Today Is Senior Day At The County Fair

July 10, 2024 at 1:00 a.m.
Reece Bays maneuvers her horse around the poles during Monday evening's Horse and Pony Show at the Fair. Photo by Gary Nieter, Times-Union
Reece Bays maneuvers her horse around the poles during Monday evening's Horse and Pony Show at the Fair. Photo by Gary Nieter, Times-Union

By JACKIE GORSKI Lifestyles Editor

Today is Senior Day at the 107th Annual Kosciusko County Fair.
Below are a listing of events at the fair today and Thursday.
Fair Show/Events
Today
Senior Day
• 8 a.m., Miller’s Senior Living welcomes seniors, event center
• 8 a.m., free senior breakfast, event center
• 9 a.m., gates open
• 9 a.m., singing performance, event center
• 9 a.m., senior programs and entertainment, event center
• 9 a.m., free blood pressure checks, event center
• 9 a.m., commercial tent opens
• 10 a.m., senior bingo and euchre, event center
• 11 a.m. and 7 p.m., Dino Encounters, commercial tent area
• Noon, performance, event center
• 1 p.m., free senior ice cream social, commercial tent area
• 2 p.m., Tag Art Large Raptor Show, event center
• 3 p.m., Dino Encounters, commercial tent area
• 3 p.m., carnival rides open, midway
• 4 p.m., pie baking judging, fair office
• 7:30 p.m., Dino Encounters, commercial tent area
• 8 p.m., commercial tent closes
Thursday
Farmer’s Day/Trucker’s Day
United States Military Day
• 9 a.m., gates open
• 1 p.m., commercial tent opens
• 1, 4 and 6:30 p.m., Dino Encounters, commercial tent
• 2 p.m., Tag Art Face Painting Caricatures and balloon artist, event center
• 3 p.m., carnival rides open, midway
• 5 p.m., Kiddies Pedal Pull, Shrine Building parking lot.
• 6 p.m., Kosciusko’s Got Talent (all ages), event center
• 7:30 p.m., KOI Drags, grandstand
• 8 p.m., commercial tent closes
Extension Homemakers Shows/Events
Today
• 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., HFA Building, open
Thursday
• Noon to 8 p.m., HFA Building, open
• 1 to 3 p.m., knitting demonstration by Knitting Together Club, HFA Building
Antique Tractor/Village Shows/Events
Today
• 5 p.m., kettle corn, antique area
• 5:30 p.m., tractor churned ice cream, antique area
• 5:30 p.m., cast iron chili, antique area
• 7 p.m., demonstration: old time sawmill, antique area
Thursday
• 5:30 p.m., kettle corn, antique area
• 5:30 p.m., over the fire ham and beans, antique fire
• 5:30 p.m., homemade ice cream, antique area
• 7 p.m., tractor games, antique area
Animal Shows
Fair Week

Today
• 8 a.m., dairy steer and DCFS show, show barn
• 9 a.m., horse and pony show, horse arena
• 9 a.m., llama show, llama tent
• 3 p.m., Poss-ABILITIES showcase, show barn
• 4 p.m., sheep show, show barn
• 6 p.m., horse and pony pleasure versatility, horse arena
Thursday
• 9 a.m., horse and pony show, horse arena
• 9 a.m., mini 4-H showcase (beef, dairy, DCFS, sheep, swine), show barn
• 1 p.m., mini 4-H poultry show, poultry barn
• 3 p.m., Supreme Showmanship Afternoon Session (poultry, rabbit, goat, DCFS and dairy), show barn
• 6:30 p.m., Supreme Showmanship Evening Session (horse and pony, swine, beef and sheep), show barn

Today is Senior Day at the 107th Annual Kosciusko County Fair.
Below are a listing of events at the fair today and Thursday.
Fair Show/Events
Today
Senior Day
• 8 a.m., Miller’s Senior Living welcomes seniors, event center
• 8 a.m., free senior breakfast, event center
• 9 a.m., gates open
• 9 a.m., singing performance, event center
• 9 a.m., senior programs and entertainment, event center
• 9 a.m., free blood pressure checks, event center
• 9 a.m., commercial tent opens
• 10 a.m., senior bingo and euchre, event center
• 11 a.m. and 7 p.m., Dino Encounters, commercial tent area
• Noon, performance, event center
• 1 p.m., free senior ice cream social, commercial tent area
• 2 p.m., Tag Art Large Raptor Show, event center
• 3 p.m., Dino Encounters, commercial tent area
• 3 p.m., carnival rides open, midway
• 4 p.m., pie baking judging, fair office
• 7:30 p.m., Dino Encounters, commercial tent area
• 8 p.m., commercial tent closes
Thursday
Farmer’s Day/Trucker’s Day
United States Military Day
• 9 a.m., gates open
• 1 p.m., commercial tent opens
• 1, 4 and 6:30 p.m., Dino Encounters, commercial tent
• 2 p.m., Tag Art Face Painting Caricatures and balloon artist, event center
• 3 p.m., carnival rides open, midway
• 5 p.m., Kiddies Pedal Pull, Shrine Building parking lot.
• 6 p.m., Kosciusko’s Got Talent (all ages), event center
• 7:30 p.m., KOI Drags, grandstand
• 8 p.m., commercial tent closes
Extension Homemakers Shows/Events
Today
• 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., HFA Building, open
Thursday
• Noon to 8 p.m., HFA Building, open
• 1 to 3 p.m., knitting demonstration by Knitting Together Club, HFA Building
Antique Tractor/Village Shows/Events
Today
• 5 p.m., kettle corn, antique area
• 5:30 p.m., tractor churned ice cream, antique area
• 5:30 p.m., cast iron chili, antique area
• 7 p.m., demonstration: old time sawmill, antique area
Thursday
• 5:30 p.m., kettle corn, antique area
• 5:30 p.m., over the fire ham and beans, antique fire
• 5:30 p.m., homemade ice cream, antique area
• 7 p.m., tractor games, antique area
Animal Shows
Fair Week

Today
• 8 a.m., dairy steer and DCFS show, show barn
• 9 a.m., horse and pony show, horse arena
• 9 a.m., llama show, llama tent
• 3 p.m., Poss-ABILITIES showcase, show barn
• 4 p.m., sheep show, show barn
• 6 p.m., horse and pony pleasure versatility, horse arena
Thursday
• 9 a.m., horse and pony show, horse arena
• 9 a.m., mini 4-H showcase (beef, dairy, DCFS, sheep, swine), show barn
• 1 p.m., mini 4-H poultry show, poultry barn
• 3 p.m., Supreme Showmanship Afternoon Session (poultry, rabbit, goat, DCFS and dairy), show barn
• 6:30 p.m., Supreme Showmanship Evening Session (horse and pony, swine, beef and sheep), show barn

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