School / Sports   News - July 21, 2025

Barber County Fair
to be held July 24-27

By Tammy McCain Lonker
The Gyp Hill Premiere

The Barber County Extension Office, 4-H and FFA participants and those submitting Open Class projects are gearing up for the annual county fair activities at the end of this week. The fair will be held July 24-27, 2025. This marks the 104th year that the fair has been held in Barber County.
Barber County Fair early events began on Monday, June 30th with the Building Block Engineering judging. On Wednesday, July 16th, the fashion review judging took place.
On Friday, July 18th, the perishable foods contest was held. Items that are made by 4-Hers include everything from lasagna to homemade ice cream. Awards were announced following the public fashion review, which was held the same evening.
Saturday, July 19th, members from 4-H and those showing in the open class participated in the horse show, which was held in Hardtner. Members of both organizations showed their horses in halter classes and riding classes. Members also competed in showmanship in order to earn their way into the Round Robin Showmanship, which will be held Sunday, July 27th at 10am.
Also on Thursday, the 24th, the 4-H and FFA futurity show will be held. To qualify for the futurity, the steers and heifers that are entered into the show must be Barber County born and raised. Also on Thursday, the annual hamburger feed will begin at 6:00 pm. near the livestock arena and is sponsored by the Barber County Cattlemen’s Association. The futurity show will begin at 7:00 pm. The 4-H Building and Open Class building will be open and taking in exhibits between 6:00-8:00 pm. The Merchants Building will be open from 6:00-9:00pm for set-up. “This is an optional time for those that cannot come on Friday morning,” Eubank-Callis said.
Weigh-in for animals will begin at 7am on Friday, July 25th. The order is beef, sheep, meat goats and swine. Open class animals should be in place by 9am. All 4-H and FFA livestock should be in place by 10:30am.
Also, on Friday, July 25th, the 4-H and open class buildings open at 7:30 am in order for people to enter their exhibits. 4-H exhibit judging begins at 9:00 am. “Everyone takes their best cookies, cakes, pies, paintings, quilts, and crafts to Hardtner for a jam-packed weekend,” Barber County Extension Agent Robin Eubank-Callis stated.
All open class non-livestock entries should be entered and in place by 11:30 am. Open class judging begins at 1:00 pm.
The Merchant Building will be open from 2:00-8:00pm. “Nam and Pops will have their inflatables and fun games available for the young and young at heart on Friday from 4:00 pm - 10:00 pm and Saturday 2-10 pm,” Eubank-Callis said.
Livestock shows that will be held on Friday include: rabbit and poultry at 2:00 pm; sheep show at 3:00 pm and the goat show at 4:00pm. The rodeo begins at 8:00 at the rodeo arena inside the fairgrounds.
Saturday, the swine show will begin at 8:00 am in the livestock arena. The bucket calf show will start at 11:30 am, followed at 11:30 (but not less than one hour after the completion of the swine show). The bucket calf show will be followed by the 4-H, FFA and open class beef show. The pet show will begin at 3:00 pm and will be followed by the kids’ pedal tractor pull at 4:30 pm. The Rodeo begins at 8:00 pm and is followed by The Silverado Band.
Sunday will be the final day of the Barber County Fair. County Fair Church begins at 9:00 am. The Round Robin Showmanship will be held at 10:00 am. “This is where the Champion Junior and Senior Showmen from the Horse, Beef, Sheep, Goat and Swine show compete to see who can do the best overall showing of all of the animals,” Eubank-Callis shared.
Sunday afternoon includes a Watermelon Feed Sponsored by Barber County Farm Bureau, which will begin at 1:30 pm. At 1:45 pm, the Fair Board will present their scholarship and awards. The Premium Sale for 4-H and FFA members will begin at 2:00 pm.
The Merchants’ Building is host to businesses from inside and outside of the county desiring to share their products/information. The Merchant building will be open on Friday from 2:00-8:00 pm and Saturday 10:00 am to 8:00 pm.
A silent auction will be held again this year. All 4-H and FFA silent auction forms are due by 6:00 pm Friday. The silent auction will begin at 12:00 pm on Saturday in the 4-H building. It will end Sunday at 1:45 pm.
Also on Sunday the presentation of the Homemaker of the Year and quilt drawing will take place at 3:45 pm in the Open Class building. The full fair schedule can be found at https://www.barber.k-state.edu/county-fair/index.html

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