COLUMBIA — The Boone County Fair officially begins Thursday and continues throughout all next week. Below is a full schedule of the fair's events. All events are at the Boone County Fairgrounds, 5212 N. Oakland Gravel Road, unless noted otherwise. For more information on these events, please visit the Boone County Fairgrounds Web site.
Thursday, July 16
5 to 8 p.m. Youth arts check-in, home arts check-in, ham check-in
Friday, July 17
7 a.m. Ham judging
Saturday, July 18
10 a.m. Parade in downtown Columbia
1 p.m. Youth horse and pony show
6 p.m. 4-H/FFA dog show
Sunday, July 19
8 a.m. Fellowship of Christian Cowboys
9:30 a.m. 4-H/FFA horse show
10 a.m. Breeding cattle shows
2 p.m. Junior bucket calf show
Monday, July 20: The fair begins
4 p.m. Fair opens
4 p.m. Farm team horse pull
4-9 p.m. Children’s barnyard opens
4 p.m. Junior dairy goat and meat goat show
5 p.m. Family fun night
6 p.m. 4-H working demonstrations
6 p.m. Little mister and miss contest
6 p.m. Antique tractor pull
6 p.m. Carnival opens
7 p.m. Miss Boone County queen, teen queen and princess pageants
7:30 p.m. Draft horse pull
Tuesday, July 21
4 p.m. Fair opens
4 to 9 p.m. Children’s barnyard opens
6 p.m. Carnival opens
6 p.m. Junior market lamb-MFA show
6 p.m. Pony pull
6 p.m. Gospel night — Sunny Side, Praises to Him
6 p.m. Woody’s Menagerie wildlife show
6:30 p.m. Mule kicker cloggers
7 p.m. Pedal pull
7 p.m. Flat track motorcycle racing
8 p.m. Talent show junior division
8 p.m. Woody’s Menagerie
Wednesday, July 22
9 a.m. Junior breeding sheep show
10 a.m to 2 p.m. Preschool barnyard tours
4 p.m. Fair opens
4 to 9 p.m. Children’s barnyard open
4 to 10 p.m. Hedrick’s educational zoo
5 p.m. Pig races
5:30 p.m. Linda Dietz Mystic Muse
6 p.m. Carnival opens
6 p.m. Junior poultry show
6 p.m. Woody’s Menagerie
7 p.m. Pig races
7 p.m. Fiddler’s frolic
7 p.m. Junior swine show
7 p.m. Hobby stock car race
8 p.m. Woody’s Menagerie
8 p.m. Linda Dietz Mystic Muse
9 p.m. Pig races
Thursday, July 23
9:30 a.m. Society horse show
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Pre-school barnyard tours
4 p.m. Fair opens
4 to 9 p.m. Children’s barnyard
4 to 10 p.m. Hedrick’s educational petting zoo
5 p.m. Pig races
5:30 p.m. Linda Dietz Mystic Muse
6 p.m. Carnival opens
6 p.m. Junior rabbit show
6 p.m. Girls baby contest
6 p.m. Woody’s Menagerie
6:15 p.m. Steer show
7 p.m. Compact figure 8 scramble
7 p.m. Pig races
7:30 p.m. Society horse show
8 p.m. Woody's Menagerie
8 p.m. Linda Dietz Mystic Muse
9 p.m. Pig races
Friday, July 24
9 a.m. Junior home-raised steers and club group of steers show
9:30 a.m. Society horse show
1 p.m. Junior Ag Olympics
2 p.m. Fair opens
4 p.m. 17th Annual Boone’s Lick Trail BBQ Contest
4 to 9 p.m. Children’s barnyard open
4 to 10 p.m. Hedrick’s educational petting zoo
4:30 p.m. Junior livestock buyer’s dinner
5 p.m. Pig races
5 p.m. Woody’s Menagerie
5:30 p.m. Linda Dietz Mystic Muse
6 p.m. Carnival opens
6 p.m. Junior livestock auction
6 p.m. Boys baby contest
6:30 p.m. Stick horse show
7 p.m. Society horse show
7 p.m. Side-by-side mud racing
7 p.m. Pig races
7 p.m. Woody’s Menagerie
8 p.m. Linda Dietz Mystic Muse
9 p.m. Pig races
9 p.m. Woody’s Menagerie
11 p.m. Pig races
Saturday, July 25
7 a.m. Ham breakfast
8:45 a.m. Ham auction
9 a.m. Society horse show
12 p.m. 17th Annual Boone’s Lick BBQ Contest Judging
12 p.m. Fair opens
1 to 10 p.m. Hedrick’s educational petting zoo
2 p.m. Carnival opens
2 p.m. Talent show adult division
2 to 9 p.m. Children’s barnyard open
3 p.m. Pig races
5 p.m. Pig races
5 p.m. Woody’s Menagerie
5:30 p.m. Linda Dietz Mystic Muse
7 p.m. Truck and tractor pull
7 p.m. Woody’s Menagerie
7 p.m. Pig races
7:30 p.m. Society horse show championship
8 p.m. Linda Dietz Mystic Muse
9 p.m. Pig races
9 p.m. Woody’s Menagerie
11 p.m. Pig races
Sunday, July 26: Free Admission
1 to 3 p.m. Release of youth arts, hams and home division pick-up
2 p.m. Talent show band division
7 p.m. Demolition derby
Saturday, Aug. 1
10 a.m. 4-H shooting sports