• County Fair Day

• Saturday, August 25, 2012

• County Fair Day celebrates County Fairs across the state, giving them the opportunity to be recognized and to showcase their Fair.
  
  

• County Fair Parade
  6:00p.m., Parade Route

• The daily Nebraska State Fair parade is filled with floats from County Fairs and Ag Societies across Nebraska!

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  For more information or to register your county fair, click here.

 

Flash Mobs

Fairgrounds

A flash mob is a group of people who assemble in a public place, perform for a short time, and then disperse. Performances can consist of dancing, singing, acting, freezing, or any other type of entertainment.

Click here for registration form.

 

Planning is currently underway for the 2012 Nebraska State Fair!

Check out what happened at the 2011 Nebraska State Fair below!

Fireworks

Friday, August 26 9:30pm

Kidz Zone

Bright, beautiful balls of fire will be bursting on opening day, Friday, August 26 at 9:30 p.m. View the fireworks through out the fairgrounds but the best location to view is Kidz Zone. Lantis Fireworks Franchising Inc. will be providing the firework entertainment! Lantis Fireworks has the advantage of the Lantis family's decades of experience in creating & sourcing the most spectacular products available today.

Grand Island Modelers

• Friday, September 2, 2011
• 9:00am-9:00pm

• They will be on display in the Festival Tent, located in the South side of the Market Place (close to Stolley Park Road Entrance) of the fairgrounds.

  Will perform on Motorsport track - TBA

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• Miss America, Teresa Scanlan: The Past 223 Days

• Friday, August 26, 2011
• 2:00pm Livestock Arena
• Teresa Scanlan was crowned Miss America 2011 on January 15, 2011 at the 90th Anniversary of the Miss America Pageant on ABC. Since her crowning she has been traveling the country appearing on numerous national and local television programs, making corporate appearances, and talking about MAO’s national platform, Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, and her personal platform of Eating Disorders: A Generation at Risk.

As the youngest Miss America in 78 years, Teresa is showing the country she is a leader and a role model for youth today. Teresa was home-schooled until her junior year of high school, before attending Gering High School for half of her junior year. She graduated early from Scottsbluff High School in the spring of 2010 after taking a double load of classes.

Click here, for a complete bio.

• Miss Nebraska State Fair & Miss Heartland Pageant

• Saturday, September 3, 2011
• Heartland Events Center
• 7:30pm
• A local, preliminary pageant to the MIss Nebraska and the MIss America Pageants open to women between the ages of 17 and 24. The pageant includes the following areas of compeition: Interview, On-Stage Question, Evening Wear, Lifestyle and Fitness in Swimsuit and Talent.
  
  
• Click here to compete!

 

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  Nebraska's Largest Classroom
  Monday, August 29, 2011 & Tuesday, August 30, 2011
  Located throughout the fairgrounds

  Nebraska's Largest Classroom is a self-guided field trip where students and teachers have the opportunity to enjoy hundreds of exhibits, view entertainment at every turn, and learn about Nebraska. Public and home schools are invited to participate in Nebraska's Largest Classroom and must pre-register. Admission is FREE for K-6th grade students, teachers, sponsors, and bus drivers. Registration Forms are due by April 30, 2011.

  The Nebraska State Fair offers a lunch program for Nebraska's Largest Classroom participants. Lunch will be available from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm. Each lunch costs $2 and includes a hot dog, bag of chips, fruit, dessert, and beverage. Advance registration for the lunch program is required. Lunch registrations will not be accepted the day of Nebraska's Largest Classroom.

  2011 Registration Form is no longer available. Please check back for 2012 registration form.

• Proudly presented by Primrose Retirement Community

• Older Nebraskans Festival
  Wednesday, August 31, 2011
  
  

The festival is provided for seniors 60 years and older.
Gate admission is $5

Health, Wellness, and Informational Booths

9:00a.m.-9:00p.m.

Bosselman's Conference Center

Area agencies distribute information regarding health & wellness, retirement communities, and governmentagencies.

 

Crystal Gayle

11:00a.m. and 3:00p.m.

Heartland Event Center

FREE concert

Gate admission to the Fair not included

Wristband required, first come/first serve basis.

