The Colorado State Fair - Free Attractions

4-H Dog Show
Saturday, August 28
Sunday, August 29
9:00 am
Events Center
This show includes all the “top dogs” and 4-H showmen from around the State. Confirmation will be held on Saturday and Obedience and Rally on Sunday. We invite everyone to come and observe some of the best youth and dog teams in the State of Colorado.

Agricultural Pavilion
Presented by the Colorado Department of Agriculture
10:00 am – 9:00 pm
“Agriculture is Everywhere!” in the Agricultural Pavilion. Colorado agriculture is showcased in a manner that is fun, educational and interactive for youth. Learn about the many services provided by the Colorado Department of Agriculture, from protecting pet animals, to ensuring a safe food supply, to promoting good stewardship of the land and natural resources. See exhibits from agricultural commodity and industry groups from around the state.

Kids of all ages enjoy this fun-filled Ag-venture where they can experience a variety of farm animals and hands on activities throughout the Pavilion including “crop boxes,” and a roping arena. This year the “Coloring Corral” is sponsored by the US Department of Agriculture National Ag Statistics Service Colorado Field office. “Farmer for a Day” is an interactive way to help kids think about where their food really comes from before they find it in the grocery store. Kids use a basket and gather apples from trees, eggs from chickens and dig in the sand to find potatoes. And no game is complete without a prize.

The “Colorado Livestock Security System” is how the Department of Agriculture monitors livestock diseases, keeps animals healthy and assists farmers and ranchers in times of crisis. CLSS works with the time honored tradition of branding to help lost or sick animals get the help they need. Find your family brand in the Colorado Brand Book featuring over 36,000 Colorado registered brands. Visit the Centennial Farms display listing over 300 farms and ranches that have received this prestigious recognition for being owned and operated by the same family for 100 years or more.

The Children’s FFA Barnyard presented by KKTV 11 delights all as they watch the piglets play and the chicks hatch. FFA participants work hard year-round taking care of the many different animals featured throughout the Agricultural Pavilion and in the Barnyard’s petting zoo and are on hand daily to visit with fairgoers about animals and the care they require. See the Agricultural Pavilion for posted times the petting zoo will be open. “Agriculture is everywhere!” Be sure to make the Agricultural Pavilion one of your stops at the 2010 Colorado State Fair. A special thanks to the Colorado Agricultural Development Authority and Monsanto for sponsoring activities.

Gigantic Fruit Sculpture
Friday, September 3
Special Events Tent next to Agricultural
Come to the Colorado State Fairgrounds on September 3rd to check out Chefs Daniel Bartlett, Tony Bien, and Carl Jones as they create an enormous Fruit Sculpture at the 2010 Colorado State Fair! These talented chefs will carve 500 varietal melons into a GIGANTIC floral arrangement and display them on a structure that stands 15ft' tall x 8 Ft' wide! Stop by the Special Events Tent next to the Agricultural Pavilion on September 3. Also, the chefs will be available for autographs and photos throughout the day!

Vocal Trash...BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!!
An evening of music, dance, and comedy theater!!
August 31-September 6
6:00 & 9:00 pm
6:00 pm only on Sept. 5
American Furniture Warehouse Amphitheater

The rising stars from Texas, Vocal Trash, has been recycling for over a decade and incorporating green into every show way before green was hip. Part street performers, part green gurus, these five members make reuse fun for kids of all ages. So how does recycling turn garbage into a loud, raucous, energizing show? Well, it starts out with five members who are trained on trumpet, piano, harmonica and bass, but who quickly colored outside the lines by learning to play car parts, trash cans, lids, water bottles, barrels, pots & pans, buckets, brooms, whatever they can get their hands on or whatever Home Depot has provided to get a rhythm going.

"Instruments" utilized by the band have been provided by Home Depot.

Dock Dogs
Fountain Park
Friday, August 27 - Monday, September 6

Big Air, Extreme Vertical and Speed Retrieve, the three main forms of Dock Dog competition can be seen all week at the Colorado State Fair this year. Dogs of all shape and size compete to see which one can jump the farthest distance, jump the highest or which one has the winning combination of jumping, swimming, retrieving and speed. It’s fun for the whole family and gives a whole new meaning to “rooting for the underdog.”

