Russell County Free Fair July 25-29

Russell Main Street Beer Garden – North of 4-H Building – Every night opened at 7 p.m. Sunday, July 17 3:30 p.m. – 4-H Public Style Review – Lucas Community Theater Wednesday, July 20 8:30 a.m. – RS 4-H Dog Show – 4-H Building  RS 4-H Pet Show following Dog Show – 4-H Building Thursday, July 21 5:30 p.m. – RS 4-H Food Stand Shift Leader Meeting - Kitchen 6:00 p.m. – RS 4-H Fair Set-up and clean up – Done by All Clubs 7:00 p.m. - RS 4-H Fair Livestock Superintendent Meeting – Show Arena Friday, July 22 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. – RS 4-H Life Skills, Horticulture and Photography Judging Contests 10:00 a.m. – RS 4-H Visual Arts Consultation Judging - 4-H Building Sunday, July 24 9:00 a.m. – Open Class Horse Show – Outdoor Horse Arena Monday, July 25 12:00 p.m. – RS 4-H Foods Consultation Judging - 4-H Building 4:00 p.m. – RS 4-H Bake Sale – 4-H Building 6:00 p.m. – RS 4-H Horse Show – Outdoor Horse Arena 6:00-8:00 p.m. - 4-H & Open Class Entries 4-H Building (Exception: 4-H & Open Class Floriculture & Horticulture & Open Class Photography – see Wednesday. 4-H Livestock – see Tuesday)  Open Class Quilts judged at check in Tuesday, July 26 8:00-11:00 a.m. - Enter & Weigh 4-H Livestock, all Rabbits and Poultry.9:00 a.m. - Judging of Exhibits in 4-H Building (4-H Building closed until 6:00 p.m.) 6:00-10:00 p.m. - 4-H Building open to public viewing 6:00-10:00 p.m. – Russell Recreation open, commercial booths and outside 6:00 Check in for Turtle & Frog Races 6:30 p.m. – Henrie Wenthe Summer National Turtle & Frog Races sponsored by  Sunflower Bank – Show Arena 7:30-10:30 p.m. – Ables Band  Watermelon Feed   Thursday 6:30 p.m. Henrie Wenthe Summer National Turtle & Frog Races sponsored by Sunflower Bank Tuesday at 6:00 p.m.registration 6:30 p.m. show, Wednesday, July 27 8:00-10:00 a.m. - 4-H & Open Class Horticulture and Floriculture Entered  Open Class Photography Entered 8:00 a.m.-l0:00 p.m. - 4-H & Open Class Exhibits, 4-H Building (North Room closed until 6:00 p.m.) 10:00 a.m. – Judging of 4-H and Open Class Horticulture, Floriculture, Poultry, Rabbits & Pigeons & Open class Photography – 4-H Building and Poultry & Rabbit Barn 2:00 p.m. – RS 4-H Swine Show – Show Arena 2:00 p.m. – RS 4-H Bucket Calf Records Due – 4-H Building North Room 5:30 p.m. – Open Class Bucket Show – Show Arena 6:00-10:00 pm. - Commercial Booths, Russell Recreation and outside 6:30p.m. - Free Hot Dog Feed 6:30p.m.-4-H Bucket Calf Show Followed by 4-H Beef show, Livestock Show Arena 7:30 – 10:30 p.m. – Anthony & the Animals Thursday, July 28 8:00 a.m.-l0:00 p.m. - 4-H & Open Class Exhibits, 4-H Building 5:30 p.m. - Children’s Tractor Pull Registration (Age 4-12), 6:00-10:00 p.m. - Commercial Booths, Russell Recreation and outside 6:00 p.m. - Children’s Tractor Pull sponsored by Russell Co. Sheriff Dept. Drug Fund Livestock Show Arena Following the Tractor Pull Farm Bureau will be sponsoring a Scavenger Hunt 6:30 p.m. – Watermelon Feed – Sponsored by Farm Bureau 6:30 p.m. - BB Contest by Black & Gold Pheasants Forever: 6:30 – 9:00 p.m. - Lion’s Club Vision Van 8:00-11:00 p.m. – Girl’s Next Door Friday, July 23 8:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m. - 4-H & Open Class Exhibits, 4-H Building 10:00 a.m. – Round Robin Showmanship 10:00 a.m. – RS 4-H Livestock Judging Contest 5:00 p.m. - Presentation of Awards 5:30 p.m. - 4-H Livestock sale 6:00-10:00 p.m. - Commercial Booths, Russell Recreation and Outside 7:00 p.m. - Ranch Rodeo 8:00-11:00 – Flat Spin Saturday, July 24 8:30 a.m. - Appreciation Breakfast 9:30-10:00 a.m. - Release of 4-H Building Exhibits 10:00 a.m. - Fairgrounds Clean-up. 

2022 Gier Memorial Ranch Rodeo 

Gate Fee $5/ Kids 10 and under Free

Events- Single Doctor, Double Muggin, Trailer Load

Rules at 6:30pm, $400 a team, 12 team limit, Calcutta

Contact Eric Schultze 785-545-8627

Bonus Events Kids Boot/Calf Scramble