At the 2024 Lancaster County Super Fair, 4-H & FFA exhibits & events will run Aug. 1–4, and 4-H Horse Shows will be held July 31–Aug. 4. Plan ahead! The animal release and load-out after the 4-H portion of the Super Fair is a busy, crowded time.
RELEASE OF ANIMALS
No exhibits are released early except for hardship/emergency reasons. In the event of extreme extenuating circumstances, exhibitors must submit an early release request form and obtain approval. Exhibitors must clean their stalls prior to release of animals. Release of 4-H/FFA animals begins Sunday, Aug. 4 at 7 p.m. Final move-out time for all 4-H/FFA animals is Monday, Aug. 5 at 11 a.m.
ANIMAL EXHIBITOR LOAD-OUT
At check-in, fair gate parking attendants at Gate 3 entrance will give 4-H/FFA animal exhibitors with trailers a windshield trailer load-out pass. These passes will give vehicles with trailers access to the closest load-out zone for each animal species during animal load-out on Sunday, Aug. 4 starting at 7 p.m. On Sunday, in trailer Lot F and the RVUniverse Campgrounds, display your trailer load-out pass in your windshield for the animal loading zone you would like to access first.
Starting Sunday at 7 p.m., parking staff will release vehicles with trailers from Lot F and the RVUniverse Campgrounds to load-out zones as quickly as spots are available. Exhibitors bringing trailers from home will be directed to the appropriate trailer lot to join the other trailers waiting. Trailers are NOT allowed to line up or wait anywhere on the Sandhills Global Event Center fairgrounds besides Lot F and the RVUniverse Campgrounds due to Fire Marshall rules as the fair is still open to the public.
To speed move-out along, animal exhibitors are encouraged to bring in passenger vehicles/pickups to load smaller gear on Sunday until 6 p.m. Due to numerous vehicles blocking access next to the buildings at release time, access immediately next to buildings on Sunday will be restricted to ensure all exhibitors will be able to get into these active loading zones as soon as possible after release time on Sunday at 7 p.m.
Note to animal exhibitors not using a trailer — no special parking permit or load-out pass needed. Use your 4-H/FFA Exhibitor entry pass hangtag and park in designated public parking (not trailer lots). During peak animal move-out time, there will be space held for both trailers and vehicles without trailers between the Currency and EquineMarket Pavilions — please be patient as there are many more exhibitors in these two pavilions than there is move-out space. If you can use a door not between these two buildings, it will speed up your move out.