Schedule of Events:

Tuesday, September 24, 2024

9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Market Steers, Market Lambs, and Market Goats must arrive and occupy assigned pens.
9:00 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Market Swine must arrive and occupy assigned pens.
2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Exhibits Will Be Entered in Memorial North
6:00 p.m. to  7:00 p.m. Market Steer weigh-in followed by picture taking
7:00 p.m. to  8:00 p.m. Lambs/Goats weigh-in followed by picture taking

Wednesday, September 25, 2024

7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Market Swine weigh in and picture taking
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Judging of Exhibits in Memorial North (closed to public)
8:00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m. All remaining livestock must arrive
8:00 a.m.  Sheep Showmanship Contest & Market Lamb Show
1:00 p.m. Goat Showmanship Contest & Market Goat Show
1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Weighing of Feeder Calf & Prospect Market Steer
4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Buckwheat Cakes & Sausage Dinners (Community Building)
6:00 p.m. Carnival Opens
6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Bingo
6:30 p.m. Judging of Market Steers

Thursday, September 26, 2024

8:00 a.m. Swine Showmanship Contest & Market Swine Show
11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Buckwheat Cakes & Sausage Dinners (Community Building)
12:00 noon to 10:00 p.m. Arts and Crafts Buildings Open
12:00 noon to 10:00 p.m. Exhibit Buildings Open to Public
12:00 noon Carnival Opens
4:00 p.m. Judging of Feeder Calves and Prospect Market Steers
5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Beerfest (Next to Buckwheat Music Stage)
5:30 p.m. Purebred Sheep Show/Breeding Goat Show/Dairy Goat Show
6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Bingo (Games will pause during parade)
7:30 p.m. Firemen’s Parade
8:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Karaoke Night (Concert Stage)
9:30 p.m. Karaoke Night (Buckwheat Music Stage)

Friday, September 27, 2024

8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Buckwheat Cakes & Sausage Dinners (Community Building)
8:00 a.m. Ladies & Shepherds Lead
9:00 a.m. Royalty Breakfast (By Invitation Only)
9:30 a.m. Judging of Purebred/Cross-Bred Beef/Dairy Cattle
10:00 a.m. Carnival Opens
10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Arts and Crafts Buildings Open
10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Exhibit Buildings Open to Public
12:00 noon Coronation of Queen Ceres and King Buckwheat
2:00 p.m. School Day Parade
2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Beerfest (Next to Buckwheat Music Stage)
3:30 p.m. Lamb Dressing Contest (Cow Palace)
4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Bingo
4:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Music Concert (Buckwheat Music Stage)
6:00 p.m. Beef Showmanship Contest, followed by Supreme Champion Showman

Saturday, September 28, 2024

7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Ag Olympics
8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Buckwheat Cakes & Sausage Dinners (Community Building)
10:00 a.m. Carnival Rides Open
10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Arts & Crafts Buildings Open
10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Exhibit Buildings Open to the public
12:00 noon Buckwheat Mile
12:00 noon Farmer’s Day Parade
12:00 noon to 10:00 p.m. Beerfest (Next to Buckwheat Music Stage)
2:00 p.m. WVU Marching Band Field Show
2:00 p.m. Youth Livestock Award Ceremony
4:00 p.m. Youth Livestock Sale in Cow Palace
3:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Music Concert (Buckwheat Music Stage)
6:00 p.m. Big Bucks Bingo (Craig Civic Center)
9:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. Remaining Livestock removed from barns

Sunday, September 29, 2024

8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Buckwheat Cakes & Sausage Dinners (Community Building)
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon Attend a Church of your choice
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Exhibit buildings Open to the Public
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Arts & Crafts Booths Open (Basement of Community Building and The Rhododendron Building)
10:00 a.m. to 1:00 Buckwheat Festival Car Show Registration (Civic Center)
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Car Show public viewing
10:00 a.m. Buckwheat Cornhole Tournament
10:00 a.m. Bikes on Brown
12:00 noon Carnival Rides Open
1:00 p.m. Irish Road Bowling (Registration, Pleasantdale Road)
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Bingo
4:00 p.m. KVFD Commemorative Rifle Drawings
4:30 p.m. $10,000 Cash Giveaway
5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Exhibits pickup from Memorial North (with entry tag)

Date: September 26-29, 2024

Location: Preston County Buckwheat Festival - 115 Brown Avenue, Kingwood, WV 26537

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