Pike County Fairgrounds

Pike County Fairgrounds Official page for the Pike County Fairgrounds in Piketon, OH. Official page for the PIke County Fairgrounds in PIketon, Ohio

06/01/2026

$2500 FWD - 50 Car MAX Entry (must have 30+ cars sign up for full pay out) (29 or less is $1500 to win)

05/31/2026

2026 Pike County Fair
Schedule of Fair Events

Tuesday, July 21st ​​​- 4-H Clubs may begin booth assembly​​​​​​​

Friday, July 24th ​​​
🎡 5:00 p.m.​​​​ - Harness Racing (Grandstands)
​​​​​(In the event of rain on Fri. evening, Sat. races will begin at 9:00 a.m.)
​​​​​🍀 4-H horses can stall, must enter by back gate
🍀 8:00 p.m.​​​​ - Horse Exhibitor Meeting (Horse Arena)

Saturday, July 25th
🍀 8:00 a.m. ​​​​ - Jr. Fair Pleasure Horse Show, Day 1 (Horse Arena)
🍀 9:00 a.m.​​​​ - Rabbit Livestock Exhibitor Meeting (Multi-purpose Building)
🍀 11:00 a.m. ​​​​- Hog, Goat, Lamb, Beef, Poultry and Dairy Exhibitor Meeting (MPB)
🎡 12:00 noon​​​​ - Harness Racing (Grandstands)
🎡 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.​​​Entries Open for Sr. Fair Projects - Arts, Photography, Quilts, ​​​​​​​Canning. Entries Close at 2:00 (Art Hall)

Sunday, July 26th
🍀 6:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.​​​
Swine arrival time (weigh off the truck)
🍀 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.​​​Poultry arrival time & weigh-in
🍀 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.​​Rabbit arrival time & weigh-in
🍀 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon​​ - Goats and Lambs arrival time
🍀 12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.​​ - Weigh-in for Goats and Lambs
Goats will weigh first, ​​​​​immediately following will be Lambs (Lamb and Goat Barn)
🎡 1:00 p.m.​​​​- Sign-up for Kiddie Tractor Pull (Multi-purpose Building)
🎡 2:00 p.m.​​​​ - Kiddie Tractor Pulls (Multi-purpose Building)
🍀 2:00 p.m. ​​​​- Jr. Fair Pleasure Horse Show, Day 2 (Horse Arena)
🍀 4:30 p.m. - 12:00 midnight​​ - Dairy and Beef Cattle arrival time
🎡🍀 5:00 p.m.​​​​ - Opening Ceremony (Grandstands)
​​​​​Followed by 2026 Royalty Contest, Non-Livestock Awards and ​​​​​​Scholarship Recognition ​​​
🍀 6:00 p.m.​​​​ - Apple Pie Auction to benefit 4-H Scholarship Fun​​​​d
🍀 8:00 p.m. ​​​​- Parade Line-up
🍀 8:15 p.m.​​​​ - Parade of Clubs

Monday, July 27th ​​Monday our Service Men and Women enter free with Military ID
🍀 7:30 a.m. ​- Deadline to sign up for Poultry Showmanship
🍀 7:30 a.m.​​​​ - Fancy and Production Poultry check in at poultry barn
🍀 8:00 a.m. ​​​​- Poultry Show (Fancy & Market) (A.E Blaum Show Arena) Following Poultry Show​​, Poultry Showmanship
🍀 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.​​​Steer Weigh-In (McClay Beef Barn)
🎡 8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.​​Entries Open for Sr. Fair Farm & Garden & close at 11:00 a.m.

Monday, July 27th CASEY’S RIDES will not open until after inspected and approved by State Inspector

🍀 2:00 p.m. ​​​​- Jr. Fair Contest Horse Show (Horse Arena)
🎡 6:00 p.m.​​​​ - Horse pulls (Area by the McClay Beef Barn)
🎡 6:30 p.m.​​​​ - Night at the Grandstands featuring Joe Nichols, Hunter Jordan, ​​​​​​Conway Turley and Seth Overly
🎡 10:00 p.m.​​​​ - Rides Close

Tuesday, July 28th
🍀 8:00 a.m. - Market Rabbit Show (A.E. Blaum Arena)
🎡 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.​​​ - Entries open for Sr. Fair Baked Goods. Entries close at 2:00 (Art Hall)
🍀 2:00 p.m.​​​​ - Dairy Cattle Show followed by Dairy Showmanship ​​​​​​​​(Multi-purpose Building)
🎡 3:00 p.m.​​​​ - Rides Open
🎡 4:30 p.m.​​​​ - Sr. Fair Bake Goods Auction
🍀 4:30 p.m.​​​​ - Deadline to sign up for Goat Showmanship
🍀 5:00 p.m.​​​​ - Goat Show, Dairy, Breeding & Market ( A.E. Blaum Arena) Following Goat Show​​, Goat Showmanship
🎡 7:00 p.m.​​​​ - Pike County School’s Bus Derby (Grandstand)
🎡 10:00 p.m.​​​​- Rides Close

