Wednesday — Senior Day

• 11 a.m. — Cheerleading demonstrations at the grandstand.

• 5:30 p.m. — Open draft pony Pig Iron Derby at the grandstand.

• 6 p.m. — Open draft horse Pig Iron Derby at the grandstand.

• 6:30 p.m. — Arts and Crafts “Movie Night celebrating the Wizard of Oz” on the main concourse stage.

Thursday — Youth Day

• 10 a.m. — Opening day ribbon cutting at the Event Center Stage.

• 11 a.m. — High school band show in the grandstand.

• 2 p.m. — Coronation of Mahoning County Junior Fair king and queen.

• 5:30 p.m. — Junior Fair Auction in the Event Center — goat milk fudge, rabbit meat pens and market goats.

• 6 p.m. — Ag Day on the race track (sponsored by Springfield Ruritans).

• 6:30 p.m. — “Focaccia Bread Edible Art” in the gazebo behind the Fine Arts Building 2.

• 7 p.m. — Junior Fair Auction in the Event Center — market lamb and market swine.

Friday — Senior Day

• 1:15 p.m. — “Rebuilding the Reuben” at the Hay and Grain Building 26.

• 3 p.m. — Bike night on the main concourse.

• 4 p.m. — Junior Fair Auction in the Event Center — market poultry.

• 7 p.m. — Junior Fair Auction in the Event Center — market beef.

• 8 p.m. — World’s Largest Demolition Derby at the grandstand.

Saturday, Aug. 31

• 11 a.m. — Harness racing / parimutuel betting at the grandstand.

• 2:30 p.m. (approximatley) — Wiener dog racing at the grandstand

• 7 p.m. — Championship truck-and-tractor pull at the grandstand.

Sunday, Sept. 1

• 8 a.m. — Rooster Run 5K / Kids fun run on the main concourse.

• 8 a.m. — Catholic worship service on the Concourse Stage.

• 10 a.m. — Praise and worship service at the grandstand.

• Noon — Junior Saddle Horse Drill Team in the Junior Fair Saddle Horse Ring.

• 12:30 p.m. — Amateur fiddler contest in the East Horse Area.

• 1 p.m. — Dress-A-Cow contest in the Cattle Arena Building 61.

• 1:30 p.m. — Junior Fair cooking challenge on the Event Center Stage.

• 7:30 p.m. — Brantley Gilbert concert at the grandstand.

Monday, Sept. 2

• 8 a.m. — 4-H Saddle Horse Fun Show at the Junior Fair Saddle Horse Ring.

• 9:30-10 a.m. — Rooster crowing contest at Show Coliseum Building 8.

• 10 a.m. — Junior Fair auction — dairy cheese.

• 11 a.m. — Harness racing / parimutuel betting at the grandstand.

• 11 a.m. — Junior Fair auction in the Event Center — beef feeders, beef heifer feeders and dairy feeders.

• 12:30 p.m. — Mule Racing at the grandstand.

• 7 p.m. — Daughtry, Buckcherry and Hinder Concert at the grandstand.

Staff photo / J.T. Whitehouse
A crew from Reithoffer Shows Inc. installs a roller coaster with the help of a crane owned by Diamond Steel of North Canton. The crane also was used to assemble the large Dutch Wheel that will be at the center of the fairgrounds. The 178th annual Canfield Fair begins Wednesday.