Open and Jr Art
2026-08-05 09:00 - 11:00 UTC | Building E

4-H Dairy Show
2026-08-05 09:00 - 12:00 | Hansen Pavilion

Commercial Exhibits Open
2026-08-05 10:00 | Mchenry County Fairgrounds, 11900 Country Club Rd, Woodstock, IL, 60098, United States

Open Writing Displayed
2026-08-05 10:00 | Building E

Nick's Kid Show
2026-08-05 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-08-06 | Midway

Open & Jr Honey
2026-08-05 10:00 - 13:00 | Building E

Midwest Rails Demo & Display
2026-08-05 10:00 - 17:00 | Building F

Farm Simulator Sponsored by ConservFS
2026-08-05 10:00 - 18:00 | Building D

Clayworkers Guild Demo and Painting
2026-08-05 10:00 - 21:00 | Building F

K-9 Demonstration
2026-08-05 11:30 - 12:30 | Entertainment Tent

Open Photography
2026-08-05 11:30 - 13:30 | Building E

4-H Sheep Breed Show
2026-08-05 12:00 - 15:00 | Hansen Pavilion

Joe Stebbing Wood Carver
2026-08-05 12:00 - 18:00 | Wood Carver Tent

Midway Beer Garden Open
2026-08-05 12:00 - 21:00

4-H Sheep Market
2026-08-05 13:00 - 15:00 | Hansen Pavilion

Carnival Rides Wristbands
2026-08-05 13:00 - 17:00 | Mchenry County Fairgrounds, 11900 Country Club Rd, Woodstock, IL, 60098, United States

Carnival Opens
2026-08-05 13:00 - 22:00 | Mchenry County Fairgrounds, 11900 Country Club Rd, Woodstock, IL, 60098, United States

Prime Time Racing
2026-08-05 14:00 - 21:00 | Prime Time Tent

Junior Photography
2026-08-05 14:30 - 17:00 | Building E

Atomic Bingo
2026-08-05 15:00 - 17:00 | Midway Pavilion

Live Raptor Presentation
2026-08-05 15:00 - 18:00 | Building C

Axe Legends
2026-08-05 15:00 - 20:00 | Midway

Tractor Parade
2026-08-05 16:00 - 16:30 | Livestock Barns

4-H Swine Showmanship, Clinic, and Judging
2026-08-05 17:00 - 19:00 | Swine Barn

Veterans Tractor Salute
2026-08-05 18:00 - 19:00 | Grandstands

Draft Horse Pulls at the McHenry County Fair
2026-08-05 18:30 - 21:00 | Grandstands
Get ready for a night of Pure Horsepower, at the Horse Pulling Contest at the McHenry
County Fair, Woodstock, Illinois.
This event will have draft horses, as a team, pulling weighted loads in competition.
Unlike a tractor pull, where the load gets heavier the further distance they pull, these
teams will be pulling a Horse Pulling Dynamometer, owned and operated by Scott
Skinkis, Brillion, WI. This dynamometer has preset weights that the teams will be
pulling. Each team must pull the load 27 ½ feet for a qualified pull. The teams pulling
the full distance will go on to a bigger load. This is a process of elimination – the team
that pulls the biggest load the furthest is declared the winner.
The horse pulling competition will start at 6:30 pm in the grandstand on Wednesday,
August 5th .
Visit our website www.horsepull.com or look for us on Facebook!

Pizza Eating Contest Sponsored By Antioch Pizza
2026-08-05 19:00 - 20:00 | Building C

Commercial Exhibits Close
2026-08-05 20:00 | Mchenry County Fairgrounds, 11900 Country Club Rd, Woodstock, IL, 60098, United States

Matthew the Magical Entertainer and Balloon Show
2026-08-06 | Midway
