Schedule

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2025

Payment due for all County Steer Validation tags.

Saturday, December 6, 2025

County Steer Validation – North Texas Fair Grounds Saturday, December 20, 2025
All market and breeding entries are due through the Showman App (except market rabbits, breeding rabbits and fancy poultry).
Breeding entries MUST submit copy of papers at time of entry
– no exceptions.

Queen & Princess Nominations due via Google Form
Contact: dclaqueenprincess@gmail.com 940-368-3515

Sunday, January 4, 2026

Queen / Princess – First Meeting 2 – 4 pm
@ North Texas Fair & Rodeo Fair Hall

Sunday, February 1, 2026

Blue Ribbon Club Scholarship Applications due.
No late applications will be accepted, no exceptions.

Saturday, February 14, 2026

All Contest Entries – Skillathon, Creative Arts, Horticulture,
Public Speaking, Tractor Driving and Ag Mechanics due through the
Showman App.

Fancy Poultry, Breeding and Market Rabbits entries are due through the Showman App.

Saturday, February 21, 2026

9 am – 12 Noon
Horticulture Validation
@ North Texas Fair Grounds – Fair Hall
2217 N Carroll Blvd, Denton, TX 76201

Thursday, March 5, 2026

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Market Rabbit validation – Validation forms will be provided.
@ North Texas Fair Grounds – Fair Hall
2217 North Carroll Blvd, Denton, TX 76201

Sunday, March 29, 2026

1:00 pm Fair & Pen Setup – All 4H clubs and FFA Chapters to assist.

Monday, March 30, 2026

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, March 31, 2026

5:00 am
Gates Open
6:00 am – 8:00 am
Move-In
Breeding & Market Goats
8:30 am
Check In:
Breeding Goats
8:30 am – 10:00 am
Weigh In:
Market Goats
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 are 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 1, 2026

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 
Judging:
Queen / Princess Speeches – 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 nonsale/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 2, 2026

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.
12:00 Noon
Judging:
Ag Mechanics
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.
4:00 pm
Queen & Princess interviews
6:00 pm
All ag mechanics projects must be moved out, except the 3 sale making projects.
9:00 pm
Gates Close

Friday, April 3, 2026

5:00 am
Gates Open
7:00 am – 8:00 am
Move-In
Market Rabbits
7:30 am
Disqualification of Market Rabbits
8:30 am
Judging:
Market Rabbits
9:00 am
Move In:
Breeding Rabbits
Judging:
Following Market Rabbit Show
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.

10:00 am

Final Queen & Princess ticket turn-in @ Fair Hall

1:00 pm
Contest:
Tractor Driving
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Release Creative Arts entries

6:00 pm
Youth Rodeo & Queen and Princess Selection

9:00 pm
Gates Close

Saturday, April 4, 2026

50th 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

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

To learn more about the auction, to RSVP and for Buyer Pre-registration visit the auction page.