The 171st Columbia County Fair returns this year from Wednesday, July 27th through Sunday, July 31st. The fair board is very pleased to be able to host a typical county fair again this year.
New this year, there will be a male/co-ed softball tournament from Thur. July 28th through July 31st with food and refreshments available. On Sunday, July 31st a corn hole tournament will be held starting at noon with registration earlier that morning. There will be two divisions: competitive or social. Bingo will be back on Fri & Sat. 4-6 PM in the beer tent. Cruisin’ at the Fair Car Show will be there Wed. July 27th at 6 PM
The open class dog show will be held on Sunday, July 24th at 1 PM and the junior class dog show will be held on Monday, July 25th at 9 AM. Both dog shows will ben in the commercial building providing a better surface on which to perform. The horse pleasure show will be Sun. July 24th with speed show on Sat. July 30th .
Junior entry day and judging of non-animal projects will be Tues. July 26th . Open class entry will be on July 26th with the exception of open flower entry on Wed., July 27th . The Open class judging will be on Wed., July 27th .
Animal entries continue with swine and rabbits entered on Tuesday, July 26th and the other animal species on Wednesday, July 27th . Livestock shows: swine & rabbit Wed. July 27th ; beef and sheep Thurs. July 28th and goat, dairy, and poultry Fri. July 29th . Sale of Champions is on Saturday, July 24th at 1 PM with Buyers Buffet from 11 AM-12:30 PM.
Carnival Hours & specials daily – Wed. 5-11 PM—$2 Holler tickets & wristband, Thurs.—Armed Service Day 5-11 PM wristband special; Friday—1-11 PM and Saturday—12-11 PM Sunday 12-4 PM $1 Holler tickets. Daily wristbands will be good for the entire day for which they are purchased.
Grandstand – Wed. July 27th – Antique/local Tractor/truck pull-7 PM; Thur. July 28th -Super tractor/truck pull-7 PM; Fri. July 29th -full rodeo 7 PM; and Sat. July 30th -demo derby 7 PM
Beer garden will be open daily with times varying from day to day. Live music on Thur. night with “Best Practice”, Fri. night with Hank Kimball and the County Agents and Sat. night with Bob Kuhn “Koon Dog” followed by DJ. Wed. night DJ Extreme Sound.
Special meals: Wed. July 27th -Portage Presbyterian Church; Fri. July 29th -Columbia County Pork Partners BBQ; and Sun. July 31st -FFA Breakfast from 7:30-10:30 AM.
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