Fair Schedule
2026 Fair Schedule
Rain or Shine!
The 4-H County Fair will take place rain or shine and we look forward to seeing you there!
Email ari@vt.edu with questions.
Highlights
- Equine Showcase
- Critically Endangered Caspian Horse - Live
- Carnivorous Plant Feeding
- Fire Truck
- Interactive Black Bear Display
- Soap Making
- Magic Show
- Roping Steer
Workshops
- 9:45am - Soap Making Workshop 1*
- 9:45am - Birding Workshop*
- 10:00am -12:00pm - Sewing Workshop**
- 10:45am - Dendrology Workshop*
- 11:15am - Nature Journaling Workshop*
- 11:45am - Soap Making Workshop 2*
- 11:45am - Forest Health Workshop*
- 12:15pm - Rabbitry Workshop**
- 1:00pm - Mammalogy Workshop**
- 1:30pm - Poetry In Nature Workshop*
- 2:00pm - Birding 101 Workshop*
Competitions
- 9:00am-12:00pm - Stockman’s Contest**
- 10:15am-1:15pm - Hippology Contest**
- 10:30am-3:00pm - Innovation Plan, Start Up Plan, and Youth Vendor Judging**
Fair Schedule
8:00am - VIP Breakfast
9:00am - Opening Ceremony & Ribbon Cutting (Fair OPENS)
9:00am - Stockman’s Contest**
9:45am - Sheep Showmanship Speaker
9:45am - Soap Making Workshop 1*
9:45am - Birding Workshop*
9:30am - OPEN - Roping Steer Game
10:00am - OPEN - Exhibit Hall
10:30am - Horse Showmanship Demo Judging Round 1
10:00am - Sewing Workshop**
10:15am - EquiSmartz Contest**
10:30am - Showcase Innovation Plan Judging
10:45am - Dendrology Workshop*
11:15am - Nature Journaling Workshop*
11:15am - Balloon Animal Demonstration
11:45am - Soap Making Workshop 2*
11:45am - Forest Health Workshop*
12:00pm - Caspian Horse Demo Judging Round 2
12:00pm - OPEN People’s Choice Award Voting
12:00pm - OPEN Best Business Award Voting
12:15pm - Tin Foil Boat Adventure (Cloverbud)*
12:15pm - Rabbitry Workshop**
12:45pm - Magic Show
1:00pm - Showcase Start Up Plan Judging
1:15pm - Tin Foil Boat Competition*
1:30pm - Equine Showcase 2
1:30pm - Poetry In Nature Workshop*
1:30pm - Carnivorous Plant Feeding
2:00pm - Gardening 101 Demonstration
2:15pm - Sheep Shearing Shaving Cream Contest*
3:00pm - Equine Showcase 3
3:00pm - Cold Process Soap Making Demo
3:00pm - Soil Health Demonstration
3:45pm - Pony Driving Demo
4:45pm - Exhibit Hall Closes
4:45pm - Awards & Closing Ceremony
5:30pm - Clean Up & Tear Down
6:00pm - Fair CLOSES
NOTE: All items marked with a single asterisk (*) require registration to participate, and items marked with a double asterisk (**) require a registration fee paid prior to the date of the fair. Please email ari@vt.edu with any questions.