2023 Santa Cruz County Fair
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15th
CARNIVAL 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM & 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
POWER FROM THE PAST 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
PETTING ZOO 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
LIVE BLACKSMITHING & BLADE SMITHING 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
4-H FFA SHOW SCHEDULE
10:00am: Dairy Cow Show
11:00am: Goat Agility Course Show
1:00pm: Small Stock Show
3:15pm - 4:00pm: Music by Jim Koweek
4:00pm: Market & Breeding Show - Goat, Beef, Sheep, Swine (In this order)
Backdrop photos will be taken of Grand and Reserve Champions at the completion of each species market show. All other backdrop photos will be taken following showmanship class on Saturday morning.
RAMADA STAGE
9:00am - 10:00am: Challenger Elementary School Choir
10:00am - 11:00am: Mexicayotl Dancers
RACE TRACK
9:00am - 10:30am: SEFD Fire Department Demo
11:00am - 11:30am: Tombstone Cowboys
FUN FAIR TENT
9:00am - 12:00 pm: Kids Activities
Face Painting by Tune Gonzales
Smokey Bear
PERISHABLE FOODS TENT
9:00am - 10:00am: Junior Perishable Foods Contest
PIONEER HALL
9:00am – 5:00pm: Open Fair Exhibits
Reptile exhibit
HEDGCOCK BUILDING
4-H/FFA Project Exhibits
REAGAN GARDNER BUILDING
Santa Cruz County School Exhibits
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16th
CARNIVAL Noon - 9:00 PM
POWER FROM THE PAST 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
PETTING ZOO 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
LIVE BLACKSMITHING & BLADE SMITHING 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
4-H/FFA SHOW SCHEDULE
9:00am: Showmanship - Swine, Sheep, Beef, Goat (In this order)
Backdrop photos will be taken following each showmanship class.
1:00pm: Dog Show
3:00pm: Non-Market Round Robin
RAMADA STAGE
10:00am - 11:00am: Zumba Gold
11:30am - 12:30pm: Sleepy Mountain Boys
1:00pm - 2:00pm - Apache Jazz Band
2:30pm - 4:30pm: Johnny & Jack
5:30pm - 7:00pm: Rio Rico FFA Steak Fry
7:00pm - 10:00pm: Music by Clear Country
Mechanical Bull!
PERISHABLE FOODS/OUTDOOR STAGE TENT
9:00am - 10:00am: Senior Perishable Foods Contest
11:00am - 12:30pm: The Band Wanted
1:00pm - 3:00pm: 21 Country Band
MAIN ARENA
Ranch Rodeo
WEST ARENA
Southern Arizona Cutting Horse Association
FUN FAIR TENT
9:00am - 1:00pm: Bounty from the County
PIONEER HALL
9:00am – 5:00pm: Open Fair Entry Exhibits
Booths
Reptile exhibit
BOWMAN & STRADLING HISTORY CENTER
10:00pam - 4:00pm: Museum open
HEDGCOCK BUILDING
4-H/FFA Project Exhibits
REAGAN GARDNER BUILDING
Santa Cruz County School Exhibits
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH
CARNIVAL Noon - 9:00 PM
PETTING ZOO 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
4-H/FFA SHOW SCHEDULE
9:00am: Market Round Robin
11:00am: 4-H/FFA Buyer’s BBQ (By the Sale Ring)
1:00pm: 4-H/FFA Livestock Sale
RAMADA STAGE
10:00am: Canelo Cowboy Church
11:30am - 12:30pm: Jim Koweek and The Grasslands Band
1:00pm - 3:00pm: Bonnie Starr
3:30pm - 4:15pm - The BB’s
WEST ARENA
Southern Arizona Cutting Horse Association
PIONEER HALL
9:00am - 3:00pm: Open Fair Entry Exhibits
Booths
Reptile exhibit
BOWMAN & STRADLING HISTORY CENTER
11:00am – 3:00pm: Museum Open
HEDGCOCK BUILDING
4-H/FFA Project Exhibits
REAGAN GARDNER BUILDING
Santa Cruz County School Exhibits