Columbia County Fair

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Hank Kimball & the County Agents (left to right): Josh Hall, Craig Robson, Kevin Wright, David Hall.

7/24-31, Veterans Memorial Field, Portage, with exhibits, food, carnival. Free admission. Fair Office (during fair) - 608-745-0719

media release: Typical county fair with both youth and adult project entries including animal and non-animal projects. Also with midway rides and grandstand events.  A softball tournament from Thurs to Sunday.  A corn hole tournament  Sunday afternoon.  A beer garden will run daily at various time schedules with Best Practice in beer garden Thur. night and Hank Kimball and the County Agents on Fri. night.  Commercial exhibits and vendors.  See the fair's website for more information.

Free admission and parking! Midway – Daily wristbands $30 ($25 in advance)  Good for entire day purchased. Grandstand events -  $8-$15 depending on the event.

Sunday, July 24, 2022

Time: 8:00AM  |  Location: Horse Arena Horse Pleasure Show and Trail Class

Time: 1:00PM  |  Location: Commercial BuildingOpen Dog Show

Monday, July 25, 2022

Time: 9:00AM  |  Location: Commercial Building Junior Dog Judging, Rally and Agility

Tuesday, July 26, 2022

Buildings open 1:00-8:00PM

Time: 9:00AM-3:00PM  |  Location: Agricultural Building Junior Rabbit Entry

Time: 2:00PM  |  Location: Bidwell Foundation Building Model Horse and Horseless Horse Judging

Time: 2:00-7:00PM  |  Location: Buildings 7 and 8 Junior Division Entry and Judging

Time: 2:00-7:00PM  |  Location: Building 7 Open Class Entry

Time: 6:00-8:00PM  |  Location: Scale Swine Entry and Weigh-In

Time: 7:00PM  |  Location: Bidwell Foundation Building Club Booth Judging

Wednesday, July 27, 2022

Buildings open 10:00AM-10:00PM

Time: 8:00AM  |  Location: Agricultural Building Junior Rabbit Showmanship

Time: 9:00AM  |  Location: Agricultural Building Junior Rabbit Judging, Followed by Open Rabbit Judging

Time: 9:00AM  |  Location: Buildings 7 and 8 Open Class Judging Begins

Time: 10:00AM-12:00PM  |  Location: Scale Other Livestock Entry and Weigh-In

Time: 11:00AM-12:00PM  |  Location: Agricultural Building Open Rabbit and Cavies Entry

Time: 1:00-3:00PM  |  Location: Building 7 Coloring Contest (Ages 3-12)

Time: 12:00-7:00PM  |  Location: ? Non-Sale Animal Entry

Time: 5:00PM  |  Location: Swine Barn  Swine Judging

Time: 6:00PM  |  Location: Near the Entertainment Tent Cruising’ at the Fair - Car Show

Time: 5:00-9:00PM  |  Location: Next to Bidwell Foundation Building Beer Garden Entertainment: Extreme Sound, Live DJ

Time : 7:00 pm Location : Grandstand  ANTIQUE TRUCK AND TRACTOR PULL

Thursday, July 28, 2022 Buildings open 10:00AM-10:00PM

Time: 10:00AM  |  Location: Agricultural Building Beef Judging

Time: 4:00PM  |  Location: Sheep Barn Sheep Judging and Sheep Lead Class

Time: 4:00-7:00PM  |  Location: Under the Grandstand  |  Menu Portage Presbyterian Church Meal

Time: 5:00-11:00PM  |  Location: Next to Bidwell Foundation Building Beer Garden Entertainment: Live Band Best Practice from 7:00-10:00PM

Time: 7:00PM  |  Location: Grandstand  Tractor and Truck Pull

Friday, July 29, 2022 Buildings open 10:00AM-10:00PM

Time: 9:00AM  |  Location: Agricultural Building Dairy Show

Time: 9:00AM  |  Location: Agricultural Building Poultry Judging

Time: 10:00AM  |  Location: Swine Barn Meat Goat Judging, Followed by Junior and Open Shows

Time: 4:30PM  |  Location: Under the Grandstand  |  Menu Columbia County Pork Partners Barbecue

Time: 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Location: Beer Garden Bingo Hosted by the Pardeeville Fire Department

Time: 4:00-11:00PM  |  Location: Next to Bidwell Foundation Building Beer Garden Live Band Entertainment: Hank Kimball and the County Agents from 7:30pm-11:30pm

Time: 7:00PM  |  Location: Agricultural Building Cat Show

Time: 7:00PM  |  Location: Grandstand  T & C Rodeo

Saturday, July 30, 2022 Buildings open 10:00AM-10:00PM

Time: 8:30AM  |  Location: Horse Arena Horse Speed Show

Time: 11:00AM-12:30PM  |  Location: Fair Office Building Buyer’s Buffet

Time: 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Location: Beer Garden Bingo Hosted by the Pardeeville Fire Department

Time: 4:00PM-Midnight  |  Location: Next to Bidwell Foundation Building Beer GardenLive Entertainment: Bob Kuhn “Coondog”  7:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Time: 1:00PM  |  Location: Agricultural Building Sale of Champions

Time: 1:00-3:00PM  |  Location: Building 7 Coloring Contest (Ages 3-12)

Time: 4:00PM  |  Location: Front of Fair Office Pedal Pull (Kids and Adults)

Time: 7:00PM  |  Location: Grandstand   Demolition Derby

Sunday, July 31, 2022 Buildings open 10:00AM-5:00PM

Time: 7:00-10:00AM  |  Location: Fair Office Building FFA Breakfast

Time: 10:00AM  |  Location: Agricultural Building Showman of Showmen

Time: 12:00PM  |  Location: Agricultural Building Recognition of Champions

Time: 12:00-4:00PM  |  Location: Next to Bidwell Foundation Building Beer Garden Enterainment: Dual County Band  1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Time: 12:00pm-4:00pm  |  Location:  Infield in front of the grandstand Cornhole Tournament  Free admission.

Time: 4:00PM  (Buildings lock at 5:00PM) End of Fair and Exhibitions Released