Dodge County Fair

press release: August 17-21, 2022

A festival of music, food, and youth education. The Dodge County Fair is the area’s main event with three nights of concerts on an outdoor stage surrounded by area youth exhibits and fabulous fried food.  The music festival and concert venue entertain country and rock concert goers from throughout the state of Wisconsin and the Upper Midwest.

Wednesday, August 17, 2022: Badger State Truck and Tractor Pull kicks off the 2022 Dodge County Fair on Wednesday, August 17th. 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 $7 a day!

Thursday, August 18, 2022: Clay Walker at 8 pm. It’s a fun-filled day with activities in Radio Park, Judging in the Youth Building and Livestock Buildings. At 7 pm business owners recognize livestock raised by local youth during the annual Meat Animal Sale in the Farm Progress Arena. Country music icon, Clay Walker, will entertain country music fans on the Moraine Park Stage on Thursday evening at 8pm. Country music followers will recognize Walker’s hits from the early 90s through the early 2000s. With so many chart-topping hits from the era, fans will sing-along to songs like “Live Until I Die”, “This Woman and This Man” and “Hypnotize the Moon”. His first single, “What’s It to You”, reached Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks. Since 1993, Walker has released eleven albums with six number one singles. The same year that he released his self-titled album, Walker received a nod as the Best New Male Artist (Radio & Records).

Friday, August 19, 2022: Russell Dickerson at 8 pm.  It’s wristband day, ride unlimited rides on the Midway from Noon to 5 pm for $25. Arrive early and enjoy several free stages throughout the grounds like Chainsaw Artist Demonstrations, Pig Races and Wild World of Animals. Storyteller and country singer, Russell Dickerson performs an unforgettable concert on Friday evening.

Saturday, August 20, 2022: Smash Mouth at 8 pm. Arrive early to see the Horse Pull, Tractor Pull, and many other events on the grounds. Family Day on the Midway from 12 noon to 5 pm! Saturday night, the fairgrounds will be filled with excitement when Smash Mouth executes an amazing show featuring all of their popular hits and from the radio and big screen.

Sunday, August 21, 2022: 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 6 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.

The concert series, tractor pull, and all other grandstand entertainment are always FREE with paid gate admission to the fair.  Attend the fair for only $5.40 per day with the purchase of a season ticket.  Daily gate admission is $7 before 12:00 pm; or $10 after 12:00 pm.  Children age nine and under are FREE. Season tickets are only $27 in advance or $35 at the gate. 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!

Located 3 Miles East of Beaver Dam, WI on State Road 33.