4-H and FFA ENTRY INFO
Buyers Registration
2025 Mesa County Fair 4-H and FFA Schedule
All non-sale animals will go home after they show- (breeding, non-sale market, non-round robin use)
After unloading animals - ALL trailers must be moved and parked over @ west end of fairgrounds - near ballpark (no trailers are allowed to remain near barns or in that parking area due to lack of space)
Mon, June 22, 2026
Superintendent Meeting
Lower Valley FD
6:00 PM
Tues, June 23, 2026
C Building
6:00 PM
Sat, June 27, 2026
Rifle County Shoot
Orchard Mesa Gun Club
8:00 AM
Muzzleloader County Shoot
Orchard Meda Gun Club
10:00 AM
Tues, June 30, 2026
Dog Show - Agility
First Class Agility-Loma
6:30 PM
Wed, July 1, 2026
Dos Show-Showmanship, Rally, Obedience
TBA
5:00 PM
Mon, July 6, 2026
Archery County Shoot
Orchard Mesa Gun Club
6:00 PM
Tue, July 7, 2026
Dog Records Books Due
Extension Office
5:00 PM
Fashion Review
C Building
6:00 PM
Wed, July 8 , 2026
Piston County Shoot
Orchard Mesa Gun Club
6:00 PM
Thurs, July 9, 2026
Swine and Sheep Weigh-In Carcass Contest
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Horse Check In Gymkhana
CW Arena
4:00 PM
Indoor C-Building Set Up
C Building
6:00 PM
Fri, July 10, 2026
Horse Show
CW Arena
8:00 AM
Shotgun (Trap) Shoot
GJ Trap Club
6:00 PM
Sat, July, 11, 2026
GJ Trap Club
8:00 AM
Ranch Horse Show
Grandstands Arena
8:00 AM
Mini Horses
Grandstands Arena
12pm or after ranch show
Horse Stalls Cleaned Out
3:30 PM
Shooting Sports Awards banquet
GJ Trap Club
5:00 PM
Sun, July, 12, 2026
Large Animal Weigh-In & Check-in
Fairgrounds
6:00 AM
*Mandatory Exhibitors Meeting*
United Show Ring
10:00 AM
Sheep and Goat Weigh-In
Sheep/Goat/Swine Scale
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Swine Weight-In
Sheep/Goat/Swine Scale
12:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Mon, July, 13, 2026
Indoor Project Interviews
Community Building
As Scheduled
Goat Show - JUDGE
United Show Ring
8:00 AM
Rabbit Check-in
United Show Ring
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Rabbit Show - JUDGE
United Show Ring
2:00 PM
Swine Carcass Viewing/Results
United Show Ring
5:30 PM
Tue, July 14, 2026
Bucket Calf Check-in
T.B.D.
7-8:00 AM
Beef Show (Order) JUDGE
United
8:00 AM
Bucket Calf Show
United
1:00 PM or 30 min after Beef Show
Sheep Show (order)
United
2:00 PM
Carcass Beef Pickup
Beef Barn
6:00 PM
Carcass Beef Drop Off (if not in show)
Beef Barn
6:30 PM
Wed, July 15, 2026
Swine
United
8:00 AM
Llamas
United
5:00 PM
Poultry Check-In
Pavillion
6:00 PM
Dairy Goat Milk-out
United
8:00 PM
Thurs, July 16, 2026
Beef Advocacy Interviews
Sign up at Livestock Office
8:00 AM-4:00 PM
Dairy Goad- JUDGE
United Arena
8:00 AM
Large Animal Depositions Due
Show Office
10:00 AM
Round Robin Practice-Lg Animals
United
10:00 AM
Poultry Show
Cages/United
2:00 PM
Pocket Pets & Cat Show
United
6:00 PM
Small Animals Dispositions Due
Show Office
8:00 PM
Fri, July 17, 2026
Large Animal Round Robin Written Test
C-Building
8:00 AM
Small Animal Round Robin
United
8:00 AM
Large Animal Round Robin
Fairgrounds
10:00 AM
Beef Carcass Judging
TBA
1:00 PM
Dog Agility Demonstration
United
2:00 PM
United
3:30 PM
3rd Annual Cornhole Tournament Finals
United
3:30 PM
4:30 PM
Non selling Animals deadline to remove from fairgrounds
8:00 PM
Exhibitor Dance
United Show Ring
8 - 11:00 PM
Sat, July 18, 2026
Cattlewoman's BBQ
Fairgrounds-United
11:00 AM
Sale
Fairgrounds-United
11:00 AM
Animal Load-outs
Barns
6:00 PM
Clean and Take Down Pens
United
7:00 PM
Clean and Take Down Pens
Pavillion
8:00 PM
Sun, July, 19, 2026
Indoor Projects - Pick-Up
C-Building
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Fri, Sept, 11, 2026
All Buyer Thank You slips due
Extension Office
All Project Record Book Due
Extension Office