Crystal Gayle, will perform at 11:00a.m. and 3:00p.m. in the Heartland Event Center. The concert is FREE with paid gate admission. Wristbands are required for entry into the concert and are available on a first come, first serve basis. Wristbands will be available and valid ONLY on August 31, 2011. Wristband distribution will begin at 8:00a.m. Visit the Heartland Event Center Box Office the day of the concert to obtain a wristband. There is a limit of 2 wristbands per person.

Wristbands are divided into four entry times per concert:

11:00a.m. Crystal Gayle Concert entry times are 9:00a.m., 9:30a.m., 10:00a.m., 10:30a.m.

3:00p.m. Crystal Gayle Concert entry times are 1:00p.m., 1:30p.m., 2:00p.m., 2:30p.m.

All wristbands must be secured on the wrist for entry into the concert. You will only be permitted to enter AFTER the specified entry time on your wristband. Wristbands guarantee adimission but not neccesarily a seat.

*Entry times are subject to change pending artist approval.

Bus contact Chelsey Jungck at cjungck@statefair.org or 308.382.1710.
Tours: For bus tours coming for Older Nebraskans Day or the Crystal Gayle Concert

Queen Meet-N-Greet

Saturday, September 3

4:00p.m.-5:30p.m.

Bosselman Conference Center

Come meet our Czech, Livestock, Rodeo, and Scholarship Queens from all over Nebraska.  These Queens will be signing autographs, then they will be participating in the daily parade!

Miss Nebraska- Kayla Batt

Miss Nebraska State Fair- Kayla Decker

Miss Nebraska Jr. Sweetheart- Bailey Faller

Nebraska National American Miss Princess- Lauren Louderback

Nebraska National American Miss Jr. Teen- Diedre Stevens

Miss Nebraska Jr. Princess Sweetheart- Alexa Sanchez

Nebraska Panhandle Czech-Slovak Queen- Megan Jiskra

Miss Nebraska Junior Princess- Hannah Kost

Miss Nebraska Preteen National Teenager- Maranda Saltzman

Miss Nebraska Jr. National Teen- Katie Kost

Miss Nebraska Teenager- Cassidy Mikkelsen

Nebraska Angus Queen- Cheyann Lovett

Miss Nebraska Prague Czech-Slovak Queen- Laura Shestak

Nebraska Dairy Princess- Chandra Mosel

Nebraska Hereford Queen- Atayla Witthuhn

Miss Rodeo Nebraska- Sierra Peterson

Nebraska Polled Hereford Queen- Ashley VanDeWalle

Miss Days of '56- Molly Tullis

Butler County Czech-Slovak Queen- Claire Oborny

Clearwater Rodeo Queen- Morgan Hall

Miss Nebraska Czech-Slovak Queen- Allie Knouse

America's US Jr. Miss- Emerie Gifford

National American Miss Teen- Shelby Wetovick

World's Glamerous Miss Teen- Jessie Smith

Nebraska's U.S. Teen- Raeann Bronder

 

 

Velvet Spurs

Saturday, August 27 6:30pm

Livestock Arena

Our mounted drill team is performing a drill this year which pays tribute to our men and women currently serving in the Armed Forces and to all veterans.  Our drill manuevers are performed to the music associated to each branch of the service and instead of our usual trademark "pink spur" flags our riders are carrying American Flags.

Veterans Day

Monday, August 29, 2011

Honoring ALL VETERANS and MILITARY SERVICE MEN and WOMEN who are serving and have served, including special recognition to our Vietnam War Veterans!

Free Fair Gate Admission, all day, for personnel with Military Identification.

(Example: Military ID, VA ID Card)

 

Veterans Day Program

9:00a.m.

Heartland Events Center

 

Visit informational booths from a variety of organizations

9:00a.m. - 9:00p.m.

Bosselman Conference Center

2011 Registration form is no longer available. Please check back for 2012 Registration form.

Veterans Day Parade of Colors

2:00p.m.

Staging north of the Heartland Events Center

All parade entries please report to the check in booth in the Heartland Events Center Foyer at 12:00 p.m.

All Veterans, Auxiliary members, Color Guards, marching units, floats, and vehicles are invited to participate in the Parade of Colors.

You are encouraged to wear your uniform or any part of your uniform.

Please register in advance for the parade. Contact cjungck@statefair.org or 308.382.1710 for more information.

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