Hill County youth will display their artistic and agricultural talents once again this year when the Hill County fair gets underway next week.
Activity will begin at the Hill County Fairgrounds when ag mechanics projects move in and creative arts check-in is conducted Sunday, January 12.
Prior to the events in Hillsboro, a commercial steer show will be held Thursday, January 9, and Friday, January 10, at the Hubbard Sale Barn. The event, which is held in conjunction with the county fair, highlights the commercial cattle industry. It provides 4-H and FFA members an opportunity to learn about selection, record keeping, feeding, animal health, industry standards, public speaking and technical knowledge.
Commercial steer show check-in and testing will be Thursday, January 9, starting at 1 p.m. Live visual evaluations, speeches and contest results are set for Friday, January 10, with the day’s activities starting at 9:30 a.m.
In Hillsboro, ag mechanics projects will be moved into the fairgrounds from 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday, January 12. Creative arts projects will be checked in from 1 to 7 p.m.
Creative arts and ag mechanics judging will be Monday, January 13. Also on the schedule Monday will be rabbit check-in at 7 a.m., with the rabbit shows beginning at 10 a.m. and ag mechanics awards at 3 p.m. Lambs and goats will be moved into the fairgrounds from 4 to 6 p.m. Monday ahead of the next morning’s shows.
The Tuesday, January 14, schedule includes the lamb, sheep and goat shows starting at 8 a.m. The creative arts division also opens to the public Tuesday. “A Day in the Ring,” the annual event for special needs students, begins at 1:30 p.m. Swine move-in and weigh-in will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday ahead of Wednesday’s shows.
Wednesday morning, January 15, the swine shows start at 8 a.m. Check-in for the broiler show starts at 2:30 p.m., and the show starts at 3 p.m. The creative arts division will continue to be open to the public Wednesday, and the barn will open for optional cattle move-in from 6 to 10 p.m. that evening.
The barn will open for cattle arrival at 4:30 a.m. Thursday, January 16, and all cattle should be in place for steer weigh-in and heifer check-in at 8 a.m. The heifer and steer shows begin at 9:30 a.m. Thursday. The creative arts division will be open to the public throughout the day Thursday.
Horses should be in place and checked in at 8 a.m. Friday, January 17, and the horse show will begin at 9 a.m.
The fair wraps up with the annual auctions that give the public and businesses an opportunity to support hardworking young people who participated in the fair. The Creative Arts Sale of Champions begins at 6:30 p.m. Friday, and the Livestock Show Sale of Champions will be at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, January 18.
The Hill County Fair Board Scholarship meal will be held from 11:30 to 1 p.m. Saturday and is open to the public.
New this year, the Hill County Fair will be livestreamed via Facebook Live and Restream. Visit Hill County Fair on Facebook for daily links to the stream. The livestream will begin with the Commercial Steer Show on January 10 and continue through the livestock auction Saturday, January 18.
For more information, visit hillcountyfair.org.
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