The Hughes County Free Fair will open Wednesday and continue until noon Saturday.

Wednesday from noon until 7:00, all nonlivestock entries will be accepted. (crafts, quilts, canning, etc.) They will also be accepted from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon Thursday morning.

At 1:00 p.m. Thursday, the exhibit building will be closed to the public for judging of the following entries:

4-H Exhibit Judging

Horticulture Judging

Field Crop Judging

Craft Judging

From 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Thursday, poultry and rabbit entries will be accepted. (show barn) At 4:00. P.m. the exhibit building will be open to the public after the judging has been completed.

The Spelling Bee will be held at the Buck Pavilion beginning at 4:30 p.m. At 5:00 the poultry/rabbit judging will be held in the show ring.

At 6:00 there will be a Pet Parade sponsored by HALO also at the Buck Pavilion. (Donations will be accepted to help the Holdenville Animal Shelter during the Fair - This is a community project sponsored by the Hughes County 4-H Clubs)

The final event of the evening will be the Talent Show, which will also be held at the Buck Pavilon.

Friday

The building will open at 8:00 a.m. for viewing of exhibits.

From 8:00 to 9:00 there will be registration for the Livestock Judging contest. At 9:00 a.m. the 4-H/FFA Livestock Judging contest will be held. The FFA/4-H Ag Olympics will be held from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. From 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p..m., livestock exhibits will be registered. (sheep, goats, swine and cattle.)

At 6:00 p.m. the Nancy Blaylock Memorial Stick Rodeo will be held followed by the Bucket Calf Show sponsored by Stuart Farm and Ranch and the livestock show will follow.

Saturday

All buildings will be open and exhibits on display until noon. At noon, exhibits will be picked up and checks awarded.