Monday, Sept. 4
Kids Day and Pay it Forward Day
Drive to End Hunger
*7 – 10 a.m.: bring a canned food item to any gate and receive $2 off gate admission - A partnership with AARP
• 7:30 a.m. — FFA Swine Show, OC Swine Complex,
• 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. — 4-H Buildings Open to the Public
• 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. — 4-H Information Center Open, Nordby Exhibit Hall
• 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. — 4-H Demonstrations, Illustrated Talks, Project Whys, and Public Speaking, Nordby Exhibit Hall
• 8 a.m. — 4-H Rabbit Show, 4-H Rabbit Building
• 8 a.m. — 4-H Dairy Cattle Show and 4-H Dairy Cattle Showmanship, OC Dairy Barn
• 8:30 a.m. — 4-H Breeding Beef Show, 4-H Livestock Complex,
• 8:30 a.m. — 4-H Cat and Companion Animal Show, National Guard Armory,
• 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. — All SD State Fair Exhibit Buildings Open,
• 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. — Noah’s Way Exotic Petting Zoo and Pony Rides, MIP Building
• 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. — The Great Bear Show Exhibit, North of AARP Centennial Stage
• 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. — FFA Ag Adventure Center Open, FFA Ag Adventure Center
• 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. — Kids’ Extravaganza Activities, Day Sponsor Tent
• 9 a.m. — Cooking w/ Young Living Essential Oils, Women’s Building Kitchen
• 9 a.m. — Jr. Dorset/Southdown Show, OC Sheep Barn
• 9:30 a.m. — Using Native Plants in the Landscape-Tammy Rearick, James Valley Landscape Solutions, Horticulture Building
• 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. — GoldStar Amusements Carnival, Carnival Mat,
• 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. — Ellen Halter, Guest Author: “Shyster and Harvey,” Arts & Ed Building
• 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. — 4-H Dog Skill-A-Thon, National Guard Armory,
• 10 a.m. — 4-H Performing Arts Troupe Show, Nordby Exhibit Hall
• 10 a.m. — Draft Horse Halter Classes, Hippodrome
• 10 a.m. — Genie Break: The Traveling Medicine Show-A Look at Patent Medicines and Phrenology, Arts & Ed Building
• 10 a.m. — Grain Engulfment Rescue Trainer Demo, Wheat Growers Booth

• 10 a.m. — Diaper Derby, NorthWestern Energy Freedom Stage
• 10:15 a.m. — Entry Cut Off for Lego Competition: 10-12 yr olds, Arts & Ed Building
• 10:30 a.m. — The Great Bear Show, North of AARP Centennial Stage
• 10:30 a.m. — Antique Tractor Demonstration, West of Farm Bureau Dakotaland Stage
• 10:30 a.m. — Pampered Chef Cooking Demonstration, Women’s Building Kitchen
• 10:30 a.m. — Lego Competition: 10-12 yr olds, Arts & Ed Building
• 10:45 a.m. — Frankie Reinhart: Highmore’s Favorite Country Singer, AARP Centennial Stage
• 10:45 a.m. — Entry Cut Off for Lego Competition: 8-9 yr olds, Arts & Ed Building
• 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. — Wine Pavilion: Toast of the SD State Fair, Wine Pavilion
• 11 a.m. — Lego Competition: 8-9 yr olds, Arts & Ed Building
• 11 a.m. — Sherwin & Pam Linton and the Cotton Kings w/ Al Schultz, Rio Grande Valley Country Singer, AARP Centennial Stage
• 11 a.m. — The Overtones, De Smet Farm Mutual Insurance Tent
• 11 a.m. — Puppet Place Puppet Magic Show, Independent Midway,
• 11 a.m. — Usborne Books Storytime, Arts & Ed Building
• 11 a.m. — Let’s Talk Tomatoes – Megan Linke, Experienced Fair Exhibitor, Horticulture Building
• 11 a.m. — Poultry Auction, Poultry/Rabbit Barn
• 11 a.m. — Showmanship Showdown, OC Sheep Barn
• 11 a.m. — SD Club Calf Open Show, OC Beef Complex,
• 11:15 a.m. — Entry Cut Off for Lego Competition: 6-7 yr olds, Arts & Ed Building
• 11:30 a.m. — Lego Competition: 6-7 yr olds, Arts & Ed Building
• 11:45 a.m. — Entry Cut Off for Lego Competition: 4-5 yr olds, Arts & Ed Building
• 12 p.m. — Lego Competition: 4-5 yr olds, Arts & Ed Building
• 12 p.m. — The Wildflowers, Midway Roadhouse
• 12 p.m. — Those Funny Little People, NorthWestern Energy Freedom Stage
• 12 p.m. — Grain Engulfment Rescue Trainer Demo, Wheat Growers Booth
• 12:30 p.m. — Antique Tractor Demonstration, West of Farm Bureau Dakotaland Stage
• 12:30 p.m. — SD Farm Bureau Centennial Retro Games: Ring Toss, Farm Bureau Dakotaland Stage
• 1 p.m. — Thunder at the Fair Outlaw Truck and Tractor Pull sponsored by Kibble Equipment and Lankota, Grandstand
• 1 p.m. — The Overtones, De Smet Farm Mutual Insurance Tent
• 1 p.m. — State Youth Talent Contest Finals, Farm Bureau Dakotaland Stage
• 1 p.m. — Draft Horse Driving Classes, Hippodrome
• 1 p.m. — Open Class Wine Competition, Women’s Building Kitchen
• 1 p.m. — Puppet Place Puppet Magic Show, Independent Midway,
• 1 p.m. — Seeing Double: Mother/Daughter, Father/Son Look Alike Contest, NorthWestern Energy Freedom Stage
• 1:30 p.m. — The Great Bear Show, North of AARP Centennial Stage
• 1:30 p.m. — Donnie Miller & Jim, SD Country Hall of Fame Star, AARP Centennial Stage
• 2 p.m. — Sherwin & Pam Linton and the Cotton Kings, AARP Centennial Stage
• 2 p.m. — “Shyster and Harvey” Book Reading – Ellen Halter, Guest Author, Arts & Ed Building
• 2 p.m. — Genie Break: Don’t Get Caught in a Genealogy Mouse Trap, Arts & Ed Building
• 2 p.m. — Grain Engulfment Rescue Trainer Demo, Wheat Growers Booth
• 2:30 p.m. — Those Funny Little People, NorthWestern Energy Freedom Stage
• 3 p.m. — Usborne Books Storytime, Arts & Ed Building
• 3 p.m. — Story Time by the Activity Counter, FFA Ag Adventure Center
• 3:30 p.m. — The Wildflowers, NorthWestern Energy Freedom Stage
• 3:45 p.m. — Sherwin & Pam Linton and the Cotton Kings, AARP Centennial Stage
• 4 p.m. — V-LUX Hip-Hop Music, Midway Roadhouse
• 4 p.m. — Grain Engulfment Rescue Trainer Demo, Wheat Growers Booth
• 4 p.m. — FFA Round Robin, OC Beef Complex,
• 4 p.m. — The Overtones, De Smet Farm Mutual Insurance Tent
• 4:30 p.m. — Luxurious Cypher - Hip Hop, Midway Roadhouse
• 5 p.m. — Dakota Star Talent Contest Finals sponsored by Dakotaland Federal Credit Union, NorthWestern Energy Freedom Stage
• 5 p.m. — Puppet Place Puppet Magic Show, Independent Midway,
• 5 p.m. — The Great Bear Show, North of AARP Centennial Stage
• 6 p.m. — Puppet Place Puppet Magic Show, Independent Midway.