MARTINSVILLE, ILL. — The Clark County 4-H Fair is Saturday to Wednesday at the Martinsville Fairgrounds.
Projects made by more than 250 Illinois 4-H’ers during the past year will be exhibited.
Highlights of the fair include general project judging, a rocket launch, and dog and cat show on Saturday; horse show, bicycle rodeo and rabbit show on Monday; swine, foods, sheep and goat shows on Tuesday, poultry and beef show on Wednesday.
The Fashion Revue and Foods Auction will be at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday; and the livestock auction at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. The projects will be on display from 2 to 7 p.m. Sunday and throughout the remainder of the fair until 11 a.m. Wednesday.
For more details on the fair, check out the schedule at clark.extension.uiuc.edu or call the University of Illinois Extension at (217) 826-5422.
Clark County Fair
Saturday
8:30 a.m. — General project registration
8:30 a.m. — Set-up Martinsville Fairgrounds — Livestock barns
9 a.m. — General project judging; rocket launch immediately after general project judging
11 a.m. — Cloverbud exhibit
Noon — Cat show
12:30 p.m. — Dog show
Sunday
2 to 7 p.m. — General project building open for project viewing
5 to 8:30 p.m. — Livestock exhibits check-in
9 p.m. — Livestock Ethics meeting for livestock exhibitors
Monday
9 a.m. — Horse show
9:30 a.m. — Garden tractor/farm tractor driving contests
10:30 p.m. — Bicycle rodeo
1:30 p.m. — Rabbit show
6:30 p.m. — 4-H Family Fun Night
Tuesday
8 a.m. — Swine show
Noon — Foods show
1 p.m. — Sheep show
Goat show — immediately after sheep show
6:30 p.m. — Dress Revue, awards program, food auction
Wednesday
8 a.m. — Poultry show
8:30 a.m. — Dairy and beef show
10:30 a.m. — State Fair delegate meeting
11 a.m. — General projects released
6:30 p.m. — Livestock auction
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