Schedule :

September 26, 2023

9:00 am  to 5:30 pm :  Market Steers, Market Lambs, and Market Goats must arrive and occupy assigned pens.

9:00 am to 8:30 pm :  Market Swine must arrive and occupy assigned pens.

2:00 pm – 8:00 pm :  Exhibits Will Be Entered in Memorial North

6:00 pm –  7:00 pm :  Market Steer weigh-in followed by picture taking

7:00 pm –  8:00 pm :  Lambs/Goats weigh-in followed by picture taking

September 27, 2023

7:00 am – 1:00 pm :  Market Swine weigh in and picture taking

10:00 am – 3:00 pm :  Judging of Exhibits in Memorial North (closed to public)

8:00 am – 3.00 pm :  All remaining livestock must arrive

8:00 am :   Sheep Showmanship Contest & Market Lamb Show

1:00 pm :  Goat Showmanship Contest & Market Goat Show

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm :  Weighing of Feeder Calf & Prospect Market Steer

4:00 pm – 8:00 pm :  Buckwheat Cakes & Sausage Dinners (Community Building)

6:00 pm :  Carnival Opens

6:00 pm – 9:00 pm :  Bingo

6:30 pm :  Judging of Market Steers

September 28, 2023

8:00 am : Swine Showmanship Contest & Market Swine Show

11:00 am – 8:00 pm :  Buckwheat Cakes & Sausage Dinners (Community Building)

12:00 noon – 10:00 pm :  Arts and Crafts Buildings Open

12:00 noon – 10:00 pm :  Exhibit Buildings Open to Public

12:00 noon Carnival Opens

4:00 pm :  Judging of Feeder Calves and Prospect Market Steers

5:30 pm :  Purebred Sheep Show/Breeding Goat Show/Dairy Goat Show

6:00 pm  – 10:00 pm :  Bingo (Games will pause during parade)

7:30 pm :  Firemen’s Parade

8:30 pm  – 10:00 pm :  Karaoke Night (Concert Stage)

9:30 pm :  Karaoke Night (Concert Stage)

September 29, 2023

8:00 am – 7:00 pm :  Buckwheat Cakes & Sausage Dinners (Community Building)

8:00 am : Ladies & Shepherds Lead

9:00 am : Royalty Breakfast (By Invitation Only)

9:30 am : Judging of Purebred/Cross-Bred Beef/Dairy Cattle

10:00 am : Carnival Opens

10:00 am to 9:00 pm :  Arts and Crafts Buildings Open

10:00 am to 10:00 pm :  Exhibit Buildings Open to Public

12:00 noon : Coronation of Queen Ceres and King Buckwheat

2:00 pm :  School Day Parade

3:30 pm :  Lamb Dressing Contest (Cow Palace)

4:00 pm  to 10:00 pm :  Bingo

5:00 pm to 10:00 pm :  Music Concert

6:00 pm :  Beef Showmanship Contest, followed by Supreme Champion Showman

6:00 pm :  1 Hour Flash Bash (Civic Center)

6:00 pm to 10:00 pm :  Buckwheat Brew Fest (Community Building)

September  30, 2023

7:30 am – 9:30 am :  Ag Olympics

8:00 am – 8:00 pm :  Buckwheat Cakes & Sausage Dinners (Community Building)

10:00 am :  Carnival Rides Open

10:00 am  – 9:00 pm :  Arts & Crafts Buildings Open

10:00 am  – 10:00 pm :  Exhibit Buildings Open to the public

12:00 noon : Buckwheat Mile

12:00 noon : Farmer’s Day Parade

2:00 pm :  WVU Marching Band Field Show

2:00 pm :  Youth Livestock Award Ceremony

4:00 pm :  Youth Livestock Sale in Cow Palace

5:00 pm – 10:00 pm :  Music Concert

6:00 pm :  Big Bucks Bingo (Craig Civic Center)

9:00 pm – 11:00 pm :  Remaining Livestock removed from barns

October 1, 2023

8:00 am – 3:00 pm :  Buckwheat Cakes & Sausage Dinners (Community Building)

10:00 am – 12:00 noon : Attend a Church of your choice

10:00 am – 4:00 pm :  Exhibit buildings Open to the Public

10:00 am – 4:00 pm :  Arts & Crafts Booths Open (Basement of Community Building and The Rhododendron Building)

10:00 am – 1:00 Buckwheat Festival Car Show Registration (Civic Center)

10:00 am – 3:00 pm :  Car Show public viewing

10:00 am :  Buckwheat Cornhole Tournament

10:00 am :  Buckwheat Bike Show

12:00 noon : Carnival Rides Open

1:00 pm :  Irish Road Bowling (Registration, Pleasantdale Road)

1:00 pm – 4:00 pm :  Bingo

4:00 pm : KVFD Commemorative Rifle Drawings

4:30 pm :  $10,000 Cash Giveaway

5:00 pm – 6:00 pm :  Exhibits pickup from Memorial North (with entry tag)

Date : September 28, 2023 - October 1, 2023

Location :

Preston County Buckwheat Festival

115 Brown Avenue

Kingwood, WV 26537

Click Here to View More Information