Entry Days:

Saturday, July 12th, 2025

11:00 – 4:00 pm Entry & Judging of 4-H Exhibits

1:00 - 4:00 pm Clover Kids Entry – North 4-H Building

4:00 pm State Fair Selection – North 4-H Building (building closed)

Tuesday, July 15th, 2025

11:00 am - 6:00 pm Entry for Family Crafts & Gardening Exhibits

Wednesday, July 16th, 2025

6:30 - 8:30 am Weigh 4-H/FFA Swine & Check-in with Superintendent

8:30 am All Swine in Place

10:00 - 11:30 am Weigh all 4-H/FFA Beef (market breeding, advanced cattle feeding,
& check-in with superintendent)

Noon All Beef in Place

9:00 - Noon Judging of the Family Craft & Gardening Exhibits (building closed)

2:00 - 3:00 pm Weigh 4-H/FFA Sheep/Meat Goats & Check-in with Superintendent

4:00 pm All Horses in Place

4:30 pm Ultrasound of Advanced Cattle – Cattle Barn Area

5:00 pm All Rabbits in Place

5:00 pm All Poultry in Place & 4-H/FFA Poultry Pullorum Tested

5:00 pm Recognition of 4-H Scholarship Winners — Horse Arena

5:30 pm Horse Drill

6:00 pm Horse Games

7:30 pm 4-H Movie Night

Thursday, July 17th, 2025

8:00 am 4-H/FFA Swine Show – Showmanship – Lower Show Ring

Bacon Buddies to follow

1:00 pm 4-H Clover Kids Poultry Show – Lower Show Ring

1:00 pm 4-H/FFA Poultry Show – Lower Show Ring

1:00 pm Critter Close Ups — Cherokee State Bank Plaza —
Sponsored by Maple River Solar Energy

1:00 - 10:00 pm Gotcha Games – Midway

2:00 pm Canines in the Clouds - East Side

2:45 - 5:00 pm KCAU Weather — Cherokee State Bank Plaza

3:00 pm Foam Zone — West Side —

Friday, July 18th, 2025

8:00 am 4-H/FFA Sheep & Goat Show – Lower Show Ring

9:00 am Open Bucket Bottle Calf – Expo Show Ring

9:30 am 4-H/FFA Equine Show – Halter Classes – Outdoor Horse Arena

1:00 - 10:00 pm Gotcha Games — Midway

1:00 pm Critter Close Ups — Cherokee State Bank Plaza
Sponsored by Maple River Solar Energy

2:00 pm Canines in the Clouds — East Side

3:00 pm Foam Zone — West Side —
Sponsored by Maple River Solar Energy

4:00 - 4:45 pm Registration for Spelling Bee — Lily of the Valley School House

4:00 pm Critter Close Ups — Cherokee State Bank Plaza
Sponsored by Maple River Solar Energy

4:00-5:00 pm Smoking Cessation Hypnosis Show – Bomgaars Expo Building

4:30 - 5:30 pm Registration in the Open Activity Building
Going on a Camping Trip Packing Contest
Watermelon Eating Contest

5:00 pm Canines in the Clouds — East Side

5:00 pm Spelling Bee — Lily of the Valley School House

4:30 pm Xtreme Strongman Show – West Side

5:00 pm Spelling Bee – Lily of the Valley School House

4:00 pm 4-H Clover Kids Rabbit Show — Lower Show Ring

4:00 pm 4-H/FFA Rabbit Show — Lower Show Ring

5:30 pm Registration for Can Chase Barrel Racing – Main Stage

5:30- 7:00 pm BINGO — Open Activity Building

6:00 pm Contests on the Grass Pavilion

Watermelon Eating Contest

Going on a Camping Trip Packing Contest

6:00 pm Foam Zone — West Side —
Sponsored by Maple River Solar Energy

6:45 pm Presentation of Flags by Veterans of America Chapter 888,
American Legion Post 230, & VFW Post 2253
at South End of Fairgrounds

7:00 pm Cherokee County Can Chase Barrel Racing – Main Arena

7:00 pm ATV Rodeo — Southeast in Tractor Pull Area

7:00 pm Critter Close Ups — Cherokee State Bank Plaza
Sponsored by Maple River Solar Energy

7:30 - 9:30 pm Black Light and Glow Dance Party — Open Activity Building
Wear your white shirts — Open to all ages

