Newaygo County Fair https://newaygocountyfair.org/ Family Fun, Entertainment, and Experiences Fri, 01 Aug 2025 19:41:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://newaygocountyfair.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/newaygo-county-fair-favicon-150x150.png Newaygo County Fair https://newaygocountyfair.org/ 32 32 235240607 Sunday August 3rd, 2025 – Day’s Events https://newaygocountyfair.org/sunday-of-the-newaygo-county-fair/ Sun, 03 Aug 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://newaygocountyfair.org/?p=6310 Welcome to the 2nd day of the 2025 Newaygo County Fair! Today we have the Youth Dog Show starting at 1:00pm in the Show Barn. Today the Youth Goat Show will be starting at 1:00pm in the Bird Pavilion. The Inanimate Barns will open at 1:00pm for viewing. Youth will also be busy getting their […]

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]]> Welcome to the 2nd day of the 2025 Newaygo County Fair!

Today we have the Youth Dog Show starting at 1:00pm in the Show Barn.

Today the Youth Goat Show will be starting at 1:00pm in the Bird Pavilion.

The Inanimate Barns will open at 1:00pm for viewing.

Youth will also be busy getting their swine checked in today for the week of the fair!

Tonight’s event is the Jason Cross Concert which will start at 7:00pm. It is $5 at the gate!

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]]> 6310 Saturday August 2nd, 2025 – Day’s Events https://newaygocountyfair.org/august-2nd-2025-of-the-newaygo-county-fair/ Sat, 02 Aug 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://newaygocountyfair.org/?p=6307 Welcome to the first day of the 2025 Newaygo County Fair! Today’s Day Sponsor is Freedom Chevrolet of Fremont, make sure to thank them for their support of the fair! Today Youth are busy getting everything set up and ready for Judging in the Inanimate Barns, which should be open for viewing around 5:00pm today! […]

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]]> Welcome to the first day of the 2025 Newaygo County Fair!

Today’s Day Sponsor is Freedom Chevrolet of Fremont, make sure to thank them for their support of the fair!

Today Youth are busy getting everything set up and ready for Judging in the Inanimate Barns, which should be open for viewing around 5:00pm today!

Youth are also getting their Horses, Beef, Sheep, Chickens, Rabbits and Goats checked in for the week of the fair!

Tonight’s event is the Kid’s Power Wheels and Off Road Derby in the main arena, starting at 7:00pm. It is $15 at the gate for adults, $5 for youth ages 6-9 years old and 5 and under are free!

Thank you for coming out to the first day of the 2025 Newaygo County Fair!

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]]> 6307 Attention Rabbit Department https://newaygocountyfair.org/attention-rabbit-department/ Fri, 01 Aug 2025 19:40:58 +0000 https://newaygocountyfair.org/?p=6398 I’m getting so excited to see you and your rabbits, it’s almost fair time! I just wanted to remind you of a few things that you will need for check-in on Saturday morning. Being prepared will help us keep check-in moving along and ensure that you are allowed to bring your rabbits at fair. Please […]

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]]> I’m getting so excited to see you and your rabbits, it’s almost fair time! I just wanted to remind you of a few things that you will need for check-in on Saturday morning. Being prepared will help us keep check-in moving along and ensure that you are allowed to bring your rabbits at fair. Please bring the following:

-Your healthy rabbit(s)
-A completed MDARD form for each rabbit
-A completed emergency contact card for each rabbit
-$1 per rabbit cage fee
-A feed and water dish/bottle per rabbit

Here is a link to the MDRD form: https://newaygocountyfair.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Animal-Check-In-Form.pdf

If possible, please have these completed ahead of time. Your rabbit cannot enter the barn without it and I will not be able to check you in.

