule of Events:

August 8, 2025:

8 AM: Sheep Wagons arrival

10 AM - 6 PM: Needlework entries accepted (Upper Ag Hall)

6 PM:

Youth Livestock Show entry deadline
Credentials & Invoicing Forms Due (4-H/FFA)
(Required for stalling allocation)

11:59 PM: Youth Horse Entry Deadline

August 9, 2025:

10 AM - 6 PM: Open Crafted, Visual, Home Arts, Needle-work & Quilt, and Garden entries accepted (Exhibit Buildings)

3 PM: WDGA Dairy Goat Shows Jr. Does (Show Rings)

6 PM: All Needlework entries in place

August 10, 2025:

8 AM:

WDGA Dairy Goat Shows Sr. Does (Show Rings)
Needlework & Quilt Judging (Open to Public)

10 AM - 6 PM: Open Crafted, Visual, Home Arts, and Garden entries accepted (Exhibit Buildings)

11 AM: Cowboy Church (Bible Reading Tent on the Midway)

12 Noon: Youth Horse arrival

3 PM: Youth Dormitories open

4 PM: Youth Horses in place

6 PM: All Visual Arts, Crafted Arts, Gardening, and Culinary entries in place

August 11, 2025:

7 AM: Youth Horse Show check-in

8 AM:

Youth Horse Show (Pepsi Equine & Outdoor Arenas)
Open Crafted, Visual & Home Arts, and Gardening Judging (Exhibit Buildings)
Youth Livestock begin arrival
4-H and FFA Exhibit Buildings open to receive entries

5 PM:

All 4-H/FFA exhibits and Youth Livestock must be in place
Open Wool Exhibits in place
McKibben Cafeteria open

6 PM:

Youth Dairy & Meat Breeding Goat check-in
Miss Rodeo Wyoming (MRW) Meet & Greet (Location TBD)
State 4-H Livestock Judging Contest, Coach's meeting (Cafeteria)

7 PM: 4-H/FFA Exhibitor Meeting (Pepsi Stage)

8 PM:

4-H Extension Educator Meeting (Cafeteria)
all Youth Fees to be paid in full or school/club voucher submitted to WSF

9 PM: FFA Member/Advisor Meeting (Cafeteria)

10:30 PM: 4-H/FFA Curfew

August 12, 2025:

6 AM: Exhibitor Breakfast (Beef Show Ring)

7 AM: Youth Horse Show check-in

7:30 AM: Youth Horse Show

8 AM:

Youth Market Goats Weigh-in (Goat Barn)
4-H Dog Show (check-In)
4-H Static Judging (Not Animals)
Youth Swine Classification (Swine Barn)

8:30 AM:

4-H Dog Show and Showmanship
Youth Breeding Beef Check In (Beef Barn)

9 AM:

Open Breakaway Roping
Youth Sheep Classification (Open Sheep Barn)

9:30 AM: State 4-H Judging Contest (Beef & Swine Show Rings)

10 AM:

Youth Market Beef Classification & Weigh-In (Beef Barn)
Outdoor Vendors open

11 AM: All Exhibit buildings open

12 Noon: Vyve Indoor Vendors open

1 PM:

Youth Swine Weight Cards due
Youth Sheep Weight Cards due for Breeding Commercial Cross Ewes ONLY
FFA Static Judging (Ft. Laramie)

3 PM: MRW Horsemanship (Pepsi Equine Center)

4 PM: 4-H 307 Livestock Judging Awards (Beef Show Ring)

5:00 PM:

Carnival Opens
Drug Declaration Forms due (Exhibitor’s Office)

6 PM: Champion of Champions Showcase (Sheep Show Ring)

7 PM: Ranch Rodeo (Ford Grandstand Arena)

8 PM: Exhibit Buildings close

9:30 PM: Vyve Indoor Vendors close

10 PM: Outdoor vendors close

10:30 PM: 4-H/FFA Curfew

August 13, 2025: Youth Day

8 AM:

4-H and FFA Goat Showmanship, followed by Youth Market Goat Show, followed by Meat Goat Show (Goat Show Ring)
Open & Youth Wool Show Judging, followed by Natural Fiber Arts judging (Wool Pavilion)

8:30 AM: 4-H Cat Show check-in (Event Tent)

9 AM:

4-H Cat Show and Showmanship Contest (Event Tent)
PRCA Rodeo Slack (Ford Grandstand Arena)
WJAA Field Day Show (Beef Show Ring)

10 AM: Outdoor Vendors Open

11 AM: All Exhibit Buildings open

12 Noon:

Youth Beef Fitting Contestant Meeting (Beef Show Ring)
Vyve indoor vendors open
MRW Speeches & Modeling (Location TBD)
Open to public--tickets neede

1 PM:

Youth Market Lamb Weight Cards due
AORB Cattle Shows, followed by Wyoming
Maine Anjou Market Beef Show (Beef Show Ring)
4-H Swine Showmanship, followed by Youth Breeding Swine Show, and Wyoming Bred & Fed Swine Show (Swine Show Ring in Touchstone Show Center)

