Butler County Fair

06/16/2024

2024 Butler County Fair T-Shirts and Hoodies are in! If you ordered online in May, you can stop in at the Secretary's Office to pick up your items.

Secretary's Office Hours:
Sunday June 16: 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Monday June 17: 10:00 - 5:00
Tuesday June 18 - Sunday June 23: All day

We appreciate your orders and hope you enjoy your items!
All proceeds go towards buildings and grounds improvements!

06/15/2024

2024 BARNYARD BATTLES! Youth completing grades 4 through 12 can compete in this event on Sunday, June 23rd, following the Scrambles! Events will be the pallet pull, wheel barrow race, water tank relay (a favorite on hot days!), large bale relay race and egg toss. Four members needed for each team! Stop by the Secretary's Office to get an entry form! Or, visit our downloads page at https://butlercountyfair.org/downloads.

06/15/2024

Hey Franklin County Fair! If your Double Wide Trailer is getting too cramped, feel free to party with us Cadillac Style a week from tonight!

For tickets to next weeks fair visit Butlercountyfair.org or see a 4-H member today. Presale pricing ends this weekend!

06/14/2024

The new livestock building is looking great and has a name, the Fred & Wava Maifeld & Family Memorial Livestock Building! Much has been happening in the last couple weeks - electrical and plumbing final work, donor signs hung, giant fans up, and pens being installed!

06/14/2024

Hours for the Feed Shed (4-H food stand) located south of the show arena:

Wednesday June 19th: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday June 20th: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday June 21st: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday June 22nd: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday June 23rd: 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM

06/13/2024

Caricature artist Ryan McCoy will be at the Butler County Fair on Friday, June 21st from 3:00 - 7:00 PM, under the Big Tent by the 4-H Building! Ryan will entertain fairgoers by drawing people live as funny cartoon portraits! Stop by to be entertained OR have your own caricature drawn!

06/12/2024

06/11/2024

Does your husband never seem to listen? Does your wife have a lead foot? We need you! Plenty of spaces left for our co-ed cruiser car races at the NAPA Night of Destruction on Friday June 21st! It’s marriage counseling where you can win money. Check out butlercountyfair.org for entry info.

06/08/2024

TO 4HER'S SELLING SUPER SAVER PASSES AND FAMILY PACKS:
Rhonda Marshall will be available in her Treasurer's Office at the fair tomorrow (Sunday the 9th) from 1:00 - 4:00 PM. (This is a change of time.)

Other times are:
Wednesday June 12: 4:30 - 6:30 PM
Saturday June 15: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Monday June 17: All Day
Tuesday June 18: All Day

06/06/2024

Meet the newly formed Butler County Fair Junior Fairboard!

This year, directors Jason Johnson and Steve Dilger had several requests from students wanting to get more involved in the workings of the Butler County Fair. The Fairboard made a decision to pilot a new group called the Junior Fairboard. The ten members are Butler County 4-Her’s, ages 11 – 17, and were chosen by the fairboard to create and pilot this program.

Below are Jack Heidesch, Kelsie Kluiter, Sydney Sharp, Kennedy Backer, Abby Wilson, Cayla Rosendahl, Lilly Stirling, Paisley Ruby and Kyle Neuhaus. Not pictured is Lola Stirling.

These hardworking 4-Her’s have been meeting at the fairgrounds to paint, rake, pick up trash and help beautify the fairgrounds. After the fair, they will meet regularly to create the duties and responsibilities of the group, choose events they will lead, elect officers, and learn teamwork, leadership and goal setting skills – just to name a few.

Congratulations! You are appreciated and we look forward to working with you!

06/06/2024

The fair is not just for kids! Adults too, can show their projects they have been working on! So many items for you to bring - check out the Open Class Fairbook to see what entries you can bring like farm products, flowers, plants, food, fine arts, clothing and much more!

https://butlercountyfair.org/downloads

06/05/2024

Thanks for all the hard work to the kids, parents and, leaders that came up and helped on Saturday. The grounds is looking great!

For their summer service project, the Jefferson Livewires 4-H Club did cleanup at the Butler County Fairgrounds on Saturday, June 1. They weeded and mulched the current flower beds and mulched around some of the trees and bushes to help get the fairgrounds ready by June 18 when the fair begins. The club workers are pictured above mulching at the largest flower bed near the bathrooms on the fairgrounds. Pictured from left to right are Olive Hummel, Lydia Fleshner, Daniel Boelman, Mark Boelman, Linde Fleshner, Colby Wix, Molly Stirling, Eden Wix, C**t Stirling, Macy Stirling and Izzy Stroberg.

