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Free Stage Entertainment Application

Thank you for your interest in performing at the 2026 Nebraska State Fair! We have multiple performances that will go on our four free stages August 28 – September 7th, 2026. Please check to ensure that the application is completely filled out before submitting. Regret letters will not be sent. You will be contacted only if you are selected to perform at the 2026 Nebraska State Fair. Due to the high volume of submissions, all items must be submitted by April 1st, 2026 in order to be considered. 

For more information or questions about this application, please contact our Events & Entertainment Manager, Lindsey Foushee at lfoushee@statefair.org or 308-382-1685.

Contact Information

Contact person
Mailing Address
I approve the release of my contact information in the case of inquiries regarding the act above.

Act Information

Please mark next to the days you are willing to perform. 

Days willing to perform
*Note that preferences are not a guarantee of performance times.

Requested Fee (per performance)

Please consider that these performances are intended to provide exposure and experience. The Nebraska State Fair does not provide travel, hotel, food/beverages, alcohol, or any other rider amenities.

Are you requesting to be paid for your performance?

Production Information

Please review tech packs at the link here and choose only those areas in which you would be able and willing to perform at with the provided tech.

Locations willing to perform
Act description (please select all that apply)
*Please do not plan on the availability of dressing rooms. If dressing rooms are available, they are small and communal. It is the responsibility of the act to plan their costume needs accordingly.
Click or drag a file to this area to upload.

Music Information

No percentage cover or original music
Click or drag a file to this area to upload.

Entertainment Application Terms & Conditions

  • Final selection of all entertainment is at the discretion of the Nebraska State Fair (NSF).
  • This is only an application for an opportunity to perform. Submission of this application does not guarantee the applicant will be selected to perform at the NSF, nor does it constitute any agreement to provide space, services, or compensation.
  • The parties agree that the Act, and any agents and employees of the Act, are acting in an independent capacity and not as officers, employees, or agents of the NSF.
  • Act hereby waives all claims and recourse against the NSF Board, Fonner Park Exposition and Events Center, the Hall County Livestock Improvement Association, and the City of Grand Island, including the right to contribution for loss or damage to persons or property in any way connected to this Application and any subsequent Agreement, and shall indemnify and hold harmless the NSF Board, Fonner Park Exposition and Events Center, the Hall County Livestock Improvement Association, and the City of Grand Island from all claims due to any acts or omissions.
  • Act shall indemnify and hold harmless the NSF Board, Fonner Park Exposition and Events Center, the Hall County Livestock Improvement Association, and the City of Grand Island, its officers, agents and employees from any and all claims, suits or actions of every name, kind and description brought forth from, or on account of, injuries to or death of any person including, but not limited to, workers and the public, or damage to property resulting from the performance at the NSF.
  • The NSF takes place rain or shine. Most performance locations are either indoor or covered. In the case of adverse weather, payment will only be made if Act is on-site, at the place of the performance, willing and able to perform.
  • Act is expected to dress appropriately for a family atmosphere.
  • Act is expected to conduct him/her/themselves in a fashion suitable for family oriented fun.
  • By agreeing to perform at the NSF, you hereby consent to the reproduction and use of your photograph, image, voice or a reproduction thereof, either in whole or in part for any and all advertising, promotion and publicity purposes without limitation or reservation, and without any right to compensation for that reproduction/use.

I hereby certify that I have read and agree to the above information. The person executing this Agreement on Act’s behalf warrants his/her authority to do so and is of legal age.

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