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2024 NYS Fair Schedule of 4-H Events

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2024 NYS Fair Schedule of 4-H Events

  • Wednesday, August 21, 2024, 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
  • Thursday, August 22, 2024, 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
  • Friday, August 23, 2024, 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
  • Saturday, August 24, 2024, 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
  • Sunday, August 25, 2024, 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
  • Monday, August 26, 2024, 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
  • Tuesday, August 27, 2024, 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
  • Wednesday, August 28, 2024, 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
  • Thursday, August 29, 2024, 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
  • Friday, August 30, 2024, 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM

2024 NYS Fair Youth Schedule

Tuesday, August 20

8 am Dairy - Holsteins, Red & White Milking Shorthorn Arrival
8 am Youth Building - Counties may begin moving in
11 am Horse Show Office Opens Stables Open to Hunt Seat Division
4 pm - 9 pm Beef-First Rotation Arrival
6 am Goats – Youth Goats Arrive

Wednesday, August 21

9 am Beef - Check-in deadline with papers, Beef Barn
9 am Goats – All Youth Goats in place
9 am Dogs - 4-H Youth Dog Show – Coliseum
9 am Youth Building - Evaluation of 4-H Projects Begin
9:30 am Beef - Youth Showmanship, Beef Barn
10 am 4-H Horse Show- Hunt Seat Division
10 am Youth Building - Opens to the Public
10:30 am Goats – Mandatory Youth Exhibitor Meeting, Goat Pavilion
12 pm Beef - Hay Bale Throwing Contest, Beef Barn
12 pm Goats - Check in: Mandatory paper check AND handing in of Meat Goat Project Record Books & Goat Educational Displays
12:30 pm Dairy - 4-H Dairy Challenge Contest, Dairy Cattle Center Arena
2 pm Beef - Junior Hereford Show, Beef Barn
3:30 pm Goats - Team Goat Fitting Exhibition, Goat Pavilion
6 pm Goats - Milk Production Contest – Preliminary Milk out, Dairy Goat Milking Parlor
9 pm Youth Building - Closed to Public, Youth Activities TBD

Thursday, August 22

6 am Goats - Milk Production Contest – First Official Milking, Dairy Goat Milking Parlor
9 am Youth Building - Evaluation of 4-H Projects Continue
9:15 am 4-H Youth Dairy Judging Contest, Dairy Cattle Center Arena
10 am 4-H Horse Show – Hunt Seat Division
10 am Youth Building - Opens to the Public
10 am Sheep – All Youth Sheep in place
10 am Goats - Deadline to submit Meat Goat Record Books
11 am Sheep-Mandatory Exhibitor Meeting
1 pm Goats - Products Identification Contest, Goat Pavilion
1 pm Goats - Knowledge Olympics Contest, Goat Pavilion
3 pm Beef- Junior Red Angus Show- Beef Barn
3 pm Dairy – Youth Dairy Cattle Showmanship – Part 1, Dairy Cattle Center Arena
5 pm Horse - Stables Open to Dressage Exhibitors
6 pm Goat - Milk Production Contest – Second Official Milking
9 pm Youth Building - Closed to Public, Youth Activities TBD

Friday, August 23

8 am Sheep – Market Sheep Weigh-In
9 am Poultry - Youth Poultry Science Contest (registration at 8:00 am), Youth Arena
9 am Youth Building - Evaluation of 4-H Projects Continue
9:15 am Dairy - Youth Holstein Show, Dairy Cattle Center Arena
10 am Youth Building - Opens to the Public
10 am Horse- Dressage Division Show
10 am Goats - State 4-H Goat Bowl, Goat Pavilion
12 pm Sheep – Wool Judging, Sheep Tent
1 pm Poultry - Youth Avian Bowl, Youth Arena
1 pm Dairy - Youth & Open Milking Shorthorn, Dairy Cattle Center Arena
2 pm Youth Building - Wildlife Habitat Education Program (WHEP), Main Stage
4 pm Goat - Youth Meat Goat Project Notebook Interviews, Goat Pavilion
6 pm Beef - Exhibitor Potluck Dinner
6 pm Goat – Cont. of Youth Meat Goat Notebook Interviews and Educational Activity for all Youth Goat Exhibitors
9 pm Youth Building - Closed to Public, Youth Activities TBD

