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New grandstand lights thanks to State Nebraska Bank & Trust!

By |July 6th, 2024|Categories: Entertainment, Fair Business, News|

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1720317532108{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}"]Special thanks to State Nebraska Bank & Trust for funding our new lights behind the grandstand. Please enjoy a few pictures from the installation today![/vc_column_text][mk_gallery images="6952,6951,6950,6949,6948,6947,6946,6945,6944"][/vc_column][/vc_row]

2022 Fair Person of the Year

By |July 12th, 2023|Categories: News|

Diane Roeber was the 2022 Wayne County Fair Person of the Year recipient. She has been the Wayne County Agricultural Society Secretary for 9 years. She has been responsible for supporting the board members and treasurer to help keep them organized and complete tasks that allow them to focus on more advanced responsibilities. She organizes meeting, prepares communications, composed documents on behalf of the board members, manages accounts and performs bookkeeping. She is professional and greets our fair patrons with respect and enthusiasm. She puts in countless hours and is a true asset to the success of our Wayne County [...]

2022 Kilroy Award Winner

By |July 12th, 2023|Categories: News|

Merlin and Delores Felt were chosen as the 2022 Kilroy Award winners. Merlin grew up living in Wayne County his entire life. Rarely did he miss many of the fair activities throughout the years. Leland Herman, who was Merlin’s neighbor and friend and a lifelong bachelor was very instrumental in introducing Merlin and Delores, who lived in South Dakota. While rais- ing their family, with their children Renee and James as active 4-H members, the county fair became a bigger part of their fami- lies lives. Most 4-H projects were in the beef area. Delores had been a lifetime 4-H [...]

2023 Carnival!

By |January 26th, 2023|Categories: Entertainment, Fair Business, News|

The Wayne County Fair is excited to have Midwest Rides provide an all new Carnival and Midway for our 2023 year! Midwest Rides operates over 30 modern amusement rides, 8 food concessions, and 15 midway games. Their family owned company services county fairs, festivals, and carnivals throughout the Midwest including the states of Minnesota, Iowa, Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. Their company has grown over the past decade, expanding our ride line-up to include modern rides including the Gondola Wheel, Orbiter, and  Two-Story Fun House, Going Bananas. Each year, they continue to evaluate new rides and add them to [...]

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