Bixby’s Rainforest Rescue
Showtime: 1:30 pm, 3:30 pm, 7:30 pm
Rainforest Parade: Noon & 6:00 pm
Fountain Park
Bixby’s Rainforest Rescue Stage Show brings excitement, conservation, preservation, and going green to venues across the nation. Bixby invites audiences to join him on an adventure of a lifetime as he tries to save the rainforest. Families will learn the value of and basic ways to save the rainforest and the environment in which they live. Through the use of magic, puppetry, vibrant musical numbers, comedy, audience participation, and a menagerie of LIVE exotic animals, Bixby and Friends offers families an unforgettable learning and entertaining experience.

Swampmaster Gator Show
11:30 am, 2:00 pm, 5:00 pm
Triangle Park

Educational, entertaining and eight hours per day of display. Based on education, presentation and conversation, the show is recognized by AZA Institutions as well as Fish & Game Commissions as an effective, humane, Public Awareness Program about the American alligator. Watch as the Swampmaster catches an 8 foot, 200 lb alligator with his bare hands! Thrills, laughter, as well as valuable information for all ages! The kids can even hold a baby alligator safely and have their picture taken with the expert handler, Jeff Quattrocchi.

Comcast Spotlight Presents Scooby Doo
Saturday, September 4
5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Pepsi Park
Scooby Doo will be at the Colorado State Fair on Saturday, September 4th from 5-8 pm in Family Park. Come and have your picture taken with Scooby Doo!!

Colorado Strongman Competition
Saturday, September 4
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Fountain Park
The Strongmen and Strongwomen of Colorado compete against each other in the overhead press medley, tire flip, keg carry/farmers walk medley, keg toss and atlas stones.

Bruce Sarafian – World Record Juggler
12:30 pm, 4:00 pm, 6:00 pm, 8:00 pm
Performs at the Young at Heart Children's Dentistry Kid's Fun Fountain, but also roams the Fairgrounds throughout the day.
Bruce Sarafian will be entertaining Fairgoers with his professional juggling and unicycle riding. Sarafian’s shows include lots of comedy, audience participation and highly skilled technical juggling & unicycling. The show is perfect for ALL ages! Bruce currently holds the Guinness Book record for juggling 12 balls and is celebrating 20 years of performing for large crowds across America. You won’t want to miss his special performances!

Timberworks Lumberjack Show
12:00 pm, 3:00 pm, 5:30 pm
Sunshine Park

Lumberjack athletes battle it out in “The Olympics of the Forest,” featuring athletes you’ve seen on the ESPN Great Outdoor Games, the Outdoor Life Network and at the Lumberjack World Championships. Head to head competitions include log rolling, cross cut sawing, hot sawing, axe throwing, chainsaw carving, chopping, jousting, speed pole climbing, and the obstacle pole relay race. It’s family fun for all ages. Be sure to check it out.

Wool Warriors Mutton Bustin presented by Spradely Barickman
Mon-Fri: 7:00 pm
Weekends and Labor Day: 12:30 pm, 2:30 pm, 4:30 pm, 7:00 pm
Sunshine Park

It’s the Toughest Sport On Wool ®. Children 6 and younger, weighing less than 60 lbs try to ride a sheep for six seconds. Be there an hour before showtime to register. Daily competitions are located in Sunshine Park, near the Colorado Lottery/Loaf ‘N Jug building. Winners from each go-round are invited back to the Championship Round, September 7. All go-round winners receive a trophy buckle and the champion receives a $1,000 savings bond and a custom Montana Silversmiths champion buckle. Cost is $12 per ride (non-refundable). The ride may last six seconds but the memories last a lifetime. For more information, visit tommygproductions.com.

7th Annual Street Vault
Saturday, September 4
11:00 am-Girls
2:00 pm-Boys
5:30 pm-Elite
Colorado Concourse

Colorado regional and national elite pole-vaulters will perform high flying competition in the annual Colorado Street Vault, featuring 30 of the top women and men collegiate pole-vaulters in the country. Nationally ranked elite vaulters will be competing for prize money. Pole-vaulters ranging from high school and college all the way to the elite levels will offer costumed elite and master athletes jumping over 18-foot obstacles. Not only will they perform these feats, they will promote and educate the public regarding pole vaulting and track and field events.