06/04/2024

Listen to Butler Co Fair Queen Brooklyn Wix by KWAY Radio on

06/01/2024

DAILY SCHEDULE: Want to know what is going on during the Butler County Fair this year? Click below to go to our downloads page and choose "2024 Daily Schedule"!

June 19 - 23, 2024

05/31/2024

A big thank you goes out to Roling Ford in Shell Rock for a donation to the new Maifeld Livestock Building. Pictured below is the Roling Ford Crew presenting the check to Steve Dilger, Vice-President of the Butler County Fair. Not only did Roling Ford donate to the new building, they have been long-time, loyal supporters of the Butler County Fair. We appreciate you for helping us put on a great fair each year! Thank you Greg Stockdale and crew!

05/31/2024

A new event at this years fair, Little Miss Butler County Contest on Tuesday, June 18th.

**Registration for this years contest is now full.**

Note: The check can be made out to the Butler County Fair and mailed to P. O. Box 151, Allison, IA 50602. Please note on the check that it is for the Little Miss Contest!

05/30/2024

Fair starts 3 weeks from tonight. What are you most excited for?

June 19 - 23, 2024

05/26/2024

Be sure to tune into KLMJ 104.9 Hampton Wednesday the 29th for a chance to support Butler County Relay for Life, get a designated parking spot for the 2024 Fair and other great items.

05/22/2024

What would we do without all of our amazing fair donors that help us sponsor the daily fair activities?
THANK YOU to all our sponsors who make the Butler County Fair possible!
https://butlercountyfair.org/sponsors
(This list will continue to have updates.)

June 19 - 23, 2024

05/21/2024

SUPERSAVER TICKETS for the 2024 Butler County Fair are now available for purchase at the following businesses. (This is in addition to contacting your favorite 4-H'er, or etix.com.)

ALLISON: Casey's General Store, J&C Grocery, Kluiter Auto Repair, Landers Ulfers Insurance Agency, and Lincoln Savings Bank

APLINGTON: Lincoln Savings Bank

CLARKSVILLE: Casey's General Store and Iowa State Bank

DUMONT: First Security Bank

GREENE: Lincoln Savings Bank, and West Forty Market

NEW HARTFORD: Casey's General Store

PARKERSBURG: Brothers Market, Iowa State Bank, MidWestOne Bank, and NAPA Auto Parts

SHELL ROCK; CUSB Bank

05/14/2024

Just 5 days left to order your BCF 2024 T-shirt or hoodie!

T-SHIRTS AND HOODIES!! Just 12 days left to order your 2024 Butler County Fair T-Shirt or Hoodie! T-Shirts can be used to show your 4-H and FFA projects! https://stores.inksoft.com/butler_co_fair_2024/shop/home

05/06/2024

T-SHIRTS AND HOODIES!! Just 12 days left to order your 2024 Butler County Fair T-Shirt or Hoodie! T-Shirts can be used to show your 4-H and FFA projects! https://stores.inksoft.com/butler_co_fair_2024/shop/home

05/03/2024

2024 T-Shirts and Hoodies are now available for purchase online!! Order now to get yours for this year's fair! Click on the picture below and then on "Order Products". Your purchased items can be picked up at the Secretary's Office during fair week. (Please note: these will not be sold during the fair. They are available for purchase online only until May 19th.)

04/24/2024

First of three cupolas going up on the new livestock building!

04/12/2024

We are excited as progress continues!

04/09/2024

THANK YOU Butler County Farm Bureau! We appreciate your continued support of the Butler County Fair!

At the Butler County Farm Bureau board of directors’ meeting on April 1, the board voted to make a donation to the Butler County Fair. Cody Shear is pictured above on the right, presented a $4000 donation for the 2024 Butler County Fair to Sue Ebensberger of Greene. This is Shear’s second year on the Butler County Farm Bureau board of directors and currently serves as board secretary. With just two months until the fair, the Farm Bureau is happy to be a Grand Champion Sponsor.

10/11/2023

Thank you Mary Jensen and family!

09/11/2023

Information for this year's Butler County Fair Calf Scramble winners: Pickup date will be Saturday, October 7th from 9:00 - 10:00 AM at Edward Johnson's farm. More details will be emailed to winners the last week in September. Please mark your calendars. Thank you!