HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Friday kicks off what officials hope is a very big weekend at the Kansas State Fair.
Some of the events for Friday include the honey demonstration starting at 10 a.m. at the Pride of Kansas building, the fresh salsa contest at noon in the Domestic Arts building, and the annual celebrity goat milking contest at the Sheep, Swine and Goat building, starting at 3 p.m. Curley’s all natural barbecue sauce contest is at 3:30 p.m. at the Domestic Arts building.
There are plenty of livestock shows for the fair, including the arrival of the always-popular Watusi, starting at 9 a.m. Other shows include the 4h horse show at 8 a.m. at the Expo Barn and the open cattle show at 9 a.m. at the Prairie Pavilion. The dairy cattle show is at 12:30 p.m. at the Prairie Pavilion and the open swine show is at 3 p.m. at the Sheep, Swine and Goat building. The livestock shows close out with the 4h dairy cattle show at 5 p.m. at the Prairie Pavilion.
It is also a night to celebrate the Kansas City Chiefs with Red Friday, which is part of the grandstand entertainment with Tech N9ne and Blane Howard starting at 7 p.m.
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