Livestock & Vocational Skills Exhibits

March 1, 2026 - Independ Exhibitors Must Declare Intent

April 8, 2026 @ In-Person Quality Assurance Training @ the Fairgrounds @ 6:00 pm

Monday, April 13, 2026 - Online Entry Site Opens

May 1, 2026 - Market Steer and Replacement Heifer Entries Due

Market Steer and Replacement Heifer Weigh-in and Tagging - Monday, May 11; 4pm-5pm at TC Ranch, Macdoel, CA and Wednesday, May 13, 2026 4pm-5pm at Ackley Feedlot, 230 County Rd 193, Tulelake, CA 96134. Exhibitors may attend either weigh in.

June 26, 2026 - Market Swine, Goats and Sheep Entries Due

Tuesday, July 7th - Market Swine, Goat and Sheep Weigh-ins at the Tulelake Butte Valley Fairgrounds - Tulelake, CA; Sheep and Goats begin at 6:30 and will be weighed and tagged first; Swine 7:00pm. - 8:00pm
Wednesday, July 8th - Butte Valley High School, Dorris, CA - from 6:30pm to 7:30pm

August 3, 2026 - All Breeding Livestock, and Market Rabbits, Turkey and Poultry Entries Due

August 3, 2026 - Livestock Pen Request Due (all species)

September 2, 2026 - Exhibitor Meeting @ 6:00pm - All Youth Exhibitors and Leaders Must Attend!

September 8 & 9, 2026 - Industrial and Vocational Skills Projects Check-in

September 9, 2026 - Livestock Weigh-in and Check-in

Youth For the Quality of Animals

ALL Youth Livestock Exhibitors coming to the fair with a market animal MUST have Quality Assurance Training. Each exhibitor will NEED to turn in a copy of your online course completion certificate to the fair office prior to the closing of entries for their specific project. The Quality Assurance Class must be taken by the exhibitor every year. If you did not attend the live class in April, you must take it online before your entries are due. A copy of the certificate is required with your entry.

You can also take the YQCA class online at the link below. You must take this class BEFORE you submit your entry applications.

Click here to take the only YQCA Class

Independent Exhibitors For Market Projects Only

Independent Livestock and Industrial and Vocational Ag Exhibitors need to declare that they are going to be an independent exhibitor by March 1 of the current year. Please submit the intent to participate form to the fair office by email - nancy@tbvfair.com or drop it by the fair office.

Independent Exhibitor Record Book Packet

Independent Record Book Packet

Independent Exhibitor Checklist

Independent Checklist

Pee-Wee Showmanship

Kathy Ackley Memorial Pee Wee Showmanship Application

KATHY ACKLEY MEMORIAL PEE WEE SHOWMANSHIP APPLICATION

Saturday, September 12^th,2026, at 2:30 p.m.
Beef Show Arena

Please complete the online application by Thursday, September 10^thby 3pm. Entries will not be accepted ringside.

Pee-Wee Showmanship Class is an exciting experience for children 8 years or younger as of January 1^st this year. The kids are eligible to show any kind of animal in this showmanship class.

There will be two divisions: Small Animals for example, chickens, rabbits, dogs, etc. and Large Animals: Horses, cattle, swine, sheep and goats. The number of classes will be determined by the number of entries.

Animal must be owned/trained by the exhibitor and may not be entered in any other division (except Gymkhana or Parade) and need not be purebred. The judge will be evaluating how well trained the animals are and the exhibitor’s showmanship skills.

Awards will be presented to all the participating exhibitors at the conclusion of the classes.

In order to participate, the exhibitors should arrive at the fairgrounds on Saturday approximately 1:30 p.m. utilizing the north front gate next to the Main Office. Each exhibitor must fill out a Pee Wee Showmanship Application which needs be signed by a parent/guardian. After the judging has concluded, the animals may be taken home.

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