Montgomery County Fair July 22 - 27, 2026

Livestock Information

All market and breeding animals (sheep, meat goats, swine, and beef) exhibitors must submit animal(s) to 4-H Online by May 15th . Make sure you submit each animal under any 4-H member that may show them at the fair.

On your family 4-H Online account select the member. Then click animals on the left hand menu. Next add new animal. Select type of animal and insert tag number. Under Certificate of Veterinary Inspection upload a head shot of the animal with the tag visible. Under YQCA upload a side profile of the animal. Submit and you will recieve email confirmation when the nomination has been approved. This will also preload your animals into Fair Entry for you.

Step by step video

July 1 - Livestock entry deadline

  • All livestock must be enter WITH EAR TAG numbers by July 1
  • check fair book for limit on # of entries per species/class
  • Youth may move PREREGISTERED (July 1) animals among youth of the same household at the scales
  • July 1 is a firm deadline no exceptions


July 14th deadline to enter inside exhibits

  • Pre-entering exhibits allows us to speed up check-in, ribbon money calculations, and the food sale
  • Youth may still exhibit an INSIDE exhibit they did not pre-enter but should come early to fill a card out by hand

Fair Board Members

President: Travis Lee

Vice-President: Ashley Pippin

Secretary: Sharon Ward

Treasurer: Jackie Chandler

Other Members:

Tony Henry, Ashley Pippin, Liz Schwatken, Travis Lee. Angela Edwards, Amy Clubine, Keith Kuehn, and Barry Dixon

4-H Council Representatives:

Silas Good, Lauren Lee, and Maggie Chandler

Fairground Location

Riverside Park, Independence, Ks

Main 4-H building location