Hancock County Fair schedule

The 2021 Hancock County Fair will take place Wednesday through Monday at the Hancock County Fairgrounds, 1017 E. Sandusky St. Below is the fair's full schedule of entertainment events: Wednesday Senior Citizens & Veterans Day: Admission for seniors 60 and older will be $2, and veterans with proper identification will be admitted for no charge. All Day: Gospel Pavilion open 8 a.m.: Junior Fair horse show, north grandstand; Junior Fair swine show, NWO Arena 9 a.m.: Open class Grange entry judging in Grange Building, includes farm products, horticulture, woodworking, domestic arts and crafts, hobbies and collections, honey and bee, and baking 10 a.m.: Open class poultry, poultry barn; Junior Fair dog show, Recker Arena 1 p.m.: Harness racing, south grandstand; Junior Fair poultry judging, poultry barn 3 p.m.: Junior Fair poultry judging and rabbit showmanship, NWO Arena; open class special draft horse show, north grandstand 4 p.m.: 4-H photo contest 5 p.m.: Open class baked goods auction, Grange Building 6 p.m.: Open class photography judging, Grange Building 7 p.m.: Hancock County Band Show, south grandstand; donkey race, north grandstand; dodgeball will follow the race, north grandstand Thursday All Day: Gospel Pavilion open 7:30 a.m.: Open class lamb carcass, NWO Arena 8 a.m.: Junior Fair horse show, north grandstand; Junior Fair draft horse decorating, draft horse barn); Junior Fair draft horse show, north grandstand; Junior Fair boar goat show, NWO Arena 9 a.m.: Open class antiques/canning judging, Grange Building 10 a.m.: Junior Fair dairy feeder show, Recker Arena 11 a.m.: Junior Fair sheep showmanship and market lamb show, NWO Arena 1 p.m.: Open class theme basket judging, Grange Building 1-4 p.m.: Junior Fair premium pick-up from yesterday's shows, Junior Fair office 2-3 p.m.: Imagination Station, Old Mill Stream Centre 4 p.m.: Cookie eating contest, mini park 5 p.m.: Open class rabbit show, NWO Arena 6 p.m.: Harness racing, south grandstand 7:30 p.m.: Calf scramble, north grandstand Friday All Day: Gospel Pavilion open 8 a.m.: Junior Fair/open class beef show, Recker Arena; Junior Fair dairy goat show, NWO Arena 9 a.m.: Open class saddle horse & pony show, north grandstand 10 a.m.: Junior Fair dairy show, NWO Arena; open dairy show to follow Noon: Open class flower judging, Grange Building 1-4 p.m.: Junior Fair premium pick-up from yesterday's shows, Junior Fair office 2 p.m.: Junior Fair poultry showmanship, NWO Arena 6 p.m.: Junior Fair best dressed goat, NWO Arena 6:30 p.m.: 4-H horse costume contest, north grandstand; barrel battle to follow 7 p.m.: Open class beef feeder/dairy beef show, Recker Arena; Junior Fair goat obstacle course; KOI drag racing eliminations, south grandstand Saturday All Day: Gospel Pavilion open 8 a.m.: Open class draft horse & pony show, north grandstand; Junior Fair rabbit show, NWO Arena 10 a.m.: Open class sheep show, NWO Arena; Junior Fair B&R sheep show to follow; Junior Fair dairy feeder base bid auction, Recker Arena; beef feeder base bid auction to follow 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.: Nerf wars, Old Mill Stream Centre 11 a.m.: Coloring contest registration, youth building, judging at noon 1 p.m.: Open class draft horse and pony hitch show, north grandstand 1-4 p.m.: Junior Fair premium pick-up from yesterday's shows, Junior Fair office 5 p.m.: The Original Reunion Band performance, race track infield, gates open at 3 p.m. 5-7 p.m.: Brad Beach memorial square dance 6 p.m.: Junior Fair beef obstacle course, Recker Arena; adult beef showmanship to follow, Recker Arena; royalty parade 7 p.m.: Jess Kellie Adams performance, race track infield 7:30 p.m.: Open class horse team pulls, north grandstand 9 p.m.: Josh Melton performance, race track infield Sunday All Day: Gospel Pavilion open 8 a.m.: Youth pedal pull, south grandstand 8:45 a.m.: Special horse show, north grandstand 10 a.m.: Church services, Gospel Pavilion Noon: Biggest Little Pull of Northwest Ohio, south grandstand; Junior Fair livestock judging contest, NWO Arena Noon to 4 p.m.: Junior Fair premium pick-up from yesterday's shows, Junior Fair office 1-3 p.m.: Cloverbud graduation, Old Mill Stream Centre 2-4 p.m.: Cake decorating, Old Mill Stream Centre; goat milking contest, goat barn 3:30 p.m.: Guys & Gals lead show, NWO Arena; best dressed small animal contest, Recker Arena 5 p.m.: Small showman of showman contest, NWO Arena 6 p.m.: Large showman of showmen contest, NWO Arena 6:30 p.m.: National Tractor Pullers Association pull, south grandstand 7:30-9 p.m.: Sojourner Quartet night gospel worship concert, Old Mill Stream Centre Monday All Day: Gospel Pavilion open 8 a.m.: Junior Fair livestock sale registration, NWO Arena 9 a.m.: Junior Fair livestock sale, NWO Arena; Junior Fair dog agility, north grandstand 1 p.m.: Horse Council fundraiser auction, Old Mill Stream Centre 1-4 p.m.: Junior Fair premium pick-up from yesterday's shows, Junior Fair office 3 p.m.: Demolition derby, south grandstand 3-6 p.m.: Open class premium pick-up, mini park 6 p.m.: Exhibits released; Merchant Building released The fairgrounds close at 11 p.m. nightly.