Colorado State University Building
(Formerly “Department of Natural Resources Bldg)
Colorado State University, Colorado’s only land-grant university -- created for the purpose of teaching, research, and engagement -- will host fun and educational opportunities focused on the highlights and expertise within the Colorado State University System. Inside the nearly 12,000 square-foot Colorado State University Building, CSU staff will feature displays and activities representing all three campuses, CSU’s service agencies (Extension, Forest Service, Ag Experiment Station), CSU and CSU-Pueblo Alumni Associations, CSU Colleges, CSU Water Expertise, Continuing Education and many other programs.

A large portion of the space will be dedicated to 4-H and youth activities. The Colorado State University Building will be open for visitors each day throughout the Colorado State Fair. Visitors can be entertained while enjoying interactive activities designed to delight and educate with 4-H kids activities, archery, CSU gear, educational information, and more.

Plus--A CSU Day Alumni Mixer is planned for August 31 outside the CSU Building at the Colorado State Fair Grounds in addition to a special seating area at the PRCA Dodge Rodeo where they can watch the Rodeo from the stage.

MOBILE TOURS

AARP/Walgreens Welness Tour
In Front Of The Amphitheatre
August 27 - August 29
The tour is offering six free health screenings.

LEGO Family Fun Zone www.legoexperiencetour.com
In Front Of The Event Center
September 3 - September 6
Play For All - Building with LEGO bricks is about "Learning through play."

The Kinect™ Experience
In Front Of The Event Center
August 27 - September 1
At the Kinect™ Experience mobile demo tour, you can be the first to play Kinect for Xbox 360®, the revolutionary new way to play games and connect with friends using your whole body. Jump right into the action to play great new Kinect games - before anyone else - and get exclusive offers on Kinect. Visit xbox.xom/kinect for details. With Kinect for Xbox 360, you are the controller.

ASA Entertainment’s “Grab Some Air Tour presented by Air Force Reserve”
September 4–6
September 4: Noon, 3:30 pm, 5:30 pm
September 5: 1:30 pm, 3:30 pm, 5:30 pm
September 6: 1:30 pm, 3:30 pm, 5:30 pm
South side of the Grandstands
ASA Entertainment’s Grab Some Air Tour presented by Air Force Reserve makes its way across the U.S. this summer with top skateboard and BMX pros of X Games fame who regularly compete on the ASA Action Sports World Tour. These men will be performing multiple shows daily, thrilling fans with huge airs and amazing aerial stunts on a 12-foot tall half-pipe. From September 4 - 6 only--Colorado State Fairgoers can enjoy all of the action sports excitement and fun of the Grab Some Air Tour. All performances are free with gate admission and include an opportunity for autographs and photos after each show.

Fire Safety “Inside and Out”
Triangle Park
Presented by the Pueblo Fire Department and U.S. Forest Service, families will learn about the importance of fire safety indoors and outdoors. The exhibit will have a 911 Safety Bus, a Lookout Tower, interactive fire safety games, and a puppet program that will educate audiences before most Swampmaster performances. Meet Smokey Bear and Sparky the Fire Dog here!

K12, Inc. Mobile Tour
Pepsi Park
August 27 - August 30

Colorado Virtual Academy, a full-time, tuition-free online public school option, is accepting enrollments for students in grades K-12. For full enrollment details and events near you, visit k12.com/Colorado, or call toll free 866-912-3352.

Mobile Vet Center
In front of the AFW Amphitheatre
August 29
The Mobile Vet Center (MVC) will provide direct services in mostly rural communities, but will not be limited to those areas. The MVC may also be deployed in support of various military and community events, including medical crises and national emergencies. Provide a continuum of quality care to veterans, families and communities. The MVC offers community education to inform the public of the needs of veterans who served in combat or other situations of armed hostilities and the services of the Vet Center.

The rising stars from Texas, Vocal Trash, has been recycling for over a decade and incorporating green into every show way before green was hip. Part street performers, part green gurus, these five members make reuse fun for kids of all ages. So how does recycling turn garbage into a loud, raucous, energizing show? Well, it starts out with five members who are trained on trumpet, piano, harmonica and bass, but who quickly colored outside the lines by learning to play car parts, trash cans, lids, water bottles, barrels, pots & pans, buckets, brooms, whatever they can get their hands on or whatever Home Depot has provided to get a rhythm going.