State Fair 2023 Friday schedule

Posted 9/1/23

Friday schedule at the fair

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State Fair 2023 Friday schedule

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Friday, September 1
 Prostrollo Motors Day -

• Stop by Prostrollo Motors in Huron for a $1 off gate admission coupon!
• Wear R.E.D. (Remember Everyone Deployed) Friday  

8 a.m. – 8 p.m. - 4-H Exhibits Open to the Public, Nordby Exhibit Hall
8 a.m. - 5 p.m. - 4-H Information Center Open, Nordby Exhibit Hall
8 a.m. - 5 p.m. - Youth in Action Communications Project Judging, Nordby Exhibit Hall - Classrooms
8 a.m. - FFA Beef Show, DEX, Agtegra & Butler Machinery Arena
8 a.m. - Bantam Chickens Show, Poultry/Rabbit Barn
8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. - 4-H Special Foods Contest, Nordby Exhibit Hall - Kitchen
8:30 a.m. - 4-H Wether Dam & Market Meat Goat Showmanship followed by Wether Dam Breeding Meat Goat Show followed by Market Meat Goat Show, 4-H Livestock Complex
8:30 a.m. - 4-H Dairy Goat Show followed by Dairy Goat Showmanship, 4-H Livestock Complex
9 a.m. – 10 p.m. - Noah’s Way Exotic Petting Zoo and Pony Rides, MIP Building
9 a.m. – 8 p.m. - All SD State Fair Exhibit Buildings Open
9 a.m. – 8 p.m. - FFA Ag Adventure Center Open, FFA Ag Adventure Center
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. - SD State Historical Society, Arts & Education Building
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. - Dakotaland Museum Open
9 a.m. - 4 p.m. - Student Collaboration for the Advancement and Promotion of Pharmacy (SCAPP) Health Screenings, Day Sponsor Tent
9 a.m. - 4 p.m. - Hands-On Education Activities, Nordby Exhibit Hall
9 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. - 4-H Poultry Skill-A-Thon Contest, 4-H Rabbit/Poultry Tent
9 a.m. - Holstein followed by Guernsey followed by Jersey Show, OC Dairy Barn
9 a.m. - Pigeons Show, Poultry/Rabbit Barn
9:30 a.m. - Miracle-Gro, Playing in the Dirt - Andrew Engel, SDSU Graduate Research Asst., Agronomy, Horticulture Building
9:30 a.m. - Antique Tractor Demonstration, West of Farm Bureau Dakotaland Stage
9:45 a.m. - National Anthem

10 a.m. - 8 p.m. - Virtual Reality Game Truck, Younger Hall
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. - Carol Blackford, Guest Author, Arts & Education Building
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. - Mary Lee, Guest Artist, Arts & Education Building
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. - Delta Dental Interactive Educational Booth, Arts & Education Building
10 a.m. - 3 p.m. - Dutch Oven Cooking, Game, Fish, and Parks Area
10 a.m. - International Trade Panel, Farm Bureau Dakotaland Stage
10 a.m. - Genie Break, Arts & Education Building
10 a.m. - Miss State Fair Laney Titze Art Project, Arts & Education Building
10 a.m. - Bottle Calf Feeding, FFA Ag Adventure Center
10 a.m. - Pam Linton Cooking Demonstration: How Do You Top Your Tavern?, Women’s Building Kitchen

10:30 a.m. - Team Roping, North Arena
10:30 a.m. - Joe Gandelman & Friends, Comic Ventriloquist, Strolling
10:30 a.m. - Aussie Kingdom, North of Centennial Stage
10:45 a.m. - Mikey Saint, Folk Country Singer, Centennial Stage
11 a.m. - ARCY Live Mural Painting, West of Horticulture Building
11 a.m. - Antique Tractor Demonstration, West of Farm Bureau Dakotaland Stage
11 a.m. - Insect Friends: Who is in Your Backyard? - Amanda Bachmann, PhD, SDSU Pesticide Education and Urban Entomology Field Specialist, Horticulture Building
11 a.m. - FFA Ag Adventure Center Youth Activity, FFA Ag Adventure Center
11 a.m. - Farm Safety ATV Simulator Demo hosted by SD Farmers Union, North of Dakotaland Museum
11 a.m. - Story Time w/ PaperPie, Arts & Education Building
11 a.m. - Puppet Place Puppet Magic Show, Independent Midway
11 a.m. - Sherwin & Pam Linton and the Cotton Kings: Songs from “Sunday Drives with Mom and Dad” w/ special guest Jan Sandbakken, SD Country Hall of Fame Singer, Centennial Stage
11:30 a.m. - Sheltered Reality, Farm Bureau Dakotaland Stage

