Schedule:

Thursday, July 17, 2025

9:00 a.m: 8:00 p.m: Dairy Cattle Arrive
9:00 a.m: 8:00 p.m: Sheep Arrive
5:00 p.m - 8:00 p.m: Weigh-In Open and Youth Market Lambs

Friday, July 18, 2025

8:00 a.m: 7:00 p.m: Scavenger Hunt Pick-Up (Livestock Office)
1:00 p.m: Youth Sheep Showmanship followed by PeeWee Showmanship (Ring 1)
4:00 p.m: Youth Sheep Team Event (Ring 1)
5:00 p.m: Horse Demonstrations (Ring 2)
6:00 p.m: Youth Sheep Management Contest (Ring 1)
7:00 p.m: Dairy Skill-A-Thon (Ring 2)
7:00 p.m: Youth sheep Leadline Contest followed by Youth Sheep Decorators Class (Ring 1)

Saturday, July 19, 2025

9:00 a.m: Open and Youth Dairy Cattle Show (Ring 2)
10:00 a.m: Youth Market Lamb Show (Ring 1)
2:00 p.m: Open and Youth Breeding Sheep Show (Ring 1)
Followed by the Youth Shepherd’s Bred and Owned then the Open and Youth Supreme Breeding Sheep
3:00 p.m: Scavenger Hunt Deadline (Deadline to turn in to the Livestock Office)
5:00 p.m: Horse Demonstrations (Ring 2)

Sunday, July 20, 2025

10:00 a.m: Open Market Lamb Show (Ring 1)
12:00 p.m: Open and Youth Fleece Judging (Wool Display Area)
1:00 p.m: Youth Dairy Cattle Showmanship (Ring 2) - PeeWee followed by Youth Showmanship
2:00 p.m: Open and Youth Natural Colored Sheep Show
(Ring 1) – Followed by the Open and Youth Wool Breed Show
3:00 p.m: Meet a Dairy Cow (Ring 2)
5:00 p.m: Horse Demonstrations (Ring 2)
6:00 p.m: Supreme Wool Breeds Ram and Ewe (Ring 1)
7:30 p.m - 9:30 p.m: Release Dairy Animals
7:30 p.m: Release Out of County and Out of State Sheep
8:30 p.m: Release All Sheep

Monday, July 21, 2025

11:00 a.m: 3:00 p.m: Beef and Dairy Beef Cattle Stall/Tack Area Setup
3:00 p.m - 7:30 p.m: Beef and Dairy Beef
3:00 p.m: Tuesday,
7:30 a.m: Meat Breeding and Market Goats
4:00 p.m - 6:00 p.m: Breeding Swine Arrive
5:30 p.m: Horse Demonstrations (Ring 2)
6:30 p.m - 7:30 p.m: Weigh-In Beef and Dairy Beef Steers

Tuesday, July 22, 2025

8:00 a.m - 7:00 p.m: Scavenger Hunt Pick-Up (Livestock Office)
8:00 a.m - 9:00 a.m: Weigh-In Market Goats
8:30 a.m: Youth Breeding Swine Showmanship (Ring 1)
9:00 a.m: Open and Youth Breeding Swine Show (Ring 1)
9:30 a.m - 10:30 a.m: Youth Goat Management Contest (Ring 2)
1:00 p.m: Youth Meat Goat Showmanship Followed by PeeWee Showmanship (Ring 2)
3:00 p.m: Breeding Goat Show (Ring 2) Followed by Bred and Owned then Market Goat Show 
8:00 p.m: Horse Demonstrations (Ring 2)

Wednesday, July 23, 2025

7:00 a.m - 9:00 a.m: All Youth Terminal Market Swine Arrive
7:00 a.m - 9:30 a.m: Weigh-In Terminal Market Swine
11:00 a.m: Youth Beef Show
(Ring 2) – PeeWee Showmanship, Showmanship, Breeding, then Market Steers
3:00 p.m: Scavenger Hunt Deadline
(Deadline to turn in to the Livestock Office)
4:00 p.m: Youth Dairy Beef
(Ring 2) – PeeWee Showmanship, Showmanship then Market Steers

Thursday, July 24, 2025

11:00 a.m: Youth Pork Bowl (Exhibitor Hallway)
11:00 a.m: Open Beef Show (Ring 2)
2:00 p.m: Youth Terminal Swine Show (Ring 1) 
Showmanship and PeeWee Showmanship followed by the Open and Youth Terminal Swine Show
6:00 p.m: Youth Livestock Judging Contest (Ring 1-2)

Friday, July 25, 2025

11:00 a.m: Youth Beef Fitting Competition (Ring 2)
1:30 p.m: Supreme Market Animal Selection (Ring 1)
2:00 p.m: Supreme Showmanship Contest (Ring 1-2)
4:00 p.m: Horse Demonstrations
4:30 p.m: Junior Livestock Sale Exhibitor Meeting (Sale Ring)
5:30 p.m: Junior Livestock Sale (Sale Ring)
5:30 p.m - 7:30 p.m: Beef Cattle and Meat Goats Released 
See Note in Dept

Saturday, July 26, 2025

10:00 a.m - 2:00 p.m: Texas Longhorns Arrive
10:00 a.m - 12:00 p.m:  Companion Goats/Alpacas Arrive
12:00 p.m - 6:00 p.m: Dairy Goats Arrive Check in by 7:00 p.m
1:00 p.m: Youth Alpaca Show (Ring 1)
2:00 p.m: Horse Demonstrations (Ring 2)
3:00 p.m: Youth Companion Goat Show (Ring 1)
4:00 p.m: Texas Longhorn Show (Ring 2)
4:00 p.m: Alpacas Released
6:00 p.m: Companion Goats Released

Sunday, July 27, 2025

8:30 a.m: Youth Dairy Goat Showmanship (Ring 1)
9:00 a.m: Open and Youth Dairy Goat Show (Ring 1)
1:00 p.m: Highland Cattle Show (Ring 2)
5:00 p.m - 7:00 p.m: Fleeces Released
5:00 p.m: Horse Demonstrations (Ring 2)
6:00 p.m: Dairy Goats Released (Only if All Breeds are Finished Showing)
6:00 p.m: Highland Cattle and Texas Longhorn

Date: July 18 - 27, 2025

Location:

York State Fairgrounds
334 Carlisle Avenue
York, PA 17404

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