Schedule
DCLAYF Updated Schedule
2025 Schedule
** Subject to Change with notice
March 31 – April 5, 2025
** All market steers, lambs, goats, barrows and gilts must be state validated.
** All breeding heifers, sheep, goats and swine must be state validated.
Saturday, December 21, 2024
All market and breeding entries are due in DCLA Office, with Entry and summary forms and payment (except market rabbits,
Breeding rabbits and fancy poultry). Breeding entries MUST submit copy of papers at time of entry – no exceptions.
Ag Mechanics entries due.
All entries must be turned in by chapter FFA advisor, FCCLA advisor or AgriLife Extension agent. No exceptions – No individual entries will be accepted.
Mail: DCLA, P.O. Box 887, Krum, TX 76249
Dropoff: Contact Ralph Hawkins to make arrangements 940.367.4633
Queen & Princess Nominations due via Google Form Contact: dclaqueenprincess@gmail.com 940-368-3515
Saturday, January 4, 2025
Queen / Princess – First Meeting, 2 – 4 pm @ North Texas Fair & Rodeo Fair Hall
Saturday, February 1, 2025
Blue Ribbon Club Scholarship Applications due. No late applications will be accepted, no exceptions.
Saturday, February 15, 2025
All Contest Entries – Skillathon, Creative Arts, Horticulture,
Public Speaking and tractor Driving due in DCLA office including entry forms, summary forms and payment.
Fancy Poultry, Breeding and Market Rabbits entries are due in DCLA office including entry forms, summary forms and payment.
All entries must be turned in by chapter FFA advisor, FCCLA advisor or AgriLife Extension agent. No exceptions – No individual entries will be accepted.
February 15, 2025
9 am – 12 Noon Horticulture Validation @ Agri-Life Extension Office, Hulcher Building, 611 Kimberly Dr, Ste 151, Denton TX 76208
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Market Rabbit validation – Validation forms will be provided. @ Denton High School Ag Shop, 3001 Bronco Way, Denton, TX 76208
Sunday, March 30, 2025
1:00 pm Fair & Pen Setup – All 4H Clubs & FFA Chapters to assist
Monday, March 31, 2025
5:00 am Gates Open
6:00 am – 8:00 am Move-In Breeding Swine
7:00 am – 8:00 am Move-In Breeding Poultry (Fancy Chickens)
8:30 am Check In Breeding Poultry
9:00 am Check In Breeding Swine
9:00 am Judging: Breeding Poultry
10:00 am Judging: Breeding Swine (All entries release after breeding show & pens cleaned)
2:30 pm Contest: Livestock Skillathon
7:00 pm BLUE RIBBON CLUB SCHOLARSHIP PRESENTATION & DINNER
9:00 pm Gates Close
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
5:00 am Gates Open
6:00 am – 8:00 am Move-In Breeding & Market Goats
7:00 am – 8:00 am Move-In Market Rabbits
7:30 am Disqualification of Market Rabbits
8:30 am Judging: Market Rabbits
8:30 am Check In: Breeding Goats
8:30 am – 10:00 am Weigh In: Market Goats
9:00 am Move In: Breeding Rabbits
Judging: Following Market Rabbit Show
10:00 am Contest: Public Speaking: All exhibitors will be assigned a time slot. **Goat Exhibitors will be first, followed by remaining contestants.
1:00 pm Judging: Breeding Goats followed by breeding goat showmanship
Judging : Market Goats followed by market goat showmanship ** 15 minutes after conclusion of breeding
Goat showmanship
All breeding and non sale/non floor entries must move out after the market goat showmanship and pens cleaned. All sale / floor goats must be relocated to their respective pens on grounds.
6:00 pm – 8:30 pm Move In: Market Swine – provided goat show is concluded.
May stage prior to move in ONLY at end of rodeo arena
9:00 pm Gates Close
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
5:00 am Gates Open
5:00 am – 8:00 am Move-In Market Swine
6:00 am – 8:00 am Move-In Breeding Sheep & Market Lambs
8:00 am – 9:00 am Weigh In: Market Lambs
9:00 am – 9:30 am Weigh In: Commercial Breeding Sheep
8:00 am – 11:00 am Move in: Creative Arts & Horticulture entries
9:30 am – 10:00 am Check In: Breeding Sheep
9:30 am – 11:00 am Weigh In: Market Swine
11:00 am Queen / Princess Speeches in the livestock show arena
11:30 am Judging: Horticulture for freshness
1:00 pm Judging: Registered Breeding / Commercial Breeding Sheep
Followed by breeding sheep showmanship
Judging : **Market Lambs followed by market lamb showmanship ** 15 minutes after conclusion of breeding lamb
showmanship
At conclusion of market lamb showmanship all breeding and non sale/non floor entries must move out and pens cleaned.
All sale / floor goats must be relocated to their respective pens on grounds.
1:00 pm Judging: Creative Arts
3:00 pm – 6:30 pm Move in: Ag Mechanics entries
9:00 pm Gates Close
Thursday, April 3, 2025
5:00 am Gates Open
7:00 am – 8:00 am Move-In Market Broilers
7:30 am – 1:00 pm Move-In Breeding Heifers
9:30 am Judging: Market broilers
11:00 am – 1:00 pm Weigh In Market Steers Order: American, British, Exotic
Check in: Breeding Heifers immediately following market steer
Weigh in and will close at 4 pm.
1:00 pm Judging: Commercial Sifted Swine – 1 class
Judging : Market Swine immediately following commercial swine
Market Swine showmanship following market swine.
At conclusion of market swine showmanship all non sale /non floor entries must move out and pens cleaned.
1:00 pm Judging: Ag mechanics
4:00 pm Queen & Princess interviews
6:00 pm All ag mechanics projects must be moved out, except the 3 sale projects.
9:00 pm Gates Close
Friday, April 4, 2025
5:00 am Gates Open
9:00 am Judging: Market steers followed by market steer showmanship.
** 30 minutes after the conclusion of the market steer show, any changes to sale slots resulting from the market steer show, must be turned in at Livestock Office.
Judging: Breeding heifers and heifer showmanship immediately following conclusion of market steer show.
At conclusion of breeding heifer show, all breeding and non sale /non floor market steer entries must move out and pens cleaned.
1:00 pm Contest: Tractor Driving
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Release Creative Arts entries
6:00 pm Final Queen & Princess ticket turn-in @ Livestock Office.
9:00 pm Gates Close
Saturday, April 5, 2025
49th Annual Youth Fair Buyers Reception & Auction*
North Texas Fairgrounds, 2217 N. Carroll Blvd, Denton, TX 76201
10:00 am Buyer Registration Opens
Buyer Reception @ Grand Champion Club Tent
11:00 am Silent Auction Opens
11:00 am Grand Champion & Reserve Champion Pictures
11:45 am Special Awards and Auction Announcements
12:00 Noon Live Auction Begins
1:00 pm Silent Auction Closes
6:00 pm Youth Rodeo & Queen and Princess Selection
** Slack if needed will be Friday, April 4, 2025 - TBD