12 p.m. – 12 a.m. - GoldStar Amusements Carnival, Carnival Midway
12 p.m. – 4 p.m. - Horticulture Skill-A-Thon Contest, Nordby Exhibit Hall
12 p.m. - 4 p.m. - STEM Challenge Judging, Nordby Exhibit Hall
12 p.m. - Joe Gandelman & Friends, Comic Ventriloquist, Strolling
12 p.m. - Farmer Phil, NorthWestern Energy Freedom Stage
12 p.m. - Weather, Climate & Gardening in 2023 - Laura Edwards, State Climatologist, SDSU Extension, Horticulture Building
12 p.m. - Mogen’s Heroes, De Smet Farm Mutual Insurance Tent
12 p.m. - The Wildflowers, Midway Roadhouse
12:30 p.m. - Pampered Chef Cooking Demonstration, Women’s Building Kitchen
1 p.m. – 3 p.m. - Rodney Yost Horsemanship Demonstration, South of Hippodrome
1 p.m. - Kids Session: Garden Fun, Garden Foods - Anna Tvedt, MS, RD, LN; Nutrition Extension Field Specialist I, Horticulture Building
1 p.m. - 4-H Poultry Show, 4-H Rabbit/Poultry Tent
1 p.m. - 4-H Beef Showmanship, DEX, Agtegra & Butler Machinery Arena
1 p.m. - Aussie Kingdom, North of Centennial Stage
1 p.m. - Puppet Place Puppet Magic Show, Independent Midway
1:30 p.m. - Wear R.E.D. (Remember Everyone Deployed) Group Photo- Anyone wearing a red shirt is invited to participate in the picture, which will be sent to deployed troops, NorthWestern Energy Freedom Stage
1:30 p.m. - Nick Sharpe, Magician, Midway Roadhouse
1:30 p.m. - Janene And The Machine, Popular Sioux Falls Country Rock Stars, Centennial Stage
1:30 p.m. - Sheltered Reality, Farm Bureau Dakotaland Stage
2 p.m. - Abbey Road, NorthWestern Energy Freedom Stage
2 p.m. - Genie Break, Arts & Education Building
2 p.m. - Farm Safety ATV Simulator Demo hosted by SD Farmers Union, North of Dakotaland Museum

2 p.m. - South Dakota Unique Plants, Flowers, Fruits, and Vegetables - Sydney Trio, McCrory Gardens Education and Visitor Center Education Coordinator and Horticulturalist, Horticulture Building
2 p.m. - Sherwin & Pam Linton and the Cotton Kings featuring Pa.m. Linton: Songs from Pam’s Grammy Nominated CD “Looking Back” w/ special guest Jan Sandbakken, Centennial Stage
2:30 p.m. - Carol Blackford,Guest Author, Presentation: Writing with a Sense of Place, Arts & Education Building
2:30 p.m. - The Wildflowers, Midway Roadhouse

3 p.m. -  SD Pork Producers Cooking Demonstration: All Star Pork Meatballs, Women’s Building Kitchen
3 p.m. - Antique Tractor Demonstration, West of Farm Bureau Dakotaland Stage
3 p.m. - FFA Ag Adventure Center Youth Activity, FFA Ag Adventure Center
3 p.m. - Live Judging Tomatoes - Special Event, Horticulture Building
3 p.m. - Puppet Place Puppet Magic Show, Independent Midway
3 p.m. - Mogen’s Heroes, De Smet Farm Mutual Insurance Tent
3 p.m. - Sheltered Reality, Farm Bureau Dakotaland Stage
3:30 p.m. - Sew Your Own Style Show, Women’s Building Auditorium
3:30 p.m. - Farmer Phil, NorthWestern Energy Freedom Stage
3:45 p.m. - Mikey Saint, Folk Country Singer, Centennial Stage
4 p.m. - Sherwin & Pam Linton and the Cotton Kings: A Tribute to Johnny and June Carter Cash, Centennial Stage
4 p.m. - Nick Sharpe, Magician, Midway Roadhouse
4 p.m. - Farm Safety ATV Simulator Demo hosted by SD Farmers Union, North of Dakotaland Museum
5 p.m. - Joe Gandelman & Friends, Comic Ventriloquist, NorthWestern Energy Freedom Stage
5 p.m. - Mogen’s Heroes, De Smet Farm Mutual Insurance Tent
5 p.m. - Antique Tractor Demonstration, West of Farm Bureau Dakotaland Stage
5 p.m. - Puppet Place Puppet Magic Show, Independent Midway
5 p.m. - Karaoke Rendezvous Preliminary Competition, Midway Roadhouse
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. - State 4-H Leaders Association Meeting (Public Welcome), Nordby Exhibit Hall - Classrooms

6 p.m. - Dakota Star Preliminary Competition sponsored by Dakotaland Federal Credit Union, NorthWestern Energy Freedom Stage
6 p.m. - Bottle Calf Feeding, FFA Ag Adventure Center
6 p.m. - Aussie Kingdom, North of Centennial Stage
6 p.m. - Puppet Place Puppet Magic Show, Independent Midway
7 p.m. - The Wildflowers, Midway Roadhouse
7 p.m. - Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias, Grandstand
7 p.m. - Jr. Suffolk Show, 4-H Livestock Complex - South Ring
7:30 p.m. - Abbey Road, NorthWestern Energy Freedom Stage
10 p.m. - Greg Hanson & the Backroads, Midway Roadhouse
10 p.m. - Johnny Holm Band, Beer Garden