Saturday, August 24

9 am Poultry-Youth Poultry Show-Poultry Building
9 am Beef - 4-H Youth Breed Show/Showmanship, Beef Barn
9 am Youth Building - Evaluation of 4-H Projects Continue
9 am Sheep - Youth Sheep Show (Breed & Market Classes), Sheep Tent
10 am Goats – Youth Dairy Goat Fitting & Showmanship, Goat Pavilion
10 am Horse-Western Dressage
10 am Youth Building - Opens to the Public
12 pm Youth Building - Horse Communications Invitational, Demo Kitchen
12 pm Beef - Release of First Rotation Cattle & Campers
1 pm Youth Building - Great 4-H Cookoff, Main Stage
1 pm Beef - Barn Closed for Cleaning
2 pm Goats - Youth Meat Goat Market Kid Weigh-In, Goat Pavilion
4 pm Goats - Youth Working Goat Show, Goat Pavilion
5 pm Sheep - Awards Meeting, Sheep Tent
5 pm -10 pm Beef – Arrival of Second Rotation
6 pm Sheep – Youth sheep released
9 pm Youth Building - Closed to Public, Youth Activities TBD

Sunday, August 25

7:30 am Horse – check-in for Horse Judging and Hippology, Youth Arena
8 am NYS 4-H Horse Hippology and Judging Contests, Youth Arena
9 am Beef - Check-in deadline with papers, Beef Barn
9 am Youth Building - Evaluation of 4-H Projects Continue
9 am Swine – Youth swine must by in place
10 am Goats – Youth Dairy Goat Breed Show, Goat Pavilion
10 am Youth Building - Opens to the Public
10 am Swine – Mandatory Meeting
10:30 am Swine-Youth Market Hog weigh in
11:30 am Swine-ESYS Program check in
1 pm Beef - Jr. Angus Show
1pm NYS 4-H Horse Hippology Contest
Youth Building - 4-H Cupcake Showdown, Main Stage
3 pm Swine – ESYS Contest Interviews
4 pm Dairy - Little Britches Showmanship, Dairy Cattle Center Arena
4 pm Western Ranch Fitting & Showmanship and Trail, Silver Spurs Arena
5 pm Swine – Youth Pork Quality Assurance
5 pm Horse-Stables open to Ranch Division
6 pm Beef - Exhibitor Potluck Dinner, Beef Barn
6 pm Swine-Exhibitor Family Dinner
6 pm Swine-Poster and Educational Displays
7 pm Goats - Family Fellowship Gathering, Goat Pavilion
9 pm Youth Building - Closed to Public, Youth Activities TBD
11 pm Dairy - Move Out

Monday, August 26

9 am Goat - Meat Goat Show, Goat Pavilion
9:50 am Swine - ESYS Participant Photo, Swine barn
10 am 4-H Horse Show – Western Ranch Division
10 am Youth Building - Opens to the Public
10 am Swine-ESYS Market Hog Show & Showmanship
1:30 pm Goat – Youth Goat Judging Clinic, Goat Pavilion
2 pm Goat - Youth Goat Judging Contest, Goat Pavilion
2 pm Swine-Contest Public Presentation
4 pm Beef – Junior Highland show, Beef Barn
4 pm Estimated Time Stables Open to Western Exhibitors
5 pm Livestock - Livestock Skillathon, Youth Arena (pole barn)
7 pm Swine-ESYS Ice Cream Social and Award Ceremony
9 pm Youth Building - Closed to Public, Youth Activities TBD

Tuesday, August 27

4 - 8 am Move-in day-Aryshire, Guernsey, Jersey, and Brown Swiss
7:30 am Livestock - Livestock Judging Contest (FFA coordinated) - Beef Barn
10 am Youth Building - Opens to the Public
10 am NYS 4-H Public Presentation Invitational, Main Stage
10 am 4-H Horse Show – Western Ranch Division (Continued)- Western Division
11 am Goat- Youth Goat Costume Class
12 pm Swine-ESYS Parent Feedback Meeting
1 pm Beef - Hay Bale Throwing Contest, Beef Barn
3 pm Beef - NYS Champion Female Competition, Beef Barn
3 pm Goats – Youth Award Ceremony, Goat Pavilion
3 pm Swine-ESYS Corn Hole Tournament
4 pm Goats – Youth Goats Released
6 pm Swine- Youth Swine Quiz Bowl
7 pm Swine-ESYS Scavenger Hunt
9 pm Youth Building - Closed to Public, Youth Activities TBD

