Annual Cookbook Sale!
Pictured above: Kourtney Lingeman, Competitive Exhibits Manager, with an armful of cookbooks for stocking stuffers! Our 2025 cookbook is hot off the press!! Each year, the Fair composes a cookbook of ‘Fair-ified’ recipes that took home blue ribbons at the Nebraska State Fair. This keepsake is 198 pages, filled top to bottom, of unique and […]
Nebraska State Fair Champions Zero Waste
Nebraska State Fair Champions Zero Waste, Achieves 93% Diversion Rate in 2024 The Nebraska State Fair has become a model for zero-waste management, achieving an impressive 93% diversion rate at their 2024 event. Fair officials note that as they continue to work towards becoming a leader in sustainability, hopefully setting a powerful example for how […]
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State Fair Seeks Proposals for street sweeper truck Nebraska State Fair street sweeper truck Grand Island, Nebraska – 2024 The Nebraska State Fair invites qualified candidates to submit proposals to provide a street sweeper truck for NSF staff and board members. The awarded provider will receive a signed purchase agreement before December 31, 2024. RFP […]
2024 Brought Growth Across the Board
Overall Exhibitors up from 2023: The Nebraska State Fair recently announced a successful 2024 event, with increased attendance and participation across multiple categories, highlighting the fair’s strong showcase of Nebraska’s agricultural heritage and its talented youth. This year, the fair welcomed a total attendance of 314,844, a rise of nearly 2% compared to 2023. “We […]
Lost and Found
we have a knack for connecting you to things you love! Did you misplace something while exploring the Fair? We receive many items that were separated from their owner and want to make sure they make it home! Whether you’re missing a wallet, phone, keys, hair clips, apparel, keychains or sunglasses give us a call […]
2024 Admission
Admission + Hours Note: Main Gate parking is on the west side of the grounds (left side of the map). ADA ONLY parking is available through Gate 6 off Fonner Park Road (top of map, by the ferris wheel icon). There is additional parking to the east of the grounds (right side of the map) […]
Fair Board Update: Dairy Cattle Biosecurity for 2024 Fair
Nebraska State Fair Planning for Dairy Cattle Amid H5N1 Concerns The Nebraska State Fair Board announced Friday that despite recent concerns regarding the dairy strain of the H5N1 virus, impacting lactating dairy cattle, the Fair will proceed with the species while adding in precautionary protocols. There are currently no reports of a positive case in […]
Outdoor Concert Improvements, Including New Seating Policy
Nebraska State Fair Announces Outdoor Concert Improvements, Including New Seating Policy The Nebraska State Fair is eager to announce a new policy allowing guests to bring their own lawn chairs for general admission seating at all outdoor concerts. This change, effective immediately, aims to enhance the comfort and enjoyment of our valued attendees. Fair organizers […]
Competes in World Championship then at Nebraska State Fair
On the box Jump in Dubai, United Arab Emirates Jacob Thiem performed with the NoWear BMX Stunt Team at State Fair several years ago as an amateur. When he takes to the box jump in August in Grand Island, it will be as a member of Team USA Worlds team and as 12th ranked BMX […]
State Fair Hay Bale Contest is Back
https://youtu.be/Mm62Us8zJoI There may be a hay shortage, but Nebraska State Fair has found a way to bring back the Hay Bale Contest for 2023. Since the State Fair has been in Grand Island, the hay bale contest had become almost a right of summer around central Nebraska. The rains in 2019, COVID in 2020, and […]
