The Kingfisher County Free Fair – a county tradition since 1902 – begins Wednesday at the fairgrounds in Kingfisher. Wednesday events are the pedal tractor pull and the Farmhand Olympics. Signup for the pedal tractor pull begins at 5:30 p.m. and the competition begins at 6 p.m. Pre-entry for the Farmhand Olympics begins at 6:30 p.m. and the competition begins at 7 p.m. The Pedal tractor pull will be held in front of the MACenter if the weather is fair. If it rains the event will be moved inside. The Farmhand Olympics, featuring 4-H and FFA teams, will be held inside the MA-Center. County OSU Extension Agricultural Agent Bryan Kennedy predicted livestock numbers could be down somewhat for swine, goat and sheep classes this year due to the extreme heat but predicted cattle numbers could be up. “When I was coaching vo-ag I always encouraged my students to take their animals to the shows to accustom them to the different surroundings – different sounds, different people, different smells, just loading in a gooseneck trailer. “This will be the first experience some of these animals will have being away from their comfortable home surroundings; this helps them get ready for their future jobs,” Kennedy said. There is no admission charge for fair events and the public is invited to turn out to view the livestock, crops, arts and crafts produced by county people of all ages. The show schedule follows:

MACenter Wednesday, Aug. 14

5:30 p.m. – Sign-up Pedal tractor pull. 6 p.m. – Pedal tractor pull. 6:30 p.m. – Pre-entry Farmhand Olympics. 7 p.m. Farmhand Olympics.

Thursday, Aug. 15

Horse Show - Rodeo Grounds 5 p.m. – Books open 5:30 p.m. – Entries due in office 6 p.m. – Horse show starts. 6:30 p.m. – Dairy cattle and Longhorn cattle in place and entry cards turned in. 7 p.m. – Judge dairy cattle, followed by Longhorns.

Friday, Aug. 16

4:30 p.m. – Goats in place and entry cards turned in. 5:30 p.m. – Judge goats. 4:30 p.m. – Market sheep in place and entry cards turned in. Judge sheep immediately following goats.

Saturday, Aug. 17

9 a.m. – Poultry and rabbits in place. 11 a.m. – Judge poultry and rabbits. 4 p.m. Beef in place and entry cards turned in. 4:45 p.m. – Bucket calf books turned in. 5 p.m. – Judge beef. 5:30 p.m. – Swine in place and entry cards turned in. 6:30 p.m. – Judge swine (or 20 minutes after conclusion of the beef show if the beef show runs past 6:30 p.m. (Release of animals after selection of grand champion of that species.)

Exhibit Building Wednesday, Aug. 14

4-6 p.m. – Exhibit Building open to accept entries.

Thursday, Aug. 15

8-9 a.m. – Entries for HCE Groups. 8-9:30 a.m. – Entries for 4-H, FFA (other than livestock and poultry), Open class crops and horticulture. 8-9:30 a.m. – Entries for open class. 8 a.m.-noon – Entries for paintings and photography. 10 a.m. – Judge HCE exhibits. 10 a.m. – Judge open class exhibits. 10 a.m. – Judge 4-H and crops. 11 a.m. -1 p.m. – lunch (4-H steak sandwich, Fund-raiser: HCE Dessert auction). 1 p.m. – Judge photography and paintings. 8 p.m. – Buildings closed.

Friday, Aug. 16

9 a.m. – Building open 9:30-10:30 a.m. – Entries for floriculture/flowers. 11a.m. – Judge floriculture/flowers. 8 p.m. – Buildings closed.

Saturday, Aug. 17

9 a.m. Exhibit building open. 4 p.m. – Building closes. (Supt. will take down displays please wait in concession area.) 4:30-6 p.m. – Exhibits released.