July 9- 11, 2026 The Longest running Fair!

Tuesday, July 7, 2026

**10:00 am 4-H Horse Show till 4:00 pm @ Horse Arena

**Check-in Monday, July 6th 5 pm - 8 pm

Wednesday, July 8, 2026

**10:00 am Livestock Check-in till 8:00 pm

**10:00 am 4-H Check-in at 4-H Building 5:00 pm

**11:00 am Fair Fundraiser Meal till 7:00 pm NDSU Food Trailer by Barns

**1:30 pm 4-H Static Judging till 4:00 pm @ 4-H & Fine Arts Buildings

**5:00 pm 4-H Rabbit & Poultry Show till 6:00 pm @ Rabbit/Poultry Barn

**7:00 pm Little Miss Pembina Pageant @ Free Stage

Thursday, July 9, 2025

**8:00 am Grounds & Fair Office Opens

**8:00 am Open Rabbit & Poultry Show till 9:00 am @ Rabbit/Poultry Barn

**8:30 am 4-H Livestock Show till 1:30 pm @ Livestock Arena

**12:00 pm 4-H & Commercial Buildings open to the public

**2:00 pm Bingo (Zaggs building Sponsored by Faith In Action) 

** Ongoing Escape Puzzles (4-H Building)

**2:30 pm Open Horse Show @ Horse Arena

**3:00 pm Food Stands Open

**3:30 pm Open Class Entering Exhibits till 6:30 pm @ Fine Arts Building

**4:00 pm - 10:00 pm Amazing Bubble Factory Demonstration

**4:00 pm Magic Show ~ Nick Sharpe

**4:30 pm NDSU Extension Food Demonstration 

**5:00 - 7:00 pm Pie Sale @ Zaggs Building

**5:30 pm Wolves of the World at the Freestage 

**6:30 pm Magic Show ~ Nick Sharpe 

**7:00 pm Chariot & Chuckwagon Racing & Broncs and Mutton Bustin'

**9:00 pm Wolves of the World @ Free Stage

**9:00 pm All Buildings Close

Friday July 10, 2026 Military, Law Enforcement & First Responder Day

 (Free Grandstands with valid Military, Law Enforcement & First Responder ID for the member serving)

**8:00 am Grounds & Fair Office Opens

**9:00 am Open Livestock Show @ Livestock Arena

**11:00 am Root Beer Floats sponsored by the Masons @ Zaggs Building

**11:00 Food Stands Open

**12:00 pm Commercial, Fine Arts & 4-H Buildings open to the Public

**12:30 pm 4-H Yogurt Bar

**1:00 pm Open Horse Show @ Horse Arena

**1:00 pm Magic Show ~ Nick Sharpe

**1:30 pm Edible Engineering (4-H Building)

**2:00 pm Beer Gardens Open

**2:00 pm STEM Challenge- Feed the animals (4-H Building)

** Ongoing Escape Puzzles (4-H Building)

**2:00 - 10:00 pm Traveling Escape Room

**3:30 pm Wolves of the Word (Free Stage) 

**4:00 pm Magic Show ~ Nick Sharpe

4:00 ~ 10:00 pm Amazing Bubble Factory Demonstration

**4:30 pm NDSU extension Food Demonstration 

**5:30 pm Wolves of the World (Free Stage)

**6:30 Magic Show ~ Nick Sharpe

**7:00 pm Horse & Chariot/Chuckwagon Racing, Mutton Bustin' & Inflatable Barrel Racing @ Grandstands

**9:00 pm Wolves of the World @ Free Stage

**9:00 pm All Buildings Close

**9:00 pm -12:00 am Whiskey Wheeler @ Beer Gardens (free admission) 

 Saturday July 11, 2026, Kids' Day

**8:00 am Grounds & Fair Office Opens

**8:30 am 4-H Showmanship & Round Robin till 11:00 am @ Livestock Arena

**10:00 am Commercial Building Opens

**10:00 am Food Stands Open

**11:00 am 4-H Junior Leaders Bake Sale till 1:00 pm @ 4-H Building 

**11:00 am Bessie & Bossie Bingo Drawing @ Livestock Arena

**11:00 am Kids' Pedal Pull near Free Stage

**11:00 am Fine Arts & 4-H Buildings open to the Public till 9 pm

**11:00 am Root Beer Floats by the Masons @ Zaggs Building

**11:00 am Premium Sale @ Livestock Arena

**4-H Premium Meal to follow Premium Sale Sponsored by Farm Bureau

**11:30 am Magic Show ~ Nick Sharpe

**12:00 pm 4-H Scavenger Hunt

**12:00 pm Beer Garden Opens

**12:00 - 10:00 pm Amazing Bubble Factory

**12:30 pm Wolves of the World @ Free Stage

**1:00 pm Magic Show ~ Nick Sharpe

**1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Kids' Day (free stage) 

**1:00 - 3:00 pm 4-H Diary D

**3:00pm - 5:00 pm Bush & Redneck Pickup Registration  Near East Gate

**4:30 pm NDSU extension Food Demonstration 

**5:00 pm Zero Gravity Outreach Sponsored by OTC @ Grandstands

**5:30 pm Disc-Pork Chop Review @ Free Stage

**5:30 pm Bush Racing & Redneck Pickup @ Grandstands

    Sponsored by Napa-Cavalier

**8:00 pm - 12:30 am The Acoust Hicks in the Beer Gardens (free admission)

**8:30 pm Pork Chop Review @ Free Stage

**9:00 pm All Buildings Close 

  Sunday, July 14, 2024

**11:00 am Open Exhibit Entries to be picked up till 2 pm

**12:00 pm 4-H Packing up for the State Fair @ 4-H Building

*****Schedule is subject to change as needed******