Sunday, Aug 31, 2025 at 8:00am
Schedule:
Red, White, and You Day
Fairgoers are encouraged to wear red, white, and blue and sign up for prizes at the Information
Center or State Fair Administration Office in Nordby Exhibit Hall
8a-5p 4-H Information Center Open Nordby Exhibit Hall
8a-5p 4-H Youth in Action Communications Project Judging (option 4/4) Nordby Exhibit Hall - Classrooms
8a-12p 4-H Fashion Revue Judging Nordby Exhibit Hall - Kitchen
8am OC Sheep Show - Hampshire The Shed
8:30a-1:30p 4-H Family and Consumer Science Skill-A-Thon (CDM) Nordby Exhibit Hall - Judging Area
8:30am 4-H Dairy Cattle Show; followed by Dairy Cattle Showmanship OC Dairy Barn
8:30am 4-H Market Sheep Showmanship; followed by Market Sheep Show 4-H Livestock Complex
8:30am 4-H Breeding Beef Show the DEX, Agtegra and Butler Machinery Arena
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-8p Fonders Sewing Machine Co. Special Event Horizons Hall Auditorium
9a-5p Dakotaland Museum Open
9am Catholic Mass NorthWestern Energy Freedom Stage
9am OC Rabbit Show - Carrier Open Rabbit Poultry/Rabbit Barn
10a-12a GoldStar Amusements Carnival Carnival Midway
10a-7p DAV Bingo DAV Veterans Building
10a-4p PaperPie Books Coloring Contest Arts and Education Building
10a-4p Christina Schepker-Pikul - Guest Artist Arts and Education Building
10a-4p Zentangle Community Mural - Fairgoers can add to the mural! Arts and Education Building
10a-11a Tenacity Ag and Agri-Dynamics Agriculture Drone Demo West of Grandstand
10am National Anthem NorthWestern Energy Freedom Stage
10am Lure Making GFP Area
10am Pampered Chef Cooking Demonstration Horizons Hall Kitchen
10am Sunflower Strings-music group Horizons Hall Auditorium
10am Huron Public Library Book Reading Arts and Education Building
10am Bottle Calf Feeding FFA Ag Adventure Center
10am Antique Tractor Demonstration West of Farm Bureau Dakotaland Stage
10am South Dakota Timed Event Championship Rodeo sponsored by Double D Western Wear, Panhandle Slim, and MackSteel Farm and Ranch Equipment North Arena
10:30am Flippenout Extreme Trampoline Show North of Centennial Stage
10:45am Liz Hofer, Award Winning South Dakota Country Singer 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
11a-4p Old Iron Glory Antique Tractor Show sponsored by Stan’s Centennial Stage
11a-12p DIY Made in the USA Contest Horizons Hall
11am Story Time w/ PaperPie Books Arts and Education Building
11am OC Sheep Show - Suffolk The Shed
11am OC Sheep Youth Craft - Make and Take, Painted Rock Sheep and Wool Weaving The Shed - Education Center
11am Farm Safety ATV Simulator Demo hosted by SD Farmers Union North of Dakotaland Museum
11am FFA Ag Adventure Center Youth Activity FFA Ag Adventure Center
11am Ranch Rodeo Hippodrome
11am America's Ag-Mazing Race West of Dakotaland Museum
11am Puppet Place Puppet Magic Show Independent Midway
11am Community Worship and Praise Service Farm Bureau Dakotaland Stage
11am Sherwin and Pam Linton and the Cotton Kings: Gospel Music Show w/ special guest Al Schultz Centennial Stage
12p-4p 14/27 Basketball Challenge North of Nordby Exhibit Hall
12pm Sunflower Strings-music group Horizons Hall Auditorium
12pm OC Swine Show - Special Youth Showmanship; followed by Youth Pedigreed Market Hog Special OC Swine Complex
12pm Gordy and Debbie De Smet Farm Mutual Insurance Tent
12pm Halls of Magic Strolling Show
12pm The Barn Flies Midway Roadhouse
12:15pm DIY Made in the USA Contest Judging
12:30pm Tree Identification, Diseases, Best Types of Trees for Each Purpose, Watering, Planting, and Managing Them Horticulture Building
12:30pm Freddie Justice, Hypnotist NorthWestern Energy Freedom Stage
1p-5p 4-H Rabbit Showmanship 4-H Rabbit/Poultry Tent