7:30 pm Hypnotist Show — Cherokee State Bank Plaza Stage

8:00 pm Canines in the Clouds — East Side

8:00 pm Chicken Poop BINGO – By the FOF Concession Stand

8:30 pm Foam Zone — West Side —
Sponsored by Maple River Solar Energy

Saturday, July 19th, 2025

Ticket Prices: $10 for Adults All Day — Children After 3:00 pm are $5

*Free ADMISSION to the Fair for Kids 12 & Under Until 3:00 pm

7:30 am 4-H/FFA Advance Cattle Feeding
4-H/FFA Bottle/Bucket Show
4-H/FFA Beef Show – Showmanship
4-H/FFA Dairy Show – Showmanship – Expo Show Ring

11:00 - 9:00 pm 9- Hole Mini Golf — Location TBD

11:00 am - 2:30 pm Kids’ Day Events — Games, Crafts, Cookie Decorating & Face Painting
Open Activity Building

12:00 pm Canines in the Clouds — East Side

12:00 pm 4-H/FFA Pet Show/ Dog Obedience – Lower Show Ring

12:30 pm Pedal Tractor Pull Registration (ages 4-11) — Cherokee State Bank Plaza

1:00 pm Foam Zone — West Side —
Sponsored by Maple River Solar Energy

1:00 - 10:00 pm Gotcha Games — Midway

1:00 pm Sanctioned Pedal Tractor Pull — Cherokee State Bank Plaza

1:30 pm Clover Kids Stuffed Animal Show - North 4-H Building

1:00 - 2:00 pm Spend Smart, Eat Smart — ISU Extension FHS, Karissa Lassen
Bomgaars Building

2:00 - 4:00 pm Kids Water Fights — Sponsored by Aurelia Fire Dept.
East of Tractor Pull Area

2:30 - 3:30 pm Clothing Event — North 4-H Building

3:00 pm Registration for Kids Day Drawing — Open Activity Building

3:00 pm Chicken Poop BINGO — Kids Version

3:00 pm Kids Day Drawings (must be present to win) — Open Activity Building

3:00 - 3:45 pm Weigh-Ins for Cherokee Monster Arm Wrestling Tournament
Weight Class Competition - Both Men & Women - $10 Entry Fee

3:00 pm Gate Fees Increase for Children (12 & Under) to $5.00

3:00 pm Canines in the Clouds — East Side

4:00 pm 2025 Queen Crowning — Cherokee State Bank Plaza
Crowned by 2024 CCF Queen, Aubrey Kannaegieter

4:00 - 5:00 pm Registration for Bring Your Best Ribs & Bars
Cook Off & Bake Off — Family Craft Building

4:30 pm Cherokee Monster Arm Wrestling Tournament

5:00 pm Foam Zone — West Side —
Sponsored by Maple River Solar Energy

5:00 pm Bring Your Best Ribs Cookoff & Best Bars Bakeoff Competition
Judging Begins — West Side of Open Activity Building

5:30 pm Pride of Iowa Contest Opens to the Public — North 4-H Building

6:45 pm Presentation of Flags by Veterans of America Chapter 888,
American Legion Post 230, & VFW Post 2253 — Location TBD

7:00 pm Demolition Derby - By Domination Motor Sports — Main Area

7:30 pm Canines in the Clouds — East Side

8:00 pm Chicken Poop BINGO — By FOF Concession Stand

8:30 pm Foam Zone — West Side
Sponsored by Maple River Solar Energy

Sunday, July 20st, 2025

*FREE GATE ADMISSION

9:00 am - 11:00 am Pancake Breakfast – Open Activity Building

9:30 - 11:00 am Registration for Car, Truck, & Motorcycle Show – Tractor Pull Track

11:00 am Cherokee County Overall Senior Showman Competition
at Expo Show Ring

11:00 am – 1:00 pm Car, Truck, & Motorcycle Show – Tractor Pull Track

11:30 am - 1:30 pm BINGO – Open Activity Building

11:30 am Canines in the Clouds — East Side

12:30 pm 4-H Communications – Working Exhibit, Share the Fun,
Educational Presentation, and Extemporaneous speaking
at 4-H Building

12:30 pm Foam Zone — West Side —
Sponsored by Maple River Solar Energy

2:30 pm County Council Fun & Games — Expo Show Ring

3:00 pm Release of Family Craft Exhibits

3:30 pm Release of 4-H/FFA Animal Exhibits, 4-H Static Exhibits

4:00 pm Fair Cleanup

Daily Building Hours

10:00 am - 8:00 pm (Wed. - Sat.) Commercial, 4-H, & Family Craft Building

11:00 am - 3:00 pm (Sun.) Commercial, 4-H, & Family Craft Building

2:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Thurs/Fri) Lily of the Valley School House

10:00 am – 1:00 pm (Sat/Sun) Lily of the Valley School House