Tuesday, July 9

• Dept. J & Dept. L Floriculture Check-In.: 8:00 am – 1:00 pm

• Exhibition Hall Check-In: 8:00 am – 4:00 pm

• Rabbit Show: 11:00 am

• Carnival Rides: 5:00 pm

• Little Miss, Junior Miss, and Miss Mercer County Fair Queen Pageant: 6:30 pm

Wednesday, July 10

• Junior Sheep Show: 9:00 am

• Carnival Rides: 12:00 pm

• Kids’ Day ($30/person wristband & bike drawing): 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

• Night of Destruction-Trailer Races: 7:00 pm

Thursday, July 11

Democrat Day
Senior Citizen’s Day – Seniors Get in the gate for $2.00 until 2:00

• Junior Beef Show: 9:00 am

• Junior Goat Show: immediately following 4H goat show

• Election of Directors at Front Gate: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

• Open Sheep Show: 11:00 am

• Mercer County Senior Center Traveling Bingo at Shelter (all ages welcome to play!)

  Game 1 | 10:00 am – 11:00 am
  Game 2 | 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

• Open and Junior Barrow/Market Gilt weigh in: 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm

• Carnival Rides: 5:00 pm

• Open Market Lamb Show: 7:00 pm

• RPM Flat Track Motorcycle racing: 6:30 pm

• Shelton Biddle
  Beer Garden: 8:00-12:00 am

Friday, July 12

Republican Day

• Open Barrow and Market Gilt Show: 8:30 am

• Open Beef Breeding Show: 9:00 am

• Open Market Beef Show: Follows breeding show

• Open Dairy Show: 9:00 am

• Carnival Rides:5:00 pm

• Illini State Pullers Truck and Tractor Pull: 6:30 pm

• Clintstones
  Beer Garden: 8:00-12:00 am

Saturday, July 13

• Junior Swine Show: 9:00 am

• Junior Goat Show: 11:00 am

• Carnival Rides: 1:00 pm

• Wristband Day ($20/person wristband): 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

• Mercer County Baby Contest: 1:00 pm

• Decorated Diaper Contest (Pavilion by office): Follows baby contest

• Baby Crawl (Pavilion by office): Follows baby contest

• Talent Contest (Pavilion by office): 2:00 pm

• Demolition Derby: 6:30pm

• Rabbit Hole
  Beer Garden: 8:00-12:00 am

Daily Events

• The Merchants’ Building and Exhibition Hall are open Tuesday through Saturday from Noon to 8 pm.

• Check-in occurs on Tuesday in Pumpkin House and judging occurs on Wednesday in Exhibition Hall.

• Pumpkin House is open 6 pm to 8 pm Tuesday, 11 am to 6 pm Wednesday,and 1 pm to 6 pm Thursday through Saturday.

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