Portage County Fair - Amherst 2026 Schedule Gate $7.00/Day $18.00 Season Tickets VIP Pass $45.00 - Includes 3 day gate/Tractor Pulls & Demo

Thursday – July 16th , 2026

** Fair Opens at 5:00 pm   

3:00 pm - 8:00 pm  Fair Entries

 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm   Wristband $25.00 – Advance sales $20.00 See fair website
 6:00 pm    Registration Starts for Pedal Tractor Pull - Fair Office 

 6:00 - 8:00 pm   Face to face Cake Judging    
 6:30 pm    Tractor/Truck Pull - See Fair’s Webpage for classes $8.00 

7:30 pm – 11:00 pm   Music By “Around Town” 

Friday – July 17th, 2026

8:30 am     Judging Poultry, Waterfowl - Husky Hansen Building
8:30 am     Judging Swine - Husky Hansen Building
9:00 am    Judging Small Animals (cats etc.) - Ruth Otto Building
9:00 am    Judging Youth Exhibit Building - Ruth Otto Building
10:30 am   Judging Sheep - Husky Hansen Building

1:00 pm     Judging Beef – Beef/Dairy Barn

4:00 pm     Fish Fry – Small Bar by Grandstand
5:00 pm    Carnival Opens bring a non-perishable or non-expired canned good 

and you can get 20 tickets for $15.00 or single ticket $1.50  or 16 -$20.00   
6:30 pm     Tractor/Truck Pull - See Fair’s Webpage for classes $8.00
7:00 pm     Cake Auction – Ruth Otto Building – Open to the Public    
8:30 pm – 12:00 am       Music by “Spicy Tie.”  

Saturday - July 18th, 2026

8:30 am     Rabbits – Rabbit Building

9:00 am    Swine Ultrasound

9:00 am     Judging Dairy – Beef/Dairy Building – Adult Showmanship after Dairy Show

10.00 am   Judging Goats – Husky Hansen Building

12:00 pm    Parade – "Christmas in July”

12:00 pm - 4:00 pm    Wristband $25.00 – Advance sales $20.00 See fair website.

5:00 pm – 9:00 pm  Wristband $25.00 – Advance sales $20.00 See fair website.

2:00 pm     Ag Olympics - Husky Hansen Building

3:00 pm     Demolition Derby – Gate $12.00

6:00 pm     Adult Showmanship - Swine

5:00 pm – 9:00 pm   Music by “Through Crimson”

9:00 pm – 12:30 am  Music by “Blame it on Waylan”

Sunday - July 19th, 2026  Free Admission ALL DAY 

8:00 am     Judging Horses - Rodeo Arena
9:00 am to Noon   Breakfast – Bar Area – Ambrosia Pub & Grill

9:00 am     Volleyball Tourney 

10:00 am   Check in - Pedal Tractor Races

10:00 am   Registration Pedal Tractor Pull if spots open (Registration started on Thursday)

10:30 am   Pedal Tractor Pull– Courtyard

11:00 am   Corn Hole Tournament – Commercial Building

1200 pm    Bingo - Bar

12:00 pm   Carnival Opens 
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm    Wristband $25.00 – Advance sales $20.00 See fair website

12:00 pm   Animal Market Sale - Open to Public - Husky Hansen Building

4:30 pm     Animals Released

4:30 – 6:00 pm   Exhibits Released

6:15pm     Raffle Drawing

Website – Amherstfair.org