LIVESTOCK SHOW INFORMATION
2026 SCHEDULE
Livestock Show
Lights, Camera, Fair! It's Showtime!
86th Union County Fair • September 22 to 26, 2026Livestock Barn • Union County Fairgrounds, El Dorado, Arkansas
Show Days
Sept 22 & 23Small stock and small ruminants Tuesday, beef and swine Wednesday.
Jr. Livestock Sale
Fri, Sept 2512:30 p.m. in the Livestock Barn. Buyers and families welcome.
Livestock Show Gate
2:30 p.m.Tuesday and Wednesday, $7.00 admission for the show only.
Barn Hours
7 a.m. to 9 p.m.Exhibitor access starts at 7:00 a.m. The barn is not open to the public before 2:30 p.m.
Only a few of our shows carry a set clock time. The rest roll straight into the one before them, so once the first class steps in the ring, everything after it runs back to back. Here is the order to expect.
- Poultry Judging3:30 p.m. Barn closed for exhibitors.
- Poultry ShowmanshipAfter poultry judging wraps up
- Rabbit Judging3:30 p.m.
- Rabbit ShowmanshipAfter rabbit judging wraps up
- Goat JudgingFollowing the rabbit show
- Goat ShowmanshipAfter goat judging wraps up
- Sheep JudgingFollowing the goat show
- Sheep ShowmanshipAfter sheep judging wraps up
- Beef Judging4:00 p.m.
- Beef ShowmanshipAfter beef judging wraps up
- Swine JudgingFollowing the beef show
- Swine ShowmanshipAfter swine judging wraps up
Everything a livestock family needs to have on the calendar, from testing day in early September through exhibit and premium check pickup the Monday after the fair.
- 1:30 to 4:00 p.m. Poultry Pullorum-Typhoid TestingHeld at the Fairgrounds. Birds must be tested before check-in.
- 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.Poultry Check-In
- 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.Animals May Arrive
- 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.Receiving Rabbits
- 5:00 p.m.Market Animal Weigh In
- 8:00 p.m.Barn Closes
- 7:00 a.m.Barn OpensNot open to public
- 2:30 p.m.Gate Opens for Livestock Show Only$7 Admission
- 3:30 p.m.Poultry JudgingBarn closed for exhibitors
- TBDPoultry ShowmanshipAfter completion of poultry judging
- 3:30 p.m.Rabbit Judging
- TBDRabbit ShowmanshipAfter completion of rabbit judging
- TBDGoat JudgingFollowing completion of the rabbit show at 3:30
- TBDGoat ShowmanshipAfter completion of goat judging
- TBDSheep JudgingFollowing completion of the goat show
- TBDSheep ShowmanshipFollowing completion of sheep judging
- 5:00 p.m.General Gate Opens$7 Admission
- 9:00 p.m.Barn Closes
- 7:00 a.m.Barn OpensNot open to public
- 9:00 a.m. to NoonSchool Tours
- 2:30 p.m.Front Gate Opens for Livestock Show Only$7 Admission
- 4:00 p.m.Beef Judging
- TBDBeef ShowmanshipFollowing completion of beef judging
- TBDSwine JudgingFollowing completion of the beef show
- TBDSwine ShowmanshipFollowing completion of swine judging
- 5:00 p.m.General Gate Opens$7 Admission
- 9:00 p.m.Barn Closes
- 7:00 a.m.Barn OpensNot open to public
- 9:00 a.m. to NoonSchool Tours
- 4:00 p.m.Livestock Skill-A-Thon
- 5:30 p.m.Old Timer Showmanship FundraiserAlways a crowd favorite. Come watch the grown-ups give it a try.
- 9:00 p.m.Barn Closes
- 7:00 a.m.Barn OpensNot open to public
- 8:00 a.m.Barn Clean-UpNot open to public
- 12:30 p.m.Jr. Livestock SaleLivestock Barn
- TBDAll Animals Go HomePoultry and rabbits must be picked up by 4:00 p.m.
- 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Exhibit and Premium Check PickupAt the Fairgrounds. There is no Tuesday pickup time, and unclaimed checks will be voided.
Southwest Arkansas District Fair
September 29 to October 3, 2026. If your show string is headed to district, entries are handled online, not at the county fair office. Get them in early so you are not scrambling the week of.
Questions About the Barn?
If something here does not line up with what your club or chapter told you, reach out and we will get it sorted. Email the Fair Secretary at lewis_debbiej@yahoo.com.
Times marked TBD depend on how the shows ahead of them run, so check our Facebook page the day of.
Schedule is subject to change. Follow Union County Fair – El Dorado, AR on Facebook for daily updates.