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2011 Fair Schedule | ||
| TIME | EVENT | LOCATION |
| TUESDAY, AUGUST 9th- Merchant's Day Free with Merchant's coupon until 4:00pm Without coupon $4.00 Admission Non-Livestock Building Closed for Judging | ||
| 7:30AM | 4-H Show Poultry | Poultry Building |
| 8:30am | 4-H Horse Show | Outside Horse Arena |
| 12:00pm | Flag Raising - VFW | Grandstand |
| 12:00pm | Harness and Colt Racing | Grandstand FREE |
| 12:00-3:00pm | Music by Hallie | Entertainment Building |
| 3:00-6:00pm | Stampede Band | Entertainment Building |
| 6:45-7:15pm | Kid Fiddlers | Grandstand FREE |
| 7:00-10:00pm | Dale Rhode & the Crossroads | Entertainment Building |
| 7:30pm | QUEEN PAGEANT Sponsored by General Mills Green Giant | Grandstand FREE |
| WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10th Non-Livestock Building open from 10am-9:30pm Skinner Amusement and Carnival - Reduced Rides Noon to 5:00pm Rides need 2,3,4 per rider - Big Rides require 2 per seat for safety reasons | ||
| 8:00am | Open-Junior Poultry Show | Poultry Building |
| 8:00am | Open Rabbit Show | Rabbit Show Room |
| 8:30am | 4-H Carcass Show 4-H Purebred Swine Show (To Start immediately following the Carcass Show) | Swine Barn |
| 9:00am | 4-H Sheep Show | Sheep Arena |
| 9:00am | 4-H Horse Show (Speed event and Trail Dressage) | Pony Arena |
| 10:00am | Kids Day (Games & Contests) (Sponsored by Alpine Bank/Belvidere) | Gazebo Memorial Park |
| 12:00pm | Harness and Colt Racing | Grandstand FREE |
| 12:00-3:00pm | Chip Messiner Q98.5 - One Man Country Band Contests held during band breaks! Ages 15 and older. Watermelon eating/Seed spitting/Bubble Gum blowing/Twinkie Eating, Pepsi Drinking Conducted by Arnie Pearse Prizes: 1st: $15.00, 2nd: $10.00, 3rd: $5.00 For Each Event Contestants must pay fair admission at the gate. | Entertainment Building |
| 12:00-5:00pm | Reduced Carnival Rides | Midway |
| 1:00pm | VIP Classes | Dairy Arena |
| 3:00pm | 4-H Dairy Steer Show | Livestock Arena |
| 3:00pm | Pony Team Driving - Obstacle Course | Outside Horse Arena |
| 4:00pm | 4-H Beef Carcass Show | Livestock Arena |
| 4:00pm | Mules Team Driving - Obstacle Course | Outside Horse Arena |
| 4:00-6:00pm | Cal Starr and Lori Lee Williams (Patsy Cline Traditional County Music) | Entertainment Building |
| 5:00pm | Horses (Draft or Light) Team Driving Obstacle Course | Outside Horse Arena |
| 5:00pm | Antique Tractor Parade | Grandstand FREE |
| 5:00pm | Horses (Draft or Light) Team Driving - Obstacle Course | Outside Horse Arena |
| 6:00pm | 4-H Rabbit Show | Livestock Show Arena |
| 6:30-7:30pm | Kid Fiddlers | Entertainment Building |
| 7:00pm | Boone County High School Band Competition | Grandstand |
| 8:00-10:00pm | IInd City Chorus | Entertainment Building |
| THURSDAY, AUGUST 11th Senior Citizens Day Non-Livestock Building open 10:00am-9:30pm Skinner Amusement and Carnival Reduced Rides 11:00am to 5:00pm Rides need 2,3,4 per rider - Big Rides require 2 per seat for safety reasons | ||
| 8:00am | 4-H Goat Show | Goat Show Arena |
| 8:30am | 4-H Crossbreed Swine Show | Swine Barn |
| 9:00am | 4-H Dairy Show | Dairy Arena |
| 9:00am | 4-H Beef Show | Livestock Arena |
| 10:00am | Pony Classes | Pony Arena |
| 10:00am | Kids Day (Games & Contests) (Sponsored by Alpine Bank/Belvidere) | Gazebo/Memorial Park |
| 10:00am | Farm Tractor Pull | Grandstand |
| 11:00am-5:00pm | Reduced Carnival Rides Skinner Amusement and Carnival | Midway |
| 11:30am-2:00pm | Gene Shepherd Band | On the Grounds |
| 12:00pm | Junior Sheep Show | Sheep Barn |
| 12:00pm-3:00pm | Golden Aires Chorus | Entertainment Building |
| 1:00pm | Junior Dairy Goat Show | Goat Show Arena |
| 2:00pm | Local and Regional Tractor and Truck Pulls Pro-Stock Tractor Pull Street Stock & Super Stock 4-Wheel Drive Truck Pull Tri-County Mini Rod Pull Open Class | Grandstand |
