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2008 Fair Schedule

TIMEEVENTLOCATION
TUESDAY, AUGUST 5th- Merchant's Day
Free with Merchant's coupon until 4:00pm
 Without coupon $4.00 Admission
Non-Livestock Building Closed for Judging
7:30AMOpen-Junior Show PoultryPoultry Building
8:30am4-H Horse ShowOutside Horse Arena
12:00pmFlag Raising - VFWGrandstand
12:00pmHarness and Colt RacingGrandstand FREE
12:00-2:00pmCal Starr (Traditional County Music)Entertainment Building
1-3:30Ag Olympics - Young Farmers/Young VolunteersGazebo/Memorial Park
3-6:00pmDayna Malow (County Bluegrass American Originals Favorites)Entertainment Building
6:00pmForest City Dog TrainingGazebo/Memorial Park
7:00pmPBR Discovery Tour Next Level Pro-Bull Riding
(Main Event Sponsor: Dodge Cars - Trucks, Pacemaker Foods, Buck-Wheeler-Hyland Funeral Home, Berg Industries, Doc's Upholstery, Cox Electric, Warner Auto Sales, Barnes Auto Body, Riverside Community Bank, Meridian Implement, Belvidere Motors)
Pony Arena
7:00-10:00pmDale Rhode & the CrossroadsEntertainment Building
7:30pmQUEEN PAGEANTGrandstand FREE
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6th
Non-Livestock Building open from 10am-9:30pm
Skinner Amusement and Carnival - Reduced Rides Noon to 5:00pm
8:00am4-H PoultryPoultry Building
8:00amOpen Rabbit ShowRabbit Show Room
8:30am4-H Carcass Show
4-H Purebred Swine Show (To Start immediately following the Carcass Show)
Swine Barn
9:00am4-H Sheep ShowSheep Arena
9:00am4-H Horse Show (Speed event and Trail Dressage)Pony Arena
10:00amKids Day (Games & Contests)
(Sponsored by Alpine Bank)
Gazebo
Memorial Park
12:00pmHarness and Colt RacingGrandstand FREE
12:00-4:00pmChip 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
12:00-5:00pmReduced Carnival RidesMidway
1:00pmVIP ClassesDairy Arena
3:00pm4-H Dairy Steer ShowLivestock Arena
3:00pmPony Team Driving - Obstacle CourseOutside Horse Arena
4:00pm4-H Beef Carcass ShowLivestock Arena
4:00pmMules Team Driving - Obstacle CourseOutside Horse Arena
5:00pmHorses (Draft or Light) Team Driving Obstacle CourseOutside Horse Arena
5:00-6:00pmMagic by Herb RoseneEntertainment Building
5:00pmAntique Tractor ParadeGrandstand FREE
6:00pmTeam Feed RaceOutside Horse Arena
6:00pm4-H Rabbit ShowLivestock Show Arena
7:00pmMonument Quartet & New Odyssey
Between Acts - Magic Mike
Grandstand FREE
7:00-10:00pmThe RunaboutsEntertainment Building
THURSDAY, AUGUST 7th
Senior Citizens Day
Non-Livestock Building open 10:00am-9:30pm
Skinner Amusement and Carnival Reduced Rides 11:00am to 5:00pm
8:00am4-H Goat ShowGoat Show Arena
8:30am4-H Crossbreed Swine ShowSwine Barn
9:00am4-H Dairy ShowDairy Arena
9:00am4-H Beef ShowLivestock Arena
10:00amPony ClassesPony Arena
10:00amKids Day (Games & Contests)
(Sponsored by Belvidere National Bank & Trust Co.)
Gazebo/Memorial Park
10:00amFarm Tractor PullGrandstand
11:00am-5:00pmReduced Carnival Rides
Skinner Amusement and Carnival
Midway
11:30am-2:00pmGene Shepherd BandOn the Grounds
12:00pmJunior Sheep ShowSheep Barn
12:00pm-3:00pmGolden Aires Chorus Entertainment Building
1:00pmJunior Dairy Goat ShowGoat Show Arena
2:00pmPro-Stock Tractor Pull
Street Stock & Super Stock 4-Wheel Drive Truck Pull
Grandstand
3:00pmJunior Draft Horse Performance ClassesOutside Horse Arena
5:00pm4-H Livestock AuctionLivestock Arena
5:00-10:00pmGeorge James EntertainsEntertainment Building
6:00pmMother/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
6:00pmForest City Dog TrainingGazebo/Memorial Park
6:30pmPony OlympicsPony Arena
6:30pmTractor and Truck Pullers
Pullers Inc. Truck Pullers - Super Stock Trucks, Modified Trucks, Modified Tractors and Semi Trucks.  Illini State Pullers - Numerous Tractor Pulls
Grandstand
8:00pmFather/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 8th
Non-Livestock Building open 10:00am-9:30pm
8:00amOpen Sheep ShowSheep Barn
8:00amDairy Goat - Open ClassGoat Show Arena
8:30amJunior Market Barrow ShowSwine Barn
9:00amDraft Horse Halter ShowInside Horse Arena
9:00amOpen and Junior Beef Show JudgingLivestock Arena
9:00amOpen and Junior Dairy Show (Colored breeds)Dairy Show Arena
12:00pmPony Halter and Performance ClassesPony Arena
12:00-1:00pmJacqueline's School of DanceEntertainment Building
1:30-3:30pmMichigan's Yodeling Sweetheart Joyce LeonardEntertainment Building
3:00pmAgility Dog Demonstration - Meyer's KennelGazebo/Memorial Park
4:00-6:00pmGrove Fellowship Worship GroupEntertainment Building
4:30-7:00pmGene Shepherd BandOn the Grounds
6:00pmAgility Dog Demonstration - Meyer's KennelGazebo/Memorial Park
7:00pm-10:00pmSilver Creek BandEntertainment Building
7:30pmBlake Shelton
Fireworks Display Following Show
Grandstand
SATURDAY, AUGUST 9th
Non-Livestock building open 10:00am-9:30pm
8:00am-NOONGarden Tractor & Weak End Antique Tractor PullsGrandstand FREE
9:00amOpen and Junior Steer JudgingLivestock Arena
9:00amPony Performance and Hitch ClassesPony Arena
9:00amOpen and Junior Dairy Judging (Holstein)Dairy Arena
9:30amTalent Contest Sign UpEntertainment Building
10:30am-3:30pmTalent 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!
Entertainment Building
12:00pmDraft Horse Hitch ClassesOutside Horse Arena
1:00pmPony Hitch ClassesPony Arena
3:00pmSupreme Grand Champion Dairy SelectedDairy Arena
3:00pmFur, Feather and Wether AuctionLivestock Arena
4:00pmBig Hat Rodeo
Sponsored By Pepsi and Dodge Cars and Trucks
Grandstand
4-6:00pmThe Karate AcademyEntertainment Building
4:30-7:00pmGene Shepherd BandOn the Grounds
6:00pmForest City Dog Training DemonstrationGazebo/Memorial Park
6:00pmLead ClassSheep Barn
7:00pm-10:00pmMissing LinksEntertainment Building
8:00pmBig Hat Rodeo
Sponsored By Pepsi and Dodge Cars and Trucks
Grandstand
SUNDAY, AUGUST 10th
Non-Livestock building open 10:00am-4:00pm
9:00am-10:00amChurch Service
Conducted by Gideon's International
Entertainment Building
10:00amNorthern Illinois Outlaws Cowboy Shoot-outPony Arena
10:00amPedal Pushers Pull - Sponsored by A. R. Henninger AgencyLivestock Arena
10:30amNorthern Illinois Outlaws - Cowboy Mounted ShootPony Arena
12:00pmAuction of Wood CarvingsNear Schoolhouse
12:30pm-1:30pmLip 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
1:00pmDemolition Derby
One Powder Puff Heat
$500.00 Bonus to Highest Placing Boone County Resident in the Feature Race
Grandstand
1:30pm-3:00pmKaraoke Contest
Contestants must pay admission to the fair at the gate.
Prizes: 1st-$75, 2nd-$50, 3rd-$25
Conducted by Arnie Pearse
Entertainment Building
2:00pmForest City Dog Training DemonstrationGazebo/Memorial Park
4:00pm-6:00pmOpen Stage (you or your group may showcase a talent)
This is a non-paid and non-judged event

