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activities AVENUE OF BREEDS The Grand District will play host to the Avenue of Breeds. Come see various breeds of livestock and equine up close and learn more about them. This is a great educational opportunity! Every Day | All Day P Grand District BIRTHING PAVILION BEFORE HOURS We are excited to offer the opportunity to join the veterinarians that make the Birthing Pavilion happen to discuss before hours, interact with the animals, help with chores, and maybe witness a birth up close and personal. This is a ticketed event and is open to families. ($)
events ANTIQUE TRACTOR GAMES
ANTIQUE TRACTOR DISPLAY Don’t miss our collection of close to 200 antique tractors in all those familiar colors - as well as some that may surprise you. Get up close to these pieces of history. Every Day | All Day P Big Red Barn BIRTHING PAVILION VET TALKS Come to the Birthing Pavilion for Vet Talk. The Veterinarians behind the Birthing Pavilion will be discussing a variety of topics. Friday, Aug. 23 | 10 a.m.; 3 p.m.; 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24 - Monday, Aug. 26 | 12 p.m.; 3 p.m.; 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 27 | 10 a.m.; 3 p.m.; 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 28 - Thursday, Aug. 29 | 12 p.m.; 3 p.m.; 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30 | 10 a.m.; 3 p.m.; 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31 - Monday, Sept. 2 | 12 p.m.; 3 p.m.; 6 p.m. P Tractor Supply Co. Birthing Pavilion DEMONSTRATION OF HORSE BREEDS Come watch the horses from the Avenue of Breeds show off what they are capable of! Tuesday, Aug. 27 | 5 p.m. P U.S. Foods Outdoor Arena HONEY EXTRACTION DEMONSTRATION How do keepers get the honey out of the hives? Find out by watching this sticky & sweet process. Nebraska Beekeepers will be using a honey extractor to spin a frame and extract the same golden honey that’s in the honey ice cream available for purchase at their booth. Saturday, Aug. 24 - Sunday, Aug. 25 | 10 a.m.; 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31 - Sunday, Sept. 1 | 10 a.m. ; 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 2 | 10 a.m. P 4-H/FFA Fieldhouse SW corner in the Grass HOW TO GET YOUR HORTICULTURE EXHIBITS READY FOR THE FAIR! Join Open Class Horticulture Superintendent Wilma Knippelmeyer as she explains how to get your horticulture exhibits ready and presentable for the fair. Sunday, Aug. 25 | 1 p.m. P 4-H/FFA Fieldhouse Stage MILKING PARLOR Happy cows make nutritious milk. Stop by the Milking Parlor and hear all about milking cows as these girls show you how they provide protein rich milk for ice cream, butter, yogurt, and so much more. Friday, Aug. 23 - Sunday, Sept. 1 | 11 a.m.; 12:30 p.m.; 2:30 p.m.; 4:30 p.m.; 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 2 | 11 a.m.; 12:30 p.m.; 2:30 p.m.; 4:30 p.m. P Milking Parlor
Gear up for the Antique Tractor Games hosted by the Central Nebraska Antique Tractor and Equipment Club at the 2024 Nebraska State Fair! Watch participants compete in thrilling events. It’s a fun-filled showcase of skill and vintage tractor prowess! Wednesday, Aug. 28 | 6 p.m. P Grand District BEEKEEPER IN A BOX The Nebraska Beekeepers Association and the UNL Bee Lab will be here with an outdoor bee enclosure allowing them to open up a live colony and safely show fairgoers all the different parts of a beehive. This is completely safe for any individual! Saturday, Aug. 24 - Sunday, Sept. 1 | 10 a.m.; 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 2 | 10 a.m. P 4-H/FFA Fieldhouse Stage BREAKAWAY ROPING Breakaway roping is an equine sport in which a person horseback ropes a calf around the neck, with the roper’s rope “breaking away” from the saddle once the calf is far enough away from the horse. Sunday, Sept. 1 | 6 p.m. P U.S. Foods Outdoor Arena CATTLE DOG TRIAL There is a relationship between a man/woman and their dog. Dogs play an important role on ranches all over the United States. Come see them work! Finals held both days at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 27 - Wednesday, Aug. 28 | 8 a.m. P Thompson Foods Indoor Arena BARREL RACING A race against time for horse and rider to make it around all three barrels as fast as they can!
Sunday, Aug. 25 | 8 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 31 | 8 a.m.
Sunday, Sept. 1 - Monday, Sept. 2 | 8 a.m. P Tractor Supply Co. Birthing Pavilion BIRTHING PAVILION
Stop by each day to see all your barnyard friends just arriving into the world during the State Fair. Every Day | All Day P Tractor Supply Co. Birthing Pavilion CASE IH COMBINE RIDES Free combine rides are available every day of Fair on a Case or New Holland combine – the same big machines famers use for harvest! Take a ride around the big track and experience a Grand Island-made combine from the inside of the cab.
Every Day | 10 a.m. P Fonner Park Track EXPLORE A CATTLE HAULER
Cattle haulers are all over Nebraska. However, very few people have had the opportunity to see the inside of the trailer. Children (and adults) are welcome to come climb through the trailer. Every Day | All Day P Grand District demonstrations ANTIQUE MACHINERY DEMONSTRATIONS Antique machinery demonstrations will show you exactly how noisy and cumbersome it was to do chores while using these old machines. You can watch a rock crusher, corn shucker, and even a homemade ice-cream maker in action. Every Day | All Day P Big Red Barn
Sunday, Aug. 25 | 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 26 | 10 a.m. P U.S. Foods Outdoor Arena
DRAFT HORSE PULL Come watch these gentle giants compete against each other in a pulling competition. Saturday, Aug. 24 | 5 p.m. P Thompson Foods Indoor Arena IRON MAN COMPETITION A grueling competition testing cowboys’ strength in three events, steer wrestling, team roping and calf roping.
Thursday, Aug. 29 | 6 p.m. P U.S. Foods Outdoor Arena
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Nebraska State Fair | August 23 - September 2, 2024
P Family Fun Zone P Livestock Block
P Marketplace P Grand District
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