2022 Schedule of Events

                                            Tuesday, September 6th, 2022

4 pm – 7:30 pm................................................Fair Exhibits Entered  (EXCLUDING Livestock)

 (All items to be entered in the North Wing, 4-H,  FFA, HCE, and all Youth and Adult Entries) 

4 pm – 8 pm ..........................................Rabbit and Poultry Entered 

                                            Wednesday, September 7th, 2022 

5 pm – 9 pm........................Petting Zoo, Exhibit Hall and Vendor Booths Open 

4 pm – 6:30 pm. ..................Open Dairy, Pygmy and Nigerian Goats and Bottle Calf/Goats Entered 

5 pm – 11 pm .......................Pride of Texas Carnival Open 

6:30 pm.......................,........80th Annual Carter County Free  Fair Opening Ceremonies 

(Free Watermelon compliments of the Carter  County Commissioners & City Produce) 

7 pm ..................................Children and Pet Contests

(Terrapin derby, frog jumping, best dressed pet, weenie dog races,  hula hoop, bubble gum blowing, etc.) 

                          The High Performance Institute of  Taekwondo Demonstrations  

7:30 pm ............................Bottle Goat and Calf Show Begins

                                                            Thursday, September 8th, 2022 

9 am – 9 pm ......................Vendor, Exhibits and Petting Zoo Open 

5 pm – 11 pm ...................Pride of Texas Carnival Open 

5:30 pm............................ Open Dairy, Pygmy Goat, Nigerian Dwarf Shows 

6:30 pm .............................Stick Horse Rodeo 

                                                             Friday, September 9th, 2022 

9 am – 9 pm.......................Vendor, Exhibits and Petting Zoo Open 

9 am - 2 pm .......................Eddie Eagle, Children’s Story Time  and Mobile Dairy Classroom 

9 am - 10 am ....................Livestock weigh in and entered 

9 am - 1 pm...................... Insect Adventure

 9:30 am............................4-H and FFA Land Judging Contest- TBD 

10:30 am........................... 4-H and FFA Plant and Wildlife  Assessment Contest -TBD 

4 pm – 7 pm..................... Insect Adventure; 

                                                   Live Music – Trudy’s Kids 

6:30 pm – 7 pm.................Registration for 2nd Annual “Mullet” Contest 

7:30 pm.............................2nd Annual “Mullet” Contest 

5 pm – 11 pm ....................Pride of Texas Carnival Open 

                                                  Saturday, September 10th, 2022 

8 am .............................. Registration for Carter County Free Fair  Ranch Horse Show 

9 am ...............................Carter County Free Fair Ranch Horse Show  

9 am – 8 pm....................Vendor, Exhibits and Petting Zoo Open 

9 am - 4 pm .................... Insect Adventure 

11 am ............................. Junior Sheep Show Begins Open Sheep Show immediately after Junior Sheep Show 30 minute break Market Hog Show begins after Break 

12:30 pm...........................Registration for Horseshoe Tournament 

1 pm ................................ Horseshoe Tournament Begins 

1 pm – Midnight .................Pride of Texas Carnival Open 

1 pm..................................Junior Meat Goat Show followed by  Open Meat Goat Show 

5 pm...................................Registration for Open Carter County Horse Speed Events 

5:30 pm..............................Carter County Horse Speed Events Begin

 6 pm ................................Junior Heifer and Steer Show followed by  Open Beef and Dairy Cattle Shows 

8 pm.................................. Livestock, Rabbits and Poultry Released  or at the end of the Cattle Show or 8 pm 

                                                   Sunday, September 12th, 2022 

1 pm – 3 pm ......................................... All Inside Exhibits Released