GRAND ISLAND — The Nebraska State Fair started Aug. 22 with Gov. Jim Pillen and retiring U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., talking from the Earl May Fair Square Stage about their love of the fair. Pillen ...

Nebraska governor Jim Pillen, and state fair executive director Jamie Parr discuss what the2025 Nebraska State Fair means to them. GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — For years, I've seen videos and read dispatches ...

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (Press Release) - The Nebraska State Fair wrapped up its 2025 run with a total attendance of 334,383, marking an increase of 6% year over year. Opening weekend was bolstered by ...

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — For the first time, the Nebraska State Fair is offering early-bird ticket pricing on its outdoor concerts for 2024. People arrive on opening day of the Nebraska State Fair in ...

The Nebraska State Fair is in full swing. For Courtney Glock, it’s the best time of the year. A Grand Island native, Glock fondly recalls her family’s annual trips to the State Fair in Lincoln, where ...

The average person attending this year’s Nebraska State Fair didn’t notice a decrease in lottery funds, but that doesn’t mean it didn’t hurt.

The 2025 Nebraska State Fair wrapped up on Sept. 1 after an 11-day run in Grand Island. Over 45 Colfax County 4-H members exhibited over 100 different static and livestock exhibits.