73rd ANNUAL OPENING DAY

Schedule:

MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 2022

“Gallia County Night”

9:00am: Rabbit Judging and Pet Rabbit - Dairy Barn
9:00am: Horse Show - Horse Arena
9:00am: Tobacco Judging - Show Arena
11:00am: Poultry (Following Rabbit Show) - Dairy Barn
11:00am: Field Crops - Activities Building
12:30-3:30pm: Free Conservation Activities - Pond Area
1:30pm: Miniature Goat Show - Show Arena
3:00pm: Market Goat Show - Show Arena
3:00pm: South Gallia High School Band - Holzer Main Stage
4:00pm: River Valley High School Band - Holzer Main Stage
5:00pm: Gallia Academy High School Band - Holzer Main Stage
6:00pm: Official Opening - Holzer Main Stage
VFW Post 4464
National Anthem - Gallia Academy High School Band
Invocation - John Patterson, Pastor, Faith Baptist Church
Introduction of Dignitaries: Tim Massie
Welcome Address: Fred Deel, President
6:30pm: Little Miss Gallia County Contest - Holzer Main Stage
7:00pm: Championship Rodeo - Pulling Track
7:30pm: Little Mister Gallia County Contest - Holzer Main Stage
9:30pm: 2022 Gallia County Queen Pageant - Holzer Main Stage

TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2022

“Religious and Senior Citizens Night”

9:00am: Swine Showmanship - Show Arena
9:00am: Horse Show - Horse Arena
9:00am: Cloverbud Show-n-Tell - Gray Pavilion
4:00pm: Market Swine - Show Arena
5:30pm: Boy Scout Awards - Gray Pavilion
6:00pm: Girl Scout Awards - Gray Pavilion
6:30pm: 4 Wheel Drive Truck Pulls - Pulling Track
7:00pm: Jordan Family Band - Holzer Main Stage
8:30pm: Cory Asbury “Reckless Love” “The Father’s House” - Holzer Main Stage

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 2022

9:00am: Beef Breeding Show - Show Arena
10:00am: Extreme 4-H Cowboy Trail Competition - Horse Arena
11:00am: Beef Breeding Showmanship - Show Arena
3:00pm: Horse Cloverbud Exhibition - Horse Arena
3:00pm: Sheep Showmanship - Show Arena
6:00pm: Costume Contest (Horses) - Horse Arena
6:00pm: Market Lambs - Show Arena
6:30pm: Field Stock Tractor and Semi Pull - Pulling Track
8:30pm: Exile “Woke up in Love” “ She’s a Miracle” “Don’t want to be a Memory” - Holzer Main Stage

THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 2022

COSI Science Show
Hope Zone: Take Back Your Future
11:00am: Feeder Calf and Dairy Feeders - Show Arena
12:30pm: Youth Program - Holzer Main Stage
sponsored by Paulette Flinner in memory of her parents Rex and Sue Roberts Balloon Bursting, Bubble Gum Blowing, Watermelon Eating and Many more events
12:30-3:30pm: Free Casting Tournament - Pond Area
1:00pm: Market Beef, Feeder Calves and Dairy Beef Showmanship Contest - Show Arena
1:00pm - 4:00pm: Library - Gray Pavilion
2:00pm: Dairy Show - Show Arena
5:30pm: Horse Show Awards Ceremony - Horse Arena
6:00pm: Cloverbud Graduation - Gray Pavilion
6:00pm: Horse Fun Show - Horse Arena
6:00pm: Market Beef Show - Show Arena
7:00pm: Garden Tractor Pulls - Pulling Track
8:30pm: Sawyer Brown “Some Girls Do”, “The Race is On” - Holzer Main Stage

FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 2022

9:00am: 62nd Annual Market Hog Sale - Show Arena
10:00am: Pretty Baby Contest - Holzer Main Stage
Sponsored by the Gallipolis Jr. Women’s Club
12:30-3:30pm: Free Archery Conservation Activities - Pond Area
2:00pm: Master Exhibition (Immediately following sale) - Show Arena
5:00pm: Holzer Health System Award Shows - Gray Pavilion
5:30pm: Horse Activities TBA - Horse Arena
5:30pm: Kiddie Tractor Pull (Registration at 4:30pm) - Holzer Main Stage
Sponsored by Gallipolis FFA Alumni
7:00pm: OSTPA Sanctioned Tractor Pull - Pulling Track
7:30pm: Riverside Cloggers - Holzer Main Stage
8:30p.m. Gallia Sings Contest...A Taste of Gallia County Singing Talent - Holzer Main Stage

SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 2022

9:00am: 40th Annual Tobacco Sale - Show Arena
9:30am: 64th Annual Market Lamb Sale - Show Arena
10:30am: 71st Annual Market Steer Sale - Show Arena
12:00am: 10th Annual Market Goat Sale - Show Arena
12:00pm: All 4H Projects must be removed from Activity Building
6:00pm: Demolition Derbies - Pulling Track
- Power Wheels Class
- Mini Stock
- V8 Stock
- Limited Build
8:30pm: Captured - Tribute to Journey - Holzer Main Stage

Date: August 1 - 6, 2022

Location: Gallia County Fairgrounds, 189 Jackson Pike
Gallipolis, OH 45631.

Admission:

Gates Open from 8am-10pm

General Admission: $10.00
Includes all stage concerts, track events, and rides

Membership: $2.00
Voting Only, No Admission

Season Pass: $30.00
Individual, Non-Voting, Doesn't include rides

Under Two Years Old: Free
Admission Only, No Ride Priveleges

Parking: Free

Senior Citizen: Free
Seniors 60 Years Old and Older, Free on Tuesday Only

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