About the All Together Show
The All Together Show is a livestock show on the Montague County Youth Fair schedule. The 2026 schedule lists it on Wednesday, January 7 at 5 p.m. at the Nocona Agriculture Center, between the goat show and the rabbit and steer days. The schedule does not describe the show's format.
Fair schedule around it
- January 5: home economics early check-in, 4 to 6 p.m.
- January 6: Leadership Day at the Montague County Cowboy Church, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with speaking contests, a robotics contest, beef and horse skill-a-thons and a barbecue contest
- January 7: market check-in and weigh-in at 8 a.m.; poultry 9 a.m.; dairy cattle 11 a.m.; lambs noon; goats 2 p.m.; All Together Show 5 p.m.
- January 8: rabbit show 9 a.m.; steer and heifer weigh-in; swine weigh-in and classification 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.; heifer then steer show 2 p.m.
- January 9: ag mechanics judging and swine show, 9 a.m.
- January 10: barn clean-up 9 a.m.; home economics silent auction 6 to 8 p.m.; buckles and Leadership Day awards before the sale at 6 p.m.
Next dates are not yet published.
Getting there
Check-in and the All Together Show are at the Nocona Agriculture Center in Nocona. Public viewing of home economics projects is at the Nocona Community Center. The schedule gives no street addresses.
Tips for exhibitors and families
- Barn space rotates: dairy cattle move out before beef steers and heifers move in, and swine move in after the lamb and goat show.
- Home economics, leadership and swine and ag mechanics days changed for 2026, so use the new dates rather than past years.
Official links
- Bowie News: Montague County Youth Fair schedule 2026: full fair schedule
Texas County Junior Livestock Shows: The Essentials
A county junior livestock show is where Texas 4-H and FFA members exhibit market animals they have raised, usually in winter, and the best projects sell at a premium auction to local buyers. Exhibitors must be members of a Texas 4-H club or FFA chapter in good standing and work under a County Extension Agent or ag teacher. Age and grade limits are set by each county.
Validation and ownership
Most county shows require Texas 4-H/FFA livestock validation, when animals are ear-tagged, DNA-sampled and tied to the exhibitor, who signs the ethics policy. Typical validation is June for steers, October for lambs and goats and November for swine, but local deadlines win. Offering an animal for sale during the feeding period can make it ineligible for the remaining shows that season.
Sales and ID
Premium sales are run by each county, and many take add-on and sponsor support from local businesses. Animals must carry official ID under USDA and Texas Animal Health Commission rules. Quality Counts, the AgriLife online course, is expected by some shows. Selling a project at a major show makes it ineligible for later majors.
Read the full guide: Texas County Junior Livestock Shows: How They Work
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