South Dakota State Fair

Friday, Aug 29, 2025 at 8:00am

South Dakota State Fairgrounds
1060 3rd Street SouthWest
605-353-7340

Schedule:

Olympic Motors Day
Stop by Olympic Motors in Huron for a $2 off gate admission coupon

8a-5p 4-H Information Center Open Nordby Exhibit Hall
8a-5p Youth in Action Communications Project Judging (option 2/4) Nordby Exhibit Hall - Classrooms
8am OC Poultry and Pigeon Show - Bantam Chickens Poultry/Rabbit Barn
8:30a-4p 4-H Special Foods Contest (option 2/3) Nordby Exhibit Hall - Kitchen
8:30am 4-H Breeding Sheep Showmanship; followed by Breeding Sheep Show 4-H Livestock Complex
9a-10p Noah's Way Exotic Petting Zoo and Pony Rides MIP Building
9a-8p 4-H Exhibits Open to the Public Nordby Exhibit Hall
9a-8p All SD State Fair Exhibit Buildings Open
9a-8p FFA Ag Adventure Center Open
9a-8p The Shed - OC Sheep Exhibit Building Open - Interactive Exhibits and Educational Displays The Shed - Education Center
9a-8p SD State Historical Society Arts and Education Building
9a-5p Animal Olympics GFP Area
9a-5p Dakotaland Museum Open
9a-4p Student Collaboration for the Advancement and Promotion of Pharmacy (SCAPP) Health Screenings Day Sponsor Tent
9a-4p Hands-On Education Activities Nordby Exhibit Hall
9a-11:30a 4-H Poultry Skill-A-Thon Contest 4-H Rabbit/Poultry Tent
9am Kids Session: Garden Yoga, Garden Craft Horticulture Building
9am OC Dairy Show - Milking Shorthorn; followed by Brown Swiss; followed by Holstein OC Dairy Barn
9am OC Beef Show - Hereford the DEX, Agtegra and Butler Machinery Arena - South Ring
9am OC Beef Show - Angus the DEX, Agtegra and Butler Machinery Arena - North Ring
9am OC Poultry and Pigeon Show - Pigeons Poultry/Rabbit Barn
9:30am Antique Tractor Demonstration West of Farm Bureau Dakotaland Stage
9:45am National Anthem NorthWestern Energy Freedom Stage
10a-7p DAV Bingo DAV Veterans Building
10a-4p Dolly Venables, Guest Author Arts and Education Building
10a-11a Tenacity Ag and Agri-Dynamics Agriculture Drone Demo West of Grandstand
10am Genie Break: Beginning Genealogy Arts and Education Building
10am SD Dept. of Education presents “The Monster Who Ate the State" Arts and Education Building
10am American Sheep Industry Lambing Workshop The Shed
10am Bottle Calf Feeding FFA Ag Adventure Center
10am Team Roping North Arena
10:30am History of the SD State Horticulture Society Horticulture Building
10:30am Flippenout Extreme Trampoline Show North of Centennial Stage
10:45am John Grosz, Rockin' Country Singer and Guitarist Centennial Stage
11a-12a Tap Haus (Craft Beer) Open Tap Haus
11a-9p Wine Pavilion: Toast of the SD State Fair Open Wine Pavilion
11a-5p Hoskins One-Room School House Open East of Dakotaland Museum
11am Antique Tractor Demonstration West of Farm Bureau Dakotaland Stage
11am OC Sheep Youth Activity - Wool Weaving The Shed - Education Center
11am FFA Ag Adventure Center Youth Activity FFA Ag Adventure Center
11am Farm Safety ATV Simulator Demo hosted by SD Farmers Union North of Dakotaland Museum
11am Puppet Place Puppet Magic Show Independent Midway
11am Sherwin and Pam Linton and the Cotton Kings Centennial Stage
11:30a-4p 4-H Horticulture Skill-A-Thon Contest Nordby Exhibit Hall
11:30am SD Dept. of Education presents “The Monster Who Ate the State" Arts and Education Building
12p-12a GoldStar Amusements Carnival Carnival Midway
12pm SD CattleWomen Cooking Demonstration: Cooking Tasty Beef Horizons Hall Kitchen
12pm Science Mania NorthWestern Energy Freedom Stage
12pm Mogen’s Heroes De Smet Farm Mutual Insurance Tent
12pm Chad Madsen, Musician Midway Roadhouse
12:30pm SD CattleWomen Cooking Demonstration: Cooking Tasty Beef Horizons Hall Kitchen
1p-4p STEM Challenge Judging Nordby Exhibit Hall