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]]> 6398 2025 camping assignments and packets https://newaygocountyfair.org/2025-camping-assignments-and-packets/ Thu, 31 Jul 2025 02:23:05 +0000 https://newaygocountyfair.org/2025-camping-assignments-and-packets/ Starting Thursday morning, July 31, at 10, stop into the fair office for your camping packet and lot assignments. We won’t be posting the list outdoors until later to try to ensure that everyone gets registered for their lot. We won’t give out numbers to anyone except the registered family so we can ensure everyone […]

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]]> Starting Thursday morning, July 31, at 10, stop into the fair office for your camping packet and lot assignments. We won’t be posting the list outdoors until later to try to ensure that everyone gets registered for their lot.

We won’t give out numbers to anyone except the registered family so we can ensure everyone has a copy of the rules and guidelines.

Reminder that you can not park until Friday (our license starts Friday) and electric won’t be available until after 5 pm.

The Dos and Don’ts Camping at Fair Download

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]]> 6370 Animal Unloading Maps https://newaygocountyfair.org/animal-unloading-maps/ Mon, 28 Jul 2025 18:33:46 +0000 https://newaygocountyfair.org/?p=6362 Hello all critter families,  In anticipation of a great week at fair, we’ve come up with some traffic plans for animal drop offs.  Below are a list of maps that we created to help ease the burden of drop offs. Please follow the arrows for your species. We understand that there is some cross traffic […]

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]]> Hello all critter families, 

In anticipation of a great week at fair, we’ve come up with some traffic plans for animal drop offs.  Below are a list of maps that we created to help ease the burden of drop offs. Please follow the arrows for your species. We understand that there is some cross traffic as we maintain our American standard of driving on the right hand side of the road.  This will be a test of your patience and courtesies.  Please keep the two way traffic plan intact as you enter and exit the drop zones. If you are parking your trailer on the grounds, Kim and her helpers will be in the trailer parking area to assist you. We have worked hard to keep the trailers close to the barns, trying to maintain safety and convenience at the same time (which is a monumental task). Trailers will be parked tightly, Tetris style. 

In order to keep the traffic moving, please try to be as quick as possible in the drop zone. When you pack your trailer put your supplies in the front and critters in the back. This way you can pen your animal in the barn, park your trailer, then bring supplies up to your barn. If your trailer is not staying on the grounds, please try to pack in modules instead of a bunch of loose items. One tack bucket/trunk unloads faster than one item at a time. 

The parking ropes will already be installed in the parking areas.  Traffic through there will be limited to north/south travel only.  You will not be able to cut through the parking area going east/west.  No trailers are allowed to stop/park in the parking areas. There is a designated area for trailer parking. 

Once we get through the Saturday chaos, the week will be much easier with traffic.  Thank you for your help in mastering this traffic nightmare. 

See you on Saturday!

Below are the maps of how you will enter, unload spots, and how to exit the grounds.

Animals coming in on Saturday which are, Horses, Beef, Market Steers, Sheep, Rabbits, Chickens, and Goats.

Animals coming in on Sunday are Swine.

Map for Youth Horse Unloading

Map For Beef Breeding Unloading

Map for Small Animals, Steers, and Sheep.

Map for Unloading of Swine, which is on Sunday.

Also for Saturday, since the derby is that night we will have trailers coming in with cars. They will be following the map below.

Make sure to reach out to your Species Departments with any questions that you have! We are looking forward to seeing everyone this weekend!

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]]> 6362 Swine Pen Set-Up! https://newaygocountyfair.org/swine-pen-set-up/ Fri, 25 Jul 2025 19:19:24 +0000 https://newaygocountyfair.org/?p=6346 We will be setting up pens for the swine barn on Wednesday July 30th at 6:00pm. Please come out and give us a hand! This also counts for your fair volunteer hours!

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]]> We will be setting up pens for the swine barn on Wednesday July 30th at 6:00pm. Please come out and give us a hand! This also counts for your fair volunteer hours!

