Dodge County Fair

media release: The Fair is open daily from 8 am till 11:30 PM. (Sunday tear-down can start at 7 pm for some areas)

Incredible, free evening entertainment will take place each night of the 2025 Dodge County Fair, scheduled for August 13-17. Three concerts will take place on the Moraine Park Technical College Main Stage on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings. Attendees only need to pay for their admission to the fair.

Badger State Truck and Tractor Pull kicks off the 2025 Dodge County Fair on Wednesday, August 13th. The tractor pull will include various pro-stock tractors and some of the top-running diesel trucks in the country. Each class will include ten to twenty competitors from all over the Midwest. You’ll have hundreds of meal choices as the smell of freshly prepared Fair Food fills the air!  Buy a season pass at the gate and enjoy all five days of the Dodge County Fair for only $8 a day!

The timeless country music group, Diamond Rio, has confirmed their August 14^th performance in Beaver Dam. Thursday night’s concert at 8pm will feature hits from the 1990s and beyond — that just don’t age.

Emerging country rock artist, Corey Kent, is the second act to announce his involvement in the FREE evening concert series at the 2025 Dodge County Fair. Kent will perform on the Moraine Park Technical College Main Stage on Friday, August 15, at 8pm – one night after his country music allies, Diamond Rio take the stage.

The Dodge County Fair has something special in store for visitors who attend the fair on Saturday. 38 Special will be returning for their third fair performance on the Moraine Park Technical College Main Stage. The group has added Beaver Dam as a stop on their 2025 50 Year Legacy Tour. The August 16 concert will begin at 8pm. The group performed for Dodge County crowds in 1991 and again in 2017. Fans can expect the same hits, energy and celebration.

Start the day early with the Pernat Haase Meats Four Wheel Drive Truck Pull at 9 am then Smash em Crash em in the Demo Derbies at 1 and 5 pm.  Cars, vans, and trucks crash the day away in front of the main grandstand.  See the Little Britches Showmanship Contest in the Farm Progress Arena and the Little Shepard’s Showmanship Contest in the Sheep Barn.

Daily gate admission is $10 before 12:00 pm; or $15 after 12:00 pm.  Children (9 years and under) are FREE.  Season tickets are only $35 in advance or will be $40 at the gate. Advance tickets will be available in early July.