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Thursday, June 15

Time	Activity	Location
11:59 PM CST	All livestock (beef, swine, sheep, and goat) exhibitors must have completed all online nominations with payment through the official online database and have the DNA collector envelope with hair sample turned in the County Extension Office.	Show Stock Manager
Midnight	All youth interested in exhibiting or participating in 4-H events at the Nebraska State Fair must be enrolled through 4-H Online.	4-H Online

Saturday, August 10

Time	Activity	Location
8:00 p.m.	All 4-H livestock and in-person contest entires due in ShoWorks. Families enter livestock, including beef, sheep, swine, goats, rabbits, poultry, fashion show, and contests. The ShoWorks site closes at 8:00 PM CT. No late entries are accepted.	ShoWorks

Thursday, August 22

Time	Activity	Location
8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.	4-H beef, sheep, swine, goat, rabbits and poultry begin arrival

Friday, August 23

Time	Activity	Location
9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.	4-H static exhibit hall opens	4-H/FFA Building
8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.	4-H beef, sheep, swine, goat, rabbit and poultry arrival
4:00 - 8:00 p.m.	Poultry check-in	Sheep Barn
4:30 - 8:00 p.m.	Beef check-in	Five Points Bank Arena-Outside
5:00 - 8:00 p.m.	Sheep check-in	Sheep Barn
8:00 p.m.	Beef, Sheep, and Poultry in place

Saturday, August 24

Time	Activity	Location
7:00 a.m.	4-H Dog check-in	Heartland Event Center
8:00 a.m.	4-H Dog Show-Agility	East of Big Red Barn
8:00 - 10:00 a.m.	Swine check-in	Aurora Cooperative Pavilion
8:00 - 10:30 a.m.	Rabbit check-in	Sheep Barn
8:00 a.m.	Beef Showmanship	Five Points Bank Arena
Immediately following Beef Showmanship	Breeding Beef Show	Five Points Bank Arena
8:00 - 8:30 a.m.	Fashion Show #1 check-in	Raising Nebraska
8:30 a.m.	Sheep Showmanship, followed by Breeding Sheep Show	Five Points Bank Arena
8:30 a.m.	4-H Dog Show-Rally, Skillathon, followed by Obedience, Showmanship	Heartland Event Center
9:00 a.m.	Poultry Showmanship	Sheep Barn
9:00 - 10:00 a.m.	Fashion Show #1	Raising Nebraska
9:00 - 11:00 a.m.	Meat goat check-in	Sheep Barn
10:00 a.m.	Poultry Show	Sheep Barn
9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.	4-H static exhibit hall open	4-H/FFA Building
10:00 - 10:30 a.m.	Fashion Show #2 check-in	Raising Nebraska
10:15 -10:45 a.m.	Quilts of Valor presentation ceremony	Raising Nebraska
11:00 a.m. - Noon	Fashion Show #2	Raising Nebraska
10:00 a.m	Swine in place	Aurora Cooperative Pavilion
10:30 a.m.	Rabbits in place	Sheep Barn
11:00 a.m	Goats in place	Sheep Barn
Noon - 12:30 p.m.	Fashion Show #3 check-in	Raising Nebraska
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.	Fashion Show #3	Raising Nebraska
2:00 p.m.	Swine Showmanship	Aurora Cooperative Pavilion
4:00 - 4:30 p.m.	Culinary Challenge Group A Check-in	Raising Nebraska
4:00 p.m.	Goat Showmanship	Five Points Bank Arena
4:00 p.m.	Breeding Gilt Show	Aurora Cooperative Pavilion
4:30 - 6:00 p.m.	Culinary Challenge Group A	Raising Nebraska
4:30 - 5:00 p.m.	Robotics Showcase Check-in	Raising Nebraska
5:00 - 8:00 p.m.	Robotics Showcase	Raising Nebraska
6:00 - 9:00 p.m.	Breeding Beef, Poultry and Breeding Swine begin release
6:00 - 6:30 p.m.	Culinary Challenge Group B Check-in	Raising Nebraska
6:30 - 8:00 p.m.	Culinary Challenge Group B	Raising Nebraska

Sunday, August 25

Time	Activity	Location
8:00 a.m.	Nebraska Fed Steer Challenge, Feeder Calf & Market Beef Show	Five Points Bank Arena
8:00 a.m.	Market Swine Show	Aurora Cooperative Pavilion
8:30 a.m.	Rabbit Showmanship Show	Sheep Barn
8:30 a.m.	Market Lamb Show	Five Points Bank Arena
8:30 a.m.	Breeding Goat & Market Goat Show	Five Points Bank Arena
9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.	4-H static exhibit hall opens	4-H/FFA Building
10:00 a.m.	Rabbit Show	Sheep Barn
11:00 a.m.	Beef, Sheep, Swine, Goat, Rabbits, and Poultry Begin Release
12:00 - 12:30 p.m.	Identification Contest Check-in	Raising Nebraska
12:30 - 3:30 p.m.	Weed & Grass Identification Contest	Raising Nebraska
12:30 - 3:30 p.m.	Horticulture Identification Contest	Raising Nebraska
12:30 - 3:30 p.m.	Tree Identification Contest	Raising Nebraska
12:30 - 3:30 p.m.	Insect Identification Contest	Raising Nebraska
3:30 - 4:30 p.m.	Identification Contest Educational Program	Raising Nebraska
4:00 p.m.	Final Drive	Five Points Bank Arena
4:30 - 5:30 p.m.	Identification Contest Awards Ceremony	Raising Nebraska
Mid-Afternoon	Nebraska 4-H Volunteer Awards Ceremony	5 Points Bank Arena
8:00 p.m.	All animals must be out of the barns

Monday, August 26

Time	Activity	Location
9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.	4-H static exhibit hall open	4-H/FFA Buiding

Tuesday, August 27

Time	Activity	Location
9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.	4-H static exhibit hall open	4-H/FFA Building

Wednesday, August 28

Time	Activity	Location
9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.	4-H static exhibit hall open	4-H/FFA Building

Thursday, August 29

Time	Activity	Location
9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.	4-H static exhibit hall open	4-H/FFA Building

Friday, August 30

Time	Activity	Location
9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.	4-H static exhibit hall open	4-H/FFA Building
Noon - 8:00 p.m.	Youth Regional Dairy Cattle begin arrival

Saturday, August 31

Time	Activity	Location
7:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.	Youth Regional Dairy Cattle check-in
9:00 a.m.	Youth Regional Dairy Cattle in place
9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.	4-H static exhibit hall open	4-H/FFA Building
11:30 a.m.	4-H/FFA Youth Dairy Judging Contest check-in	Five Points Bank Arena
Noon	4-H/FFA Youth Dairy Judging Contest	Five Points Bank Arena

Sunday, September 1

Time	Activity	Location
8:00 a.m.	Youth Regional Dairy Cattle Show/Showmanship	Five Points Bank Arena
9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.	4-H static exhibit hall open	4-H/FFA Building
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.	Youth Regional Dairy Cattle begin release

Monday, September 2

Time	Activity	Location
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.	4-H static exhibit hall open	4-H/FFA Building
6:00 - 9:00 p.m.	4-H static exhibit release	4-H/FFA Building

Tuesday, September 3

Time	Activity	Location
8:00 a.m. - Noon	4-H static exhibit release	4-H/FFA Building