The Dash, new this year, is an obstacle course with an agricultural theme in keeping with the county’s farm-friendly fair.

The 3-mile race, sponsored by West Valley Medical Center, kicks off at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, a couple of hours before the carnival midway and other fair attractions open.

The fitness-focused Dash starts in Simplot Stadium with a few stair-climbs followed by a run through the carnival area, where participants will encounter hay-bale climbs, jumps and more. The course continues to the Griffiths Parkway softball fields, which will feature abundant obstacles and challenges. Racers then return through the carnival and slide down a giant slide to the finish line.

The race is designed for all fitness levels. Registration at the gate costs $35, and fairgrounds Gate 6 will open at 8:30 a.m. for participants and spectators.

In keeping with Healthy Living Day, the Barnyard Dash will be preceded and followed by yoga sessions provided by Lululemon Athletica. Those sessions are set for 9 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.

West Valley Medical Center will offer a health and wellness expo at Simplot Stadium from noon to 3 p.m., and dance competitions will be offered at the Farm Bureau Contest Corral near the livestock barns. Registration starts at 2:30 p.m., and competitions are limited to the first 20 entrants in each category. The Hip Hop dance competition starts at 3 p.m., and Country Swing competition starts at 6 p.m.

Saturday night’s concert on the Main Stage features country singer Jo Dee Messina and guest Hunter Hayes.

Fair highlights Saturday include:

Noon to 5 p.m. — Mounted shooting exhibition, rodeo arena

12:30, 3:30 and 5:30 p.m. — Magician Kent Messmer, Community Stage

12:30 p.m. — Diaper Derby and Toddler Trot, Farm Bureau Contest Corral

1 p.m. — Ballet Folklorico Mexico Lindo, Entertainment Stage

1:30, 4:30 and 9:30 p.m. — Juggler Curtis Carlyle, Community Stage

1:30 p.m. — Art Honey cowboy poetry, Farm Bureau Contest Corral

2, 5 and 9 p.m. — Dizzy Hips, Entertainment Stage

2 p.m. — Berry pie-baking contest, O’Connor Field House

2:30 and 8 p.m. — Reptile Adventures, Community Stage

3, 6 and 10 p.m. — Comedy Hypnotist Don Barnhart, Entertainment Stage

4 p.m. — Big Wheel Race, Farm Bureau Contest Corral

6:30 p.m. — Canyon County Farm Bureau tractor-driving contest, rodeo arena

7 p.m. — Pedal tractor pull, Farm Bureau Contest Corral

8 p.m. — Jo Dee Messina and Hunter Hayes, Main Stage