Napan Agricultural Show goes this week

Big announcement of $1 million precedes Napan Agricultural Show. Money to be used to for covered arena to attract more and larger events.

The Napan Agricultural Show starts today, and the buzz around the fairgrounds will be about the $1 million the organization just received to allow it to improve its facility.

In 2012 the organization began a fundraising effort to come up with $100,000 so they could attract a government funding partner for the $400,000 - $500,000 they though they required to put a roof over their arena.

Earlier this week federal-provincial funding was announced that will allow Napan Agricultural show to build a new facility and host larger events during three seasons.  During the winter the facility will be used to store equipment.

ACOA and RDC are each contributing $498,000.

From their website:  

In 2012, when Jack Walsh passed away in Alberta, he designated the Napan Agricultural Show as one of the organizations that you could donate to. The Napan Agricultural Show looked at what we could do with these funds. Years before his passing, Jack encouraged us to start putting a roof over our present ring. When the building committee checked this out, the cost of putting a roof over the ring and location of our ring being too close to the community centre, this was impossible. A new building will come in the form of an indoor arena. This would allow us to host the Napan Agricultural Show, as well as other events throughout the year, such as concerts, other horse shows, musical rides, barrel racing association, etc. The general public would also be able to rent the facility. 

Members of the organization say that projected costs increased when they couldn’t go with original plans of putting a roof over the existing ring, and that steel prices have also increased a lot since the idea was first formed.  Her eis a concept of the project:

Here is a list of events for the show this week.

2018 Schedule
Admission for 2018
Daily: Adults $7.00, Children $2.00
4 Day Pass: Adults $15.00, Children $5.00, Children Under 5 Free
Thursday
	Ring Events	Other Events
4:30 PM	Gates Open
5:00 PM		Kid’s Bouncy Land OPEN ($5.00 ~ open till 9:00 pm)
5:30 PM	Youth Events: Wild n Woolly*, Potato Toss (5-7 Yrs)
6:00 PM	Opening Ceremonies, Napan Drill Team, Western Dress Parade
6:30 PM	Horse Hauling Match
7:30PM		Card Party
*Wild 'n Woolly events are for ages 5 to 7 and 8 to 10 years of age
Friday
	Ring Events	Other Events
7:00 AM		Breakfast in the Hall Main Floor (Until 10AM)
8:00 AM	Gates Open
9:00 AM	Draft Horse Farm (Class 14)
9:30 AM	Draft Horse - Log Skid (Class 15)
10:00 AM	Light Horse - Barrels	Kid’s Bouncy Land OPEN ($8.00 ~ open till 9:00 pm)
10:30 AM	Draft Horse - Men's Single Cart or Wagon Class (Class 1)
11:00 AM	Light Horse – Barrels and Speed Barrels
11:30 AM	Draft Horse – Ladies Cart
12:00 PM	Oxen Pull
1:00 PM	Draft Horse – Heavy Team
1:30 PM	Light Horse – Skudaho and Dash
2:00 PM	Draft Horse – Unicorn
2:30 PM	Light Horse – Poles and Stake Race
3:00 PM	Friday Supper & Cut the Jack of Hearts
3:00 PM	Draft Horse – 4 in hand	Friday Supper
3:30 PM	Draft Horse – 4 in hand driving
4:00 PM	Oxen vs Tractor
5:00 PM	Draft Horse – 6 in hand
5:30 PM	Draft Horse - 6 in hand Driving
6:00 PM	Youth Event – Wild ‘n Woolly – Hula Hoop
6:30 PM	Draft and Light Horse – Costume Class
7:00 PM	Youth Event – Tug of War
7:30 PM	Light Horse – Big T	Bingo - Hall Main Floor
8:00 PM	Tough Farmer Competition
Saturday
	Ring Events	Other Events
7:00 AM		Breakfast - Hall Main Floor (Until 10AM)
8:00 AM	Gates Open
8:30 AM	Draft Horse - Line Classes
10:00 AM		Washer Toss Registration (Tournament Starts @ 10:30)
10:00 AM		Kid’s Bouncy Land OPEN ($8.00 ~ open till 9:00 pm)
12:00 PM	Youth Event - Wild 'n Woolly*, Stick Horse (2-4 yrs), 3 Legged Race (8-10 yrs)
12:30 PM	Draft horse – Under Saddle
1:00 PM	Light Horse – 4 Corner Barrels, Speed Ball
1:30 PM	**K9 Pat Platoon Dogs**
2:30 PM	Draft Horse – Light Team
3:00 PM	Youth Event – Potato Sack Race, Veggie Toss, Potato Picking
3:30 PM	Draft Horse – Tandem	SPAGHETTI Supper in Hall (until 6:00pm)
4:00 PM	Oxen
5:00 PM	Draft Horse- Junior Driving
6:30 PM	Youth Event – Wild N Woolly, Sponge Bucket, Wheel Barrow
7:00 PM	Light Horse – Poles
7:30 PM	Draft horse – Lady Driving
8:00 PM	Lawn Tractor Races
9:00 PM	Woodsmen
Sunday
	Ring Events	Other Events
7:00 AM		Breakfast (Until 10AM) Hall
8:00 AM	Gates Open
8:30 AM	4-H Events
10:00 AM		Kid’s Bouncy Land OPEN ($8.00 ~ open till 4:00 pm)
10:00 AM		Horse Shoe Registration (Tourn. Starts @ 10:30)
12:00 PM	Scholarship Presentations
12:30 PM	Draft Horse – 3 abreast
1:00 PM	Light Horse – Barrels and Big T	Water Street Farmer's Market (Until 5 PM)
1:30 PM	**K9 Pat Platoon Dogs**
2:30 PM	Light Horse – Skudaho and Dash
3:00 PM	Youth Event – Wild n Woolly, Wheelbarrow Drive
3:30 PM	Draft Horse – CHAMPION TEAM
4:00 PM	Oxen
5:00 PM	Light Horse – Poles, Keyhole and Crazy 8
6:00 PM	Closing