The Southern Iowa Fair is set to begin one week from today in Oskaloosa.
The Southern Iowa Fairgrounds will officially open for visitors at 4pm on Monday, July 14. Many of the attractions that have entertained visitors in years’ past are back this year: 4-H and FFA shows are all over the schedule from Monday through Friday. The Southern Iowa Fair Queen Contest is scheduled for Monday evening. Jack Pot Barrel Races are happening Monday night. On Tuesday night, visitors can watch a show from comedy ventriloquist Kevin Horner. The 2025 Caleb Hammond Memorial Race is scheduled for Wednesday night at the Southern Iowa Speedway, which will be broadcast on KBOE. Thursday night will feature Sprint Invaders with Stock Cars and Hobby Stocks. Friday night’s main entertainment will be the Josh Ross concert. And on Saturday morning, the Mahaska Chamber will be hosting their next Mahaska Mixer, which will be their Buyers Breakfast, from 6:30-8:00am. That will be followed by the livestock auction…