Adams County Fair website becomes planning hub for 135th event
The fair’s site puts hours, directions, admissions, rentals and the full schedule in one place ahead of July 12-18, with rabbit weigh-in and 4-H dates already set.
The Adams County Fair’s website is already serving as the county’s quickest planning stop for the 135th fair, giving families, exhibitors and casual visitors one place to check before the gates open July 12. The homepage places the main needs up front: Events/Schedule, Hours & Directions, Contact, Admissions/Registration, Fair Rentals and About, a layout built for people who want to know where to go, when to arrive and how to get in without searching through multiple pages.
That practical setup matters because the fair remains one of Adams County’s biggest summer gatherings, drawing residents from West Union, Peebles, Manchester, Seaman and beyond. The event will run July 12 through July 18, and the hours page says gates will open at 7 a.m. daily, vendors will be open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and the fair will close at 11 p.m. each night. For anyone planning a full day at the fairgrounds, those times provide the basic framework before a single exhibit or show is chosen.
The schedule PDF gives the clearest day-by-day picture. Sunday, July 12, will open with church service, pageant check-in and open calf weigh-in, then move into a grand parade and opening ceremony, demolition derby registration, cheer competition, the demolition derby, the open feeder calf show and karaoke. The schedule also identifies Tuesday, July 14, as Senior Citizens Day and Thursday, July 16, as Military Appreciation Day, two markers that help families decide which day best fits their visit.
Junior Fair families have even more specific dates to work around. Ohio State University Extension’s Adams County 4-H notes say rabbit tattooing for the 2026 Junior Fair will take place Thursday, June 18, from 7 to 9 p.m. in Shade Tree Park behind the beef barn. Rabbit weigh-in will be Sunday, July 12, from 9 a.m. to noon in the Small Animal Barn, and market rabbits should weigh between 3 pounds, 8 ounces and 5 pounds, 8 ounces. Rabbits outside that range may still be shown in showmanship, but not in a market class.
The rabbit schedule continues after opening day. The market rabbit show has been moved to Monday, July 13, at 8:30 a.m. in the Jr Fair Show Arena, while the breeding rabbit show and rabbit showmanship will be Tuesday, July 14, at 9 a.m. in the Small Animal Barn. For feed or care questions, Donnie Swayne can be reached at 937-779-2936. Pre-fair judging is set for Tuesday, June 30, at West Union Elementary School, adding another date families need before the fair begins. For Adams County, the website is less a promotion page than a working calendar for one of the year’s most important community events.
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