2025 Schedule of Events

9:00 am--------------------- Eldon Walker Memorial Jr. Rodeo/NMSWJRA Rodeo

4:30 pm----------------------Parade Line up, Butler & Main 

6:00 pm ---------------------Parade, Downtown Farmington 

6:00 pm---------------------- Youth /Open Calf Roping, Memorial Coliseum (Entries begin at 5:00 pm)

8:00 am--------------------- Fairgrounds Open

9:00 am--------------------- Vegas Toughest Qualifer Barrel Exhibitions, Memorial Coliseum 

9:00 am – 2:00 pm------- 4-H Entries Accepted, Multi-use Building

9:00 am – 6:30 pm-------  Commercial Booths set up

10:00 am – 6:30 pm----- Entries taken in agriculture products, food preservation, baking,  decorated cakes & cookies & FFA in the Convention Center
10:00 am – 6:30 pm----- Needlework, hobbies & crafts, fine arts, photography, gems & minerals,  quilting, scarecrow, scouts, sewing, spinning and weaving & porcelain dolls in the 

Multi-use Building

10:00 pm-------------------- Grounds Close

All Buildings Closed to the Public Livestock Check In 

7:00 am – 12:00 pm------ Animals check in (beef, poultry, rabbit, goat, swine, lamb, horse & llama) **Goats, Beef, Swine & Lambs must check in at north parking lot Sheriff Substation entrance 

8:00 am--------------------- Grounds Open (All buildings are closed to the public) 

3:00 - 6:00 pm------------ Floriculture Entries Accepted, Multi-use Building 

6:00 pm--------------------NMSWJRA Junior Rodeo, Memorial Coliseum 

10:00 pm-------------------- Grounds Close 

Kids Day

Kids 12 and under admitted into the fair with two canned food items. All food items will be donated to Echo Food Bank. Sponsored by KISS Country Radio 

8:00 am---------------------- Fairgrounds Open

8:00 am--------------------- Youth Rabbit Show Showmanship to follow, Rabbit Barn

9:00 am---------------------- Poultry Judging, Stark Poultry Barn

9:00 am----------------------Dairy and Pygmy Goat Show, Jeanette Nichols Show Ring, Lamb Barn
10:00 am-------------------- Convention Center Opens

10:00 am – 10:00 pm--- Play with Giants, Convention Center

12:00 am-------------------- Booster Horseshow, Memorial Coliseum

1:00 pm--------------------- 4-H Horseshow, Memorial Coliseum

1:00 pm --------------------- Barnyard Olympics, Beef Barn

4:00 pm – 7:00 pm------ Look-n-Learn Barn Opens, Between Poultry/Rabbit Barn & Beef Barn

5:00 pm --------------------- Red Carpet Back Number Ceremony, Coliseum Pavilion
6:00 pm--------------------- Outhouse Race Check In

7:00 pm---------------------- Outhouse Race, Behind Food Concessions

10:00 pm-------------------- All Buildings Close
11:00 pm-------------------- Fairgrounds Close

Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts & Leaders in uniform admitted into the fair free

8:00 am--------------------- Fairgrounds Open

8:00 am--------------------- Market Lamb and Breeding Sheep Show, followed by the Market and Breeding 

Goat Show 45 minutes after the completion of the Lamb Show

8:00 am---------------------- Open Rabbit Show, Rabbit Barn
9:00 am---------------------- Poultry Show (Bantam & Standard) & Showmanship, Stark Poultry Barn
10:00 am-------------------- Convention Center Opens

10:00 am – 10:00 pm--- Play with Giants, Convention Center

4:00 pm – 7:00 pm------ Look-n-Learn Barn Opens, Between Poultry/Rabbit Barn & Beef Barn

5:30 pm---------------------- Tea with the Royalty, Small Patio

6:00 pm – 9:00 pm------- “The Ranch Music Ministry”, Open Air Pavilion

7:30 pm---------------------- Market Lamb & Goat Show Grand Drive, Beef Barn

10:00 pm-------------------- All Buildings Close
11:00 pm-------------------- Fairgrounds Close

Carnival Opens
Special Needs Day & Senior Citizens Day
Senior Citizens and Citizens with special needs admitted into the fair for free 

8:00 am-------------------- Fairgrounds Open
8:00 am--------------------- Swine, Goat, Lamb & Beef Showmanship & San Juan Bred Shows, in individual

Barns. Show will be in order as listed above. A detailed schedule will be posted 

in barns.

