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<\/a><\/p>\nThe day is packed with family fun, beginning at 8:00 AM with livestock shows and the opening of the gates and box office. Guests can enjoy the Youth Parade, carnival rides, frog jumping competitions, pony rides, magic shows, scavenger hunts, live music, craft activities, and the popular Kids Pedal Tractor Pull throughout the day. Youth Stampede (Gymkhana) feel the arena at noon.<\/p>\n
Evening highlights include the Crowning of the Calaveras Rodeo Queen at 7:30 PM, followed by the Fair Dedication honoring the Broglio Family at 7:45 PM. The night continues with the Friends of the Fair Gold Rush $1,000 Drawing and the highly anticipated Miss Calaveras Scholarship Pageant at 8:00 PM on the Main Stage.<\/p>\n
All day attractions include The Mark Wilder Show, Sterling the Bubble Smith, the Old Engine Show, shopping, and plenty of fair food favorites for everyone to enjoy.<\/p>\n
Thursday, May 14, 2026 \u2013 Kids Day
\n🐸 Let Frogs Sing & Freedom Ring
\n🎉 Kids 12 & under FREE all day!
\n🎁 First 100 kids get a special gift!
\nTentative Schedule
\n🌅 Morning Kick-Off
\n8:00 AM
\n🎟 Gates & Box Office Open
\n🐷 Swine Show \u2013 Swine Ring
\n🐑 Sheep Show, followed by Goat Show \u2013 Tower Pavilion
\n9:00 AM
\n🐓 Poultry Show \u2013 Poultry Barn (Ag\u2019s our Bag Lawn)
\n🎉 Fair Fun Begins
\n10:00 AM
\n🎈 Youth Parade \u2013 Downtown Angels Camp
\n🛍 Buildings & Booths Open
\n🎩 Magic Bean Magic Show \u2013 Timber Town
\n🐴 Pony Rides \u2013 Ag\u2019s our Bag Lawn
\n🎨 Professional Art Show \u2013 Frogeteria
\n🕵 History Hop Scavenger Hunt \u2013 Tom Sawyer Hall (All Day)
\n📖 Book Mobile \u2013 Tom Sawyer Hall
\n📚 Dolly Pardon\u2019s Imagination Library \u2013 Kiddie Carnival
\n👕 Frogtown Merchandise Booth Opens \u2013 Near Front Gate
\n🐸 Frog Jumping Events
\n10:30 AM – 3:30 PM \u2013 Frog Jump Entry Booth Open \u2013 Main Stage
\n11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
\nFun Jump \u2013 Rosie the Ribiter Stage
\nCompetitive Frog Jumping \u2013 Main Stage
\n😴 Frogs on Break (No Jumping!) \u2013 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM
\n🎶 Late Morning Fun
\n10:30 AM
\n🥧 Daily Baking Contest (Apple Pie) \u2013 Tom Sawyer Hall
\n11:00 AM
\n🎸 Coventry & Kaluza \u2013 Lawn Stage
\n🚜 Kids Pedal Tractor Pull \u2013 Front Lawn
\n🎭 Craft Time \u2013 Tom Sawyer Hall
\n🪄Jeff Martin\u2019s Magic Science Show \u2013 Wine Pavilion (South Entrance)
\n🎶 Tom & Becky, followed by Salsa Duo \u2013 Tom Sawyer Hall Stage
\n🎠 Midday Magic
\n12:00 PM
\n✍ FREE Caricatures! (12:00 PM – 3:00 PM) Near Carnival Entrance
\n🎡 Carnival Opens
\n🐸 Frog Spa Tours \u2013 Under Main Stage
\n👑 Miss Calaveras Agriculture Pageant \u2013 Lawn Stage
\n💃 Tom & Becky, followed by Salsa Duo \u2013 Tom Sawyer Hall Stage
\n🤹 Cutest Show on Earth \u2013 Timber Town
\n🐴 Youth Stampede, followed by Youth Ranch Penning \u2013 Frogtown Arena
\n🎢 Early Afternoon Adventures
\n1:00 PM
\n🐰 Cavy Show, followed by Mini Member Rabbit Show \u2013 Rabbit Barn
\n🚜 Kids Pedal Tractor Pull \u2013 Front Lawn
\n🎵 Molly\u2019s Musical Adventure \u2013 Tom Sawyer Hall
\n🧩 Puzzle Time \u2013 Tom Sawyer Hall
\n🪄Jeff Martin\u2019s Magic Science Show \u2013 Wine Pavilion (South Entrance)
\n1:30 PM
\n🎪 Cutest Show on Earth \u2013 Timber Town
\n2:00 PM
\n🌺 Hula Hoop & Steer Roping Contest \u2013 Tom Sawyer Hall
\n🤠 Legends of the Pioneers \u2013 Front Lawn
\n🎩 Magic Bean Magic Show \u2013 Timber Town
\n📖 Tom & Becky, followed Salsa Duo \u2013 Tom Sawyer Hall Stage
\n🍭 Afternoon Highlights
\n3:00 PM
\n🎸 Coventry & Kaluza \u2013 Lawn Stage
\n🚜 Kids Pedal Tractor Pull \u2013 Front Lawn
\n🎶 Molly\u2019s Musical Adventure \u2013 Tom Sawyer Hall Stage
\n🥧 Pie Eating Contest \u2013 Tom Sawyer Hall
\n🎤 Walt Hoyt \u2013 Ranch House
\n🪄Jeff Martin\u2019s Magic Science Show \u2013 Wine Pavilion (South Entrance)
\n4:00 PM
\n👑 Rodeo Queen Competition \u2013 Ranch House
\n🎪 Cutest Show on Earth \u2013 Timber Town
\n🤠 Legends of the Pioneers \u2013 Lawn Stage
\n📖 Tom & Becky, followed by Salsa Duo \u2013 Tom Sawyer Hall Stage
\n🌆 Evening Entertainment
\n5:00 PM
\n🎸 Coventry & Kaluza \u2013 Lawn Stage
\n🎨 Craft Time \u2013 Tom Sawyer Hall
\n🎩 Magic Bean Magic Show \u2013 Timber Town
\n🎤 Michelle Lambert \u2013 Ranch House
\n🎶 Molly\u2019s Musical Adventure \u2013 Tom Sawyer Hall Stage
\n6:00 PM
\n🚜 Kids Pedal Tractor Pull \u2013 Front Lawn
\n6:30 PM
\n🐮 Livestock Costume Contest \u2013 Swine Ring
\n✨Nighttime Events
\n7:30 PM
\n👑 Crowning of the Calaveras Rodeo Queen \u2013 Main Stage
\n7:45 PM
\n🎉 Fair Dedication (Broglio Family) \u2013 Main Stage
\n8:00 PM
\n💰 Friends of the Fair – Gold Rush $1,000 Drawing \u2013 Main Stage, followed by:
\n👑 Miss Calaveras Scholarship Pageant \u2013 Main Stage
\n🌙 Closing Time
\n10:30 PM
\n🍻 Adult Beverage Booths Close
\n11:00 PM
\n🕚 Grounds Close
\nAll Day Attractions
\n🤹 The Mark Wilder Show
\n🫧Sterling the Bubble Smith
\n🛤 Old Engine Show
\n🌭 Fair Food
\n🛍 Shopping<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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