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]]> 6346 Participation Liability Form https://newaygocountyfair.org/participation-liability-form/ Wed, 23 Jul 2025 19:32:14 +0000 https://newaygocountyfair.org/?p=6344 Please be aware that all fair participants are asked to sign a Participation Liability Form.  This form is suggested by our insurance carrier and helps the fair in keeping the liability insurance premiums down.  If you signed up online, you have already agreed to the liability form.  If you signed up on paper, you will […]

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]]> Please be aware that all fair participants are asked to sign a Participation Liability Form.  This form is suggested by our insurance carrier and helps the fair in keeping the liability insurance premiums down.  If you signed up online, you have already agreed to the liability form.  If you signed up on paper, you will need to sign one of these forms in order to participate.  Please drop off the form at the fair office.

https://newaygocountyfair.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/LiabilityForm.pdf

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]]> 6344 Attention All Youth Showing an Animal at the Newaygo County Fair https://newaygocountyfair.org/attention-all-youth-showing-an-animal-at-the-newaygo-county-fair/ Wed, 23 Jul 2025 19:24:58 +0000 https://newaygocountyfair.org/?p=6340 We have been made aware that MDARD once again wants the ability to do animal sickness tracing on animals that are brought to the fairgrounds.  Please fill out and print the Animal Registration Form for each animal you are bringing to fair.  There is no limitation on species, all animals must have a form on […]

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]]> We have been made aware that MDARD once again wants the ability to do animal sickness tracing on animals that are brought to the fairgrounds.  Please fill out and print the Animal Registration Form for each animal you are bringing to fair.  There is no limitation on species, all animals must have a form on file. The form is fillable and you can type it out on your computer and then only have to change the animal specific information.  This form is to be signed by a legal adult, so parents and guardians must sign unless the participant is a legal adult.  Please reach out to your Species Superintendent with any questions that you have about the form.

https://newaygocountyfair.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Animal-Check-In-Form.pdf

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]]> 6340 Attention Newaygo County Fair Poultry Exhibitors! https://newaygocountyfair.org/newaygo-county-poultry-exhibitors/ Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:24:21 +0000 https://newaygocountyfair.org/?p=6287 A few things we would like to update for 2025 and a couple errors in the Fair book. *Entry/Check-in: Saturday August 2nd Market Birds- 8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. ALL other poultry 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. *Each bird will need a pullorum test, $1.00 per bird at the time of check-in *Birds MUST be clean and […]

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]]> A few things we would like to update for 2025 and a couple errors in the Fair book.

*Entry/Check-in: Saturday August 2nd

Market Birds- 8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.

ALL other poultry 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

*Each bird will need a pullorum test, $1.00 per bird at the time of check-in

*Birds MUST be clean and FREE of any external parasites! (lice, mites)

Birds with signs of parasites or illness will not be allowed to stay.

*Feed and water cups will be provided.

*Cages will be marked with a cage tag at check-in.

PLEASE CALL OR TEXT AMY (231-730-4601) OR MIKAYLA (231-740-3878) WITH ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS

WE WILL ALSO BE HAVING A MEETING ON SUNDAY OF FAIR, TBA AT CHECK-IN

LOOKING FORWARD TO A GREAT WEEK WITH YOU ALL!

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]]> 6287 Rabbit Showmanship Practices https://newaygocountyfair.org/rabbit-showmanship-practices-2025/ Mon, 23 Jun 2025 20:05:43 +0000 https://newaygocountyfair.org/?p=6198 There will be meetings out at the Rabbit Barn on the fairgrounds on Tuesday, July 1st and Monday, July 14th at 7:00 pm for some showmanship practice. Come on out, these can count towards your required events for showing at fair. I will also bring along my tattoo pen and can tattoo some rabbits, if […]

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]]> There will be meetings out at the Rabbit Barn on the fairgrounds on Tuesday, July 1st and Monday, July 14th at 7:00 pm for some showmanship practice. Come on out, these can count towards your required events for showing at fair. I will also bring along my tattoo pen and can tattoo some rabbits, if you need that done before fair. Here is the showmanship guide for studying: https://www.canr.msu.edu/…/rabbit_fitting_showing…

Don’t forget to send in your cage reservations by July 1st. You can call or text me: Esther Berry 231/499-8685. You must also get entered in all classes on Fair Entry by July 1st.

Stay tuned for information to come on a barn clean-up/set-up night sometime in July as well!

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