Dodge County Fair

media release: 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.

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

Badger State Truck and Tractor Pull kicks off the 2024 Dodge County Fair on Wednesday, August 14. 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!

Tracy Byrd will take the microphone on the Moraine Park Main Stage at 8:00 pm on Thursday, August 15. It’s a fun-filled day with activities in Radio Park, Judging in the Youth Building and Livestock Buildings. At 6:30 pm business owners recognize livestock raised by local youth during the annual Meat Animal Sale in the Farm Progress Arena.

Matt Stell performs from the Moraine Park Main Stage on Friday, August 16th at 8 PM.  It’s wristband day, ride unlimited rides on the Midway from 1-5 pm or 6-10 pm for $25.  Arrive early and enjoy several free stages throughout the grounds like Chainsaw Artist Demonstrations, Nick’s Kids Show, Pig Races and Wild World of Animals.

On Saturday, 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! “The American Band”, Grand Funk Railroad will be traveling down the local tracks, heading back to Beaver Dam with their classic rock and funk sound on August 17. The group previously performed at the 2018 Dodge County Fair, fascinating fans on the grandstand stage with five decades of timeless tracks.

On Sunday, 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 $7 per day with the purchase of a season ticket.  Daily gate admission is $10 before 12:00 pm; or $15 after 12:00 pm.  Children age nine and under are FREE.  Season tickets are only $35 in advance or $40 at the gate. Tickets can be purchased at most Dodge County Banks, Beaver Dam 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!

We now offer ONLINE TICKET SALES – two options are available, a $15 single-day pass, or a $35 Season Pass. Buy tickets in advance and get in quick! Show your QR code ticket on your phone or printed email, the ticket taker scans the ticket, and you’re ready to have fun!