All livestock will converge on the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center in Harrisburg from Sept. 28-30 and Oct. 4-7.
The Keystone International Livestock Exposition, billed as the largest livestock show in the East, will feature goats and a ranch riding show the first three days. The rest of the show kicks off Oct. 4 with Farm City Day, a showcase of the numerous career and educational opportunities in agriculture. There will also be equine, sheep and beef shows. The official opening ceremony and awards presentation will be held at 3 p.m. in the small arena.
Each day will feature the Stockman’s Trade Show in the northeast hall of the complex.
The Keystone Classic Barbecue begins Oct. 4 with setup in the north parking lot. The judging and awards will be held Oct. 6 in the north parking lot and in the Cameron Street lobby.
Oct. 5 will feature horses and beef, including the Keystone Stockman’s Contest and awards. The breeding swine show will be held at 8:30 a.m. followed by the naming of the supreme champion boar and gilt.
The North American All Breeds 6-Horse Hitch Classic Series Show, always a fan favorite, will be held Oct. 6 at 5 p.m. in the equine arena. Also at 5 p.m. will be the Supreme Champion Beef Pageant and beef youth scholarship awards in the large arena.
GRAND CHAMPION: Gregory Rowe of Bellevue, Ohio, showed the reserve grand champion Percheron gelding at the 2017 KILE Show.
The show winds down Oct. 7 with junior beef breeding shows, a barrow swine show and the Junior Supreme Champion Beef Pageant.
The complete schedule of events can be found below:
Friday, Sept. 28
6 p.m.: Open Wether Doe Goat Show, Small Arena
Saturday, Sept. 29
8 a.m.: JABGA Showmanship, followed by JABGA Boer Goat Show, Small Arena
9 a.m.: Ranch Riding Show, Equine Arena
1 p.m.: ABGA Boer Goat Show No. 1, Small Arena
Sunday, Sept. 30
8 a.m.: ABGA Boer Goat Show No. 2 – Small Arena
9 a.m.: Ranch Riding Show, Equine Arena
Thursday, Oct. 4
8 a.m.: Clydesdale Halter Horse Show, Equine Arena
8 a.m.: Percheron Halter Horse Show, Equine Arena
9 a.m.: Breeding Sheep: Natural Colored, Border Leicester, Tunis, Columbia, Horned Dorset, Montadale, Cheviot, Southdown, Sheep Arena
Noon: Maine-Anjou, followed by MaineTainer and All Other Breeds Breeding Cattle Show, Large Arena
1 p.m.: Draft Horse Hitch Show, Equine Arena
2 p.m.: Wool Judging, Sheep Area
6 p.m.: Draft Horse Hitch Show, Equine Arena
SWINE SHOWING: Breeding swine will be featured on Oct. 5.
Friday, Oct. 5
8 a.m.: ROV Angus Breeding Cattle Show, Large Arena
8 a.m.: SimAngus/SimGenetics Cattle Show followed by Simmental Breeding Cattle Show, Large Arena
8 a.m.: Belgian Halter Horse Show, Equine Arena
8 a.m.: Shire Halter Horse Show, Equine Arena
8:30 a.m.: Breeding swine: Berkshire, Chester White, Duroc, Hampshire, Hereford, Landrace, Poland China, Spotted Swine and Yorkshire followed by Supreme Champion Boar and Gilt, Swine Arena
9 a.m.: Breeding sheep: Merino, Dorper, Corriedale, Rambouillet. Suffolk, Oxford, Hampshire, Dorset and Shropshire, Sheep Arena
9 a.m.: Keystone Stockman’s Contest, Main Hall
9 a.m.: Red Angus Breeding Cattle Show, Small Arena
10:30 a.m.: Haflinger and Draft Pony Halter Show, Equine Arena
11 a.m.: American British White Park Breeding Cattle Show, Small Arena
1 p.m.: Haflinger Draft Hitch Show and Draft Horse Hitch Show, Equine Arena
1 p.m.: Club Calf and Prospect Heifer Show, Small Arena
2 p.m.: National Hereford Cattle Show, Large Arena
3:15 p.m.: Keystone Stockman’s Contest Awards, Erie Room
5 p.m.: 6-horse hitch, teams and carts, Equine Arena
7:30 p.m.: Horse pull, lightweight, Equine Arena
Saturday, Oct. 6
8 a.m.: Major Atlantic PACE Shorthorn Cattle Show followed by ShorthornPlus Show, Large Arena
8 a.m.: Junior and Collegiate Livestock Judging Contest, Main Hall
8 a.m.: Charolais Open Cattle Show, Large Arena
8:30 a.m.: PA Make It With Wool, PA Preferred Banquet Hall
9 a.m.: Lincoln Sheep Show, Sheep Arena
9 a.m.: Junior Market Lamb Show and Supreme Champion Ram and Ewe, Sheep Arena
10 a.m.: Draft Horse Show. Equine Arena
11:30 a.m.: Junior Market Steer Show followed by Junior Market Preview, Large Arena
Noon: Fulton Bank Agri-Kid Olympics, Northeast Hall
1 p.m.: Draft and Draft Haflinger Hitch Show, Equine Arena
1 p.m.: Highland Breeding Cattle Show, Large Arena
1:30 p.m.: Keystone Lead Line, Sheep Arena
3 p.m.: Pedal Power Pull, Northeast Hall
4 p.m.: Keystone Bred Ewe Spectacular, Sheep Arena
5 p.m.: North American All Breeds 6-Horse Hitch Classic Series Show followed by Haflinger and Hitch Pony Championship Series, Equine Arena
5 p.m.: Supreme Champion Beef Pageant, Large Arena
5 p.m.: Beef Youth Scholarship Awards, Large Arena
6 p.m.: Junior Breeding Sheep Youth Showmanship followed by Market Lamb Youth Showmanship, Sheep Arena 6:30 p.m.: Club Calf and Prospect Heifer Sale, Small Arena
7:30 p.m.: Heavyweight Horse Pull, Equine Arena
Sunday, Oct. 7
8 a.m.: Junior Beef Breeding Cattle: Angus, Shorthorn, ShorthornPlus, Large Arena 1
8 a.m.: Junior Beef Breeding Cattle: Hereford, SimAngus/SimGenetics, Large Arena 2
8 a.m.: Junior Beef Breeding Cattle: Limousin, Red Angus, Charolais, Chianina, Maine-Anjou, MaineTainer, AOB and Crossbred heifers, Equine Arena
9 a.m.: Junior Breeding Sheep and Supreme Champion Ram and Ewe, Sheep Arena
9 a.m.: Barrow On-Foot Swine Show: Junior Barrows, Berkshire, Chester White, Duroc, Hampshire, Landrace, Poland China, Spotted Swine, Yorkshire, Crossbred Barrows, champion drive, truckload of six market hogs, Swine Arena
1 p.m.: Junior Supreme Champion Beef Pageant, Large Arena
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