Event Schedule
Tuesday, Aug 1st, 2023
10: 00am - 8:00 pm –Bring your entries for Home Economics, Fine and Assorted Arts and Crafts Exhibits
Wednesday, Aug 2nd, 2023
8:00 am - Flag Raising Ceremony
10:00 am – Judging of Home Economics- closed to the public
12:00pm - 4H & FFA Market Livestock Must be in Place
4:00 pm – Fairgrounds Open to the Public
5:30 pm – Baby Fair Queen contest
6:00 pm - Coon dog treeing in Crawford Price Arena
6:00 pm - Tiny Fair Queen contest
6:00 pm – Carnival open to public
6:30 pm - Little Fair Queen contest
7:00 pm - Young Miss Fair Queen contest
7:30 pm - Junior Miss Fair Queen contest
8:00 pm - Ripley County Fair Queen contest
8:00 pm - Loggers Relay
Thursday, Aug 3rd, 2023
3:00 pm – Fairgrounds Open to Public (Senior Citizen Day $3 Fair Entry)
4:00 pm – Judging of Sheep and goats
5:00 pm – Judging of Swine
5:30- 7:30 Local Signing Artist Glen Thurman
6:00 am - Cattle Judging
6:00 pm – Carnival open to public ($20 arm band)
8:00 pm Bull Bust
Friday, Aug 4th, 2023
2:00 pm – Fairgrounds open to the Public
6:00 pm – 4H / FFA Market Livestock Sale
6:00 pm - Carnival open to public
8:00 pm - Truck-O-War
Saturday, Aug 5th, 2023
8:00 am - Fairgrounds Open to the Public
8- 10 am – Pancake Breakfast (sponsored by DHS Project Graduation)
8:30 to 9 am - Registration of Kids Day Activities
9:00 am – Horse Judging
9:00 am - Horse Shoe Pitching/ Corn Hole Toss
9:30 am – Kids day activity begin
---Following Kids day events – Tug of War
10:00 - 2:00 - MO Chip - Child Identification Program- Sponserd by Local Mason's and MO State Highway Patrol
12:00 pm – Benefit Auction
12:00-4:00pm -Carnival open to public
12:30 pm – Mini Tractor pulling
3:00 pm Removal of exhibits
4:00 -7:00 pm -Purman Fire Department Fish Fry
6:00-Close- Carnival open to public
7:00 pm – Truck Pull
11:00 pm – Fairgrounds closed