Fair Schedule
Ransom County Fair August 23 - 27, 2023
General Gate Admission:
FREE GATE ADMISSION
Wristbands for the Carnival:
$20 per time frame.
Event Admission:
Rodeo (Friday and Saturday)
$10 for adults - 18 yrs and older
$5 for kids - 5 -17 yrs
Free 4 and under
Races (Sunday)
Adults $15
Students $10
Youth $5 (Ages 6-17)
Kids Free (Ages 5 & Under)
Coolers/BYOB $5
TIMES & EVENTS (MAY VARY)
EXPO CENTER HOURS
Wednesday 8 am - 8 pm
Thursday 8 am - 8 pm Exhibit Area Opens at 4 pm
Friday 8 am - 8 pm Exhibit Area Opens at 9:30 am
Saturday 9 am - 8 pm Exhibit Area Opens at 9:30 am, closed at 7 pm
Sunday Expo Center Closed
Sunday - August 20
HORSE SHOW HAS BEEN MOVED TO THE FORT RANSOM ARENA
7:30 am - 8:15am Registration
9:00 am 4-H & Open Class Horse Show begins with Colt to Maturity Classes
Tuesday - August 22
4-H Only Events
Wednesday - August 23
Livestock, Horse & Small Animals - Expo Center (4-H, FFA & Open)
STALLING:
8:00 am - 12:30 pm Barns open to stall animals.
All rabbits must be penned by 11:30 am
DO NOT bring animals to stall from 12:30pm - 4:30 pm
4:30 pm - 8:00 pm Barns open to stall animals.
All 4-H, FFA & OPEN animals must be stalled on the fairgrounds by 8:00 pm
ENTRY:
10:30 am - 11:30 am Rabbit Entry/Registration & Penning (4-H, FFA, OPEN)
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Entry/Registration of dairy, beef, sheep, swine, goats and showmanship
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Static OPEN Class Entry - Expo
JUDGING:
1:00 pm Rabbit Judging (4-H, FFA, OPEN)
5:00 pm - 8 :00 pm Interview Judging Livestock, Horse, and Rabbits - Expo Center (4-H, FFA) (ages 6-18)
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Livestock Market animal weigh-in (beef, dairy and meat goat)
8:30 pm Barn meeting for all animal exhibits (Cattle Barn)
CARNIVAL: Opening at 6 pm
Thursday - August 24
8:30 am - 12:00 pm Static OPEN Class Entry - Expo
9:00 am – 10:30 am Livestock Market animal weigh-in (sheep and swine)
9:00 am Dairy cattle Judging with dairy goat to follow (4-H, FFA, OPEN)
1:00 pm Meat goat Judging with beef to follow (4-H, FFA, OPEN)
4:00 pm -11:00 pm CARNIVAL OPEN (6 pm -10 pm Wristband Rides)
4:30 pm - 7:30 pm Stage Show Todd Wohl - (Musician)
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm FREE Corn Feed - West Wing Awning
7:00 pm Cow Pie BINGO - Hosted by 8th Grade World Class Education
7:30 pm BINGO - West Wing
FRIDAY - August 25
9:00 am Swine Judging with sheep to follow (4-H, FFA, Open)
10:00 am - 5:00 pm Miss Bows Messy Mania (Under the tent)
2:00 pm Jr. Intermediate & Sr. Overall Showmanship (4-H & FFA)
3:00 pm - 11 pm CARNIVAL OPEN (6 pm - 10 pm Wristband Rides)
4:00 pm Showmanship, Livestock Interview Judging Awards, Overall Horse Award (Show Ring)
4:30 pm Premium Sale (Show Ring)
7:30 pm NDRA Rodeo (Larry Mairs Horse Arena) Abrahamson Rodeo
Following the Rodeo event Spectacular Fireworks Show!
Cattleman's Club Beer Garden available - no coolers allowed
SATURDAY - August 26
KIDS DAY
8:00 am Rodeo Queen & Princess Contestants - Horsemanship (Larry Mairs Horse Arena)
8:30 am - 9:30 am CANCELLED - Check in for Corn Hole Tournament (Expo Center)
(Registration Below)
10:00 am CANCELLED - Bags start flying for the Corn Hole Tournament
10:00 am Fair Parade - Main Street, Lisbon
10:00 am - 5:00 pm Miss Bows Messy Mania (Under the tent)
11:00 am - 4:00 pm Craft/Junk Show
11:00 am - 1:00 pm Kringen Accordion Band
11:00 am - 6:00 pm Travel Escape Room
11:00 am Kids Money Scramble - in the sandbox beginning with ages 0-10
11:00 am Pedal Tractor Pull Registration
11:30 am Pedal Tractor Pull (ages 4-10)
1pm - 11 pm CARNIVAL OPEN (1 pm - 6 pm & 6 pm - 10 pm Wristband Rides)
1:00 pm Rodeo Queen & Princess Contestants - Speeches & Modeling (West Wing)
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Raw Sugar will be playing
1:30 pm Kids Bike Giveaway - Donated by Pheasant Forever
2:00 pm Magic Show with Magic Joe
2:00 pm Ice Cream Social - Sponsored by Ransom County 4-H Council
4:00 pm Farmers Olympics
5:00 pm Magic Show with Magic Joe
6:30 pm Ransom County Rodeo Queen and Princess Coronation (Larry Mairs Horse Arena)
7:00 pm NDRA Rodeo (Larry Mairs Horse Arena) - Abrahamson Rodeo Co Cattleman's Club Beer Garden available - no coolers allowed
8:30 pm - 12:30 am DJ under the tent by the beef barn
SUNDAY - August 27
7:00 am - 12:00 pm Static Exhibits & Livestock exhibit check-out Open Class Premium Distribution
10:00 am Magic Show with Magic Joe
10:00 am - 5:00 pm Miss Bows Messy Mania (Under the tent)
11:00 am - 4:00 pm Travel Escape Room
11:00 am - 3:00 pm Raw Sugar will be playing
1:00 pm Magic Show with Magic Joe
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm CARNIVAL OPEN (1 pm - 5 pm Wristband Rides)
4:00 pm Magic Show with Magic Joe
6:00 pm Sheyenne Speedway Races