2026 Fair Schedule
Tuesday, June 30th 2026
2:00 - 9:00 p.m. Fair Kitchen Open ‘The Commissary’
3:00 - 8:00 p.m. 4-H Dairy Bar Opens
3:00 - 8:00 p.m. Fair Entry Day
Wednesday, July 1st 2026
8:30 a.m. Mandt Center Judging: Crops, Horticulture, Foods & Nutrition
9:00 a.m. Livestock Show: Beef Judging & Showmanship
10:00 a.m. Kiddie Petting Zoo/Education Building, Dairy Bar, Food Vendors, Fair Kitchen, Commercial Vendors
Pig, Duck, Goat Races
FREE! Shows @ 5:00, 6:00 and 7:00 p.m.
NOON *NEW* Livestock Show: Open Meat Goat Judging and Showmanship
3:00 p.m. Livestock Show: Rabbit Showmanship
5:00 p.m. OPENING CEREMONY of the 100th Stoughton Fair (Mandt Center)
5:00 p.m. Livestock Show: Rabbits & Cavies Judging
5:00 - 10:00 p.m. Midway Open: Wristbands $35
5:30 p.m. Arena: 4-H Youth Olympics HOSTED BY: THE Jimmy Brooks
7:00 - 9:00 p.m. BINGO (Mandt Center) $10 per Card
7:30 p.m. GRANDSTAND
“Monster Truck TOUR”
6:00-7:00 p.m. “PIT PARTY” autographs/pictures/RIDES!
7:30 p.m. SHOWTIME
*Beer/Malt Beverage Sales available with paid entry. ID required.
Thursday, July 2nd 2026
8:30 a.m. Livestock Show: Poultry Judging & Showmanship
8:30 a.m. Mandt Judging: Photography, Aerospace, Senior Citizen, Woodworking, Home Furnishings, Child Development, Clothing, Knitting & Crocheting, Crafts, Adult Open Class
9:00 a.m. Livestock Show: Dairy Cattle Showmanship & Judging
9:00 a.m. Mandt Judging: Cloverbuds, Explorers, Naturespace, Veterinary Science, Youth Leadership
10:00 a.m. Kiddie Petting Zoo/Education Building, Dairy Bar,
Food Vendors, Fair Kitchen, Commercial Vendors
Pig, Duck, Goat Races
FREE! Shows @ 2:00, 3:00, 4:00 and 5:00 p.m.
Noon - 4 p.m. Music Tent: “Courtney Dayne"
1:00 p.m. Mandt Judging: Dog Show
1:00 p.m. Livestock Show: Sheep Judging & Showmanship
1:00 - 10:00 p.m. Midway Open
5:00 - Until gone Annual Rib Dinner $20 (Outside Mandt Center)
7:30 p.m. GRANDSTAND
"CC Bucking Bulls Rodeo"
*Beer/Malt Beverage Sales available with paid entry. ID required.
Friday, July 3rd 2026
8:30 a.m. Livestock Show: Swine Judging
10:00 a.m. Kiddie Petting Zoo/Education Building, Dairy Bar,
Food Vendors, Fair Kitchen, Commercial Vendors
Pig, Duck, Goat Races
FREE! Shows @ 1:00, 2:00, 3:00, 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00 p.m.
Noon - 2 p.m. Music Tent: "Alexa Jensen"
12:30 p.m. Pizza Eating Contest, Ages 14 & under (Mandt Center) - Signup in Fair Office, first come first serve.
1:00 p.m. Pie Eating Contest, Ages 15 & Older (Mandt Center) - Signup in Fair Office, first come first serve.
1:00 - 10:00 p.m. Midway Open $35 wristbands.
5:00 p.m. Livestock Shows: Beef Open Show
5:00 p.m. Livestock Shows: Boer Goat Show
5:00 p.m. Annual Fish Fry (inside Mandt Center)
6:00 p.m. GRANDSTAND
"South Central WI and Badger Truck Pullers"
*Beer/Malt Beverage Sales available with paid entry. ID required.
Saturday, July 4th 2026
8:00 a.m. Livestock Show: Dairy Goat Judging
10:00 a.m. Mandt Center: “Kiddie Tractor Pull Competition”
10:00 a.m. Kiddie Petting Zoo/Education Building, Dairy Bar, Food Vendors, Fair Kitchen, Commercial Vendors
Pig, Duck, Goat Races.
FREE! Shows @ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7:00 p.m.
11:00 a.m. Mandt Judging: Pie Baking Contest
Noon - 3:00 p.m. Meat Animal Sale
Noon - 4 p.m. MUSIC TENT: "Jay Schroeder"
1:00 - 10:00 p.m. Midway Open
3:30 p.m. Mandt Center: “PIE AUCTION”
5:00 - until sold out Stoughton Fair Steak Dinner $20 (Mandt Center)
GRANDSTAND
"Stunt BMX, MTB, FMX and Motocross"
By Dialed Action Sports
Showtimes @ 1:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
*Beer/Malt Beverage Sales available with paid entry. ID required.
At Dusk FIREWORKS
Sunday, July 5th 2026
9:00 a.m. Mandt Center: Church Service by Christ the King
9:00 a.m. Little Britches Dairy Show
9:30 a.m. Livestock Show: Open Class Dairy
10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Kiddie Petting Zoo/Education Building, Dairy Bar,
Food Vendors, Fair Kitchen, Commercial Vendors
Pig, Duck, Goat Races
FREE! Shows @ 10:30, 1:00, 3:00 and 5:00 p.m.
10:00 a.m. GRANDSTAND
“Antique Tractor Pulls”
FREE SHOW
*Beer/Malt Beverage Sales available with paid entry. ID required.
11 a.m. - 1 p.m. "Car & Tractor Show "(behind the Grandstands)
11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Music Tent : “John Solis”
1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Midway Open
1:30 p.m. Show Arena: “Master Showmanship Competition”
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Livestock & Mandt Exhibit Release
