2008 Schedule of Events

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)

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)

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

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)