Dodge County Fair

8/14-18, Dodge Co. Fairgrounds, Beaver Dam. Grandstand: Badger State Truck/Tractor Pull 7 pm, 8/14; Sawyer Brown 8 pm, 8/15; LANCO 8 pm, 8/16; Great White, Slaughter 8 pm, 8/17; Truck pull 9 am, demo derby 1 & 6 pm, 8/18. $10/day (free ages 9 & under). dodgecountyfairgrounds.com. 920-885-3586.

Gate Admission is $7 before 12 pm OR $10 after 12 pm. Age 9 and under FREE. Season tickets are $27 before August 15th and $35 thereafter. Tickets can be purchased at most Dodge County Banks, Recheks Food Pride, Beaver Dam Piggly Wiggly or at the Fairgrounds Office. Please NO CARRY-INS. FREE Grandstand and Parking – all you pay is your admission to the Fair!

press release: There may still be some snow outside, but planning is already underway for the 2020 Dodge County Fair, scheduled on August 19-23. Warm summer days will be present in Beaver Dam, the scent of fair food will be lingering throughout the fairgrounds and a full schedule of family-friendly entertainment, youth education, midway rides and a three day concert series will take place again this August.

The Badger State Truck and Tractor Pull will kick off the fair season again this year, on Wednesday, August 19. at 7pm. An evening concert series is again being planned for Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings. The concerts take place on the grandstand stage all three evenings. Seating for these popular concerts and events are free with paid gate admission to the fair and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Plan ahead and arrive early for prime seating in the grandstands. On-site parking is also free to all paid ticket holders.

Thursday evening, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band will kick off the free concert series at 8 pm. With a career that spans more than fifty years, fans will recognize much-loved hits across multiple genres and decades.

Mark your calendars now for Friday, August 21. at 8pm, as this much-anticipated national act will give one spectacular performance. Friday’s popular country music headliner will be announced in June.

Saturday promises to be an enjoyable double-act of entertainment. Fans will sing along to hit after hit from both Starship and Blue Oyster Cult. Starship, featuring Mickey Thomas, will take the stage at 8pm, followed by Blue Oyster Cult after a brief intermission.

The fun won’t stop there! The Pernat Haase Meats Four Wheel Drive Truck Pull and Demolition Derby will entertain enthusiastic crowds again on the last day of the fair, Sunday, August 23. The truck pull will begin in the morning at 9 am and back-to-back demolition derbies are scheduled for 1pm and 6pm in the afternoon.

Fair attendees and concert enthusiasts may purchase a season ticket for $27 in advance (only $5.40 per day) or $35 at the gate. Daily gate admission is $7 before Noon; or $10 after Noon.  Families will also enjoy free admission for children ages nine years and younger. Tickets can be purchased at most Dodge County Banks, Recheks Food Pride, Beaver Dam Piggly Wiggly or at the Fairgrounds Office.