145th Arkansas Valley Fair
August 17-20, 2022
"The Best is Yet to Come"
FREE FRONT GATE ADMISSION / ENJOY ALL THE EXHIBITS
PRE-FAIR EVENTS
SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 2022
10:00 AM AVF YOUTH RODEO- Grandstand Arena
SUNDAY, AUGUST 14, 2022
10:00 AM AVF YOUTH RODEO- Grandstand Arena
MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 2022
5:00 PM TO 8:00 PM ENTRIES FOR THE OPEN CLASS NEEDLEWORK - Roundhouse Contact Pebble Pearl 719-980-9983
5:00 PM TO 8:00 PM ENTRIES FOR THE CRAFTS, FINE ARTS, & PHOTOGRAPHY - Exposition Building
7:00 PM AVF OPEN JACKPOST BARREL RACE-Grandstand Arena -Contact Dayla Elliott 719-980-3365
TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 2022
7:30 AM TO 9:30 AM ENTRIES FOR THE OPEN CLASS NEEDLEWORK - Roundhouse Contact Pebble Pearl 719-980-9983 NO entries will be accepted after this time
8:00 AM TO 10:00 AM ENTRIES FOR THE CRAFTS, FINE ARTS, & PHOTOGRAPHY - Exposition Building NO entries will be accepted after this time
11:00 AM TO 7:00 PM ENTRIES FOR OPEN CLASS FOODS Exposition Building NO entries will be accepted after this time
NEW 4:00 PM TO 7:00 PM ENTRIES FOR CROPS & VEGETABLES WILL BE ACCEPTED
6:00 PM RANCH SORTING- Arena - Contact JOSH BARRATT 719-688-9105
SILVER DAY
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2022
CARNIVAL RIDES OPEN AT 6:00PM ON THE MIDWAY ~ WRISTBANDS $35.00
6:45 AM WAKE-UP BREAKFAST - Gobin Building, Downtown Rocky Ford, 105 N Main St - Sponsored by Arkansas Valley Fair, RF Chamber of Commerce, and the Rocky Ford Rotary Club
7:00 AM EXPOSITION BUILDING OPEN FOR EXHIBITORS' SETUP
7:00 AM TO 10:00 AM ENTRIES FOR CROPS & VEGETABLES WILL BE ACCEPTED
1:00 PM to 10:00 PM OPEN CLASS NEEDLEWORK EXHIBITS -Roundhouse - Sponsored by RF Garden Club
10:00 AM to 10:00 PM EXPOSITION BUILDING OPEN - CRAFTS FINE ARTS/OPEN CLASS FOOD AND CROPS ALSO ON DISPLAY
11:00 AM JUDGING OF OPEN CLASS CROPS & VEGETABLES
11:00 AM SILVER KING/QUEEN Luncheon/ program - Gobin Building, 105 N Main St, RF - Sponsored by PHCC OF ROCKY FORD
NOON to MIDNIGHT BEER GARDEN OPEN UNDER GRANDSTAND
NOON to MIDNIGHT BEER GARDEN / PAVILION -5:00 PM - 7:00 PM HAPPY HOUR Sponsored by Danny Boy Foundation
6:00 PM 7:00 PM ENTERTAINMENT BEER GARDEN-PAVILION- JALAPENO & WATERMELON EATING CONTEST / PAVILION
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM BINGO BINGO BUILDING
6:30 PM GRAND PIE SOCIAL- West of Grandstand - Sponsored by RFJSHS FBLA
7:00 PM to MIDNIGHT ENTERTAINMENT IN THE BEER GARDEN -Cornhole Tournament-
7:00 PM to 8:00 PM FAMILY NIGHT ENTERTAINMENT - Grandstand ____________ - Sponsored by The Ministerial Alliance
7:00 PM to MIDNIGHT ENTERTAINMENT BEER GARDEN-PAVILION-Sponsored by Danny Boy Foundation - Featuring DJ Rivas Music
KIDS' DAY
THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 2022
****** Crabtree, Inc.*********
Ride all you want from 12 noon to 6:00 pm- $25.00 Wristband