10:00 am------------------ Convention Center Opens

10:00 am – 10:00 pm--- Play with Giants, Convention Center

10:00 am – 1:00 pm----- Senior Citizens Bingo (55 and Over) Open Air Pavilion, Food Midway 

4:00 pm – 7:00 pm------ Look-n-Learn Barn Opens, Between Poultry/Rabbit Barn & Beef Barn

5:00 pm – 8:00 pm------- Carnival POP (pay one price $30 or $27 online)

5:00 pm-10:00 pm-------- Carnival Open

5:00 pm--------------------- Memorial Coliseum Dedication

6:00 pm --------------------- Market Swine Show, Jerry Connelly Show Ring, Swine Barn 

6:30 pm---------------------- 4-H Rodeo, Memorial Coliseum 

10:00 pm------------------ All Buildings Close
11:00 pm------------------ Fairgrounds Close

Lions Day
Kids 12 & under admitted free with an old pair of eye glasses that will be donated to the Farmington Evening Lions Club. 

8:00 am--------------------- Fairgrounds Open

10:00 am-------------------- Convention Center Opens

10:00 am – 10:00 pm--- Play with Giants, Convention Center

10:00 am-------------------- Heifer Show, Beef Barn Show Ring
  Market Beef Show (will begin 15 minutes after the completion of the Breeding Show)

3:00 pm --------------------- Pulls from the sale must be completed. 

 (Pulls begin after the completion of the beef show)

4:00 pm – 7:00 pm------ Look-n-Learn Barn Opens, Between Poultry/Rabbit Barn & Beef Barn

5:00 pm – 8:00 pm------- Carnival POP (pay one price $30 or $27 online)

5:00 pm-10:00 pm-------- Carnival Open

6:30 pm--------------------- 4-H Rodeo, Memorial Coliseum

7:00 pm---------------------- Goat/Lamb Costume Contest, Jerry Connelly Show Ring, Swine Barn

Pig Costume Contest will follow the Goat/Lamb Contest

8:00 pm --------------------- Goat Milking Contest, Jerry Connelly Show Ring

10:00 pm-------------------- All Buildings Close
11:00 pm-------------------- Fairgrounds Close

  8:00 am--------------------- Fairgrounds Open

9:00 am---------------------- Unlimited Show, Jerry Connelly Show Ring, Swine Barn
10:00 am------------------- Convention Center Opens

10:00 am – 11:00 pm--- Play with Giants, Convention Center

10:00 am-------------------- Fitting Contest, Beef Barn

4:00 pm – 7:00 pm------ Look-n-Learn Barn Opens, Between Poultry/Rabbit Barn & Beef Barn

5:00 pm – 8:00 pm------- Carnival POP (pay one price $30 or $27 online)
5:00 pm-12:00 am-------- Carnival Open

7:00 pm --------------------- Round Robin Showmanship, Beef Barn

7:30 pm --------------------- Adult Showmanship, Beef Barn

8:00 pm----------------------  Walker Montgomery Concert, Open Air Pavilion, Food Midway
11:00 pm-------------------- All Buildings Close
12:00 am-------------------- Fairgrounds Close

Junior Livestock Sale 

Military and Public Safety Day 

8:00 am--------------------- Fairgrounds Open
9:00 am--------------------- Rooster Crowing Contest, Stark Poultry Barn 

10:00 am-------------------- Convention Center Opens

10:00 am – 11:00 pm----- Play with Giants, Convention Center

10:00 am------------------- Stick Horse Race, Beef Barn

11:00 am – 12:30 pm---- Buyer’s Luncheon, Coliseum Pavilion
1:00 pm--------------------- Junior Livestock Sale, Memorial Coliseum

2:00 pm-12:00 am-------- Carnival Open

2:00 pm – 5:00 pm------- Carnival POP (pay one price $30 or $27 online)

3:00 pm – 7:00 pm------ Look-n-Learn Barn Opens, Between Poultry/Rabbit Barn & Beef Barn

5:30 pm---------------------- Salsa Contest (check in & set up), Small Patio

6:30 pm--------------------- Salsa Contest, Small Patio

8:00 pm---------------------- Mark Chesnutt, Concert, Open Air Pavilion
11:00 pm-------------------- All Buildings Close
12:00 pm ------------------ Fairgrounds Close

 Check out Day 

7:00 am – 12:00 pm------ Livestock Check Out

8:00 am---------------------- Fairgrounds Open

8:00 am--------------------- Booths dismantle
10:00 am – 2:00 pm----- Exhibits check out

10:00 am – 1:00 pm------ 4-H Exhibits check out

2:00 pm – 5:00 pm------- Carnival POP (pay one price $30 or $27 online)

2:00 pm – 8:00 pm------- Carnival Open

3:00 pm-------------------- Fairgrounds Close