Friday schedule at South Dakota State Fair

By Plainsman Staff
Posted 8/30/24

Schedule of activities Friday at the South Dakota State Fair

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Friday schedule at South Dakota State Fair

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Friday, August 30 - Olympic Motors Day

Stop by Olympic Motors in Huron for a $2 off gate admission coupon!

8 a.m. - 5 p.m., 4-H Information Center Open, Nordby Exhibit Hall
8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Youth in Action Communications Project Judging (option 2/4), Nordby Exhibit Hall - Classrooms
8 a.m., Robotics Showcase; Group #1, Nordby Exhibit Hall
8 a.m., FFA Beef Show, DEX, Agtegra & Butler Machinery Arena
8 a.m., Bantam Chickens Show, Poultry/Rabbit Barn
8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m., 4-H Special Foods Contest (option 2/3), Nordby Exhibit Hall - Kitchen
8:30 a.m., 4-H Wether Dam & Market Meat Goat Showmanship followed by Wether Dam Breeding Meat Goat Show followed by Market Meat Goat Show, 4-H Livestock Complex
8:30 a.m., 4-H Dairy Goat Show followed by Dairy Goat Showmanship, 4-H Livestock Complex
9 a.m. – 10 p.m., Noah’s Way Exotic Petting Zoo and Pony Rides, MIP Building
9 a.m. – 8 p.m., 4-H Exhibits Open to the Public, Nordby Exhibit Hall
9 a.m. – 8 p.m., All S.D. State Fair Exhibit Buildings Open
9 a.m. – 8 p.m., FFA Ag Adventure Center Open
9 a.m. - 8 p.m., S.D. State Historical Society/ Press: Children’s Books, Arts & Education Building
9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Dakotaland Museum Open,
9 a.m. - 5 p.m., American Revolutionary Experience, Younger Hall
9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Student Collaboration for the Advancement and Promotion of Pharmacy (SCAPP) Health Screenings, Day Sponsor Tent
9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Hands-On Education Activities, Nordby Exhibit Hall
9 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., 4-H Poultry Skill-A-Thon Contest, 4-H Rabbit/Poultry Tent
9 a.m., Brown Swiss followed by Holstein followed by Guernsey, OC Dairy Barn
9 a.m., Pigeons Show, Poultry/Rabbit Barn
9:30 a.m., Antique Tractor Demonstration, West of Farm Bureau Dakotaland Stage
9:45 a.m., National Anthem,

10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Jennifer Littlefield and Angela Bailey, Huron Public Library, Arts & Education Building.
10 a.m., Mural of Infinite Variety Community Art Project, Arts & Education Building
10 a.m., Bottle Calf Feeding, FFA Ag Adventure Center
10 a.m., Salad Popeye Approved - Pam Linton, Horizons Hall Kitchen
10 a.m., Take Your Garden to the Next Level, Horticulture Building
10 a.m., Robotics Showcase; Group #2, Nordby Exhibit Hall
10 a.m., Genie Break: Enhancing Research w/ Newspapers, Arts & Education Building
10:30 a.m., Team Roping, North Arena
10:30 a.m., Wildlife Adventure Center presents Reptile and Wildlife Show , North of Centennial Stage
10:45 a.m., John and Janene Grosz, Rockin’ Country Duo, Centennial Stage
11 a.m. - 11 p.m., Tap Haus (Craft Beer), Tap Haus

11 a.m. - 9 p.m., Wine Pavilion: Toast of the S.D. State Fair, Wine Pavilion
11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Hoskins One-Room School House Open, East of Dakotaland Museum
11 a.m., ARCY Live Mural Painting sponsored by Dakotaland Federal Credit Union, West of Horticulture Building
11 a.m., Antique Tractor Demonstration, West of Farm Bureau Dakotaland Stage
11 a.m., FFA Ag Adventure Center Youth Activity, FFA Ag Adventure Center
11 a.m., Farm Safety ATV Simulator Demo hosted by S.D. Farmers Union, North of Dakotaland Museum
11 a.m., Rainwater Harvesting in the Garden and Community, Horticulture Building
11 a.m., Story Time w/ PaperPie Books, Arts & Education Building
11 a.m., Puppet Place Puppet Magic Show, Independent Midway
11 a.m., Sherwin & Pam Linton and the Cotton Kings: Songs from “Sunday Drives with Mom and Dad,” Centennial Stage
11:30 a.m. - 4 p.m., 4-H Horticulture Skill-a-thon Contest, Nordby Exhibit Hall
11:30 a.m., Robot Ranger, Strolling

