
2026 Fair Schedule
Saturday, July 18
7:00 pm Fair SINGO- Sugar Sisters
Wednesday, July 22
7:00 pm CORK & CANVAS- Creative Vibes
Saturday, July 25 Horse Show
8:00 am Horse Show Registration
9:00 am Horse Show at Neal’s Arena
Monday, July 27
6:00 pm Fair Set Up & Hot Dog Supper
7:30-9:30 pm Free Pool Party for people helping set up
Thursday, July 30
5:00 - 8:00 pm CHECK-IN Open and Junior class exhibits
6:00 - 8:00 pm Check-in and Weigh-in of all livestock
8:30 pm Required meeting of livestock exhibitors- Show Barn
Picnic in the Barn for livestock exhibitors and fair superintendents
Friday, July 31
8:00 -10:30 am CHECK-IN Open and Junior class exhibits
8:00 am Swine Show
Pee Wee Show immediately follows Swine Show
11:00 am EXHIBIT JUDGING
1:00 - 3:00 pm Exhibitors Barnyard Trivia- Community Building
Lego Fun and Kid’s Bingo in Fair Building
4:00 pm Sheep Show
5:00 pm Czech Kitchen and Beer Garden Open
6:00 pm Kiddie Pedal Tractor Pull Registration Open- Chisholm Street
6:30 pm Kiddie Pedal Tractor Pull Start
7:30 - 9:30 pm Kid’s Korral Games & Sand Pile Dig
7:30 pm Grand Opening of Sumner County Fair & Introduction of Grand Marshalls
8:00 - 10:00 pm DUELING PIANOS – Community Building
8:00 pm Goat Roping for all ages- Show Barn
Watch this link for an example of this event: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XsBh1fm_Yac
Saturday, August 12
8:00 am Rabbit and Poultry Show
9:00 am Kolache Kitchen Open- Nostalgia Nook
9:00 am Beef Show followed by Bucket Calf Show
Bucket calves must be checked in by 8 pm Friday and may leave after the show.
10:00 am Czech Kitchen and Beer Garden Open
11:00 am Goat Show
3:00 pm Herding Heroes Livestock Show
4:00 pm Round Robin Showmanship Contest
Kid’s Events
2:30 - 4:30 pm Free Water Slides for Kids of all ages
2:30 - 4:30 pm Digital Scavenger Hunt for all ages
5:30 pm Grand Parade Lineup at Christian Church
5:45 pm Kiddie Parade Lineup north of Kanokla Tech Store
6:30 pm Grand Parade
Kiddie Parade to follow Color Guard in Grand Parade
7:00 - 8:00 pm Free Hamburgers courtesy of Gaston’s Flooring
8:00 pm FARM OLYMPICS– show barn
8:00 - 10:00 pm BINGO
Sunday, August 3
8:00 am - 9:30 am Breakfast courtesy of MKC Coop
10:00 am Country Church – Community Building
Speaker: Ian Horne (aka JJ Hayes of KFDI 101.3)
Exhibits will be released AFTER church is over; premium checks
may also be picked up after church. Any exhibits taken before the conclusion of church will forfeit all premium money. Not responsible for articles left after 1 pm.
1:00 pm Buyers Lunch (ticket necessary) – Community Building
2:00 pm Junior Livestock Premium Auction – Community Building
