Douglas County Fairgrounds Ava, MO

07/22/2026

A huge shout out to our sponsors for the Fair this year!!

07/20/2026

The Market Steer Show has been updated so it is now available to choose from the list of options!

07/20/2026

Schedule for the Fair this weekend!
🔴🔴Thursday July 23rd - ALL Livestock need to be entered through the Showman App This will close at Midnight 🔴🔴
🔵🔵Friday July 24th

All Life and Art Exhibits check in from
9am -Noon

Life and Art Exhibits will be judged this afternoon
(Exhibit Hall will be closed for this)

6pm Livestock may begin to arrive

⚪️⚪️Saturday July 25th

6am - Livestock may begin to arrive
8am - Milk and Donuts
8am - Poultry, Rabbits, Dairy Cattle and Dairy Goats must be checked in
10am - Beef Cattle, Meat Goats and Sheep must be checked in
Lunch for the Exhibitors
3pm - 5pm Life and Art Exhibits need to be picked up

07/20/2026

Meet our Judges!

Molly Archer, from Lebanon, Missouri lives and works on her family's diverse livestock operation in the Heart of Laclede County. Since Graduating from High School she has become the full time herd manager of Archer Dairy, her family's herd of Registered Brown Swiss. Additionally, she assists with the daily operations of their small Beef Cow/Calf herd and their Commercial Hair Sheep Flock.

Growing up she was heavily involved in showing all species of livestock, including Poultry, Sheep, Goats, Beef Cattle, & Dairy Cattle. She also enjoyed competing on Meats Judging and Livestock Judging teams throughout her 4-H career, although her true passion laid with Dairy Judging. During her time as a member of the 2022/2023 Missouri 4-H Dairy Judging Team she and her Teammates competed at three National Judging Contests, with the pinnacle of her youth career coming at World Dairy Expo in 2023, where the Missouri Team came out as the 1st place Reasons Team and 2nd High Team Overall. Individually, Molly was 5th in Oral Reasons and 6th Individual Overall, solidifying her spot as an All-American. As a result of their 2nd place finish at the National Contest, her Team was invited to compete Internationally at the Royal Highland Show in Scotland in the Summer of 2024 where she and her teammate Libby won best pair of the 4-H and FFA division.

In her free time she enjoys exhibiting her Cattle at Local, State, and National Shows and working on show strings for seasoned cattle breeders across the US.

07/20/2026

Meet our Judges!

Chase Taylor

I’m from Columbia City, IN where I work for Schrader Real Estate and Auction company specializing in Farm Land, Equipment, and Personal Property. With the auction company, I manage a herd of 70 angus cattle primarily focused on seed stock.
I grew up showing cattle, pigs, and sheep all over the country at all different levels. I attended Illinois Central College on the livestock judging team and then further transferred to Western Illinois where I was on a competitive and recognized team.

07/17/2026

The countdown is on!! 1 more week until the Douglas County Fair!! Make sure to get signed up with the Showman App

Showman is show management software made for livestock shows. Featuring a cloud based solution for online entries, payments and set of tools that help show day run smoothly.

07/16/2026

🍩 🍩 🍩 Update 7-20-26
We have this need taken care of by some generous donations!

🍩 🍩 UPDATE!
We have someone sponsoring half the donuts, we just need another half!!

We are still looking for a Sponsor for the Milk and Donuts for the Exhibitors at the on Fair July 25 ! If you are interested or know an individual or business that would be interested tag them below!!

07/07/2026

We are looking forward to the upcoming Douglas County Fair!
Just a few reminders for those Life and Art exhibits!

🔴ANYONE can enter Life and Art Exhibits

⚪️ Check infor these exhibits will be from 9am - Noon on July 24th

🔵We will be using the same guidelines as the Ozark Empire Fair

🔴 Exhibits will be judged the afternoon of July 24th and will be on display through Saturday the 25th.

⚪️ Items will need to be picked up July 25th from 3-6pm anything left after 6pm will be forfeited

06/26/2026

Showman app is up an running!

Showman is show management software made for livestock shows. Featuring a cloud based solution for online entries, payments and set of tools that help show day run smoothly.

06/21/2026

Sign up is open!! Last day to enter is July 23rd! T-Shirt orders must be in by July 10th. You can order shirts from the Showman App or the Link pinned to the top of our page!

Showman is show management software made for livestock shows. Featuring a cloud based solution for online entries, payments and set of tools that help show day run smoothly.