75th Annual Tulelake Butte Valley Fair
Four days of carnival rides, packed show barns, flat track racing, and Saturday night's Destruction Derby take over Tulelake September 10–13 for the 75th Annual Fair! Catch the Main Street parade Saturday at noon, enjoy free admission all day Sunday, and find the full daily here!
Essential Visitor Information
Gate Hours
- Thursday: 10:00 AM – 11:00 PM
- Friday: 10:00 AM – 11:30 PM
- Saturday: 10:00 AM – 11:30 PM
- Sunday (Family Day): 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM (Free gate admission for all)
Admission & Parking
- General Admission (Ages 6+): $5.00
- Children (5 & Under): Free
- Season Pass (All 4 Days): $10.00
- General Parking: Free
- Carnival Wristbands (Paul Maurer Shows): $35 advance single-day / $85 4-day pass ($45 on-site)
Thursday, September 10 — Opening Day
9:00 AM — Gymkhana Horse Show (Grandstand Arena)
10:00 AM — Fair Gates Open & Exhibit Buildings Open
11:00 AM — Youth Market Lamb Classes & Sheep Showmanship (Beef/Sheep Ring)
2:00 PM — Open & Jr. Beef Breeding Show, followed by Breeding Dairy Cattle Show (Beef/Sheep Ring)
4:00 PM — Industrial & Vocational Skills Judging (North of Jr. Beef Barn)
Community Stage: 11 AM & 6 PM Ron Houck, 12 PM Water Balloon Contest, 1:30 PM Spinning Gold, 3 PM Horseradish Grinding Contest, 5 PM Pie Eating Contest
Main Stage: 2 PM Dana Wirth, 5:30 PM Tennessee River (an Alabama Tribute Band)
Friday, September 11 — Youth Livestock & Youth Showcase Rodeo
8:00 AM — Youth Swine Market Show (Swine Ring)
9:00 AM — Youth Beef Market & Showmanship, followed by the Criss Family Local Bred Youth Market Beef Show (Beef/Sheep Ring)
10:00 AM — Turkey Market Classes & Showmanship (Open Sheep/Goat Barn Ring)
10:30 AM — Poultry Showmanship (Open Sheep/Goat Barn Ring)
11:00 AM — Youth Market Goat Classes, Local Bred Market Goat, then Market Goat & Dairy Goat Showmanship (Swine/Sheep/Goat Ring)
1:00 PM — Jr. Breeding Sheep Show & Open Breeding Sheep Show (Open Sheep/Goat Barn Ring)
6:30 PM (Gates 5:30 PM) — Youth Showcase Rodeo (Grandstands) Grandstand admission: $15.45 adults (12+), $10.30 youth (6–12), free for 5 & under.
Community Stage: 11 AM Ron Houck, 12 PM Horseradish Grinding Contest, 2 PM Seed Spitting Contest, 3 PM Wampus Cat, 4 PM Water Balloon Contest, 5 PM Ron Houck
Main Stage: 4:30 PM & 8 PM Erica Rochel, 9:30 PM Los Sismos De Michoacán
After the Fair:
Saturday, September 12 — Parade, Rodeo & Live Music
8:00 AM — Youth Swine Showmanship (Swine/Sheep/Goat Ring)
9:00 AM — Youth Market Rabbits & Showmanship, then Breeding Rabbit Classes (Open Sheep/Goat Ring)
12:00 PM (Noon) — 75th Annual Fair Parade (Main Street to Fairgrounds)
The centerpiece tradition of fair week. Floats, vintage tractors, marching bands, mounted horse groups, and local organizations roll down Main Street.
1:00 PM — Caballos Bailadores, Mexican Dancing Horses (Grandstands)
1:30 PM — Open Breeding Meat Goat Show, Youth Breeding Meat Goat Show, then Open & Youth Dairy Goat Show (Open Sheep/Goat Barn Ring)
2:00 PM — Beef Ultrasound (Jock's Sale Pavilion)
2:30 PM — Kathy Ackley Memorial Pee Wee Showmanship (Beef Ring)
5:30 PM — Youth Master Showmanship (Beef Ring)
6:30 PM (Gates 5:30 PM) — CCPRA Rodeo (Grandstands)
The biggest grandstand event of the year. Grandstand admission: $20.60 adults (13+), $15.45 youth (6–12), free for 5 & under.
Community Stage: 11 AM Spinning Gold, 1 PM Buffalo Chicks Cloggers, 2 PM Pie Judging Contest, 4 PM Horseradish Grinding Contest, 5 PM Pie Eating Contest
Main Stage: 10 AM Pioneer Day at the Honker, 3 PM Sofia Renee Band, 4 PM Community Conversation with District 1 Assemblymember Heather Hadwick (Jock's Sale Pavilion), 8:30 PM Rag Tag All Star Party Band (rock, country & oldies from the '50s to the '90s), 10 PM Los Sismos De Michoacán
Sunday, September 13 — Family Day & Junior Livestock Auction
10:00 AM — Free Admission Day Free gate admission and parking for the entire community.
10:00 AM — Pig Scramble (Grandstands)
11:00 AM — Youth & Adult Barnyard Rodeo (Grandstands)
12:00 PM — Tulelake Rotary Auction Buyer Social (Jock's Sale Pavilion)
2:00 PM — 75th Annual Tulelake Rotary Junior Livestock & Vocational Skills Auction (Jock's Sale Pavilion)
7:00 PM — Fair Closes for the Season
Community Stage: 12 PM Seed Spitting Contest, 12:30 PM Horseradish Grinding Contest, 1 PM Water Balloon Contest, 2:30 PM Dana Wirth, 4 PM Wampus Cat
Main Stage: 11 AM Sunday Service, 12:30 PM Sofia Renee Band, 3 PM North State Outlaw, 6 PM Los Sismos De Michoacán
More Information
The Tulelake Butte Valley Fair website has the latest and greatest information. You can find it here: https://www.tbvfair.com/p/getinvolved