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)

Mr. & Miss Henry County 4-H Competition