2026 Schedule of Events
SATURDAY, AUGUST 29th
8:00 AM: Fair Set-Up
9:00 AM: Horse Show (Grandstand)
4:00 PM: *NEW* 75th Annual KICKOFF Event-Details to come!
4:00 – 6:00 PM: *NEW* Accepting Specific Exhibit Entries & Pre-Registration (Elementary School Gym)
Arts & Crafts; Art & Photography; Preserved Foods (Not Baked Goods); & Hunter-Fisher Entries
Pre-Registration for: Parade, Kiddie Show & Dog Show (No dogs permitted on grounds during pre-registration)
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST
7:00-10:00 AM: 4-H & FFA Weigh-in & Entry of Livestock (Barns)
4:00-8:00 PM: Accepting Exhibit Entries (Elementary School Gym)
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND
“Family Night” – Valley Amusement rides at reduced rates!!
8:00-9:00 AM: Accepting Flower Exhibit Entries
9:00 AM-7:00 PM: Judging Exhibits (Gym CLOSED)
10:00 AM: 4-H & FFA Goats & Sheep Livestock Show (Livestock Show Barn)
Goat & Lamb Pet Contest, following Livestock Show
6:00 PM: Parade (Spruce St, Main St, Myers-Moon Rd.)
7:00-9:00 PM: Kimberly’s Kreations Face Painting
7:30-10:30 PM: *NEW* High Carbon Steel, Classic Country Music (Under Big Tent)
9:00-9:15pm:*NEW* Orion Skys Drone Show (West Side of the Grounds)
ROAMING THE GROUNDS THROUGHOUT THE EVENING: Sky High Skyler
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD
10:00 AM: 4-H & FFA Hogs & Beef Livestock Show (Livestock Show Barn)
Calf Pet Contest, following Livestock Show
3:00 PM & 5:00 PM: *NEW* Gospel Harmony Boys (Under the Big Tent)
7:00 PM: *NEW* Begoon Brothers Bucking Bulls LLC Rodeo (Grandstand)
Show includes: Mutton Bustin, Junior/Mini Rodeo, Barrel Racing, Rodeo Clowns, & Bull Riding
9:00-9:15 PM (approximate time): *NEW* Orion Skys Drone Show (West Side of the Grounds)
ROAMING THE GROUNDS THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON: Sky High Skyler
FRIDAY, AUGUST 29th
10:00 AM: Kiddie Show (Under Big Tent)
4:30 PM: Sheep Costume Contest & Obstacle Course (Livestock Show Barn)
5:30 PM: Rabbit Race (Livestock Show Barn)
6:00 – 7:00 PM: Little Switzerland Cloggers (High School Gym)
6:00 PM: Power Wheels Derby, Thomas Motorsport LLC. (Grandstand)
7 :00 PM: Demolition Derby, Thomas Motorsport LLC. (Grandstand)
9:30-9:45 PM (approximate time): *NEW* Orion Skys Drone Show (West Side of the Grounds)
ROAMING THE GROUNDS THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON: Sky High Skyler
SATURDAY, 5th September
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Dog Show (Grandstand unless raining)
11:00 AM-1:00 PM: *NEW* The Conner Family and Caleb Bailey & Paines Run, Bluegrass Music (Under Big Tent)
1:00-8:00 PM: Kimberly’s Kreations Face Painting
1:30-3:30 PM: *NEW* Jacob Tolliver, Multi-Genre-Rock & Roll Pianist (Under Big Tent)
2:00 PM: 4-H & FFA Livestock Sale (Livestock Show Barn)
2:00 PM: Corn Hole Tournament (High School Gym)
4:00-6:00 PM: Music – To Be Determined (Under Big Tent)
ROAMING THE GROUNDS THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON: Sky High Skyler
Fairground Regulations
- All barns close at 11:00pm. Gyms close at 10:30pm, including Saturday when exhibits must be picked up.
- Handicap bathroom facilities and a nursing and baby changing station is available in the elementary
school. - Only authorized personnel are allowed on the grounds after 12:30am unless grandstand event exceeds
this time. - NO blankets can be left overnight for reserved seating. Blankets left will be discarded by 8:00am.
- NO pets, comfort, and/or emotional support animals allowed on grounds except dogs during the dog
show and only at the dog show area. Service dogs are welcome. Handler is responsible for feces clean-
up. - NO camper parking on the grounds except for one barn manager and Amusement Company staff.
- NO ATVs, golf carts, UTVs, bicycles, skateboards, foot scooters or the like allowed on the grounds,
including parking areas except authorized personnel. Motorized handicap scooters are permitted. Golf cart
transportation provided by the Fair is available to all fairgoers. - NO drones allowed without written permission from the Fair Association.
- NO firearms/weapons permitted on school property which includes the handicap parking lot and the high
school and elementary school gyms. See VA Code § 18.2-308.1 - Fair Office telephone number during Fair week is (540) 468-2639. The Fair Office is located beside the
high school gym. - ATMs are available on the grounds. The Fair is primarily cash only, to include admittance. ATMs are not
located outside of ticket booths. Blue Grass Valley Bank and Burke & Herbert Bank are located in
Monterey which both have ATMs. - NO alcohol or drugs permitted on the grounds, including parking areas.
- Fair management reserves the right to remove violators from the grounds for the remainder of the day or
week – see Grounds Access policy at highlandcountyfairva.com.