Ramona Junior Fair Schedule

Start Your Engines – It’s Fair Time

The 2026 Ramona Junior Fair will be held from Friday, July 24th through Sunday August 2nd. 

 

NOTE

All dates and times are subject to change. Please check the website for any schedule updates.

Steering Committee
Steering Committee Events highlighted in BLUE

See you at the Fair!

Date

Time & Event

Date / Time & Events

Saturday, May 30

9:00 AM-3:00 PM  –  Baked Goods for Pie Auction to be delivered
3:00 PM  –  Check in for the BBQ
4:00 PM  –  BBQ Dinner Begins
6:00 PM  –  Annual Pie Auction

Friday July 24

8:00 AM  –  Horse Inspection & Check In
9:00 AM  –  Horse  Show

Saturday July 25

7:00 AM  –  Poultry Show Check-In
7:30 AM  –  Dog Show Check-In
8:00 AM  –  Rabbit/Cavy Show Check-In
8:30 AM  –  Dog Show
9:00 AM  –  Poultry / Rabbit / Cavy Show
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM  –  Home Ec Check-In

Following completion of Small Animal Shows
Costume Contest

Sunday July 26

8:00 AM  –  Animal Check-In
9:00 AM  –  Dairy, Pygmy, Angoara & Wool Breed Show

Following Shows  –  On Announcement
Display Construction & Tack Move-In

Monday July 27

7-8:00 AM  –  Fair Board Member Livestock Move-In & Weigh-In
(Additional Exhibitors Based on Approval of BOD)

8-11:00 AM  –  All Exhibitor Livestock Move-In & Weigh-In
*Beef go directly to tie up in barn

11 AM-12:00 PM  –  Beef Weigh-In

6:30 PM  –  Opening Ceremonies

7:00 PM – Pizza
7:30 PM – Movie

TBD  – Production Contest Ultrasound Scanning

Tuesday July 28

AM – Balloon Toss (Time to be announced)
1:00 PM – Slip & Slide Kick Ball

4:00 PM  –  Breed Sheep Show
Followed by:
Breeding Boer Goat Show
Market Sheep Show
Market Goat Show
Sheep Showmanship
Boer Goat Showmanship

8:00 PM – Line Dancing

Wednesday July 29

8:00 AM  –  Market Swine Show

12:00 PM – Frozen T-Shirt

4:00 PM  – Feed Swine – Manditory feeding time

5:00 PM  – Market Swine Showmanship

Following Swine Showmanship
Pee Wee & Parent Showmanship

Thursday July 30

9:00 AM  –  Dairy Cattle Show

AM – Corn Hole (Time to be annonced)

4:00 PM  –  Breeding Beef Show
Followed by:
Market Beef Show
Market Beef
Showmanship

7:00 PM – Grand Championship Drive / Same Order as Auction

Friday July 31

8:00 AM  –  Large Animal Master Showmanship
Check-In at RJF Livestock Office

1:00 PM  –  Small Animal Master Showmanship
Check-In at RJF Livestock Office

Following Master Showmanship  –  Auction Preparation & Set-Up

6:00 PM – Hay Bucking

Saturday August 1

10:30 AM  –  Buyer Check-In Begins
11:30 AM  –  Buyer’s Pre-Lunch Before the Auction of Animals
12:30 PM  –  Pre-Auction Announcements
1:00 PM  –  Livestock Auction

Auction Order

  • Swine
  • Rabbit
  • Goat
  • Chicken
  • Home Ec
  • Sheep
  • Turkey
  • Industrial Arts
  • Beef

Following Livestock Auction –  After Auction

Sunday August 2

7:30-8:30 AM  –  Display Take Down Only (not move-out)
9:00 AM  –  Awards & Closing Ceremony

Following Ceremony

10:00 AM-12:00 PM

  • Self Haul Animals
  • Move-Out of Livestock & Tack
  • Take-Down of Show Grounds

RV Move-Out upon completion of Animal Move Out & Take-Down of Show Grounds