Country Fans and
Cattle Brands
Rock County Fair
July 29-August 3, 2024
2024 Fair Schedule
Sunday, July 21st-Ainsworth Rod and Gun Club
3:00 pm Air Pistol
Archery
BB Gun
6:00 pm Supper (Please bring a dessert and side dish to share)
7:00 pm Shotgun
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Wednesday, July 24th
5:45 pm Fashion Show- Bassett Methodist Church
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Monday, July 29
5:00 pm Fairgrounds Clean-Up. All volunteers welcome.
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Tuesday, July 30
9:00 am Small Animal Show
11:30 pm Dog Show Obedience & Agility
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Wednesday, July 31
9:00 am-2:00 pm 4-H Interview Judging
9 am-Noon 4-H .22 Rifle-Intermediate and Senior Silhouette
12 pm Free 4-H Family Lunch
1 pm Target Shoot-Junior, Intermediate, and Senior
6-8 pm Enter Open Class Exhibits
6:00 pm Bit Painter Memorial Dummy Roping & Eddie Davis
Memorial Family Roping
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Thursday, August 1
8-10 am Enter Open Class Exhibits
7:30 am Working Ranch
8:30 am Roping
9:30 am Horse Show
10 am Deadline for setting up booths
6 pm PARADE starting at BLA and ending at the fairgrounds
Line-up starts at 5:00 pm.
7 pm Free BBQ & Free Day Activities
**Calf Scramble, Hay Scramble, Shoe Kick, Watermelon Crawl, and Sack Race**
Friday, August 2
7:45 am-8:45 am Check in and Weigh In.
9 am 4-H Livestock Show Order:
Pig, Sheep, Cattle, Goat, Pen of3
5:00 pm 4-H Premium Auction
6:00 pm Demolition Derby (Limited Weld, Old School, & Kids Power Wheels), Larry May Memorial 4-H Innovator Award
9:00 pm Beer Garden and Music
Saturday, August 3
9am- Noon Release of 4-H Exhibits
10 am Mud Volleyball Tournament
(To get a team signed up call Caleb Lackaff 402-822-0192)
11 am Tractor Pull (Registration from 9 am-10:30)
1 pm Dennis Roggasch Memorial Horseshoe Tournament
7 pm Rock County Rough Stock Challenge
**Admissions is $10**
(To enter call Jill Hudson 402-273-4979, entries are open on July 24, 2024 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm cst.)
9 pm Beer Garden and Music
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Free Day Events:
Hay Scramble Boot Kick Horseback events
Gunny Sack Races Musical Chairs
Calf Scramble (Ages 13-19)
All Participants must sign a waiver before the event.
PARADE
Thursday, August 3 @ 6 pm
LINE UP
Starts at 5 pm at Bassett Livestock Auction
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REGISTRATION
Complete form
Turn in to Ginny Kepler at Scott's Place or mail to 521 Augusta Ave, Bassett, NE
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PRIZES
$75 $50 $25
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CATEGORIES
Commercial, Non-Commercial, Youth, Animals, Automobiles, Tractors
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High School Rodeo
August 10-11, 2024
Saddles to the All-Around Cowboy & Cowgirl
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