July 24 - 27

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, 2025 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.

Click Here to access the Livestock Show Schedule

2025 Livestock Exhibitor Guide Coming Soon!

Market Beef

• Deadline to request Tags is January 24, 2025.
• Pick up your tags on January 25, 2025 from 9:00-11:00 a.m. at The Center (110 County Fair Avenue, Caldwell, ID 83605)
• Online declarations open January 25, 2025. Declaration Instructions
• Deadline to submit online declaration is February 24, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. EXTENDED to March 10 at 11:59 p.m.
• Market Animal Care and Wellness Compliance – Submit for Each Animal Declared

Market Broilers

• To participate, please call the Fair Office at (208) 614-5066 or email livestock@canyoncountyfair.org
• Market Animal Care and Wellness Compliance – Submit for Each Exhibitor

Market Goat

• Deadline to request Tags is April 25, 2025.
• Pick up your tags on April 26, 2025 from 9:00-11:00 a.m. at The Center (110 County Fair Avenue, Caldwell, ID 83605)
• Online declarations open April 26, 2025. Declaration Instructions
• Deadline to submit online declaration is May 12, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. Declare Online
• Market Animal Care and Wellness Compliance – Submit for Each Animal Declared

Market Sheep

• Deadline to request Tags is April 25, 2025.
• Pick up your tags on April 26, 2025 from 9:00-11:00 a.m. at The Center (110 County Fair Avenue, Caldwell, ID 83605)
• Online declarations open April 26, 2025. Declaration Instructions
• Deadline to submit online declaration is May 12, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. Declare Online
• Market Animal Care and Wellness Compliance – Submit for Each Animal Declared

Market Swine

• Deadline to request Tags is March 14, 2025.
• Pick up your tags on March 15, 2025 from 9:00-11:00 a.m. at The Center (110 County Fair Avenue, Caldwell, ID 83605)
• Online declarations open March 15, 2025. Declaration Instructions
• Deadline to submit online declaration is April 14, 2025 at 11:59 p.m.
• Market Animal Care and Wellness Compliance – Submit for Each Animal Declared

Horse

• Deadline to submit online declaration is April 15, 2025.

• For all species you MUST enter online between June 1 and June 16, 2025.
  – All species include: Beef Cattle, Bucket Calf, Cavy, 4-H Cloverbud, Dairy Cattle, Dairy Goat, Dog, Horse, Meat Goat, Poultry, Pygmy Goat, Rabbit, Sheep, and Swine
• Submit online entries at https://canyonsale.fairwire.com

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 HERE
• 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 2025. Safety is our top priority in the show ring. We aim for calf size that is manageable for the youth exhibitor.
• Only one Bucket Calf per Junior Livestock Exhibitor may be shown at fair.

The Bucket Calf Show

• Date: Friday, July 25
• Time: 5:25 p.m.
• Location: D&B Show Ring located in O’Connor Field House (2207 Blaine Street, Caldwell, ID 83605)

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.

Saturday, July 26 at 10:00 a.m. in the Fair Building located at 111 S. 22nd Avenue, Caldwell, ID 83605

• Buyers Breakfast Sponsored by the Caldwell/Nampa Chambers of Commerce Agri-Business Committee
  – Saturday, July 26 8:30 – 10:00 a.m. in O’Connor Field House located at 2207 Blaine St, Caldwell, ID 83605
• 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