2025
Schedule of Events
Thursday, July 31st
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Briefing of Superintendents (Cowboy Hall)​
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm: Pre-Register & Submit Exhibits (Cowboy Hall) FREE
Friday, August 1st
8:00 am - 12:00 noon: Register & Submit Exhibits (Cowboy Hall) FREE
12:00 noon - 3:30 pm: Cowboy Hall Closed to Public for:
Thank You Lunch for Judges (Cowboy Hall)
Judging of Inside Exhibits (Cowboy Hall)
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm: Ice Cream & Cupcake Social to Kick-Off 86th Annual Fair (Cowboy Hall) FREE
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm: Register for Toad Races (Patio) $1 per individual per category *correct change please*
5:00 pm: Bosque Farms Fire Department Hot Dog, Chile Dog & Frito Pie Fundraiser (Patio)
6:30 pm: Toad Races (Under the Big Tent)
7:00 pm - 7:30 pm: Sheepdog Herding Exhibition with Kyle Fakhoury (Arena) FREE
7:30 pm: Universal Waste Systems' Annual Battle of the Bales (South of Arena) FREE
Saturday, August 2nd
6:30 am - 7:30 am: FOOD Vendors Arrive
7:30 am - 8:30 am: CRAFT Vendors Arrive
7:30 am - 8:30 am: Line up for Parade (South Loop/Margaret Drive) FREE
8:00 am - 2:00 pm: Bosque Farms Annual Car Show (Bosque Farms Sports Complex)
8:30 am: Parade Begins
9:30 am: SILENT AUCTION until 3:30 pm (Cowboy Hall)
Food Trucks open (SOME will be serving breakfast!)
NM Game & Fish Exhibition FREE
Bean Count (Cowboy Hall) FREE
Money Pits - Sand & Corn (West of Cowboy Hall) FREE
BFRA Pancake Breakfast (Cowboy Hall)
10:00 am: Kids Bingo (Patio) $.25
Greased Pole Climb until 4:00 pm (East of Arena) FREE
Face Painting until 4:00 pm (Under the Big Tent) FREE
Los Lunas Parks & Recreation Climbing Wall until 2:00 pm FREE
10:30 am: Races (Arena) FREE
Kid's Pole Fishing (Northwest Corner of Cowboy Hall) $.25
Rolling Pin Throw after Races (Arena) FREE
11:00 am: Announcement & posting of Parade Winners (Patio)
11:00 am - 1:00 pm: NM Raptors Presentation (Southeast Corner of Cowboy Hall) FREE
11:30 am: Register for Cornhole Competition (South of Arena) $1 per individual per category
12:00 noon: Cornhole Competition Begins
BFRA Crown Royalty after Rolling Pin Throw (Arena)
12:00 noon - 2:00 pm: Pick Up Exhibits (Cowboy Hall) *Not responsible for items not picked up*
12:30 pm : Register 4-H Dog Care & Grooming (Riley Home)
1:00 pm: Judging 4-H Dog Care & Grooming (Riley Home)
1:30 pm: Snack Attack Walk (Patio) $.25
2:00 pm: LIVE AUCTION (Cowboy Hall)
2:00 - 3:00 pm: Register and Submit Entries for Chile Contest (Cowboy Hall) FREE
3:00 pm: Pet Parade (Patio) FREE
Chile Contest Judging
3:30 pm: Grandma's Pot Shop Annual Cluck & Run (BF Sports Complex) FREE
4:30 pm: Admission Fee for Rodeo Contestants
5:00 pm: Fair Concludes
Admission Fee for Rodeo Spectators - $10 per person (6 years and under free)
6:00 pm: BFRA Rodeo (Arena)