July 23 - 26

Each exhibitor must be a member, in good standing, of the Fair Junior Livestock Program, a 4-H club, or FFA chapter in Canyon County. Exhibitors must declare their organization at declaration and Fair entry deadlines.

Canyon County Fair Junior Livestock Program

• Youth must be 8 to 18 years old as of January 1 of the current year and must reside in Canyon County.
• To participate in Junior Livestock Program, contact the Fair Office at 208-455-8500 or email livestock@canyoncountyfair.org

4-H Participation

• An individual must be 8 to 18 years old at the beginning of the calendar year (January 1 of the current year).
• 4-H Cloverbuds (5 to 7 years old on January 1, current year) are eligible to exhibit small animals in the showmanship class only. This class is participation only and applies to cavies, dogs (that weight less than the exhibitor), mini goats, poultry, pygmy goats, and rabbits. Cloverbuds may not be involved in large animal projects, competitive situations, and projects involving firearms or motorized vehicles.
• To participate in 4-H and/or 4-H Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS), contact Canyon County Extension at 208-459-6003 or email canyon@uidaho.edu

FFA Participation

• FFA members must have completed one year of Ag Science Education to be an exhibitor at the Fair.
• To participate in FFA contact your high school FFA advisor.

Eligibility Exceptions

• Ada County 4-H and FFA members may exhibit market livestock, breeding livestock (except horse) and small animals.
• FFA members that are Canyon County residents (but not members of a Canyon or Ada County FFA chapter) and denied entry to the Owyhee County Fair may exhibit market livestock, breeding livestock and small animals. Proof of Canyon County residency and proof of official denial from the Owyhee County Fair are required.

Contact Canyon County Extension office at 208-459-6003 or email canyon@uidaho.edu if you have questions about:

• Participating in 4-H
• 4-H Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) Projects

Contact the Canyon County Fair at 208-455-8500 if you have questions about:

• Showing livestock at fair
• Junior Livestock Program

Market Livestock Sale Committee

• All livestock sale, add-on, and buyer questions can be answered by the Market Livestock Sale Committee by calling Trey Roberts at 208-249-6118.

2026 Livestock Show Schedule Coming Soon!

2026 Livestock Exhibitor Guide Coming Soon!

• 2026 Horse Patterns will be posted July 1
• Canyon County Horse Show Classes & Rules

What is a Bucket Calf? A Bucket Calf is an orphan or newborn calf acquired when it is one (1) to ten (10) days old.  The calf may be male or female, and may be a beef calf or a dairy calf. The calf is started on a bottle/bucket and nipple.  No calves that are nursing should be used for the Bucket Calf Program.

What is the Bucket Calf Program? The Bucket Calf Program is designed to introduce youth ages 5 to 8 years of age, to beef and dairy cattle.  By allowing younger children the experience of working with a bucket calf, youth exhibitors are provided an opportunity to become comfortable with their own cattle project, working with a smaller, less intimidating size animal as it grows.

This is program designed to be a short-term project with calves acquired in the spring and finalized with showing them at the Canyon County Fair. The Bucket Calf Program will follow the general rules, livestock health requirements, and information outlined in the Livestock Exhibitor Guide.

Requirements for Entering a Bucket Calf at the Canyon County Fair:

• Youth must be between the ages of 5 and 8 as of January 1 of the current year.
• Enroll in the Junior Livestock Program. Contact the Fair Office at 208-455-8500 or email livestock@canyoncountyfair.org.
• Submit Livestock Entry Online: Entry link will become available on June 1 and closes June 16.
• Calves must be born between February 15 and April 15 of the current year.
• Only one Bucket Calf per Junior Livestock Exhibitor may be shown at fair.

Bucket Calf Show

• Date: TBD
• Time: TBD
• Location: D&B Show Ring located in O’Connor Field House (2207 Blaine Street, Caldwell, ID 83605)

• The Market Livestock Sale is Saturday, July 25 at 10:00 a.m. in the Fair Building located at 111 S. 22nd Avenue, Caldwell, ID 83605
• Market Livestock Sale Buyers are invited to a breakfast sponsored by the Caldwell/Nampa Chambers of Commerce Agri-Business Committee on Saturday, July 25 from 8:30 – 10:00 a.m. in O’Connor Field House located at 2207 Blaine St, Caldwell, ID 83605. Buyers should enter the Fair through Gate 1 (red ticket booth) on S 22nd Avenue.
• All livestock sale, add-on, and buyer questions can be answered by the Market Livestock Sale Committee by calling Trey Roberts at 208-249-6118.
• 2024 Market Livestock Sale Supporters
• Market Livestock Sale Add-On Form

• Market Beef
  • Grand Champion: Audrey Millsaps
  • Reserve Grand Champion: Morgan Fuhriman
• Market Meat Goat
  • Grand Champion: Alexis Kueffler
  • Reserve Grand Champion: Remington Vance
• Market Swine 
  • Grand Champion: Waverly Millard
  • Reserve Grand Champion: Emma Hacker
• Market Sheep
  • Grand Champion: Rosa Mendiola
  • Reserve Grand Champion: Waverly Millard
• Market Broilers
  • Grand Champion: Arria Korn
  • Reserve Grand Champion: James Landers