Schedule of Events

April 30, 2024 -  Pre-Fair Events

9:00 a.m. -  4-H and FFA Dairy Showmanship - Arburua Arena
3:00 p.m. -  Replacement Heifers - Check-In

Daily on the grounds:
Henry Miller Farm, Little Hands, Jeremy the Juggler, Skip Banks, The Balloon, Man, K9 Kings, Violin on fire, Swan Brothers Circus

May 1, 2024 - Day 1 (Opening Day)

8:00 a.m.
-FFA Market Swine, followed by 4-H Market Swine, - Pavillion Ring No 1
-FFA Market Lambs, followed by 4-H Market Lambs
-Followed by FFA Market Goats, followed by 4-H Market Goats - Pavillion Ring No 2
9:00 a.m.
-Dairy Replacement Heifers, 4-H followed by FFA - Arburua Arena
10:00 a.m.
-Flag Raising V.F.W No 2487 American Legion Post No  166 - Main Entrance
11:00 a.m.
-Swan Brothers Circus
2:00 p.m.
-Commercial and Exhibit Building Open
-K9 Kings
3:00 p.m.
-Midway opens
-FFA and 4H Beef Breeding followed by Showmanship followed by FFA and 4H Market Beef
-Swan Brothers Circus
4:00 p.m.
-Tyzen International, Hypnotist - Outdoor Stage
5:00 p.m.
-Tiny Princess Contest
-Followed by DE Disneyland Dancers
5:30 p.m.
-Cheesecake contest - Exhibit Building
6:00 p.m.
-Guy Gary Grand Drive - all FFA and 4-H Champions and Reserves Competing for Supreme overall.-
Arburua Arena
-Swan Brothers Circus
6:30 p.m.
-Dance Explosion Studios - Show B - Outdoor Stage
-K9 Kings
-Cupcake - Muffin Wars - Exhibit Building
7:30 p.m.
-Free Concert - Gotcha Covered, Laura Rankin –Outdoor Stage
8:00 p.m.
-Commercial Buildings Closes
-Exhibit Building Closes
9:00 p.m.
-Tyzen International, Hypnotist - Outdoor Stage
Henry Miller Farm, Little Hands, Jeremy the Juggler, Skip Banks, The Balloon, Man, K9 Kings, Violin on fire, Swan Brothers Circus

May 2, 2024 -  Day 2

8:00 a.m.
-FFA and 4-H Swine Showmanship , followed by breeding swine show - Pavilion Ring No 1
-FFA and 4-H Sheep Showmanship, followed by breeding sheep show, followed by FFA and 4-H Goat
showmanship, followed by breeding goat show. - Pavilion Ring No 2
10:00 a.m.
-Flag Raising V.F.W. No 2487 American Legion Post 166
-4-H and FFA Holstein Dairy Show - Arburua Arena
11:00 a.m.
-Swan Brothers
2:00 p.m.
-Commercial and Exhibit Buildings Open
-K9 Kings
3:00 p.m.
-Midway Opens
-Emily Corpuz - Outdoor Stage
3:30 p.m.
-K9 Kings
-Swan Brothers Circus
4:30 p.m.
-DE Competition Team
5:00 p.m.
-Pee Wee Showmanship - Arburua Arena
5:30 p.m.
-Kids Best Ever Baking Contest - Exhibit Building
-K9 Kings
-Tyzen International Hypnotist - Outdoor Stage
6:00 p.m.
-Replacement Heifer Sale - Carousel Arena Sponsored by:
-Swan Brothers Circus
6:30 p.m.
-Best Ever Cookie Contest - Exhibit Building
7:00 p.m.
-Free Concert - 7 Summers, Morgan Wallen Tribute - Outdoor Stage
7:30 p.m.
-K9 Kings
8:00 p.m.
-Exhibit Building and commercial Building Close
9:00 p.m.
-Tyzen International Hypnotist - Outdoor Stage

