July 15-21, 2023
Memorial Park 4-H Fairgrounds
New Castle, IN
Henry County 4-H Exhibits
4-H Fair Schedule 2023
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
5:00 pm Project Judging Volunteers Sign – In
Judges sign-in
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Project check-in for Sewing/Consumer Clothing (notebook), Foods Baked & Preserved, Microwave Cooking, and Food Preparation.
6:00 pm Mini Fashion Revue Practice
6:00 – 8:00 pm Open Judging for Sewing/Foods projects
7:00 – 8:00 pm Fashion Revue – We will start with Consumer Clothing, then move to Sewing.
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
4:30 pm Project Check-In Volunteers & Jr. Leader volunteers Sign-In
5:00 – 8:00 pm Project Drive Thru Check-In at the WG Smith Building by Last Name
- 5:00 – 6:00 pm – A - I
- 6:00 – 7:00 pm – J - R
- 7:00 – 8:00 pm – S – Z
Check-In of all projects except for Sewing, Consumer Clothing, and Foods.
This includes: Aerospace, Animal Education, Arts & Crafts General (which includes: Basketry, Ceramics, Freelance, Gift Wrapping, Holiday Crafts, Leather, Recycling, Scrapbooking, 4-H Memories & Travelogue), Arts & Crafts Construction & Architectural Replica (which includes Construction Toys and Farm Scenes), Arts & Crafts Fine Arts (which including Drawing & Painting), Arts & Crafts Model Craft, Arts & Crafts Needle Craft (which includes Crochet & Knitting), Beekeeping, Cake Decorating, Child Development, Collections, Communications, Computer Science, Crops, Electric, Entomology, Forestry, Genealogy, Geology, Health, Henry County Heritage Project, Home Environment, Microbiology, Photography (B&W Prints/Salon, Color Prints/Salon, Creative & Experimental), Reading, Shooting Sports Posters, Small Engines, Soil & Water Science, Sportfishing, Sports Posters, Tractor Safety Posters, Vet Science, Weather & Climate Science, Welding, Wildlife, Woodworking, and 4-H Club Barrels.
Thursday, July 13, 2023
3:00-6:00 pm Mini 4-H Project Check-In & Judging at the WG Smith Building by last name:
- 3:00-4:00 pm: A - I
- 4:00-5:00 pm: J - R
- 5:00-6:00 pm: S - Z
6:00 pm Project Judging Volunteers Sign-In / Judges Sign-In
6:00 pm Swine, Dairy Goat, Meat Goat and Sheep pen set up.
6:30 pm - JUDGING: Arts & Crafts (which includes: Basketry, Ceramics, Freelance, Gift Wrapping, Holiday Crafts, Leather, Recycling, Scrapbooking & Travelogue), Arts & Crafts Construction & Architectural Replica (which includes Construction Toys and Farm Scenes), Arts & Crafts Fine Arts (which includes Drawing & Painting), Arts & Crafts Model Craft, Arts & Crafts Needle Craft (which includes Crochet & Knitting), Cake Decorating, Genealogy, Henry County Heritage Project, Reading, and 4-H Club Barrels. (Please note judging for State Fair is closed)
Friday, July 14, 2023
5:00 pm Check-in for Dog Agility Show
6:00 pm 4-H DOG Agility Show (Cardinal Field)
6:00 pm Project Judging Volunteers Sign-In /Judges Sign-In
6-6:30 pm Project Check-in for Floriculture & Garden.
6:30-8:30 pm JUDGING: Aerospace, Animal Education Posters, Beekeeping, Child Development, Collections, Communications, Computer Science, Crops, Electric, Entomology, Floriculture, Forestry, Garden, Geology, Health, Home Environment, Microbiology, Photography (B&W Prints/Salon, Color Prints/Salon, Creative & Experimental), Shooting Sports Posters, Small Engines, Soil & Water Science, Sportfishing, Sports Posters, Tractor Safety Posters, Vet Science, Weather & Climate Science, Welding, Wildlife, Wood Science.
Saturday, July 15, 2023
7 am – 11 am Swine Check-in
8 am -3 pm Smith Building Set up
8 am Check-in for Dog Obedience, Showmanship & Mini Shows
9:30 am 4-H DOG Obedience and Showmanship SHOW & Mini Dog Show (Show Arena)
3 – 4 pm Rabbit Cage Set-up
1 – 5 pm Swine Registration papers/Declared Weights due to committee
4-8 pm Rabbit Check-in
4-8 pm Swine Boosters Pork Dinner Sales
7:00 pm 4-H FAIR KICKOFF PROGRAM
Following Kick–Off Opening of the Smith Building
9:00 pm SMITH BUILDING CLOSES
Sunday, July 16, 2023
9:00 am Mini Rabbit Show
9:30 am Rabbit Show
11:00 am Adult/Family Outdoor Cooking Contest
1 – 8 pm Smith Building Open
3 – 6 pm Poultry Cage Set-up and Check-in
4 pm OPEN MARKET HOG and Bred, Born & Raised SHOW
9:00 p.m. Movie Night with the 4-H Queen and Court
Monday, July 17, 2023
8 - 10 am Beef, Dairy & Dairy Beef Check-In/Weigh-In
9 am POULTRY & PIDGEON SHOW – Mini and 4-H
9 am-9 pm Smith Project Building Open
9 am MINI SWINE SHOW (Show Arena)
9 am SWINE SHOW
7 pm SWINE GRAND DRIVE
Tuesday, July 18, 2023
7 -9 am Meat Goat Check-In/Weigh-In
9-10 am Sheep Check-In / Weigh-In
9 am-9 pm Smith Project Building Open
10:00 am DAIRY SHOW (Mini First then 4-H)
12 pm Mini Dairy Beef and Mini Beef Show
1:00 pm DAIRY BEEF SHOW
1 pm Dairy Goat Check In
4:00 pm BEEF SHOW
4-8 pm Swine Boosters Pork Burgers
7:00 pm FARMER OLYMPICS (After the Beef Show)
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
9 am-9 pm Smith Building Open to the Public
9:30 am DAIRY GOAT SHOW
Mini Goat Show between Dairy & Meat Goats
12 noon MEAT GOAT SHOW
1 – 1:30 pm Cats and Small Pets Check-In
1:30 pm CATS & SMALL PETS SHOW
3 pm SHEEP SHOW (Mini First then 4-H)
6:30 p.m. Make a Tiara with the Henry County 4-H Queen and her Court
6:30 pm Farm Bureau, Inc. Young Farmers Pedal Pull
Thursday, July 20, 2023
9:00 am HORSE & PONY SHOW
am-4 pm Smith Projects Building Open
4 - 8 pm Project Release
5:00 pm Junior Leader Pie & Club Barrel Auction
6 pm ROUND ROBIN CONTEST
After Round Robin - Dance in the Barn with DJ for all ages! Sponsored by the Miss Henry County Committee
Friday, July 21, 2023 GREEN FOLDERS DUE by end of the day
7:00-9:00 am Project Release
9:00 am Horse & Pony Show
11:00 am 4-H Livestock Auction Buyer REGISTRATION (Smith Bldg.)
11:30 am 4-H Livestock Auction Lunch
12 Noon 4-H Livestock Auction
1:01 pm 4-H Livestock Auction Sale of Champions
2:00 pm FAIRGROUNDS CLEAN-UP (at the conclusion of 4-H Livestock Auction)