Tuesday, Jul 29, 2025 at 9:00am
The Neshoba County Fair in Philadelphia, Mississippi, known as the Giant HouseParty, is set to bring lots of fun and entertainment to fairgoers!
Join us for the event of the summer! Enjoy horse racing, political speaking, concerts, late-night bands, art and crafts market, livestock shows, crops and crafts exhibits and so much more at our Giant HouseParty!
Fair Schedule:
Midway open 12:00p.m.-1:00 am. Mitchell Bros. and Sons Amusements. U.S. Post Office, Neshoba County Fair Station, Open 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall OPEN 8:00 am. to 10:00 p.m.
8:00-11:00 am: Check in Dairy Cattle-Cattle Arena Registration for Pretty Cow Contest
9:00 am-12:00p.m: Universities & Colleges Day-Founders Square
9:30 am: Neshoba Central High School Band-Founders Square Ashley Wade, Director of Bands
10:15 am: Veterans Recognition & Fallen Heroes Memorial Service-Founders Sq
NCF Welcome: Dr. Joe Jordan, Executive VP, The NCF
Opening Remarks: LTC Anthony L. Burkett, 298" CSB
Invocation: Rev. Joey Ratcliff - First Meth. Church, Philadelphia
Recognition of Special Guest and Introduction of
Speaker: LTC Anthony L. Burkett
Speaker: MG Bobby M. Ginn, Joint Force Hars, Jackson, MS
Laying of Wreath: American Legion Post 138/238, GW Fulton Ch. 58
DAV and Auxiliary, Carson Bounds Post 4396 VFW and Auxiliary, Meridian Chapter (POW) Military Order of the Purple Heart
Flag Ceremony: HQ 298 Corps Support Battalion Memorial Volley: 367 Maintenance Company
Taps: Amelia Henson Rowell
Benediction: Rev. Joey Ratcliff
11:00 am: East Central Community College Variety Program-Founders Square
1:00p.m: Neshoba Central High School Band-Grandstand Ashley Wade, Director of Bands
2:00p.m: Harness and Running Horse Racing-Racetrack Sponsored in part by Pearl River Resort Colors presented by Neshoba Central HS Jr. ROTC
4:00p.m: Cake Walk-Founders Square Sponsored by Philadelphia-Neshoba Arts Council
5:30 pm: Pretty Cow Contest-Cattle Arena
8:00p.m: MOLLY RINGWALDS-Grandstand
9:30 pm-12:30 am: Music by THE SMOKE-Founders Square Sponsored in part by The Marty Stuart Congress of Country Music
1:00 am: MIDWAY AND CONCESSIONS CLOSE
Livestock show barns open 9:00 am-5:00p.m., displaying top quality Beef Cattle, Dairy Cattle and Shoep