Western Illinois Fair

2007 Fair Dates:
Wednesday, June 20th through
Sunday June 24th, 2007

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2007 Calendar of Events
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 NO  COOLERS!

Beer and other alcoholic are available in our new infield Beer Garden and at other selected locations.

Persons bringing their own beer will be escorted off of the fairgrounds!

Our new Beer Garden will be open for all events.

 

Day

Time

Event

Place

Wednesday
Family Night

Public gates open
3-11 PM

Persons attending Family Night will be invited to enter a drawing for neat gifts, including and i-pod, TV and DVD player, bicycles and other items.

Morning

Afternoon

Arts and Crafts Judging 8AM through the day
Swine Judging Livestock Building, 9:00 AM
Crafts Exhibits Open Crafts Building, 4 PM
Evening Midway Open Midway 5-11 PM
Harness Racing
Sponsored by Maschhoff Mills
Grandstand, 7 PM

Thursday

Public gates open
3-11 PM

Afternoon Crafts Exhibits Open Crafts Building, 5 PM
Midway Open Midway, 5-11 PM
Evening Face Painter &
Balloon Sculptor
On Grounds 4 - 10 PM
Stock & Truck Demolition Derby
Sponsored by Hofmeister Welding and Fabrication
Grandstand, 8:00 PM

Friday

Public Gates open
3-11 PM

Afternoon Beef Judging Livestock Building, 12:00 Noon
Midway Open Midway, 5-11 PM
Evening Crafts Exhibits Open Crafts Building, 5 PM
I.F.P.A Hot Farm  and Truck Pull
Sponsored by Arends-Awe John Deere
Park Side Track, 6:30 PM
Band: Another Chance
Sponsored by Theile Garage
Grandstand, 7 PM
Band: Antidote
Sponsored by Theile Garage
Grandstand, 9 PM

Saturday

Public Gates open
8AM-11PM

Afternoon
Mud Bog
Sponsored by
JDL Longhorn
Park Side Track, 10:00 AM Sign-Up
12 Noon Mud
Crafts Exhibits Open Crafts Building, 12:30 PM
Midway Open Midway 3-11 PM
Open Sheep Judging 5:00 PM
Evening School Bus Demo Derby
Sponsored by JBS United Feeds
Grandstand, 7 PM
Auction for Woodcarving Grandstand, 8:30 PM

Sunday

Public Gates open
2-11 PM

Morning Jr & Sr Sheep Judging Livestock Building, 8:00 AM
Afternoon Craft Exhibits Open Craft Building, 4 PM
Midway Open Midway, 5-11 PM
Evening Modified Demolition Derby
Sponsored by JBS United Feeds
Grandstand, 7:30 PM

There's more to the fair than
rides and hot dogs!

Family Night Wednesday includes many activities for the youngsters including clowns,
face painting and much more!

Robinson Wood Carving- Daily- Carvings to be auctioned Saturday at 8:30 PM
Buckwoods Wildlife show daily - NASCAR cars on display
Brian Staples Monkey Show and petting zoo
Drawings for TV, bicycle, i-pod and other gifts!

 NO  COOLERS!

Beer and other alcoholic are available in our new infield Beer Garden and at other selected locations.

Persons bringing their own beer will be escorted off of the fairgrounds!

 

Harness
Racing
USTA Harness Racing

 

A Western Illinois Fair Tradition since 1888

Sponsored by Maschhoff Feeds

Post Time
7:00 pm
Wednesday Evening

Beer Garden
open at 5 PM

Demo
Derby
Demolition Derby

Sponsored by
Hofmeister Welding & Fabrication
and JBS United

Click here for the Advertising Flyer

You've never been to a real demo derby until you've been to a Griggsville Demo Derby

 

Modified First Place Prize
increased to $1,300.00

Stock,
Truck &
Compact
Thursday 8PM

Busses Saturday 7PM

Modified
Sunday 7PM & Sat. July 7th 7PM

Beer Garden
open at 5 PM

Contestants are herewith advised that Pike County Style demolition derbies are destructive derbies run to the last car in motion. We DO NOT have nor enforce rules prohibiting deliberate, destructive contact excepting those required for participant and spectator safety.
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Antidote

9PM, Free in the Grandstand

with

Another Chance 7PM

Sponsored by Theile Garage

Friday
Evening

Beer Garden
open at 5 PM

Tractor
Pull
Tractor Pull

 

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I.F.P.A. Tractor Pull
& Farm Stock Truck Pull

Sponsored by
Arends-Awe John Deere

Friday
6:30 PM

North Side

Beer Garden
open at 5 PM

Mud
Bog

Mud Bog

Click here for the Advertising Flyer

Our Second year!
See them try and make it through four foot deep slime.

Sponsored by
JDL Longhorn

Saturday

10 AM Registration

Mud at Noon.

North Side

Beer Garden
open at Noon

Tractor
Pull
Arts and Crafts

Now in the NEW air conditioned Arts and Crafts Building
located on the south side of the fairgrounds
next to the grandstand.

Judging Wednesday

Building Open Daily at 5:00 PM

Livestock
Livestock

Classes:

Swine

Wednesday
9 AM

Beef

Friday
12 Noon

Sheep

Saturday 5PM
& Sunday
8AM

Post Fair Special Events!

Demo
Derby
Demolition Derby

Sponsored by
JBS United Feeds

Click here for the Advertising Flyer

You've never been to a real demo derby until you've been to a Griggsville Demo Derby

Modified First Place Prize
increased to $1,300.00

Post Fair Event!

Saturday
July 7th 7:30PM

Contestants are herewith advised that Pike County Style demolition derbies are destructive derbies run to the last car in motion. We DO NOT have nor enforce rules prohibiting deliberate, destructive contact excepting those required for participant and spectator safety.
Fireworks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

July 7th

Dark-Thirty

Sponsored by
City of Griggsville


 NO  COOLERS!

Beer and other alcoholic are available in our new infield Beer Garden and at other selected locations.

Persons bringing their own beer will be escorted off of the fairgrounds!

 


 

 


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Join us in Griggsville, Illinois
June 20th ~ 24th, 2007!

Western Illinois Fair Association,
P. O. Box 539, Griggsville, IL  62340 
Fair Office: 217-833-2116
Fax: 217-833-2869
 
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