Carlton County Fair

08/28/2024

Congratulations Rebekah V. On receiving a Purple Ribbon on her Refinished Cabinet !

08/26/2024

Congratulations Mia L for competing with her Red and White Senior Yearling!

08/26/2024

Congratulations to Maci S. For being an interview finalist and getting a Blue Ribbon with her mini satin sr buck!

08/26/2024

Congratulations Coltyn R. On being an interview finalist and getting a blue ribbon with his American Fuzzy Lop!

08/25/2024

08/24/2024

How many of you are missing the fair already this weekend?

In just a few short weeks we will continue the planning process for the 2025 fair already!

We are always looking for sharing the LOVE of the fair, suggestions to do better, and things you would love to see at the Carlton County Fair!

Please share with us:
🩷 Tell us what you LOVE at the Carlton County Fair!
👑Share with us things you would enjoy to see at the fair in the future!
🧩Share with us suggestions you may have to make the fair even better!

🚨Please note🚨
~ We enjoy FREE events also! However, the current budgets to put on the fair and manage our grounds is more EXPENSIVE than saving for your first car! We would love to have a long-term goal to have a free fair, however that is not a option at this time. Please come to our annual meeting if you would like to discuss this further.
~ Any comments specifically mentioning a organization, vendor, business, or activity, will be "hid." However our board can still see these suggestions to evaluate further.

🎡MARK YOUR CALENDARS 🎡
Carlton County Fair August 14th-17th 2025!

08/24/2024

🏁 Race and Demolition Derby Drivers 🏁
The Carlton County Fair is hosting and informational driver’s meeting this year.
🏎️ Please join us Sunday September 15th @ 4 pm on the fairgrounds. 🏎️
We look forward to seeing you!

08/24/2024

Congratulations Jessica K on her Blue Ribbon with her Guernsey Trinity Java Carmel !

08/23/2024

Congratulations Laura R for being named Reserved Showman and placing 2nd place in her Recorded Grade 3-4 yr old milker class!

08/23/2024

4Hers across Minnesota devote hours of training for a chance to show their animals at the State Fair.

08/21/2024

08/20/2024

This year's outstanding seniors are are Cecelia Anderson and Ron Johnson.

08/19/2024

The fair may be over, but Lucy knows this is a 365 day job and she is here bright and early to tend to the Historical Society garden at the fairgrounds on this beautiful monday morning 🌻

08/19/2024

We want your photos with our 2024 fair sign🖤 📸

Drop them below 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

08/19/2024

Every year at the end of the fair I think about what I should write to summarize the last few days of craziness, bliss, and excitment!

But for this year, I think I will keep it simple.

We love you all!

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!

With the hard work from everyone, the Carlton County Fair is the BEST fair there ever was!

08/18/2024

!!!!Surprise!!!!
🏁Evan from the C-Boys is racing a bus tonight!!🏁

08/18/2024

Congratulations to the derby winner “Goose” owned by the Mahtowa Mafia, ridden by JJ Olesiak.
We can help but think one of the original Mafia Misfits, Mark Wright had a hand in this from the sky.
🐎🪽

08/18/2024

And then we busted our Muttons’, or our Muttons’ busted us! Either way, we had FUN! 🐑🖤

08/18/2024

🎡Sunday August 18th- the FINAL DAY of the 2024 Carlton County Fair🎡

Adults $10
Kids 6-11 $5
FREE parking on the grounds!

Enjoy through the day:
- Los Moralitos Circus 🐅
- Petting Zoo🐰
- Magic Bubbles
-RC Race Cars🏁
- Beer Garden 🍻
- Ms. Jazee Balloon Artist- Ag. Education barn
- Ag. Demonstrations in the Ag.education barn
-9:30- Non-Denominational Church Service - Hartman Pavilion
- 11:00 Mutton Bustin’- Arena - registration starts at 10am 🐑
- 11:00 Holy Hootenanners - Hartman Pavilion 🎶
- 11:00 Carnival opens 🎡
- 12:00-4:00 pm Wristbands $25
- 12:00 Draft Horse Exhibition- Arena🐴
- 1:30pm 132 Annual Horse Races in the Grandstand🐎
- 1:30pm ~ 3pm - Curtis’ Magic & Comedy Show
- 1:00 Bingo
- 1:00 General Blue Ribbon Auction
-2:15 ~ 3:30 - Ventriloquist - Hartman Pavilion
- 4:00 Blue Ribbon Livestock Auction
- 5:00 Waiting 4 What - Hartman Pavilion
- 6pm Figure 8 Racing & Bus Races in the Grandstand 🏁
- 8:00pm - All exhibits released

08/17/2024

🐂🐑🌻🐓🐖🐔🐄
Thank you again to the Barnyard Buddies 4-H club, friends, and local businesses for all of their support to make the 2024 Agriculture Breakfasts a success! We served almost 300 people in 2 hours! All funds raised help support 4-H State Fair Livestock scholarships

08/17/2024

🌻Stop in the see Nisse Botanical Farms 🌻

They are making farm fresh flower bouquets in the Agriculture Education barn now!

08/17/2024

🏁 Congratulations to our oval racing points series winners 🏁
Compact -
1st- Peyton Swenson
2nd- Derek Ament
3rd- Riley Ament

Midsize-
1st - AJ House
2nd- Jason Calhoun
3rd- Jezie Brown

Full-size-
1st- Andy Leino
2nd- Gerry Finifrock
3rd- Josh Overn

Your checks and trophies are in the office ready for pick up! 🏁

08/17/2024

🎡 Saturday August 17th , day 3!🎡
💙🤍❤️Military Day ❤️🤍💙

Adults $10
Kids 6-11 $5
FREE parking on the grounds!

Enjoy through the day:
- Los Moralitos Circus 🐅
- Petting Zoo🐰
- Magic Bubbles
-RC Race Cars🏁
- Beer Garden 🍻
- Ms. Jazee Balloon Artist- Ag. Education barn
- Ag. Demonstrations in the Ag.education barn
- 8:00 Agriculture Breakfast -Centennial Building🍳
- 9:00 Flag Raising by American Legion Post 415
- 7:00 4-H Horse Training Judging 🐴
- 7:30 4-H Horse and Pony Show 🐴
- 10am ~ 12pm~ 2pm- Ventriloquist- Hartman Pavilion
-11am ~ 1pm -3pm- Curtis Magic & Comedy Show
-11:00 Carnival opens 🎡
-12pm-4pm & 6pm-10pm wristbands $25🎡
- 1:00 Bingo 🎯
-1:30pm 132nd Annual Horse Races in the Grandstands 🐎
- 5:00 Teen Dance- Hartman Pavilion 🎶
-6:30pm Demolition Derby in the grandstands 🏁

08/17/2024

It may be raining outside, but it’s dry under the pavilion and Jake Birdseye is even here! 🎶