Regular admission $35.00 each day carnival wristband
(12 noon to midnight)
8:30 AM FOR TRICYCLE RACES...... SIGN-UP - PAVILION EAST END OF MIDWAY
9:00 AM TRICYCLE RACES......WEST SLAB GRANDSTAND -
9:00 AM - 10:00 PM OPEN CLASS NEEDLEWORK - ROUND HOUSE
9:30 AM FOR BIKE RACES....SIGN-UP - Infield
10:00 AM BIKE RACES - Infield
10:00 AM to 2:00 PM ENTRIES FOR FLOWER SHOW Roundhouse
10:00 AM to 10:00 PM EXPOSITION BUILDING OPEN - CRAFTS FINE ARTS / OPEN CLASS FOODS / CROPS ALSO ON DISPLAY IN EXPOSITION BUILDING
11:30 AM TURTLE RACES - PAVILION EAST END OF MIDWAY
NOON to MIDNIGHT BEER GARDEN / PAVILION / Sponsored by Danny Boy Foundation
NOON to MIDNIGHT BEER GARDEN UNDER GRANDSTANDS
12:30 PM STICK HORSE RODEO - Ages 1- 6 - PAVILION EAST END OF MIDWAY
1:00 PM SAND BOX TREASURE HUNT - Ages 4-7 - Sponsored by The State Bank
2:00 PM JUNIOR CAR SHOW - ALL KIDS AGES 1-13
2:30 PM FLOWER SHOW OPEN JUDGING - Roundhouse
3:00 PM BABY LOOK-A-LIKE CONTEST - PAVILION - Sponsored by KBLJ/KTHN
3:30 PM BABY CRAWLING CONTEST - PAVILION - Sponsored by KBLJ/KTHN
4:00 PM KIDS' TALENT SHOW - PAVILION
5:00 PM HULA HOOP CONTEST - INFRONT OF EXPOSITION BUILDING- Sponsored by Black Hills Energy
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM HAPPY HOUR- BEER GARDEN/PAVILION -Sponsored by Danny Boy Foundation Featuring DJ Rivas Music
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM BINGO - BINGO BUILDING
7:00 PM FIGURE 8 JUMP START Grandstand Arena 6:00PM CALCUTTA
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM REGISTRATION FOR HORSE RACE MEET - Race Office or call 719-316-1004 between 6-8:00 pm ONLY
7:00 PM to MIDNIGHT ENTERTAINMENT IN THE BEER GARDEN - Country Music TOMMY V
7:30 PM to MIDNIGHT ENTERTAINMENT-BEER GARDEN - PAVILION Sponsored by Danny Boy Foundation - Featuring CascaBel Band
PARADE DAY
FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 2022
10:00 AM AVF GRAND PARADE - Downtown Main Street - Sponsored by RF LIONS CLUB
11:00 AM TO MIDNIGHT... CARNIVAL RIDES OPEN ***** RIDE ALL YOU WANT $35.00 WRISTBAND
1:00 PM to 10:00 PM FLOWER SHOW OPEN/OPEN CLASS NEEDLEWORK EXHIBITS -Roundhouse -
11:00 AM to 10:00 PM EXPOSITION BUILDING OPEN - CRAFTS FINE ARTS/OPEN CLASS FOOD AND CROPS ALSO ON DISPLAY
11:00 AM AVF QUEEN/ MAYOR'S LUNCHEON - by Invitation
NOON to MIDNIGHT BEER GARDEN / PAVILION Sponsored by Danny Boy Foundation
NOON to MIDNIGHT BEER GARDEN UNDER GRANDSTANDS
12:00PM to 5:00 PM - BEER GARDEN / PAVILION sponsored by Danny Boy Foundation-featuring Ark Valley Baggers Cornhole Tournament
1:00 PM GRAND ENTRY- - AMERICAN FREESTYLE BULLFIGHTING/RANCH BRONC RIDING & HORSE RACES/CALCUTTA - Grandstand Arena Track
1:00 PM - 10:00 PM BINGO - BINGO BUILDING
1:00 PM TO 7:00 PM BEER GARDEN / PAVILION Sponsored by Danny Boy Foundation-featuring DJ Rivas music
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM HAPPY HOUR- BEER GARDEN / PAVILION -Sponsored by Danny Boy Foundation
