Look back on Monday at the Wood County Fair & see what’s scheduled for Tuesday

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The Pee Wee livestock shows are always fun to watch. The Pee Wee Swine Show had so many precious moments, including this one that captures Amos Culp (right) showing the pig before he was selected the top showman in the third round.

Posted By: Julie Carle July 29, 2025

Tuesday (July 29) at the Wood County Fair features a day of events for Seniors, the annual quilt show and a plethora of livestock shows. Below is the schedule for Tuesday and five miscellaneous photos from activities and events at the fair on Monday.

TUESDAY, JULY 29

Senior Day/Quilt Day: Seniors 60+ admitted free

Daily Activities: Chainsaw Carver Shows, Sheriff Stretch, Axe Throwing, Ovation Circus Acts

8 a.m. – Gates open

8 a.m. – Breeding gilt/State Fair swine must be released, Pavilion

8-10 a.m. – Quilt show entries, Pavilion Conference Room

8:30 a.m.- County-born and raised swine show, Pavilion

9 a.m. – Jr. Fair horse English show, Horse Arena

9 a.m. – Tractor Operator’s Contest, infield

9 a.m. – Senior Day: Matthew Ball, “The Motor City Boogie Woogie Kid,” provides swing music 1930s to 1960s; coffee & donuts, Free Tent

10 a.m. – Jr. Fair Dairy/Performance goat show, The Grove

9:50-10 a.m. – Senior Day welcome and opening address; National Anthem by Sheila Brown and Dancers SILKI, Free Tent

10 a.m. – Senior Day: Last Persuaders, blues music, Free Tent

11 a.m. – Senior Day door prize drawing, Free Tent

11 a.m.-7 p.m.- Quilt Show open, Pavilion Conference Room

11:10 a.m. – Senior Day Night Session Big Band, Free Tent

Noon-6 p.m. – Farm to Market activity, near Weston Depot

Noon – Jr. Fair rabbit show – Rabbit Barn (former Champion Barn)

12:10 – Senior Day lunch address & lunch, Free Tent

12:45 p.m. – Senior Day: Andrew Dean, country music, Free Tent

1:30 p.m. – Quilt Day demo – More Than Just Quilts, Pavilion Conference Room

1:45 p.m. – Senior Day: Stevie Eyer, rock, folk, jazz, soul and R&B, Free Tent

2 p.m. – Story time, Fine Arts

2:30 p.m. – Quilt Day demo – Making Rugs with Fabric, Pavilion Conference Room

3 p.m. – Rides open until 11 p.m.

3 p.m. – Senior Day: Door prize drawing, Free Tent

3:30 p.m. – Quilt Day demo – Basics of Natural Dying, Pavilion Conference Room

5 p.m. – Jr. Fair sheep showmanship/Market lambs/Crossbred breeding sheep show, Sheep Show Arena

5 p.m. – KOI Drag Racing pits open /Registration for KOI, Infield

6 p.m. – Sheriff Stretch show, Free Tent

6-8 p.m. – NWO Wood Workers Guild demonstration, Fine Arts Building

7 p.m. – KOI Drag Racing, Grandstand

8 p.m. – Jr. Fair dance, Pavilion Area

8 p.m. – Quilt pickup, Pavilion Conference Room

A second night of harness racing in front of the Wood County Fair grandstand on Monday featured 11 races, with a short break after the first race when it started raining. (Photos by Julie Carle)
Junior Fair Board member Cullen Shank and Lily Hanneman take time to fill water bottles in the rabbit barn to make sure the rabbits have plenty of water throughout the day and night in the extreme heat.
Sheriff Stretch knows even big kids like balloon animals as he hands a balloon cow to a fan.
The Sensational Soul Brothers Showband and Revue, featuring Lonnie Freeman, Malcolm Spence, and an impressive band backing them up, perform in true Blues Brothers fashion at the Wood County Fair’s Free Tent Monday night.
Ready to ride the rides at the Wood County Fair on Monday, Maddie Hartman and Sophia Zunk purchase their ride tickets.
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