12 p.m. – 12 a.m., GoldStar Amusements Carnival, Carnival Midway
12 p.m.-7 p.m., DAV Bingo, DAV Veterans Building
12 p.m., Sheltered Reality, NorthWestern Energy Freedom Stage
12 p.m., Mogen’s Heroes, DeSmet Farm Mutual Insurance Tent
12 p.m., The Wildflowers, Midway Roadhouse
12 p.m., Weather, Climate & Gardening in 2024, Horticulture Building
12 p.m., Pampered Chef Cooking Demonstration, Horizons Hall Kitchen
12:30 p.m., Dirty Boot Band, Farm Bureau Dakotaland Stage
1 p.m. – 3 p.m., Rodney Yost Horsemanship Demonstration, Hippodrome
1 p.m., Dutch Oven Cooking, GFP Area
1 p.m., 4-H Poultry Show, 4-H Rabbit/Poultry Tent
1 p.m., 4-H Beef Showmanship, DEX, Agtegra & Butler Machinery Arena
1 p.m., Wildlife Adventure Center presents Reptile and Wildlife Show , North of Centennial Stage
1 p.m., Kids Session: Garden Yoga, Garden Craft, Horticulture Building
1 p.m., Mad Chad Taylor, The Chain Saw Juggler, North of Nordby Exhibit Hall
1 p.m., What’s New w/ Norwex, Horizons Hall Kitchen
1 p.m., Puppet Place Puppet Magic Show, Independent Midway
1 p.m., Bonkers for Boxcars: The Inside Scoop, Forty & Eight Merci Train
1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., STEM Challenge Judging, Nordby Exhibit Hall
1:30 p.m., John and Janene Grosz, Rockin’ Country Duo, Centennial Stage
1:30 p.m., Nick Sharpe, Magician, Midway Roadhouse

2 p.m., Genie Break: Beginning Genealogy , Arts & Education Building
2 p.m., Farm Safety ATV Simulator Demo hosted by SD Farmers Union, North of Dakotaland Museum

2 p.m., Weston Frank LIVE, NorthWestern Energy Freedom Stage
2 p.m., Sherwin & Pam Linton and the Cotton Kings w/ special guest Carol Weins, Popular Accordionist, Centennial Stage
2:30 p.m., Antique Tractor Demonstration, West of Farm Bureau Dakotaland Stage
2:30 p.m., The Wildflowers, Midway Roadhouse
3 p.m., S.D. Pork Producers Cooking Demonstration: Family Meal Prep Day, Horizons Hall Kitchen
3 p.m., FFA Ag Adventure Center Youth Activity, FFA Ag Adventure Center
3 p.m., Puppet Place Puppet Magic Show, Independent Midway
3 p.m., Mogen’s Heroes, DeSmet Farm Mutual Insurance Tent
3:30 p.m., Robot Ranger, Strolling
3:30 p.m., Sew Your Own Style Show, Horizons Hall Auditorium
3:30 p.m., Mad Chad Taylor, The Chain Saw Juggler, NorthWestern Energy Freedom Stage
3:30 p.m., Dirty Boot Band, Farm Bureau Dakotaland Stage
3:45 p.m., Carol Weins, Popular Accordionist, Centennial Stage

4 p.m., Sherwin & Pam Linton and the Cotton Kings: Tribute to Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash, and the music of the Carter Family, Centennial Stage
4 p.m., Nick Sharpe, Magician, Midway Roadhouse
4 p.m., Farm Safety ATV Simulator Demo hosted by SD Farmers Union, North of Dakotaland Museum
4:30 p.m., Sheltered Reality, NorthWestern Energy Freedom Stage
5 p.m., Mogen’s Heroes, DeSmet Farm Mutual Insurance Tent
5 p.m., Antique Tractor Demonstration, West of Farm Bureau Dakotaland Stage
5 p.m., Puppet Place Puppet Magic Show, Independent Midway
5 p.m., S.D. State Fair Karaoke Rendezvous , Midway Roadhouse
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., State 4-H Leaders Association Meeting (Public Welcome), Nordby Exhibit Hall - Classrooms

6 p.m., S.D. Jr Beef Breeds Fitting Challenge, DEX, Agtegra & Butler Machinery Arena
6 p.m., Mad Chad Taylor, The Chain Saw Juggler, NorthWestern Energy Freedom Stage
6 p.m., Bottle Calf Feeding, FFA Ag Adventure Center
6 p.m., Wildlife Adventure Center presents Reptile and Wildlife Show , North of Centennial Stage
6 p.m., Puppet Place Puppet Magic Show, Independent Midway
6 p.m., Robot Ranger, Strolling
7 p.m., The Wildflowers, Midway Roadhouse
7 p.m., Jr. Suffolk Show, 4-H Livestock Complex - South Ring
7 p.m., Weston Frank LIVE, NorthWestern Energy Freedom Stage
8 p.m., Goo Goo Dolls w/ Kory and the Fireflies, Grandstand
10 p.m., Whiskey Rich, Midway Roadhouse
10:30 p.m., Eclipse, Beer Garden