5:30 PM-13th ANNUAL HORSEBITE MUTTON BUSTIN LIMITED TO 25 CONTESTANTS-Grandstand Arena
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM REGISTRATION FOR HORSE RACE MEET - Race Office -or call 719-316-1004 between 6-8:00 pm ONLY
7:00 PM AVF RODEO (CPRA) - Grandstand Arena
7:00 PM to MIDNIGHT ENTERTAINMENT IN THE BEER GARDEN - Country Music TOMMY V
7:00 PM to MIDNIGHT ENTERTAINMENT - BEER GARDEN / PAVILION - Sponsored by Danny Boy Foundation-featuring The Bluntful Band
WATERMELON DAY
SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 2022
****** Crabtree, Inc.*********
Ride all you want from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm- $30.00 Wristband ~
Regular admission $35.00 carnival wristband (1:00 pm to midnight)
6:30 AM 5K & 10 K RUN Registration - Rocky Ford Junior Senior High School Track Field
7:00 AM 5K & 10 K RUN - Rocky Ford Junior Senior High School Track Field Sponsored by T-Shirt Palace
8:00 AM 2 MILE KIDS' RACE Rocky Ford Junior Senior High School Track Fielded
8:00 AM RODEO SLACK ARENA
9:00 AM to 10:00 PM FLOWER SHOW - Roundhouse
9:00 AM to 10:00 PM NEEDLEWORK EXHIBITS Roundhouse
10:00 AM to 10:00 PM EXPOSITION BUILDING OPEN/CRAFT FINE ARTS/OPEN CLASS FOODS/CROPS ALSO ON DISPLAY
10:00 AM CARVED WATERMELON CONTEST -In front of Roundhouse Sponsored by Hollar & Company
10:30 AM WATERMELON SEED SPITTING CONTEST - Sponsored by R F Rotary Club -INFIELD
11:00 AM OPEN WATERMELON PILE - in front of Event Center
11:30 AM Registration- Horseshoe Pitching - Pavilion Sponsored by Howard Tafoya 719-468-8366
NOON to MIDNIGHT BEER GARDEN/ PAVILION Sponsored by Danny Boy Foundation
NOON to MIDNIGHT BEER GARDEN UNDER GRANDSTANDS
12:30 PM GRAND ENTRY/2023 AVF QUEEN CORONATION
1:00 PM HORSESHOE PITCHING - PAVILION Sponsored by Howard Tafoya 719-468-8366
1:00 PM AVF RODEO (CPRA) & HORSE RACES/CALCUTTA Grandstand Arena
1:00 PM TO 7:00 PM BEER GARDEN / PAVILION Sponsored by Danny Boy Foundation-featuring DJ Rivas music
1:00 PM to 10:00 PM BINGO - BINGO BUILDING
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM HAPPY HOUR- BEER GARDEN/PAVILION-Sponsored by Danny Boy Foundation
7:30 PM DEMOLITION DERBY - Grandstand Arena & CALCUTTA 6:30PM
7:00 PM to MIDNIGHT ENTERTAINMENT IN THE BEER GARDEN - Country Music TOMMY V
7:00 PM to MIDNIGHT ENTERTAINMENT -BEER GARDEN /- PAVILION Sponsored by Danny Boy Foundation-featuring Los Amantes Del Norte
SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 2022 No Carnival Rides
11:00 AM TO 2:00 PM CAR SHOW - RAILROAD PARK, DOWNTOWN ROCKY FORD
8:00 AM to NOON EXPOSITION BUILDING closed vendors teardown
12:30 PM LEGO CONTEST BINGO BUILDING Sponsored by Tri-County Family Care Center
1:00 PM to 3:00 PM PICKUP CRAFTS, FINE ARTS, & PHOTOGRAPHY ENTRIES -NEEDLEWORK - OPEN CLASS ENTRIES-FOOD & CROPS, & FLOWER SHOW ENTIRES - Exposition Building / ROUND HOUSE