1p-3p Stars, Stripes and Scoops (first 100 people) Horizons Hall
1p-2p Tenacity Ag and Agri-Dynamics Agriculture Drone Demo West of Grandstand
1pm OC Sheep Show - All Other Meat Breeds The Shed
1pm Huron Public Library Book Reading Arts and Education Building
1pm Family Heirloom Recipe Contest Horizons Hall Kitchen
1pm Antique Tractor Demonstration West of Farm Bureau Dakotaland Stage
1pm Flippenout Extreme Trampoline Show North of Centennial Stage
1pm Puppet Place Puppet Magic Show Independent Midway
1:30pm Jane Raschke, Country Singer Centennial Stage
1:30pm Great Patriotic Animal Calling Contest De Smet Farm Mutual Insurance Tent
1:45pm Tilden Edgar, Teen Country Singer Centennial Stage
2pm Sherwin and Pam Linton and the Cotton Kings w/ special guest Eden Judith Centennial Stage
2pm SD Auctioneer Association State Bid Calling Contest Farm Bureau Dakotaland Stage
2pm Genie Break: Iron Crosses Arts and Education Building
2pm Farm Safety ATV Simulator Demo hosted by SD Farmers Union North of Dakotaland Museum
2pm OC Sheep Show - Meat Breeds Champion Drive The Shed
2pm 4-H Fashion Revue Show Nordby Exhibit Hall - Stage
2pm Sheep Fact Scavenger Hunt The Shed
2pm Halls of Magic Strolling Show
2pm Fish Cleaning GFP Area
2pm Rascal Martinez NorthWestern Energy Freedom Stage
3pm Quilts of Valor Presentation and Quilt Show - Sara Fridley Horizons Hall Auditorium
3pm Gordy and Debbie De Smet Farm Mutual Insurance Tent
3pm The Barn Flies Midway Roadhouse
3pm OC Rabbit Show - Special Youth Rabbit Poultry/Rabbit Barn
3pm FFA Ag Adventure Center Youth Activity FFA Ag Adventure Center
3pm Puppet Place Puppet Magic Show Independent Midway
3pm SD Pork Producers Cooking Demonstration - Grilling 101 Horizons Hall Kitchen
3:30pm Flippenout Extreme Trampoline Show North of Centennial Stage
3:30pm 4-H Performing Arts Troupe Show Nordby Exhibit Hall - Stage
3:30pm South Dakota Magazine: Forty Years of Storytelling NorthWestern Energy Freedom Stage
3:45pm The Barkmeiers featuring Eden Judith Centennial Stage
4pm PaperPie Books Coloring Contest Awards Arts and Education Building
4pm Sherwin and Pam Linton and the Cotton Kings: Tribute to Johnny Cash and the Carter Family w/ special guest Al Schultz, Country Gospel Singer Centennial Stage
4pm Halls of Magic Strolling Show
4pm Farm Safety ATV Simulator Demo hosted by SD Farmers Union North of Dakotaland Museum
4pm Antique Tractor Demonstration West of Farm Bureau Dakotaland Stage
4pm OC Sheep Show - Lead Line Shows The Shed
4pm Rodney Yost Horsemanship Demonstration (or after the Ranch Rodeo) Hippodrome
4:30pm 4-H Recognition Event and Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Nordby Exhibit Hall - Stage
5p-7p SD Show Lamb Boosters (follows 4-H Market Sheep Show) 4-H Livestock Complex
5pm FFA Dairy Goat Show 4-H Livestock Complex - North Ring
5pm Gordy and Debbie De Smet Farm Mutual Insurance Tent
5pm The Barn Flies Midway Roadhouse
5pm Puppet Place Puppet Magic Show Independent Midway
5:30pm Freddie Justice, Hypnotist NorthWestern Energy Freedom Stage
5:30pm Antique Tractor Demonstration West of Farm Bureau Dakotaland Stage
6pm Beef Booster Awards, SDJPS Awards Ceremony and Beef Breed Pizza Supper the DEX, Agtegra and Butler Machinery Arena
6pm Flippenout Extreme Trampoline Show North of Centennial Stage
6pm Vegas Magic Revue Farm Bureau Dakotaland Stage
6pm 4-H Performing Arts Troupe Show Nordby Exhibit Hall - Stage
6pm Jr. Southdown Show The Shed
6pm Bottle Calf Feeding FFA Ag Adventure Center
6pm Puppet Place Puppet Magic Show Independent Midway
7pm Rascal Martinez NorthWestern Energy Freedom Stage
8pm The All-American Rejects w/ Kat Perkins Grandstand
10pm Lizzy Hofer Band Midway Roadhouse
10:30pm Dirty Word Beer Garden