• Barn Discovery

• Experience a tour of the barns and learn more about the livestock and animals seen in Nebraska farms and ranches. Tours will begin inside the Sheep Barn Foyer.

  Tour Schedule:

Saturday, August 27, 10:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.

Sunday, August 28, 10:00 a.m.- 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, September 3, 10:00 a.m.- 7:00 p.m.

Sunday, September 4, 10:00 a.m.- 7:00 p.m.

Monday, September 5, 10:00 a.m.- 7:00 p.m.

• Combine "Ride Along" with Case IH Combines and New Holland Combines
  Fonner Park Race Track

  Case IH Axial-Flow combines are engineered for simplicity and reliability. The plant employees are proud to manufacture these products right here in Grand Island, Nebraska! Case IH invites guests of all ages to participate in a Case IH Axial-Flow combine "Ride-Along" while at the Fair!

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  This year marks the 35th anniversary since the introduction of the New Holland Twin Rotor combine. The Grand Island Plant employees would like to invite guests of all ages to celebrate with New Holland by participating in a combine "Ride Along" while at the Fair!

  Combine "Ride Along" : Schedule :

  Friday, August 26 - 5:00p.m.
  Saturday, August 27 - 10:00a.m. & 5:00p.m.
  Sunday, August 28 - 10:00a.m. & 5:00p.m.
  Monday, August 29 - 5:00p.m.
  Tuesday, August 30 - 6:30p.m.
  Wednesday, August 31 - 5:00p.m.
  Thursday, September 1 - 5:00p.m.
  Friday, September 2 - 5:00p.m.
  Saturday, September 3 - 10:00a.m. & 5:00p.m.
  Sunday, September 4 - 10:00a.m. & 5:00p.m.

  
  

• Hedrick's Animal Petting Zoo and Camel & Pony Rides
  Kidz Zone

  Take a ride on a camel or pony and try petting and feeding exotic animals.

• Livestock Birthing Pavilion
  Sheep Barn

• The Livestock Birthing Pavilion is a large-animal birthing area, a farrowing area, and a poultry hatching area giving State Fair guests the opportunity to witness live animal births overseen by trained professionals from the University of Nebraska Pre-Vet Medicine Program. Click here for more information.

  
  

• 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 all the hundreds of exhibits and grounds entertainment that are intended to educate, entertain, and encourage lifelong learning. Public and home schools are invited to participate in Nebraska's Largest Classroom. In the past, approximately 3,000 students, K-6th grade, and teachers that represent over 80 public, private, and home schools have attended this event.
  

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  PEPSI MAX NASCAR Simulator brought to you by your Grand Island HyVee
  4-H & 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.
  
  

• 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 time 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.
  
  

• The Fiber Glass Milking Cow
  Exhibition Building

  Presented by the Nebraska Dairy Council and Nebraska Farm Bureau, guests enjoy a three dimensional cow that allows a realistic hands on milking experience.