1p-3p Rodney Yost Horsemanship Demonstration Hippodrome
1p-2p Tenacity Ag and Agri-Dynamics Agriculture Drone Demo West of Grandstand
1pm Hunt Safe 101 GFP Area
1pm 4-H Poultry Show 4-H Rabbit/Poultry Tent
1pm Flippenout Extreme Trampoline Show North of Centennial Stage
1pm Insect Friends: The Insects of 2025 - Friends, Foes, and What to Watch For Horticulture Building
1pm Puppet Place Puppet Magic Show Independent Midway
1pm Bill Chrastil - Elvis Impersonator Farm Bureau Dakotaland Stage
1:30pm John Grosz, Rockin' Country Singer and Guitarist Centennial Stage
1:30pm Great American Hot Dog Eating Contest De Smet Farm Mutual Insurance Tent
1:30pm SD Dept. of Education presents “The Monster Who Ate the State" Arts and Education Building
1:30pm SD CattleWomen Cooking Demonstration: Cooking Tasty Beef Horizons Hall Kitchen
1:45pm Jan Sandbakken, Popular Classic Country Singer Centennial Stage
2pm Growing the Future Generations of Gardeners - Getting Youth Involved in Gardening Horticulture Building
2pm SD CattleWomen Cooking Demonstration: Cooking Tasty Beef Horizons Hall Kitchen
2pm Genie Break: Finding Cousins with DNA Arts and Education Building
2pm Sheep Fact Scavenger Hunt The Shed
2pm Farm Safety ATV Simulator Demo hosted by SD Farmers Union North of Dakotaland Museum
2pm Halls of Magic Strolling Show
2pm Fiddlin' Brothers NorthWestern Energy Freedom Stage
2pm Sherwin and Pam Linton and the Cotton Kings: Songs From Pam's New Carter Family Tribute CD Centennial Stage
2:30pm Antique Tractor Demonstration West of Farm Bureau Dakotaland Stage
2:30pm Chad Madsen, Musician Midway Roadhouse
3pm Native Plants for Landscaping and Pollinator Habitat Horticulture Building
3pm SD Pork Producers Cooking Demonstration - Crockpot Family Meals Horizons Hall Kitchen
3pm FFA Ag Adventure Center Youth Activity FFA Ag Adventure Center
3pm Puppet Place Puppet Magic Show Independent Midway
3pm Mogen’s Heroes De Smet Farm Mutual Insurance Tent
3pm Story Time w/ PaperPie Books Arts and Education Building
3:30pm Sew Your Own Style Show Horizons Hall Auditorium
3:30pm Jesse Christen Band NorthWestern Energy Freedom Stage
3:45pm Danielle Nowell, Hitchcock Country Singer Centennial Stage
4pm Largest Plant Specimens and Giant Vegetables Judging Horticulture Building
4pm Bill Chrastil - Elvis Impersonator Farm Bureau Dakotaland Stage
4pm Sherwin and Pam Linton and the Cotton Kings: Tribute to Johnny Cash and the Carter Family Centennial Stage
4pm Halls of Magic Strolling Show
4pm Farm Safety ATV Simulator Demo hosted by SD Farmers Union North of Dakotaland Museum
4pm OC Beef Show - Supreme Row the DEX, Agtegra and Butler Machinery Arena
5pm Fiddlin' Brothers NorthWestern Energy Freedom Stage
5pm Mogen’s Heroes De Smet Farm Mutual Insurance Tent
5pm Antique Tractor Demonstration West of Farm Bureau Dakotaland Stage
5pm Puppet Place Puppet Magic Show Independent Midway
5pm SD State Fair Karaoke Rendezvous Preliminary Competition Midway Roadhouse
5:30p-6:30p State 4-H Leaders Association Meeting (Public Welcome) Nordby Exhibit Hall - Classrooms
6pm SD Junior Beef Breeds Team Fitting Contest the DEX, Agtegra and Butler Machinery Arena
6pm Jr. Suffolk Show The Shed
6pm Bottle Calf Feeding FFA Ag Adventure Center
6pm Flippenout Extreme Trampoline Show North of Centennial Stage
6pm Puppet Place Puppet Magic Show Independent Midway
7pm Chad Madsen, Musician Midway Roadhouse
7pm Wine and Paint Party - $25 cost; limited to 25 participants The Shed - Mezzanine
7pm Jesse Christen Band NorthWestern Energy Freedom Stage
8pm Larry The Cable Guy welcomed by Legend Seeds Grandstand
10pm Greg Hanson and the Backroads Midway Roadhouse
10:30pm Eclipse Beer Garden

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