The Hill County Fair is underway at the Hillsboro fairgrounds, with livestock shows continuing and creative arts viewing open to the public.
The Tuesday, January 13, 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 14, 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 15, 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 10 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 16, 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 17.
The Hill County Fair Board Scholarship meal will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday and is open to the public.
KHBR 1560 AM will be on site with live reports throughout the fair. Listen on your radio, through the KHBR smartphone app or at khbrhillsboro.com.
Concessions will be available throughout the fair.
For more information, visit hillcountyfair.org.
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