Friday, August 15:
9:00 am - 5:00 pm - Open Show Registration at the Fair office. Please DO NOT bring your exhibit.
Saturday, August 16th:
9:00 am - 4:00 pm - Junior Entry Registration at the fair office - BRING your exhibit item with you.
9:00 am - 4:00 pm - Open Show Registration at the fair office - DO NOT bring your exhibit.
1:00 pm - Junior Horse Show, Horse Arena, Junior Rules will be enforced.
1:00 pm - Garden Tractor Pull, in front of the Grandstand.
5:00 pm - Judging for Junior Classes N and P and 5-8, will be judged in the exhibit hall.
6:00 pm - Gaited and Western Horse Show, in front of the Grandstand. No admission charged.
Sunday, August 17th:
12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. - 2008 Union County Fair Car Show
2:15 pm - Pet Parade Registration, Junior Show Arena
3:00 pm - Pet Parade, Junior Show Arena
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm - Junior Exhibit Area Open, Exhibit Hall
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm - Community Worship Service, Grandstand
7:00 pm - Queen Pageant. General Admission Tickets: Adults $6.00 and children are $4.00.
Monday, August 18th:
9:00 am - 6:00 pm - Open Registration, fair office.
9:00 am - 5:00 pm - Junior Livestock Registration, fair office.
4:00 pm - Junior Tractor Operators Contest - infield of Grandstand.
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm - Junior Exhibits in exhibit building open.
5:00 pm - Sale Cattle Weigh-in.
7:00 pm - Meeting for all Junior Livestock Exhibitor's in barn area.
7:00 pm - Four Wheeler Racing, in front of Grandstand. General admission tickets available: $7.00 for adults, $5.00 for children.
Tuesday, August 19th:
8:00 am - Open Class, Livestock and Exhibit Judging
9:00 am - 4-H Livestock Show, Junior Show Arena
10:00 am - Mule/Donkey Halter Classes
1:00 pm - Draft Horse Show
3:00 pm - 9:00 pm - Exhibit Building Open
7:30 pm - Championship Rodeo in front of the Grandstand. General Admission Tickets available: $7.00 for adults and $4.00 for children
Wednesday, August 20th:
9:00 am - Junior Swine and Sheep Judging, Junior Show Arena
9:00 am - Open Dairy Judging
1:00 pm - Junior Livestock Beef Judging, Junior Show Arena
3:00 pm - 9:00 pm - Exhibit Building Open
2:00 pm - Harness Racing and Mule Racing in front of Grandstand. Free grandstand admission compliments of Rendleman and Hileman Funeral Services.
7:30 pm - Tractor Pull in front of the grandstand. General admission tickets are available. Adults $7.00 and children $4.00.
Thursday, August 21:
Veteran's Day
All Veterans showing veteran's organization membership cards or wearing a veteran's organization cap will be admitted free to the fair.
Children's Day
Ride discounts from 5:00 pm until close
Special Drawing for a Bicycle at 5:30 pm
Children admitted free to the fair.
3:00 pm - 9:00 pm - Exhibit Building Open
2:00 pm - Harness Racing and Mule Racing in front of the grandstand. Free admission compliments of A-J National Bank.
6:00 pm - Junior Livestock Auction, Junior Show Arena.
7:00 pm - Professional Championship Wrestling, in front of Grandstand. Limited number of ring side seats are available for $20 each from selected local merchants. General admission tickets are available, $8.00 for adults and $5.00 for children.
Friday, August 23rd:
3:00 pm - 9:00 pm - Exhibit Building Open
2:00 pm - Harness Racing and Mule Racing in front of the Grandstand. Free admission compliments of Union County Hospital.
7:00 pm - Demolition Derby. General admission tickets available, $8.00 adults, $5.00 for children.
Saturday, August 24th:
Mule Day
11:00 - Entries for Mule Day, in front of the Grandstand
12:00 pm - Mule Jump, in front of the Grandstand.
1:30 pm - Mule/Donkey Show, in front of the Grandstand.
3:00 pm - 9:00 pm - Exhibit Building open.
7:00 pm - Demolition Derby, in front of the Grandstand. General Admission tickets available, $8.00 adults and $5.00 children.
Sunday, August 24th
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm - Exhibits to be claimed in the Exhibit Building.
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm - Exhibitor checks available in the fair office.