Schedule at a Glance

Opening Day Special:
Free Admission
Thursday, August 12
sponsored by
Bear River Casino

Children's Garden
Aug. 12, 13, 19, and 20, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Children will be entertained and supervised by qualified adults to give moms a chance to rest. Sponsored by Humboldt County Child Support. 

Every Day

Entertainment

• Midway Stage

• Friendship Square

• Forestry Area

• Midway Lawn

Livestock

• Every day (except Monday, August 16, change-over day, and Tuesday, August 17, weigh-in day with no public viewing of animals.) Swine at fairgrounds beginning Wednesday, August 18.

• Decorated Potatoes in the Beef Barn

• Scarecrows in the Agricultural Building

Racing

• 8 racing days (no live racing August 12, 16 or 17)

• FREE RACING ADMISSION Thursday, Aug. 12, for simulcast wagering.

• FREE RACING ADMISSION Wednesday, Aug. 18, sponsored by Pierson Building Center.

8 a.m.

Livestock Gate "D" Opens. Livestock competition begins.

11 a.m.

All other gates open to the public.

11 a.m.

All buildings open

11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Belotti Hall Open

Look for Children's Activities in the Fish and Wildlife Service feature booth at Belotti Hall entrance

11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Art Building & Hall of Flowers Open

Prize-winning displays of colorful flowers

Belotti Hall

• Spinning and weaving demonstrations all day, every day, by Humboldt Handweavers & Spinners

• Locally crafted wines on display

• Handcrafted quilts, home sewn items, baked and preserved foods, crafts, needle art, miniatures, microbrews, woodworking and more!

Friendship Square Open

• Entertainment (check the marquee at Friendship Square for happenings)

• Hand-crafted items at Margaret's Craft Shop

• Mabel's Kitchen

• Museum sponsored by Clarke Historical Museum, Pam Servise, Curator

• Fire House Exhibit: View 1923 La France and other historic items from the Ferndale Volunteer Fire Dept.

• Centerville School House: The Little Red Schoolhouse is Humboldt County's original one-room school. Are you or a family member in the photos? Come and reminisce!

Hindley Hall open for

• Young Exhibitors' Art

• Adult & Young Exhibitors' Photography

11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Hindley Hall open for

• Commercial Exhibitors

• Miniature Railroad Exhibit

• Tsunami Room

12 to 4 p.m. only

Old Fields Landing Post Office

A stamp collector's dream! Stamps, plate blocks, special envelope cancellations, stamp pins, posting available daily (except Sunday)

Belotti Hall

Redwood Tole Folk  decorative art demonstrations

1 to 4 p.m. only

Belotti Hall

Redwood Small World Miniatures handcrafts tiny vignettes