Great Northern Fair starting Wednesday

Havre Daily News staff

A version of the following schedule also is available in the 2023 Great Northern Fair special section in Monday’s edition of Havre Daily News.

While Hill County 4-H’ers are already active on the fairgrounds, the main activities on the Great Northern Fairgrounds for this year’s fair are set to get underway Wednesday.

4-H did its setup Sunday and started interviews today, along with opening the Chuckwagon, and will continue with activities Wednesday.

And Wednesday sees the midway opening with the carnival starting at 4 p.m., the open exhibits in the Community Center and the Commercial Building exhibits opening, as well as the food vendors including numerous longtime favorites that are fundraisers for local service groups and community entities.

Following is an updated schedule for this year’s 2023 Great Northern Fair:

Wednesday, July 19

• 8 a.m. — Bigger Better Barn concessions open

• 9:30 a.m. — 4-H Horse Show

• Noon — Commercial Building opens

— Open exhibits in Community Center open

— Food vendors open

— 4-H Chuckwagon open (concessions and exhibit viewing)

• 3 p.m. — Arena — Jr. Rodeo

• 4 p.m. — Carnival opens

— 4-H Dog Show

• 6 p.m. — Bigger Better Barn concessions close

• 8 p.m. — Commercial Building closes

— Open exhibits in Community Center close

• 9 p.m. — 4-H Chuckwagon closes

• 9:30 p.m. — Bigger Better Barn, Horse Barn, Beef Barn close

• 10 p.m. — Commercial Building closes

• 11 p.m. — Food vendors close

• Midnight — Carnival closes

Thursday, July 20

• 7 a.m. — 4-H Market Animal Weigh Scale open

— Bigger Better Barn concessions open

• 9 a.m. — 4-H Market Animal Weigh Scale closes

• 11 a.m. — 4-H Chuckwagon open (concessions and exhibit viewing)

• Noon — Carnival opens

— Commercial Building opens

— Open exhibits in Community Center open

— Food vendors open

• 1:30 p.m. — 4-H ultrasounding

• 3 p.m. — Bigger Better Barn concessions close

• 6 p.m. — 4-H Livestock Superintendents meeting

• 6:30 p.m. — 4-H Livestock Exhibitors meeting (All livestock, horse, cat, dog, rabbit, and poultry members are required to attend)

• 7 p.m. — Arena — Northern Rodeo Association Great Northern Ram Rodeo

— 4-H Beef, Goat, Sheep and Swine Exhibitors meeting with judges

— 4-H Chuckwagon closes

• 9:30 p.m. — Bigger Better Barn, Horse Barn and Beef Barn close

• 10 p.m. — Commercial Building closes

— Open exhibits in Community Center closes

• 11 p.m. — Food vendors close

• Midnight — Carnival closes

Friday, July 21

• 7 a.m. — Bigger Better Barn concessions open

• 9 a.m. — 4-H Beef Show

• 11 a.m. — 4-H Chuckwagon open (concessions and exhibit viewing)

• Noon — Carnival opens

— Commercial Building opens

— Open exhibits in Community Center open

— Food vendors open

• 2 p.m. — 4-H Dog Agility Demonstration

• 3:30 p.m. — 4-H Small Animal Show

• 6 p.m. — Bigger Better Barn concessions close

• 7 p.m. — Arena — Northern Rodeo Association Great Northern Ram Rodeo by Montana State University-Northern

• 9 p.m. — 4-H Chuckwagon closes

• 9:30 p.m. — Bigger Better Barn, Horse Barn, and Beef Barn Close

• 10 p.m. — Commercial Building closes

— Open exhibits in Community Center closes

• 11 p.m. — Food vendors close

• Midnight — Carnival closes

Saturday, July 22

• 7 a.m. — Bigger Better Barn concessions open

• 8 a.m. — 4-H Swine Show

• 11 a.m. — 4-H Chuckwagon open (concessions and exhibit viewing)

• Noon — Carnival opens

— Commercial Building opens

— Commercial Building opens

— Open exhibits in Community Center open

— Food vendors open

• 1 p.m. — 4-H Sheep and Goat Show

• 2 p.m. — Arena — Tractor Pull (Locals and Semis)

• 3 p.m. — 4-H Round Robin Competition

• 4 p.m. — 4-H Parent/Alumni Round Robin Competition

• 6 p.m. — 4-H Market Sale setup

— Bigger Better Barn concessions close

• 7 p.m. — Arena — Tractor Pull (Night Show)

— Large non-market animals may leave the barns (includes horses and breeding projects)

• 9 p.m. — 4-H Chuckwagon closes

• 9:30 p.m. — Bigger Better Barn, Horse Barn and Beef Barn close

• 10 p.m. — Commercial Building closes

— Open exhibits in Community Center closes

• 11 p.m. — Food vendors close

• Midnight — Carnival closes

Sunday, July 23

• 8 a.m. — 4-H Appreciation Breakfast

• 11 a.m. — Bigger Better Barn concessions open

— 4-H Chuckwagon open (concessions and exhibit viewing)

• Noon — Carnival opens

— Commercial Building opens

• 12:45 p.m. — Presale announcements in Bigger Better Barn

• 1 p.m. — 4-H Market Sale in Bigger Better Barn

• 3 p.m. — Bigger Better Barn concessions close

• 4:30 p.m. — Non-animal 4-H exhibits may be removed from 4-H Chuckwagon

• 5 p.m. — Arena — Havre Jaycees Demolition Derby

— 4-H Chuckwagon, Bigger Better Barn, Horse Barn and Beef Barn cleanup (all 4-H members, leaders and parents are expected to participate in cleanup)

• 8 p.m. Commercial Building closes

— Open exhibits in Community Center close

— Food vendors close

• 9 p.m. — Carnival closes

Free Entertainment

• Freckle Farm Petting Zoo — All week

• T.C. Hatter Strolling Entertainment — Thursday through Saturday

• Dan Paulus Magic — Thursday through Saturday

• Farmers Daughter Variety Act — Friday through Sunday

• Touch Down Circus Show — Friday through Sunday

Live music throughout the Fair by

• VooDoo Cadillac

• Cole Kleinhart

• Shake Down County

Paid activities throughout the Fair includes

• Gelly Ball;

• Mechanical bull;

•Adventure Zone Inflatable Slides;

• Bounce houses;

• Games, and more.