2 PM: Carnival Opens - Youth Day

5 PM: Youth Beef Team Fitting Contest (TBD)

5:30 PM: AG Appreciation Picnic – Hosted by Wyoming Livestock Round-Up & Farm Credit (Riverside Park)

6 PM: World Champion Mutton Bustin’ (Ford Grandstand Arena)

6:30 PM: WATA Jackpot Market Lamb (Sheep Show Ring)

7 PM: PRCA Rodeo (Ford Grandstand Arena)

8 PM: All Exhibit Buildings close

9:30 PM: Vyve indoor vendors close

10 PM: Outdoor vendors close

10:30 PM: 4-H/FFA Curfew

August 14, 2025:

Military Appreciation Day & Wyoming Pioneer Day (62+)

8 AM:

4-H Sheep Showmanship, followed by Youth Breeding Sheep Show (Sheep Show Ring)
Youth Poultry Check-in/In Place (Event Tent)
FFA Swine Showmanship, followed by Youth
Market Swine Show (Swine Ring in Touchstone Show Center)

9 AM:

PRCA Steer Roping (Ford Grandstand Arena)
4-H and FFA Poultry Showmanship, followed by Youth Poultry Show (Event Tent)

10 AM:

Outdoor vendors open
Wyoming Pioneer Association Meeting (Ruthe James Williams Building)
Hereford Cattle Show followed by Pen of 3 Bulls and Wyoming Hereford Steer Show
WATA Youth Jackpot Market Goat Show (Goat Show Rings)

11 AM: All Exhibit Buildings Open

12 Noon:

Wyoming Pioneer Association Luncheon (Ruthe James Williams Building)
Vyve indoor vendors open

1 PM:

Angus Show, including WAA Steer and Angus
Futurity, followed by Supreme Champion Beef
Bull and Female Selection and Steer Show (Beef Show Ring)

2 PM: Carnival Opens

6 PM: WATA Youth Jackpot Beef Show (Beef Show Rings)

6:30 AM: Rodeo Pre-show (Ford Grandstand Arena)

7 PM: PRCA Rodeo (Ford Grandstand Arena)

8 PM: All Exhibit Buildings close

9:30 PM: Vyve indoor vendors close

10 PM: Outdoor vendors close

10:30 PM: 4-H/FFA Curfew

August 15, 2025:

8 AM:

FFA Sheep Showmanship, followed by Youth Market Lamb Show (Sheep Show Ring)
NILE Merit Heifer & NWSS Catch a Calf Showcase (Beef Show Ring)
Youth Rabbit Show Check-In (Event Tent)
Texas Longhorn Cattle Show (Longhorn Ring)

9 AM:

4-H Beef Showmanship, followed by Youth Breeding Beef Show, followed by Open Prospect Calf Show (Beef Show Ring)
4-H and FFA Rabbit Showmanship and Youth Rabbit Show (Event Tent)
Team Roping (Ford Grandstand Arena)

10 AM: Outdoor vendors open

11 AM: All Exhibit Buildings Open

12 Noon: Vyve indoor vendors open

1 PM:

WATA Youth Jackpot Market Swine Show (Show Ring in Touchstone Show Center)
Fashion Revue Judging (EWC Campus)

2 PM: Carnival Opens

4 PM: Sheep Lead Contest (Sheep Barn)

7 PM: Wyoming Fair Foundation Concert (Ford Grandstand Arena)

8 PM: All Exhibit Buildings Close

9:30 PM: Vyve indoor vendors close

10 PM: Outdoor vendors close

10:30 PM: 4-H/FFA Curfew

August 16, 2025:

8 AM:

FFA Beef Showmanship followed by Youth Market Beef Show (Beef Show Ring)
FFA and 4-H Dairy Goat Showmanship Contest followed by Youth Dairy Goat Show
Open Class Sheep Show (Sheep Barn)
ARBA Rabbit Show check-in (Event Tent)

9 AM:

4-H Alpaca Showmanship, followed by FFA Alpaca Showmanship, followed by Youth Alpaca Show (Grass Arenas)
Fashion Revue Judging (EWC Campus)

9:30 AM: ARBA Rabbit Show (Event Tent)

10 AM:

Wyoming State Fair Parade (Downtown Douglas)
Outdoor vendors open
All Exhibit Buildings Open

1:30 PM:

Sheep Shearing Demonstrations (Wool Pavilion)
Bonsai Demonstration (Lower Ft. Reno)

2 PM:

Carnival Opens
King Arthur Baking Contest (Ft Fetterman)

6 PM: Demolition Derby (Ford Grandstand Arena)

7 PM: Public Fashion Revue (TBD)

8 PM: All Exhibit Buildings Close

9:30 PM: Vyve indoor vendors close

10 PM: Outdoor vendors close

10:30 PM: 4-H/FFA Curfew

12 Midnight: Carnival Closes

August 17, 2025:

6 AM:

Livestock Exhibits Released
FFA and 4-H Exhibits Released

7 AM - 12 PM: Release of Open Class Home Arts Exhibits

10 AM: Dormitories Close

Dates: August 12 - 16, 2025

Location:

Wyoming State Fairgrounds,
400 West Center Street,
Douglas, WY 82633.

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