For more information contact Arnie Pearse  815-544-3566
All participants must pay fair admission at the gate
Entertainment Building
6:00pmDemolition Derby
$500.00 Bonus to Highest Placing Boone County Resident in the Feature Race
Grandstand
7:00pm-9:00pmMusic by HallieEntertainment Building
ADDITIONAL ATTRACTIONS
Every DayScherer's Lumberjack ShowSouth Road
Every DayWoody's Menagerie
(Sponsored by Whitehead Inc. Realtors)
South Road
Every DayThe Great Little Bear ShowSouth Road
Thursday, Friday, SaturdayDave Watson, Chainsaw Artist
(Sponsored by Lee Auction Services)
Across from the School House
Every DayBig Cat Encounter
(Sponsored by Jack Wolf Pontiac-Cadillac-Chrysler-Jeep)
South Road
DailyAntique Tractor and Antique Gas Engines DisplaySouth Road
DailySkinner Amusement and Carnival - Unless Otherwise Stated Opening at 12:00 Noon DailyMidway
DailyWee-Farm 
DailyHillbilly Bob and his Model A Ford 
Daily
10am-6pm
One Room Schoolhouse 

Seats for Tuesday Bull Riding in Pony Arena are available for purchase.  Chairs on the track can also be purchased for the Friday night show.

Many Thanks to Pepsi and Dodge Cars and Trucks for Sponsoring events in the Entertainment Tent

Food served by the Granges in Boone County with Creamed Chicken and Biscuit on Thursday, Fish on Friday, Charcoal Broiled Chicken on Saturday and Charcoal Broiled Pork Chops on Sunday. 

Opening Day for ticket sales, WALK-INS ONLY, Saturday, July 12, 2008  8AM - 4PM

TICKET Sales

Walk-in Ticket Sales: Saturday, July 12, 2008 - 8am-4pm
Regular Ticket Sales: Begin Sunday, July 13, 2008 - 7am-4pm
Regular Tick Office Hours: Weekdays 10am-7pm, Saturdays 8am-4pm, Sundays NOON-4pm

Main gate at the fairgrounds on Rt. 76. at Gate 1 of the Boone County Fairgrounds, Belvidere, IL

Seats in the Grandstand may be reserved every evening except Tuesday and Wednesday. Grandstand General Admission tickets may be obtained for the Thursday 10:00am-6:00pm and the Saturday 4:00pm Rodeo. Seats for the Tuesday Bull Riding in the pony arena are available for purchase. Chairs on the track can also be purchased for the Friday night show.

Phone requests will be taken starting July 13, 2008 at 815-547-4503.

E-mail requests at www.bcfairtickets@yahoo.com will begin July 13th also but must be confirmed with a phone call to 815-547-4503.

Tickets requests may be made by writing:  Boone County Fair Tickets, P.O. Box 662, 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 $4.00 handling fee will be charged on all phone and internet orders for tickets.

No tickets will be mailed. All tickets which are ordered by phone or internet will be held at the will call window at the ticket office near the front gate on the fairgrounds.