Wednesday, July 29th​​Gate Sponsor - Adena Health, Waverly Ohio
​​​​​Free Rides for the first 500 youth through the gate after 4:00 ​​​​​​p.m., Compliments of Adena Health
🍀 7:30 a.m.​​​​ - Deadline to sign up for Rabbit Showmanship
🍀 7:30 a.m.​​​​ - Breeding rabbits check in at rabbit barn
🍀 8:00 a.m.​​​​ - Breeding Rabbit Show, Followed by Rabbit Showmanship ( A.E. Blaum Arena)
🎡 11:00 - 2:00 p.m.​​​Entries Open for Senior Fair Flowers and close at 2:00 (Art Hall)
🍀 2:00 p.m.​​​​ - Gilts showing in Gilt Show must arrive and be penned
🎡 3:00 p.m.​​​​- Rides Open
🍀 3:00 p.m.​​​​ - Gilt Show (Multi-purpose building) Gilts can be removed immediately ​​​​​​following the conclusion of the Gilt Show
🍀 5:30 p.m.​​​​ - Deadline to sign up for Swine Showmanship
🍀 6:00 p.m.​​​​ - Market Hog Show followed by Swine Showmanship (Multi-purpose ​​​​​​building)
🎡 7:00 p.m.​​​​ - Fast Traxx Racing SX (Grandstand)
🎡 10:00 p.m.​​​​- Rides Close

Thursday, July 30th ​​Senior Citizens Day
🍀 7:30 - 8:30 a.m.​​​ - Feeder Calf Weigh-In (Beef Barn)
🍀 9:30 a.m.​​​​ - Deadline to sign up for sheep showmanship
🍀 10:00 a.m.​​​​ - Sheep Show, Breeding and Market followed by Sheep Showmanship ​​​​​​(A.E. Blaum Arena)
🍀 12:30 p.m.​​​​ - Deadline to sign up for beef showmanship
🍀 1:00 p.m. ​​​​- Beef Showmanship (Multi-Purpose Building)
30 Minutes after Showmanship​, Beef Breeding Show (Multi-Purpose Building)
🍀 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.​​​ - Clover Bud Interviews & Graduation (A.E. Blaum Arena)
🎡 2:00 - 4:30 p.m.​​​ - Open for Premium Payment (Fair Board Office)
🎡 3:00 p.m.​​​​ - Rides Open
🍀 5:00 p.m. ​​​​- Beef Feeder Calf Show (Multi-Purpose Building)
🍀 5:00 p.m. ​​​​- Horse Fun Show (Horse Arena)
🍀 6:30 p.m.​​​​ - Market Steer Show (Multi-Purpose Building)
🎡 7:00 p.m.​​​​ - Diamond J Rodeo - Bulls, Barrels, Broncs & Mutton Bustin’ ​​​​​​​(Grandstands)
🎡 9:00 p.m. - Midnight​​​Rylee Bapst Band’s “Boot Scootin’ Boogie Night”​​​​​​​​​ Good Music, Corn Hole and Refreshments (MPB Show Arena) ​​
🎡 10:00 p.m.​​​​ - Rides Close

Friday, July 31st
🍀 8:30 a.m.​​​​ - Sign-ups for Livestock Judging Contest (Multi-Purpose Building)
🍀 9:00 a.m.​​​​ - Livestock Judging Contest (Multi-Purpose Building)
🍀 10:00 a.m.​​​​ - Presentation of Skillathon and Outstanding Market Exhibitor, Dairy ​​​​​​Exhibitor, and Equine Exhibitor Awards
🍀 10:30 a.m. ​​​​- All Animal Showmanship Contest (Multi-Purpose Building)
🍀 11:00 - 11:30​​​​ - 4-H Youth Bake-Off Entries Open (Art Hall)
🍀 12:00 noon​​​​ - Breeding Livestock must be removed
🎡 12:00 - 2:30 p.m.​​​ - Open for Premium Payment (Fair Board Office)
🎡 2:00 p.m.​​​​ - Rides Open
🍀 3:00 p.m.​​​​ - Bake-Off Awards (Art Hall)
🍀 5:00 p.m.​​​​ - All poultry and rabbit pens must be cleaned at this time
🍀 5:00 p.m. ​​​​- Livestock Sale (Multi-Purpose Building, 2026 Sale Order: Steers, Goats, Lambs, Hogs
🎡 7:00 p.m. ​​​​- Auto-Cross (Grandstands)
🎡 11:00 p.m.​​​​ - Rides Close

