JULY 10-18, 2026

Countdown to the
2026 Putnam County Fair!

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2026 Putnam County Fair
Sponsorship Application

2025 Miss Putnam County Fair Queen,
Teen, & Pre-Teen Pageant Application

2025 Kids Pageant Application

2025 Schedule

*Subject to Change

Friday

8:30 AM - 12:00 PM - Registration of all 4-H & Open class Exhibits at the Putnam County Extension Office

12:00 PM - 6:00 PM - Register all Project Exhibits, Agricultural and Home Arts Exhibits (Exhibit Hall)

12:00 PM - 7:00 PM - Register All Livestock Exhibits (except rabbits) at Livestock barn.

4:00 PM - 7:00 PM - Register all Market and Open Rabbit Exhibits at Rabbit Hutch

6:00 PM – 2025 Fair Officially Opens

6:00 PM - 11:00 PM- Ron & Debi’s Petting Zoo

6:30 PM - 11:00 PM - Gambill Amusement Carnival Open

7:00 PM BINGO (Entertainment Tent)

7:00 PM - Mandatory Meeting for all Food Vendors at 4- H Food Booth

7:30 PM - Mandatory Meeting for all Livestock Exhibitors and Parents at Show/Sale Arena

8:00 PM - Non-Friction (Main Stage)

11:00 PM - Fair Closes

Saturday

11:00 AM - Gates Open

11:00 AM - 11:00 PM- Ron & Debi’s Petting Zoo

11:30 AM - Kids pageant ages newborn-24 months (Entertainment Tent)
(Check in at 11:00 AM)

1:00 PM-11:00 PM - Gambill Amusement Carnival Open
(Closed from 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM for dinner)

  1:30 PM - Kids pageant ages 25 mos.- 10 yrs (Entertainment Tent)
(Check in at 1:00 PM)

3:00 PM - 9:00 PM - Exhibit Hall Open

3:30 PM- Great Lakes Timber Show

5:00 PM - American Farm Pullers Association Truck and Tractor Pulls (Motorized Events Complex)
(Registration 4:00 PM)

6:30 PM- Great Lakes Timber Show (Midway)

6:00 PM - Pet Show Sponsored by Pooch’s Resort (Show/Sale Arena)
(Registration at 5:30 PM)

8:00 PM- Coronation of the 2025 Miss Putnam County Fair Queen (Amphitheater)

8:30 PM – Austin Williams (Amphitheater)

9:30 PM- Great Lakes Timber Show (Midway)

11:00 PM- Fair Closes

Sunday

10:00 AM - Cowboy Church (Show/Sale Arena)

11:00 AM - Gates Open

11:00 AM - 9:30 PM- Ron and Debi’s Petting Zoo

12:00 PM - 9:00 PM - Exhibit Hall Open

1:00 PM - 9:00 PM - Gambill Amusement Carnival Open

1:00 PM & 3:00 PM - Appalachian Lads & Lassies (Entertainment Tent)(2 Shows)

1:00 PM - Eggs/Poultry Project Judging (Show/Sale Arena)

2:00 PM & 4:00 PM - Guyan River Cloggers (2 Shows)

3:00 PM - Youth and Open Pet Rabbit Show Market Rabbit Show (Show/Sale Arena)
Showmanship to Follow

3:30 PM- Great Lakes Timber Show

4:00 PM - Kid’s Kid Goat/Lamb Show (Show/Sale Arena)

5:00 PM - Meat Goats Show (Show/Sale Arena) Showmanship to follow.

6:00 PM - Great Lakes Timber Show

6:30 PM - Ewe & Me Show, immediately followed by

Market Lambs (Show/Sale Arena)
Showmanship to Follow.

7:00 PM – Mason Adkins (Entertainment Tent)

9:00 PM - Market Hog Showmanship Practice (Show/Sale Arena)

9:30 PM - Fair Closes

Monday

4:00 PM - Gates Open

4:00 PM - 9:00 PM - Exhibit Hall Open

4:00 PM - 11:00 PM - Ron & Debi’s Petting Zoo

6:00 PM & 9:00 PM - Great Lakes Timber Show

6:00 PM - Demolition Derby Registration Opens (Motorized Events Complex)

6:30 PM - 11:00 PM - Gambill Amusement Carnival Open

7:00 PM - 11:00 PM - Karaoke (Entertainment Tent)

8:00 PM - Market Hog Show (Show/Sale Arena) 8:00 PM - Demolition Derby Sponsored by Mike Kirtley Insurance (Motorized Events Complex)

11:00 PM - Fair Closes

Tuesday

9:00 AM - Market Hog Showmanship (Show/Sale Arena)

4:00 PM - Gates Open

4:00 PM-9:00 PM - Exhibit Hall Open

4:00 PM - 11:00 PM - Ron & Debi’s Petting Zoo

6:00 PM & 9:00 PM - Great Lakes Timber Show

6:30 PM  - 11:00 PM - Gambill Amusement Carnival Open

6:30 PM - Market Steer Show (Show/Sale Arena)
Showmanship to Follow

6:00 PM - Wrestling (Entertainment Tent)

