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2025 Judging Schedule

Date Event Location Start Time   End Time
Mon 8/4 Education Building exhibit drop-off
Departments 28–30
Education Building 12:00 pm 8:00 pm
Mon 8/4 Agriculture Building exhibit drop-off
Departments 17–27 & 117
Agriculture Building 5:00 pm 8:00 pm
        
Tue 8/5 Agriculture Building exhibit drop-off
Departments 17–27 & 117. Please note new end time.
Agriculture Building 8:00 am 4:30 pm
Tue 8/5 Education Building exhibit drop-off
Departments 28–30
Education Building 8:00 am 12:00 pm
Tue 8/5 Depts 28–30: Education Judging Education Building 4:00 pm
Tue 8/5 Dept 19: Floriculture Judging (Divisions A–F) Agriculture Building 6:30 pm
Tue 8/5 Dept 20: Canning and Preservation Judging (Divisions N [Wine] & O [Beer]) Agriculture Building 6:30 pm
Tue 8/5 Dept 25: Arts, Crafts, Hobbies & Antiques Judging (Division B [Antiques]) Agriculture Building 6:30 pm
Tue 8/5 Dept 27: Photography Judging Agriculture Building 6:30 pm
Tue 8/5 Dept 117: FFA Crops Judging Agriculture Building 6:45 pm
Tue 8/5 Dept 17: Farm & Garden Crops Judging (Divisions A–D) Agriculture Building 6:45 pm
Tue 8/5 Dept 21: Baking Judging (Divisions A–H) Agriculture Building 6:45 pm
Tue 8/5 Dept 20: Canning and Preservation Judging (Divisions A–F) Agriculture Building 7:00 pm
Tue 8/5 Dept 17: Farm & Garden Crops Judging (Divisions E, F & G) Agriculture Building 7:15 pm
Tue 8/5 Livestock entry deadline: Goats, Llamas, Swine & Sheep (Depts 5-8 & 105, 107, 108), Poultry/Waterfowl (Depts 9-15), Rabbits (Dept 16) 9:00 pm
        
Wed 8/6 Dept 20: Canning and Preservation Judging (Divisions G–M) Agriculture Building 6:30 am
Wed 8/6 Dept 21: Baking Judging (Divisions I–Q) Agriculture Building 6:30 am
Wed 8/6 Dept 17: Farm & Garden Crops Judging (Divisions H–K) Agriculture Building 7:00 am
Wed 8/6 Dept 18: Fruit Judging Agriculture Building 7:00 am
Wed 8/6 Dept 19: Floriculture Judging (Divisions G–M) Agriculture Building 7:00 am
Wed 8/6 Dept 25: Arts, Crafts, Hobbies & Antiques Judging (Divisions A, C–J) Agriculture Building 7:00 am
Wed 8/6 Dept 26: Health Care Residents Judging Agriculture Building 7:00 am
Wed 8/6 Dept 22: Household Art Judging Agriculture Building 7:30 am
Wed 8/6 Dept 23: Clothing Construction Judging Agriculture Building 7:30 am
Wed 8/6 Dept 24: Knitting, Crocheting Judging Agriculture Building 7:30 am
Wed 8/6 Livestock entry deadline: Dairy & Beef Cattle (Depts. 3, 4, 103, 104) 12:00 pm
Wed 8/6 Dept 16: Rabbit Judging (following 4-H Rabbits) Rabbit Barn 1:30 pm
Wed 8/6 Dept 6: Llama Wool Judging & Dept 8: Sheep Wool Judging Carver County Commons 3:00 pm
Wed 8/6 Dept 108: FFA Sheep Judging Show Tent 4:00 pm
Wed 8/6 Dept 8: Open Class Lamb Lead and Sheep Show Show Tent 4:00 pm
        
Thu 8/7 Dept 107: FFA Swine Judging Show Area between Swine & Llama Barns 8:00 am
Thu 8/7 Dept 7: Swine Judging (following FFA Swine) Show Area between Swine & Llama Barns 8:00 am
Thu 8/7 Dept 9-14: Poultry, Waterfowl, Game Birds Judging Poultry Barn 8:00 am
Thu 8/7 Dept 15: Pigeon Show (following 4-H Pigeons) Poultry Barn 8:30 am
Thu 8/7 4-H & FFA (Dept 104) Dairy Show Judges' Square 9:00 am
Thu 8/7 Plate of Bars Contest
Entry time 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
More info
Agriculture Building 12:45 pm
Thu 8/7 Open WSCA Horse Game Show
View PDF for more information
West Arena 6:30 pm
        
Fri 8/8 Dept 4: Dairy Cattle Judging Judges' Square 9:00 am
Fri 8/8 Dept 5: Dairy Goats & Dept 105: FFA Goats Judging (following 4-H Goats) Show Tent 10:00 am
Fri 8/8 Cookie Jar Contest
Entry time 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
More info
Agriculture Building 12:45 pm
Fri 8/8 4-H, FFA (Dept 103) & Dept 3. Beef Show Judges' Square 3:00 pm
Fri 8/8 Flower Arranging Contest
More info
Tent between Commercial Building & Entertainment Center 4:00 pm
        
Sat 8/9 4-H & FFA Dairy Judging Contest Judges' Square 9:00 am
Sat 8/9 Open WSCA Horse Performance and Youth Show
View PDF for more information
West Arena 9:00 am
Sat 8/9 Quick Bread Contest
Entry time 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
More info
Agriculture Building 12:45 pm
Sat 8/9 Rooster Crowing Contest
More info
Show Tent 1:00 pm
Sat 8/9 Horse Ranch Rodeo
View PDF for more information
West Arena 6:30 pm
        
Sun 8/10 Open NSCA Horse Show Hosted by MN Circuit Riders
View PDF for more information
West Arena 9:00 am
Sun 8/10 Agriculture Building exhibit pick-up
Departments 17–27 & 117. Any exhibit picked up prior to 8 p.m. Sunday will result in forfeiture of your premium.
Agriculture Building 8:00 pm 9:30 pm
Sun 8/10 Education Building exhibit pick-up
Departments 28–30. Any exhibit picked up prior to 8 p.m. Sunday will result in forfeiture of your premium.
Education Building 8:00 pm 10:00 pm
        
Mon 8/11 Agriculture Building exhibit pick-up
Departments 17–27 & 117. Any exhibits not removed by noon on Monday will be property of the Carver County Fair.
Agriculture Building 9:00 am 12:00 pm
a judge talks to girls showing rabbits at the Carver County Fair
an exhibitor adjusts his sheep during judging
an exhibitor adjusts his sheep during judging
an assortment of baked goods with ribbons at the Carver County Fair
vegetables with a purple Champion ribbon at the Carver County Fair
two young people showing a cow and her calf at the Carver County Fair
photography exhibits at the Carver County Fair
a girl and her grandpa show off their rooster, ribbon and check from the Carver County Fair rooster crowing contest
quilts displayed in the Agriculture Building at the Carver County Fair
a man rides a horse around a barrel at the Carver County Fair