Wednesday, August 28

4 - 8 am Move-in day for Ayrshire, Guernsey, Jersey, and Brown Swiss
9 am Beef - Youth Breed Show/Showmanship, Beef Barn
10 am 4-H Horse Show – Western Division Continued
10 am Youth Building - Opens to the Public
10 am Youth Building - Produced in New York (PiNY) Competition, Demo Kitchen
10:05 am Swine - Youth Swine Show-Swine Barn
10:30 am Stables Open To Driving Exhibitiors Who Have Not Already Arrived
12 pm Swine-ESYS Exhibitor Family Lunch
1 pm Swine-Market Hog Classes, Breeding Swine Classes
2 pm Estimated time for Driving Division in Coliseum
4 pm Beef - Release of Second Rotation Cattle & Campers
5 pm Horse - Stables Open for Miniature Divison Exhibitors
5 pm Beef - Barn Closed for Cleaning
7pm Swine - Release of all Youth Swine, Swine barn
9 pm Youth Building - Closed to Public, Youth Activities TBD

Thursday, August 29

9 am 4-H Horse Show – Driving and Miniature Divison
9:15 am Dairy - 4-H / FFA Youth Dairy Judging, Dairy Cattle Center Arena
10 am Youth Building - Opens to the Public
10 am Youth Building - Produced in New York (PiNY) Competition, Demo Kitchen
3 pm Dairy – Youth Dairy Cattle Showmanship – Part 2, Dairy Cattle Center Arena
4 - 9 pm Beef – Arrival of Third Rotation
5 pm Horse-Stables Open For Drill/Parade/Quadrille
9 pm Youth Building - Closed to Public, Youth Activities TBD

Friday, August 30

9 am Youth Building - Evaluation of 4-H Projects Continue
9 am Beef - Check-in deadline with papers, Beef Barn
9 am Poultry - Youth Egg Chef Challenge, 4-H Youth Building Demo Kitchen
9 am Horse- Warm up times Drill/Parade/Quadrille
9:15 am Dairy - Youth Guernsey & Ayrshire Shows, Dairy Cattle Center Arena
9:45 am Poultry - Turkey & Chicken BBQ Contest, 4-H Youth Building
10 am Youth Building - Opens to the Public
12 pm Beef - Hay Bale Throwing Contest, Beef Barn
12:30 pm Dairy - Youth Brown Swiss & Jersey Shows, Dairy Cattle Center Arena
 pm Horse-Drill/Parade/Quadrille
2 pm Beef - Youth Showmanship, Beef Barn
5 pm Horse- Stables open for Mounted Games
9 pm Youth Building - Closed to Public, Youth Activities TBD

Saturday, August 31

8 am Rabbit & Cavy - Youth Show Check-in, Youth Arena
9 am Youth Building - Evaluation of 4-H Projects Continue
10 am 4-H Horse Show – Team Meetings
10 am Rabbit & Cavy - Youth Show, Youth Arena
10 am Youth Building - Opens to the Public
5 pm Horse - Stables Open to Gymkhana
7 pm Dairy - Little Britches Showmanship, Dairy Cattle Center Arena
9 pm Youth Building - Closed to Public, Youth Activities TBD

Sunday, September 1

9 am Rabbit & Cavy - Youth Science Decathlon, Youth Arena
9 am Youth Building - Evaluation of 4-H Projects Continue
10 am 4-H Horse Show- Gymkhana
10 am Youth Building - Opens to the Public
3 pm Rabbit & Cavy - Youth Awards, Youth Arena
6 pm Beef - Exhibitor Potluck Dinner, Beef Barn
7 pm Dairy - Supreme Champion Presentation, Dairy Cattle Center Arena
9 pm Youth Building - Closed to Public, Youth Activities TBD

Monday, September 2

12 am Dairy - Colored Breeds Release (Open/Youth)
9:30 am 4-H Horse Show- Gymkhana Schooling in Coliseum
10 am 4-H Horse Show – Gymkhana Division
10 am Youth Building - Opens to the Public
9 am Beef - 4-H Youth Breed Show/Showmanship, Beef Barn
5 pm Beef - Release of Third Rotation Cattle & Campers
9 pm Youth Building - Closed to Public, Youth Activities TBD

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New York State Fairgrounds
581 State Fair Blvd
Syracuse, NY 13209

Last updated August 12, 2024

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