7:30 PM - SEBRA Bulls and Barrels Rodeo (Motorized Events Complex)

11:00 PM - Fair Closes

Wednesday

4:00 PM - Gates Open

4:00 PM - 9:00 PM - Exhibit Hall Open

4:00 PM - 11:00 PM - Ron & Debi’s Petting Zoo

 5:00 PM & 9:00 PM - Great Lakes Timber Show

6:00 PM- Kids Kar Extravaganza Sponsored by DQ Eleanor (Motorized Track Complex)

6:30 PM - 11:00 PM - Gambill Amusement Carnival Open

6:30 PM - Heifer Show; Feeder Calves Show (Show/Sale Arena)
Showmanship to Follow Combined classes

 7:00 PM - Wrestling (Entertainment Tent)

9:00 PM - Master Showmanship Practice (Show/Sale arena)

11:00 PM - Fair Closes

Thursday

4:00 PM - Gates Open

4:00 PM - 9:00 PM - Exhibit Hall Open

4:00 PM - 11:00 PM - Ron & Debi’s Petting Zoo

5:00 PM & 9:00 PM - Great Lakes Timber Show

6:00 PM - Jr. & Sr. Master Showmanship Jr., Old Timers Show will follow (Show/Sale Arena)

6:00 PM- Lawn Mower Registration

6:30 PM - 11:00 PM - Gambill Amusement Carnival Open

6:00 PM- Inheritance Gospel Night Sponsored by Solid Rock Investigations (Entertainment Tent)

8:00 PM - Lawn Mower Races Sponsored by Haven of Rest Memorial Gardens (Motorized Events Complex)

11:00 PM - Fair Closes

Friday

2:00 PM - Track Gate Only Opens

2:30 - 6:00 PM - Motocross Registration

4:00 PM - Gates Open

4:00 PM - 9:00 PM - Exhibit Hall Open

4:00 PM - 11:00 PM - Ron & Debi’s Petting Zoo

5:00 PM - Putnam County Fair Annual Livestock Auction (Show/Sale Arena)
(Registration at 4:00 PM)

5:00 PM, 7:00 PM, 9:00 PM - Great Lakes Timber Show

6:30 PM - 11:00 PM - Gambill Amusement Carnival Open

7:00 PM - REDEFYNED (Entertainment Tent)

8:00 PM - Motocross Races
Sponsored by Lovejoy Racing (Motorized Events Complex)
(Riders Meeting at 6:10 PM) (Practice at 6:30 PM)

11:00 PM - Fair Closes

Saturday

8:00 AM- Track Gate Opens

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM - 4-Wheel Drive Mud Run Registration (Motorized Events Complex)

10:00 AM - Fair Opens

10:00 AM - 11:30 PM - Ron & Debi’s Petting Zoo

12:00 PM - 9:00 PM - Exhibit Hall Open

12:00 PM - Hot Dog Eating Contest (Entertainment Tent)

12:30 PM, 3:30 PM, 5:30 PM - Great Lakes Timber Show

1:00 PM-11:00 PM - Gambill Amusement Carnival Open
(Closed from 5:00 PM-6:30 PM for dinner)

1:00 PM - 4-Wheel Drive Mud Run (Motorized Events Complex)

7:00 PM - YEE HA-HA! Comedy Show Featuring “Cornbread” Kenny Lee Robinson (Entertainment Tent)

8:30 PM- Dalton Dover (Amphitheater)

9:30 PM - 11:30 PM - Exhibit Hall projects released.

10:00 PM - FIREWORKS Sponsored by Putnam County Bank

11:30 PM - 2025 Fair Closes

Sunday

All chairpersons are responsible for clean-up and winterizing of their areas.

7:00 AM - 10:00 AM - Animals MUST be removed from the fairgrounds.
(Stalls must be cleaned out by 11:00 AM)

8:00 AM - 11:00 AM - Exhibits MUST be removed from the Exhibit Hall

Daily Admission Ticket:

Includes rides, entertainment, and track events – good only for the day they are purchased.

Season Pass:

Includes rides, entertainment, and track events for all 9 days – great discount if attending the fair all 9 days.

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4 hours ago
Putnam County Fair

Our Putnam County 4-H is doing big things! 🍀 Congratulations to all of the participants- this is the future of agriculture in #PutnamWV 🙌 ... See MoreSee Less

Our Putnam County 4-H is doing big things! 🍀 Congratulations to all of the participants- this is the future of agriculture in #PutnamWV 🙌
5 hours ago
Putnam County Fair

Big thanks to Jeff & Jessie from the 97.5 WQBE-FM Morning Show for helping us kick off our 2026 concert announcements this morning! 🎤✨

We couldn’t have asked for a better way to start the excitement than sharing our first big reveal- Drew Baldridge is officially headed to the Putnam County Fair! 🎶

We appreciate our friends at WQBE for always supporting the fair and helping us bring the energy to Putnam County. This is just the beginning… 👀🔥