| 4:00pm | Junior Draft Horse Performance Classes | Outside Horse Arena |
| 5:00pm | 4-H Livestock Auction | Livestock Arena |
| 5:00-10:00pm | George James Entertains | Entertainment Building |
| 6:00pm | Mother/Daughter Look-Alike Contest - Sponsored by Parnell Foods Casual Wear - directed by George James 5:30pm - Sign-up behind tent - Judging at 6:00pm Prizes: 1st-$25, 2nd-$20, 3rd-$15 Awarded immediately following contest Former first place winners are not eligible! Contestants must pay admission at the gate to the fair | Entertainment Building |
| 6:30pm | Pony Olympics | Pony Arena |
| 6:30pm | Tractor and Truck Pullers Super Stock Trucks, Stock-Altered Trucks, Modified Trucks, Modified Tractors and Semi Trucks. Illini State Pullers - Numerous Tractor Pulls | Grandstand |
| 8:00pm | Father/Son Look-Alike Contest - Sponsored by Parnell Foods Casual Wear - directed by George James 7:30pm Sign-up behind tent - Judging at 8:00pm Prizes: 1st-$25, 2nd-$20, 3rd-$15 awarded immediately following contest Former first place winners are not eligible! Contestants must pay admission at the gate to the fair | Entertainment Building |
| FRIDAY, AUGUST 12th Non-Livestock Building open 10:00am-9:30pm | ||
| 8:00am | Open Sheep Show | Sheep Barn |
| 8:00am | Dairy Goat - Open Class | Goat Show Arena |
| 8:30am | Junior Market Barrow Show | Swine Barn |
| 9:00am | Draft Horse Halter Show Six Horse Hitch Sponsored by Byron Bank | Inside Horse Arena |
| 9:00am | Open and Junior Beef Show Judging | Livestock Arena |
| 9:00am | Open and Junior Dairy Show (Colored breeds) | Dairy Show Arena |
| 12:00pm | Pony Halter and Performance Classes | Pony Arena |
| 12:00-1:00pm | Jacqueline's School of Dance | Entertainment Building |
| 1:30-3:30pm | Michigan's Yodeling Sweetheart Joyce Leonard | Entertainment Building |
| 3:00pm | Agility Dog Demonstration - Meyer's Kennel | Gazebo/Memorial Park |
| 4:00-5:00pm | Magic by Herb Rosene | Entertainment Building |
| 4:30-7:00pm | Gene Shepherd Band | On the Grounds |
| 5:30-6:00pm | Mary Lees School of Dance | Entertainment Building |
| 6:00pm | Agility Dog Demonstration - Meyer's Kennel | Gazebo/Memorial Park |
| 7:00pm-10:00pm | Silver Creek Band | Entertainment Building |
| 7:30pm |  Kellie Pickler | Grandstand |
| SATURDAY, AUGUST 13th Non-Livestock building open 10:00am-9:30pm | ||
| 8:00am | Garden Tractor & Weak End Antique Tractor Pulls | Grandstand FREE |
| 9:00am | Open and Junior Steer Judging | Livestock Arena |
| 9:00am | Pony Performance and Hitch Classes | Pony Arena |
| 9:00am | Open and Junior Dairy Judging (Holstein) | Dairy Arena |
| 9:30am | Talent Contest Sign Up | Entertainment Building |
| 10:30am-3:30pm | Talent Contest - Sponsored by Parnell Foods Open to all Amateur Talent Contestants must pay admission to the fair at the gate. Talent Prizes: 1st-$100, 2nd-$75, 3rd-$50 Contact Chip Messiner after August 1st 815-877-9678 Talent Contest Rules - Please Read! Sponsored by Parnell Foods | Entertainment Building |
| 12:00pm | Draft Horse Hitch Classes | Outside Horse Arena |
| 1:00pm | Pony Hitch Classes | Pony Arena |
| 3:00pm | Supreme Grand Champion Dairy Selected | Dairy Arena |
| 3:00pm | Fur, Feather and Wether Auction | Livestock Arena |
| 4-6:00pm | The Karate Academy | Entertainment Building |
| 4:30-7:00pm | Gene Shepherd Band | On the Grounds |
| 6:00pm | Lead Class | Sheep Barn |
| 7:00pm-10:00pm | Missing Links | Entertainment Building |
| 7:00pm |  Next Level Pro-Bull Riding Sanctioned with CBR Muton Bustin Barrel Racing Sponsored by Gallano Trucking, Blackhawk Lawn and Power Equipment, Poplar Grove Feed, N.I.T.E. Equipment and Pepsi | Grandstand |
| SUNDAY, AUGUST 14th Non-Livestock building open 10:00am-4:00pm | ||
