County Fair Club Assignments

Photo Credit: Brittany Johnson

Updated October 2025

July 8, 2026 at 6:00 pm

Clubs wanting alternative dates/times please contact 4-H office at 507-637-4025

Valley Blazers:

Food Stands & Grills - detailed cleaning list available in food stand. Cleans both food stands, grills, counters, dishes, floors, walls as needed, hangs curtains, wipes down seating area.

• Food Stand Deck - 2027

Springdale Climbers (2nd) & Milroy Go-Getters :

Note: Whenever possible we will schedule two clubs for set up. This will include a two year rotation so one club always has experience with set up.

Exhibit Building - sets up the stage, sweeps floors and walls, removes spider webs, dust, etc from walls, doors, display equipment. Sets up display and judges tables and game stations. Bring rags, swiffer dusters, brooms - barn brooms especially needed.

Shooting Sports and Wildlife:

Grounds Crew - cleans up litter, garden areas, may do some flower planting, weed trimming, etc. Focus area is around all the 4-H buildings but should include the fairgrounds in general. Bring gloves, garbage bags, rakes, weed whips.

Animal Science Exhibitors

Barns & Show Arena: Animal Science participants should plan to help clean your respective barns and help with the show arena as directed by your species superintendents.

Golden Gophers:

General Project Judging Day: 2:30 - 9:00 pm (shifts) Assist with all the jobs needed to be completed for our project judging day activities will include and not limited to welcoming our members, providing assistance to members, judges, families as needed, project display, setting up the food stand and meal service from there, ribbon/award scanning, handing out t-shirts, etc.

Members and families will work with your clubs to sign up for both pre-fair and post fair clean up nights. Independent members will be assigned by 4-H Office.

Open Hours:

• Clover Cafe Open Hours: 11 am - 9 pm (early shift begins with prep and late shift goes until building is cleaned)
• Lil'Bud Open Hours: Thurs/Fri 8 am - 8 pm Saturday/Sunday 10 am - 6 pm

Club Shifts:

• Monday, July 13 - Open for families who need a day other than club assigned day.
• Thursday July 16 - 9 am Sunktanka - Lil Buds opens at 8 am
• Thursday July 16 - 3 pm Lamberton Leprechauns
• Friday July 17 - 9 am Valley Blazers - Lil Buds opens at 8 am
• Friday July 17 - 3 pm Valley Blazers
• Saturday July 18 - 10 am Milroy Go-Getters
• Saturday July 18 - 4 pm Shooting Sports and Wildlife
• Sunday July 19 - 10:30 am Springdale Climbers
• Sunday July 19 - 3 pm Vesta Vikings

All members and families are needed to make our food stand successful. You will sign up in fair entry (You must do this whether exhibiting at the fair or not)

Sunday July 19 at 7 pm

Animal Science Exhibitors

Barns and Show Arena : All participants assist in cleaning stalls and barns. You must receive approval to leave the fairgrounds from your species superintendent at the conclusion of the county fair. Many hands make light work and everyone can go home as quickly as possible following the fair. Participants should have your own wheel barrow, pitch fork, and supplies as needed to clean your own stalls and help with barn clean up.

Vesta Vikings

Food Stands & Grills - cleans both food stands, wipes down counters, wipes out coolers, floors are swept, grills if possible are cleaned, detailed cleaning list is available and under the direction of the Food Stand Manager.

Sunktanka & Lamberton Leprechauns (2nd)

Exhibit Building Clean-Up - cleaning out display cases, folding tables, putting the stage and game station away, and sweeping the building out, helping to load out the 4-H office area and initial set up for Dog Show.

Redwood County 4-H Staff

• Stacy Johnson at skjohnso@umn.edu or 507-637-4025
• Jessica Huhnerkoch at jhuhnerk@umn.edu or 507-637-4025

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