#PutnamCountyFairWV #PutnamWV #WQBE #DrewBaldridge #CountryMusic #MondayMotivation
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Big thanks to Jeff & Jessie from the 97.5 WQBE-FM Morning Show for helping us kick off our 2026 concert announcements this morning! 🎤✨

We couldn’t have asked for a better way to start the excitement than sharing our first big reveal- Drew Baldridge is officially headed to the Putnam County Fair! 🎶

We appreciate our friends at WQBE for always supporting the fair and helping us bring the energy to Putnam County. This is just the beginning… 👀🔥

#PutnamCountyFairWV #PutnamWV #WQBE #DrewBaldridge #CountryMusic #MondayMotivation
7 hours ago
Putnam County Fair

🎉🎡 BIG NEWS, PUTNAM COUNTY 🎡🎉

You’ve heard it on 97.5 WQBE-FM and now it’s Facebook official: We’re bringing chart-topping country artist Drew Baldridge to the Putnam County Fair stage!

From his viral, Gold-certified hit “She’s Somebody’s Daughter” to his Top 10 single “Tough People,” Drew has become one of country music’s most exciting rising stars- earning over 1.1 BILLION streams and impressions and making history as the first independent artist to hit #1 with a debut single.

He’s shared the stage with names like Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean, and Cody Johnson- and now he’s bringing that same energy right here to #PutnamWV

🎤 Live at the Putnam County Fair
📅 Saturday, July 18th
📍 Putnam County Fairgrounds in Eleanor, WV

Bring your friends, your family, and your favorite folding chair… this is one you won’t want to miss.

🎟️ Included with your $15 fair admission

🎡 Purchase your tickets on our website here: www.putnamcountyfairwv.com

#PutnamCountyFairWV #LiveMusicWV #CountryConcert #WVEvents #CountyFair #SummerConcert
... See MoreSee Less

🎉🎡 BIG NEWS, PUTNAM COUNTY 🎡🎉

You’ve heard it on 97.5 WQBE-FM  and now it’s Facebook official: We’re bringing chart-topping country artist Drew Baldridge to the Putnam County Fair stage!

From his viral, Gold-certified hit “She’s Somebody’s Daughter” to his Top 10 single “Tough People,” Drew has become one of country music’s most exciting rising stars- earning over 1.1 BILLION streams and impressions and making history as the first independent artist to hit #1 with a debut single.

He’s shared the stage with names like Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean, and Cody Johnson- and now he’s bringing that same energy right here to #PutnamWV

🎤 Live at the Putnam County Fair
 📅 Saturday, July 18th 
 📍 Putnam County Fairgrounds in Eleanor, WV

Bring your friends, your family, and your favorite folding chair… this is one you won’t want to miss.

🎟️ Included with your $15 fair admission

 🎡 Purchase your tickets on our website here: www.putnamcountyfairwv.com

#PutnamCountyFairWV #LiveMusicWV #CountryConcert #WVEvents #CountyFair #SummerConcert
9 hours ago
Putnam County Fair

Tune in to 97.5 WQBE-FM this morning for our first concert announcement of 2026! 📻 👂 🎶 ... See MoreSee Less

20 hours ago
Putnam County Fair

📸 Sneak peek 👑✨

Queen Miranda Witt stepped in front of the lens with Ed Conner of Conner Photography and we’re already loving what we’re seeing…

This session really captured the elegant drama of the crown and title and we can’t wait to share more from this shoot… stay tuned. 📸

#PutnamCountyFairWV #PutnamWV #FairQueen #QueensInAction #wvphotographer #pageant #ConnerPhotography
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📸 Sneak peek 👑✨

Queen Miranda Witt stepped in front of the lens with Ed Conner of Conner Photography and we’re already loving what we’re seeing…

This session really captured the elegant drama of the crown and title and we can’t wait to share more from this shoot… stay tuned. 📸

#PutnamCountyFairWV #PutnamWV #FairQueen #QueensInAction #wvphotographer #pageant #ConnerPhotography
21 hours ago
Putnam County Fair

Tomorrow morning… it’s time #PutnamWV. 🎶🔥

We’re kicking off our first entertainment announcement of the summer LIVE with our friends at 97.5 WQBE-FM

📅 Monday, April 13
🎙️ Morning Show (8am)

Set your alarm, turn it up, and be ready… 👀

#PutnamCountyFairWV #PutnamWV #TuneInTurnItUp #FairSeason #ConcertAnnouncement #LiveMusic #WQBE
... See MoreSee Less

Tomorrow morning… it’s time #PutnamWV. 🎶🔥

We’re kicking off our first entertainment announcement of the summer LIVE with our friends at 97.5 WQBE-FM 

📅 Monday, April 13
🎙️ Morning Show (8am)

Set your alarm, turn it up, and be ready… 👀

#PutnamCountyFairWV #PutnamWV #TuneInTurnItUp #FairSeason #ConcertAnnouncement #LiveMusic #WQBE
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The Putnam County Fair is one of my favorite weeks of the year! They always try to put on quality entertainment on the track & stage!

-Tabitha

First time going and it was the best fair I have been to in a long time.

-Christina

Family fun and then some! Would recommend to anyone ????????

-Amber