Great Darke County Fair

Sunday, Aug 17, 2025 at 7:00am

Great Darke County Fair
800 Sweitzer Street
937-548-5044

Fair Schedule:

7:00 am - Gates Open
8:00 am - Open Horse Show, Halter/Showmanship, followed by Performance - Horse Show Arena
9:00 am - Community Faith Church Service - Grandstand
10:00 am - Great Darke County Fair Community Church Service - Gazebo
10:00 am - Pee Wee Poultry - Poultry Barn
10:00 am - 10:00 pm - Vendor & Booth Displays Open
10:00 am - 12:00 pm - Sheep to Shawl Demonstration - Sheep Barn
12:00 pm - Junior Fair Market Hog Show - Swine Barn
12:00 pm - Darke County Bred & Born Heifer Show with Open Beef Breeding Show - Cattle Show Arena
12:00 pm - Junior Fair Poultry Show - Commercial (meat and production) - Poultry Barn
12:00 pm - Junior Fair Dogs Showmanship, Dogs on Stand until 7:00 P.M. - Dog House
12:00 pm - 2:00 P.M. - Full Circle Band - Gazebo
12:00 pm - 11:00 pm - Amusement Rides Operating
12:15 pm - Lamb & Wool Queen Interviews - Sheep Barn
12:30 pm - Junior Fair Rabbitt Showmanship - Rabbit Barn
12:30 pm - Junior Fair Boer & Pygmy Market, Boer & Pygmy Showmanship, Boer & Pygmy Breeding Classes - Goat Barn
l:00 pm - King of the Hill Horseshoe Tourney - Horseshoe Courts
1:00 pm - Sheep - Boys & Girls Lead Class - Ladies Lead, New Ladies Lead, Men’s Lead, Decorators Class, Shearing demonstration, Pee Wee and Adult Showmanship Class
l:30 pm - Clothing & Textile Revue - Youth Building
2:00 pm - Flower Department “Garden Highlights” - Coliseum Basement
2:00 - 4:00 pm - Sheep to Shawl Demonstration - Sheep Barn
2:30 pm - Revue - Creative & Leisure Art - Youth Building
3:00 pm - Natural Resources Revue - Youth Building
3:00 - 5:00 pm - Dalton Hesson - Gazebo
3:00 - 7:00 pm - Junior Fairboard Elections - Youth Building/Junior Fair Office
4:00 pm - Cloverbud Revue - Youth Building
4:00 pm - Jr Fair Beef Showmanship - Cattle Show Arena
5:30 - 7:00 pm - Reece Lincoln Band - Gazebo
7:00 pm - Open Class Beef Pee Wee Showmanship - Cattle Show Arena
8:00 pm - TRAVIS TRITT featuring Tyler Reece Tritt - Grandstand
8:00 - 10:00 P.M. - Green DeVilles - Gazebo
Sensory Friendly Room Open
Bear Hollow Wood Carvers - 4 times a Day - Same Location
See Darke County Veterans’ Display for Exhibit Items
Midnight - Gates Close

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