2008 Schedule of Events
Thursday, September 25, 2008
| 8:00 AM | Judging of Market Swine |
| 11:00 AM to 10:00 PM | Buckwheat Cakes and Sausage Dinners- Community Building |
| Noon | Swine Showmanship Contest |
| Noon to 9:00 PM | Arts and Crafts Booths Open- Community Building Basement |
| Noon to 10:00 PM | Exhibits (4-H, FFA, Agricultural, Educational, Homemakers, and Arts and Crafts/Hobbies)- Memorial North Building |
| Noon to 10:00 PM | Commercial Exhibits |
| 3:00 PM | Judging of Feeder Calves and Crossbred Heifers |
| 3:00 PM | Great Lakes Timber Show |
| 4:30 PM | Judging of Purebred Sheep |
| 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM | Fire Truck and Emergency Apparatus Judging- St. Sebastian's Catholic Church Parking Lot, Route 7 East (Closed to the Public) |
| 6:00 PM | Great Lakes Timber Show |
| 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM | Bingo |
| 7:30 PM | FIREMEN'S PARADE |
| 9:00 PM | Great Lakes Timber Show |
| 9:30 PM | King Firemen and Lady Fireman- Coronation/Reception and Parade Prize Presentations for Non-Marching Units(Closed to the Public) |
Friday, September 26, 2008
| 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM | Buckwheat Cakes and Sausage Dinners- Community Building |
| 8:00 AM | Judging of Dairy Cattle and Dairy Goats |
| 9:00 AM | Dairy Showmanship Contest |
| 10:00 AM | Judging of Purebred Beef |
| 10:00 AM | Pumpkin Decorating Contest (Bring pumpkins already decorated!) Preston County Children |
| 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM | Exhibits- Memorial North Building |
| 10:00 AM to 9:00 PM | Arts and Crafts Booths- Community Building Basement |
| 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM | Commercial Exhibits |
| 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM | Bingo |
| 11:00 AM | Entertainment Tent |
| Noon | CORONATION of Queen Ceres LXVII,, and King Buckwheat LXVII, Central Preston Middle School Athletic Field or, if rain, Craig Civic Center Coronation Official: |
| 1:00 PM | Entertainment Tent |
| 2:00 PM | SCHOOL DAY PARADE |
| 4:00 PM | Great Lakes Timber Show |
| 4:30 PM | Entertainment Tent |
| 4:30 PM | Lamb Dressing Contest- Cow Palace |
| 6:00 PM | Beef Showmanship Contest |
| 6:00 PM | Great Lakes Timber Show |
| 8:00 PM | Luke Bryan- Craig Civic Center |
| 9:00 PM | Great Lakes Timber Show |
| 10:00 PM | FIREWORKS! Central Preston Middle School Athletic Field Bleachers (Rain date: Saturday, September 27, 10:00 PM) |
Saturday, September 27, 2008
| 7:45 AM | Youth Ag Olympics Contest- Cow Palace |
| 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM | Buckwheat Cakes and Sausage Dinners- Community Building |
| 9:00 AM | Adult Ag Olympics Contest- Cow Palace |
| 9:00 AM | King's Breakfast- Community Building (By Invitation Only) |
| 9:00 AM | Cramer W. Gibson Memorial Award (Most Congenial Market Steer Exhibitor Award) |
| 10:00 AM to 9:00 PM | Arts and Crafts Booths- Community Building Basement |
| 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM |
Exhibits Memorial North Building |
| 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM | Commercial Exhibits |
| 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM | Bingo |
| 10:00 AM | TBA |
| 10:30 AM | Pet Show- Cow Palace Arena (Open to Preston County children age 12 and under) |
| 11:00 AM | Entertainment Tent |
| Noon | FARMER'S DAY PARADE |
| 2:00 PM | Entertainment Tent |
| 2:00 PM | 5th Annual Buckwheat Festival Lumberjack Show- Central Presto n Middle School Athletic Field |
| 2:00 PM | Horse Pull- Preston High School |
| 3:00 PM | Craig Civic Center |
| 3:00 PM | Ladies and Shepherds Lead |
| 4:00 PM | Great Lakes Timber Show |
| 4:00 PM | The 6th Annual Buckwheat Festival Lumberkajack Show at the Central Preston Middle School Athletic Field |
| 4:30 PM | Presentation of Youth Awards and Trophies- Cow Palace |
| 4:30 PM | Entertainment Tent |
| 6:00 PM | Great Lakes Timber Show |
| 6:00 PM | Youth Livestock Sale- Cow Palace |
| 9:00 PM | Great Lakes Timber Show |
Sunday, September 28, 2008
| 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM |
Buckwheat Cakes and Sausage Dinners- Community Building |
| 10:00 AM to Noon |
Attend the Church of Your Choice |
| 10:00 AM to Noon |
Buckwheat Festival Car Show- Registration at Firemen's Field |
| 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM |
Car Show- Festival Fairgrounds |
| 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM |
Arts and Crafts Booths- Community Building Basement |
| 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM |
Exhibits- Memorial North Building |
| 12:30 PM | Road Bowling- Registration at Kingwood Post Office |
| 1:00 PM | Entertainment Tent |
| 1:30 PM | Road Bowling Begins |
| 4:00 PM | Drawing for 2008 Dodge Durango |
| 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM |
Exhibits are removed from Memorial North Building (with entry tag only) |

