The Cass County Fair will be July 30 through Aug. 5, and will celebrate 166 years of family fun, food and entertainment.

A few highlights of the week include Superkickers Extreme Bulls & Barrels rodeo, Monster Trucks, SJO Motocross and country music artist Caroline Kole.

Fairgoers may keep up to date on all the action by “liking” the fair’s Facebook page or visiting mycasscountyfair.com, and event information may be found by following @mycasscountyfair on Instagram.

The fair begins on Friday, July 28, with the 4-H dog show and light horse driving classes.

On Saturday, open class, home arts and fine arts exhibits will be entered and 4-H and youth non-livestock exhibit judging will take place.  The king, queen, prince and princess contests will be at 7 p.m. in the grandstand, concluding with the crowning of the 2017 Cass County Fair royalty.

Official opening day of the fair is Sunday, July 30, with free gate admission. 4-H livestock will arrive earlier in the day.  The draft horse pulls will be in the Grandstand at 11 a.m., and the youth still exhibit auction will take place at 2:30 p.m. in the Community Building.

The grand opening/parade begins at 5 p.m., led by the 2017 Grand Marshal, Bonnie McCarthy.  The Grandstand will then be cleared prior to the street legal pickup truck and semi tractor pulls at 7 p.m. Seats are only $2.

Monday is Veterans’ Day; veterans will receive free admission with ID.

4-H shows, including dairy, horse and pony, sheep, and dairy feeder steers, will take place throughout the day. The carnival opens at 5 p.m.

Mega passes are available for the week, three days for $35 or six days for $50, and can be purchased online at elliottsamusements.com or at the fair office.

Preliminaries for Cass County’s Got Talent begin at 7 p.m., and the fun in the grandstand kicks off with Superkicker’s Extreme Bulls & Barrels featuring DeWayne Spaw at 7 p.m.

Tuesday is Kiddie’s Day; children 6 to 12 years old will be admitted for free. The farm & antique tractor pull start the festivities in the grandstand at 9 a.m. horse and pony, swine, and draft horse cart and obstacle classes are scheduled during the day.

The carnival will open at 2 p.m. every day for the rest of the week until Saturday, and the NTPA Regional National Truck and Tractor Pulls will begin in the grandstand at 7 p.m.

Wednesday is Law Enforcement Day; officers will be admitted free with ID.  The 4-H shows continue with horse and pony, beef, rabbits, goats, and draft horses.  Country music singer, songwriter and guitarist Caroline Kole will be featured at 7 p.m. in the grandstand, with free admission.

Thursday is Senior Citizen’s Day; seniors 60 years or older receive $1 off admission.  The youth pony and poultry shows will be that day, and the youth market livestock auction will begin at 10 a.m. in the show arena.

The featured event in the grandstand for the evening will be the Demolition Derby, beginning at 7 p.m. This fan favorite event will feature wagons, sedans, 2WD trucks, vans, suburbans, mini trucks, mini vans and cars.

Friday is Homemaker’s Day; free admission for homemakers until 9:30 a.m. Many events are scheduled for the day, including the youth horse and pony show, goat show, youth livestock judging, pedal pull, Ag Olympics, the small animal sweepstakes, showmanship sweepstakes and more.

The Cass County’s Got Talent competition wraps up with the finals at 7 p.m. SJO Motocross will be the main event in the grandstand at 7 p.m.

Saturday is Family $ Day; $1 admission from noon to 6 p.m. The youth small animal auction begins at 9 a.m., and more 4-H horse, pony and draft shows will take place.

The carnival opens at noon on Saturday, and all rides are $1 from noon to 6 p.m.  The adult alumni horse showmanship and adult alumni dairy showmanship fundraisers will be hosted during the afternoon. 

The fair will wrap up festivities with the crowd pleasing monster trucks show in the grandstand at 7 p.m.

Free daily grounds entertainment shows feature Nick’s Kids Show, with shows at 2, 4 and 6 p.m.; Pets Overboard, with shows at 2:30, 5 and 7 p.m.; and the Wild World of Animals, with shows at 3:30, 6 and 8 p.m. 

There will be lots of fun and exciting exhibits at the fair, along with numerous vendors and fair food available daily from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

For additional information about the Cass County Fair, visit mycasscountyfair.com.