4-H at the County Fair

Food stand sign-up

Required for all 4-H members/families

General judges assistants & Exhibit set-up

Required for 4-H youth grades 7+ who do not sign-up for livestock assistant. Adults are optional.

Livestock show assistants

Required for 4-H youth grades 7+ who did not sign-up for a General judges assistant. Adults strongly urged to sign-up)

4-H office assistants

Adult screened volunteers

Livestock auction sign-up

Livestock youth members grades 3-13

OPEN JUNE 1- JUNE 15

2021 Presentation Day

2021 Premier showmanship award

2021 Judges Choice Awards

Watonwan County List of County Events

2022 4-H County & State fair Event Schedule

  • Animal ID's due Monday, May 16 11:59 pm

  • Fair Registration due Wednesday, June 15 11:59 pm

  • Presentation Day Judging Wednesday, July 6 9 am-12:30 pm

  • Performing Arts/Fashion show Wednesday, July 6 7 pm

  • Fair set-up Thursday, July 7 7 pm

  • General Judging Tuesday, July 12 9:30 am-12:30 pm

  • Rabbit entry Wednesday, July 13 3-5 pm

  • Beef entry Wednesday, July 13 4-6 pm

  • Goat entry Wednesday, July 13 5-7 pm

  • Sheep entry Wednesday, July 13 6-8 pm

  • Rabbit Judging Wednesday, July 13 6:30 pm

  • Horse entry Thursday, July 14 7-10 am

  • Swine entry Thursday, July 14 7:30-9 am

  • Poultry entry Thursday, July 14 8:30-11 am

  • Sheep Judging Thursday, July 14 10 am

  • Livestock demonstrations Thursday, July 14 11 am

  • Horse County fair only Judging Thursday, July 14 12 pm

  • Goat Judging Thursday, July 14 1 pm

  • Poultry Judging Thursday, July 14 5 pm

  • General demonstrations Thursday, July 14 6-8:30 pm

  • Swine Judging Friday, July 15 8:30 am

  • Horse Judging (rain date) Friday, July 15 10 am

  • Dairy Judging Friday, July 15 12:30 pm

  • General demonstrations Friday, July 15 1-3 pm

  • Livestock demonstrations Friday, July 15 5 pm

  • Beef Judging Friday, July 15 6 pm

  • General demonstrations Friday, July 15 6:30-8 pm

  • Generals State fair sign-up deadline Friday, July 15 9 pm

  • Premier showmanship Saturday, July 16 11 am

  • Livestock State fair sign-up deadline Saturday, July 16 1 pm

  • Livestock State fair meeting Saturday, July 16 1 pm

  • Judges Choice Awards Sunday, July 17 3:30 pm

  • Generals State fair meeting Sunday, July 17 5 pm

  • Swine load-out Sunday, July 17 5 pm

  • Project/animal load-out Sunday, July 17 6 pm

  • Fair tear-down Sunday, July 17 6 pm

  • Horse entry

  • Horse State qualifying judging

  • Minnesota State fair August 25-September 5

  • State fair encampment

  • State Horse show