| 9:00am-10:00am | Church Service Conducted by Gideon's International | Entertainment Building |
| 10:00am | Northern Illinois Outlaws Mounted Shoot-out | Pony Arena |
| 10:00am | Pedal Pushers Pull - Sponsored by A.R. Henninger Agency | Livestock Arena |
| 12:00pm | Auction of Wood Carvings | Near Schoolhouse |
| 12:30pm-1:30pm | Lip Sync Contest Contestants must pay admission to the fair at the gate. Prizes: 1st-$75, 2nd-$50, 3rd-$25 Conducted by Arnie Pearse | Entertainment Building |
| 1:00pm | Demolition Derby Pick-up Truck Heat and Special Pure Stock Class Car Heat are Part of this show $500.00 Bonus to Highest Placing Boone County Resident in the Feature Race Winner of Feature Race receives $1,000! | Grandstand |
| 1:30pm-3:00pm | Karaoke Contest Contestants must pay admission to the fair at the gate. Prizes: 1st-$75, 2nd-$50, 3rd-$25 Conducted by Arnie Pearse | Entertainment Building |
| 4:00pm-5:00pm | East Lincoln Avenue Band | Entertainment Building |
| 6:00pm-9:00pm | Boone Boys 30 Year Anniversary Reunion | Entertainment Building |
| 6:00pm | Demolition Derby Mini Car Heat as Part of Show $500.00 Bonus to Highest Placing Boone County Resident in the Feature Race Winner of Feature Race receives $1,000! | Grandstand |
| Many thanks to Pepsi, Concessions Unlimited, Parnell foods, McKinney's Food Service, George's Fun Food, Chicken Daves Deli and Skinner's Amusements for Sponsoring events in the Entertainment Building as well as various entertainment throughout the week of the fair | ||
| ADDITIONAL ATTRACTIONS | ||
| Every Day | Kid Fiddlers | On The Grounds |
| Every Day | B&C Ranch (Adorable Animal Actors) Sponsored by Wisconsin Cheese, Byron Bank and Buck-Wheeler-Hyland | South Road |
| Wed-Sun | Champion Motor Sports Car Simulator and Display Sponsored by Cosmo, Temple's 5 Start, Jack Wolf Cadillac-GMC-Chrysler-Jeep-Dodge and Mor-Agra Grain Handling | South Road |
| Every Day | Galaxy Girl Events Sponsored by Boone County Restaurant, Boone County Shopper, Blackhawk Bank, Pacemaker Foods and Family | South Road |
| Tue-Friday | Puddle Jumpers/"The Goose Man" | On Grounds |
| Thursday, Friday, Saturday | Dave Watson, Chainsaw Artist (Sponsored by Lee Auction Services) | Across from the School House |
| Daily | Antique Tractor and Antique Gas Engines Display "Recognizing the 50th Anniversary of the Cub Cadet" | South Road |
| Daily 9:30am - 8:30pm | Grange Museum (Old Administration Office) | Center of Fairgrounds |
| Daily | Skinner Amusement and Carnival - Unless Otherwise Stated Opening at Noon Daily | Midway |
| Daily | Wee-Farm | |
| Daily 10am-6pm | One Room Schoolhouse | |
| Friday, Saturday & Sunday | Magic Mike | Strolling the Grounds |
Food served by the Granges in Boone County with Ham Dinner on Thursday, Fish on Friday, Charcoal Broiled Chicken on Saturday and Charcoal Broiled Pork Chops on Sunday. |
Ticket office is located at the front of the main fairgrounds gate. TICKET Sales
Main gate at the fairgrounds on Rt. 76. at Gate 1 of the Boone County Fairgrounds, Belvidere, IL Phone-in requests will be taken starting June 18, 2011, 9am-4pm at 815-547-4503 during regular ticket office hours. E-mail requests at bcfairtickets@yahoo.com will begin June 18th also but must be confirmed with a phone call to 815-547-4503 during regular ticket office hours. Tickets requests may be made by writing: Boone County Fair Tickets, P.O. Box 456, Belvidere, IL 61008 Since the program must be printed weeks in advance of the Fair, the times stated are approximate and may be changed to fit the schedule. We will do our best to follow the program. Thank you. A $5.00 handling fee will be charged on all phone and internet orders for tickets. No tickets will be mailed. All tickets which are requested by phone or internet will be held at the will call window at the ticket office near the front gate on the fairgrounds. |