Saturday, August 1st
🍀 10:00 a.m. ​​​​- All lamb, goat, cattle and hog pens must be cleaned at this time
🍀 10:00 a.m.​​​​ - Rabbit and Poultry Sale (A.E. Blaum Arena)
🎡 10:30 - 1:00​​​​ - Open for Premium Payment (Fair Board Office)
🎡 2:00 p.m.​​​​ - Rides Open
🎡 7:00 p.m. ​​​​- Smash-It Demolition Derby (Grandstand)
🎡 7:00 p.m.​​​​ - Arm Wrestling (A.E. Blaum Arena)
🎡 11:00 p.m.​​​​ - Rides Close​
Sunday, August 2nd
🎡 9:00 - 3:00 p.m.​​​Removal Fair Exhibits & Commercial Booths ​​​​​(Please remove all tape and staples)
🎡 9:00 - Noon​​​​ - Premium Payments for Sr. Fair Exhibits

May we never forget the sacrifice of our fallen soldiers and the privileges they have gifted us. And… may we not forget ...
05/25/2026

May we never forget the sacrifice of our fallen soldiers and the privileges they have gifted us. And… may we not forget that they are the reason we get to enjoy our freedom this weekend and every single day of our lives.

From all of us at the Pike County Fair, we wish everyone a safe and meaningful Memorial Day.

A Big Thank👉🏼You goes to Marvin’s Gardens Greenhouse of Beaver, Oh. for thinking of our Pike County Fairgrounds for a do...
05/23/2026

A Big Thank👉🏼You goes to Marvin’s Gardens Greenhouse of Beaver, Oh. for thinking of our Pike County Fairgrounds for a donation of their beautiful flowers. We live in one of the most gracious counties of givers. This donation will be used for Beautification Projects and to spruce up our fairgrounds for the up and coming Pike County Fair. We are beyond grateful and appreciate your donation.

Looking for a fun Sponsorship opportunity? Partner with us and Diamond J Rodeo as we bring a full night of Barrels, Bron...
05/12/2026

Looking for a fun Sponsorship opportunity? Partner with us and Diamond J Rodeo as we bring a full night of Barrels, Broncs, Bulls and a little Mutton Bustin’ to the 2026 Pike County Fair. 4 opportunities to be a Bucking Chute sponsor, countless opportunities to hang your banner in the arena. Wrangle up those little buckaroos on Thursday, July 30th and we’ll see you there.

Happy Mother’s Day from the Pike County Agricultural Society! 🌸Today we celebrate all the amazing moms, grandmothers, an...
05/10/2026

Happy Mother’s Day from the Pike County Agricultural Society! 🌸

Today we celebrate all the amazing moms, grandmothers, and mother figures who make our community stronger every day. Wishing you a beautiful day filled with love and appreciation.

05/05/2026

🎡2026 Ohio State Fair pre-sale tickets are on sale now until July 28!

For just $9, your admission includes hours of entertainment and activities: mesmerizing hypnotist shows; free live music; award-winning art; hands-on activities at the new imAGine agriculture exhibit; the world-famous butter cow; the story of our great state in the new Shaping Ohio exhibit; livestock shows; interactive fun in the Youth Exploration Space; the 8-acre Natural Resources Park with free fishing, kayaking and more!

Book your “in-state” getaway now to get the most out of the summer!🎠

Many thanks to amazing turnout of help on this chilly tag-in morning. We had Jr and Sr Fair Board, OSU Staff, and the he...
05/02/2026

Many thanks to amazing turnout of help on this chilly tag-in morning. We had Jr and Sr Fair Board, OSU Staff, and the help of many 4-H’ers and their families. Many hands do make for light work! Well Done Everyone! Now for some unofficial numbers.

🍀45 Market Lambs

🍀197 Market Hogs

🍀30 Breeding Gilts

🍀93 Market Goats

🍀7 Market Dairy Goats

We would like to thank Rural King of Waverly and JM McCoy Lumber Co. of Peebles for their generosity and kindness. Your ...
05/01/2026

We would like to thank Rural King of Waverly and JM McCoy Lumber Co. of Peebles for their generosity and kindness. Your donation of shavings came just in time for our Spring Tag-In. 4-H and Jr Fair Exhibitors can swing up by the A.E. Blaum Arena on Saturday, May 2nd after they are weighed/tagged to grab a couple bales to take home. Kiddos, please take time to show your appreciation by stopping in the businesses above and offer a handshake and a thanks. 🍀🎡

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