May 3, 2024 -  Day 3

8:00 a.m.
-Check-Ins Rabbit - Pavilion No 2
-Check-Ins Avian Science - Tent by gate B
9:00 a.m.
-Rabbit Show - Pavilion Ring No 1
-Avian show - Pavilion Ring No 2
10:00 a.m.
-Flag Raising V.F.W. No 2487 American Legion Post No 166
11:00 p.m.
-Swan Brothers Circus
12:00 p.m.
-Commercial Buildings Open
-Midway Opens
-Dance Explosion Studios - Outdoor Stage
2:00 p.m.
-Encore Dance - Outdoor Stage
-Exhibit Buildings Open
3:30 p.m.
-K9 Kings
-Swan Brothers Circus
4:00 p.m
-The Bible Faith Remnant - Outdoor Stage
5:00 p.m.
-Master Showmanship –Large animal followed by Small Animal - Arbura Arena
-Dance Explosion Studios - Outdoor Stage
5:30 p.m.
-Nuts About Almonds Contest - Exhibit Building
-K9 Kings
6:00 p.m.
-Tyzen International, Hypnotist - Outdoor Stage
-Swan Brothers Circus
6:30 p.m.
-Rabbit and Avian auction - Carousel Arena
7:00 p.m.
-Destruction Derby, hosted by –
-DE Competition Team
7:30 p.m.
-K9 Kings
8:00 p.m.
-Free Concert - Sweat Tina Tribute to Tina Turner - Outdoor Stage
-Exhibit Building Close
9:30 p.m.
-Tyzen International, Hypnotist - Outdoor Stage
-Commercial Building Closes

May 4, 2024 -  Day 4

9:00 a.m.
-May Day Parade - From Downtown to the Main Gate of the Fairgrounds
-Grand Marshal Katherine Crinklaw
10:00 a.m.
-Junior Livestock Auction - Carousel Arena
11:00 a.m.
-Midway Opens
-Swan Brothers Circus
12:00 p.m.
-Commercial Building Open
-Encore Extreme Cheer and Dance - Outdoor Stage
12:30 p.m.
-Encore Baile de latinos - Outdoor Stage
1:30 p.m.
-DE Disney Dancers
2:00 p.m.
-Dance Explosion Studios - Outdoor Stage
3:00 p.m.
-K9 Kings
-Swan Brothers Circus
-Parade Awards - Outdoor Stage
4:00 p.m.
-Aztea Alma Guadalupana - Outdoor Stage
5:30 p.m.
-Bacon Bites Contest - Exhibit Building
6:30 p.m.
-Special Homemade Pasta Sauce Contest - Exhibit Building
-K9 Kings
-Swan Brothers Circus
-Tyzen International, Hypnotist - Outdoor Stage
7:00 p.m.
-Truck and Tractor Pulls - hosted by:
7:30 p.m.
-K9 Kings
8:00 p.m.
-Free Concert - Outlaw Mariachi - Outdoor stage
-Exhibit Building Close
9:30 p.m.
-Tyzen International, Hypnotist - Outdoor Stage
-Commercial Buildings Close

MAY 5, 2024 -  Day 5 (Closing Day)

11:00 a.m
-Commercial Building Open
-Youth Awards - Arburua Arena
-Midway Opens
-Swan Brothers Circus
12:00 p.m.
-Special Salsa Contest -  Exhibit Building
2:00 p.m.
-Special Homemade Sausage Contest - Exhibit Building
-Tyzen International, Hypnotist -  Outdoor Stage
3:00p.m.
-Floklorico Yolotly
-Swan Brothers Circus
3:30 p.m.
-K9 Kings
4:00 p.m.
-Rodeo -  Hosted by
5:30 p.m.
-K9 Kings
-Tyzen International, Hypnotist - Outdoor Stage
6:30 p.m.
-Grupo 4lb -  Outdoor Stage
7:00 p.m.
-K9 Kings
-Free Concert -  Outdoor Stage
8:00 p.m
-Commercial Building Close
-Exhibit Building Close

Date: May 1-5, 2024

Location: Merced County Spring Fairgrounds - 403 F Street Los Banos, CA 93635

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