• Ag Equipment Display

  Marketplace

  NEW! Get upclose with new combines, cattle chutes, pens, panels, waterers and more. See current day equipment and technology that Nebraska farmers and ranchers use every day.
  
  

  Antique Farm Machinery Display

  East Marketplace

  Stroll through the antique farm machinery display and see, learn, and remember the agricultural equipment and machinery of the past.
  

  CNH Case and New Holland Simulators, Pedal Combines, and Tractors

  Ag Equipment Marketplace

  Display will highlight the Precision Farming product line offered by Case IH and New Holland. Providing an overview of the potential return on investment that customers achieve by putting Case IH and New Holland precision farming products to work on their farm.

  Children have the opportunity to experience farming first-hand with Case IH Pedal Combines and Pedal Tractors in the tent.
  
  

  Child ID Protection Program

  Grandstand Concourse
  The Nebraska Free Masons continue to offer FREE child identification. Visit the Fonner Concourse from 9:00a.m. - 9:00p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, September 3 and 4 for your ID!
  
  

• Commercial Exhibits
  Exhibition Building/4-H & FFA Building/Marketplace

  Visit the Exhibition Building, the 4-H & FFA Building, and the outdoor Marketplace to see, shop, and learn about unique products, travel and tourism, state departments, and more!
  
  

• Competitive Exhibits (Open Class)
  Fonner Concourse

  See the best the State has to offer in AgProducts, Bee Culture, Christmas Trees, Education, Fine Arts, Foods, Horticulture, Photography, Textiles, Wine and Beer! Visit the Fonner Concourse to watch competitions, demonstrations and see the winning exhibits!
  

  Department of Agriculture Exhibit

  Exhibition Building

  Guests learn about what Nebraska agriculture means to the state by seeing exhibits about the processes,products, and innovations of the industry.
  
  

• 4-H and FFA Exhibits

  4-H & FFA Building

  View various 4-H and FFA exhibits from Nebraskan students involved in the 4-H and FFA
  
  

  Grow Nebraska General Store Commercial Exhibit

  Exhibition Building

• The Grow Nebraska Country Store is packed full of unique gifts created by Nebraska artists. From homemade candles to beautifully painted furniture, the Country Store promises a spectacular showcase of artistic Nebraska talent!
  

  • PEPSI MAX NASCAR Simulator

    4H & FFA Building

    Experience the thrill of a race car with the PEPSI MAX NASCAR Simulator! This Top End Racing simulator is an actual race car that has been specially modified for a computer simulation, so the driver has all of the excitement of racing in an actual race car. This is the race car the pro's train in! The car reacts to the drivers' action.
    
    

The car reacts to the drivers' action.
Turn the steering wheel to follow the track.
Brake and you will slow down.
Step on the gas and you accelerate.
Steering has full force feed back along with seat vibration.

Monitors are set up outside for viewing equipped with screen on screen displaying for both driver and spectator.

• Quilt Display

  Exhibition Building

  Quilts from all over Nebraska are on display for viewing. Come check out quilt squares from the counties across the State!
  

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  County Quilt Blocks

• Exhibition Building
  Pictures of quilt blocks made by quilters from each county in Nebraska. There are currently 50 blocks collected with a goal of collecting all 93 counties by the State Fair. The quilt blocks will be on display in the Exhibition Building during the 2011 State Fair.
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  Click here to view
  
  

• Recycled Planters

  Throughout the Marketplace

  Enjoy the Recycled Garden constructed of planters made from recycled objects. Creative and green kids are invited to participate by constructing a planter of their own. Some planters might include tires, barrels, grills, mailboxes, or other unique containers! The planters will help brighten up the State Fair! The deadline for registering planters is Friday, August 6th!

   

  State Patrol Exhibit

  4-H & FFA Building

  The State Patrol has interactive demonstrations and exhibits about safety.
  
  

• UNL Food Products Commercial Exhibits

  4-H & FFA Building

  Nebraska entrepreneurs showcase, sample, and sell a variety of Nebraska food products.
  
  

• Stuhr Museum

  Kidz Zone

  All the fun of Stuhr Museum's 1890's Living History Railroad Town comes to the Nebraska State Fair. The museum that brings the story of Nebraska's first towns to life feature dozens of hands-on, historical and artistic activities in the State Fair's Kids Zone, including live blacksmithing, coloring, word games, stilts and period children's games. Special, hands-on presentations take place at 2 p.m. each day. See below for a full schedule of presentations. Click here to learn more about Stuhr Museum.

  Wells Fargo Stagecoach

  August 27-29th

  In 1852, Henry Wells and William Fargo founded Wells Fargo & Co. to provide reliable banking and express transportation service to miners, merchants and settlers in communities across the American frontier. Wells Fargo agents helped pioneers exchange their gold dust for coin and safely send funds to distant places. Wells Fargo handled valuable shipments using the fastest transportation available: stagecoach, steamship, or railroad. For more history on the Wells Fargo Stagecoach, click here.