Kittitas County Fair

01/14/2025

Design the 2025 Kittitas County Fair Poster! ❤️
🎟️ Theme: “Ewe Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet!”
🗓️ Deadline to submit: Friday, 2/28/25 by 5pm
💵 Award: $300 will be awarded to the selected design artist

Here is how to enter:
Drop off your design at the at the Kittitas Valley Event Center office located at 901 E. 7th Ave. in Ellensburg, Attn: K. Paquette or emailed to: [email protected].

Popular mediums used in the past: digital graphic design, acrylic paint, and photography.

Submissions must be the artist’s original work. The 2025 design chosen by the Kittitas County Fair Board becomes the property of the Kittitas County Fair. The design will have details about the fair added and be used for marketing and publication purposes. The artist’s name will be credited to the final poster design. Digital submissions of original artwork are preferred.

Questions? Leave a comment below. ⬇️

12/27/2024

If you haven’t already done so, please cash those premium checks before January 1st!

10/10/2024

Join the Fair Board! We are looking to fill a vacancy and are accepting applications.
Find the application here: https://rb.gy/g91bmp or by visiting the county's website: co.kittitas.wa.us/boc/boards.
Please note, applications stay on file for future consideration, unless stated otherwise by applicant.

10/01/2024

Last day to pick up your exhibits from the fair is today in the Armory from 8am-5pm (closed 12-1pm for lunch).

Exhibitors! If you didn’t pick up your entry after fair they will be available for pickup today from 4-7pm in the Senior Lounge connected to the Home Arts building. ☺️

Art by Taryn Mathews

09/23/2024

Last day to pick up your leftover exhibits from the fair is today, September 23rd from 11:30am -1:00pm. Items will be in the Senior Lounge adjacent to the Home Arts (Teanaway) building.

09/09/2024

Horse Panel Meeting TODAY ( 9.9.24)

09/09/2024

Edited to add: Due to the Wild Fire Camp, please use the 5th Ave. entrance (Livestock gate) to drive around the backside of the barns to access the Senior Lounge. (See map in comments)

Exhibitors! If you still need to grab your fair entry, they will be available for pickup on Friday, 9/13 from 7:30-9:00AM in the Senior Lounge connected to the Home Arts (Teanaway) building.

09/04/2024

Next year’s fair theme- Ewe Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet! We are already planning towards our favorite weekend of the year in 2025, and can’t wait to share what we have in store. Official poster to come! 🐑

09/04/2024

Photo collection by Emma Lou photography

09/03/2024

Fair memories. ❤️ A huge THANK YOU to our countless volunteers including our partners, board, superintendents, as well as Grange, 4-H, and FFA leaders, and the parents behind these kids. It is a major team-effort to pull this event off, and we could not do it without you!

📷 Nat Nickel

09/03/2024

Exhibitors! If you didn’t pick up your entry after fair they will be available for pickup today from 4-7pm in the Senior Lounge connected to the Home Arts building. ☺️

Art by Taryn Mathews

08/31/2024

Join us tomorrow, Sunday, September 1st, as we come together to be Tough Enough to Wear Pink! 🎀 Since 2006, the Fair & Rodeo has proudly supported breast cancer awareness and early detection through this special day. Wear your best pink gear—hats, shirts, chaps, whatever you have—and help us turn the event center into a sea of pink! 🩷

Ellensburg Rodeo
Kittitas Valley Healthcare

08/28/2024

Shout out to all of our amazing sponsors - THANK YOU! Your dedication and generosity make the Kittitas County Fair a special event every year. Our partners help us bring the best experiences and traditions to our community. 🎉

Super 1 Foods
Coca-Cola
KXLE Radio
Old Mill Country Store
Ellensburg Daily Record
Friends of the Kittitas County Fair Foundation
Papa Murphy's Pizza
Ellensburg Powersports
Cashmere Valley Bank
Number 9 Hay
Winegar's Coffee & Creamery
Pearl Care Dental
Hunter Farms
Central Washington University
Kittitas Valley Healthcare
Puget Sound Energy
Northern Kittitas County Tribune Newspaper
Knudson Lumber
Kelleher Motor Company
Mass X Construction LLC.
T&T Electric
Fast Lane Signs
D&M Coffee Co.
Papé Machinery Ag and Turf
Farmers Insurance
Joy Photography
Loewen Greenhouses and Landscaping LLC, Ellensburg Washington
AFSCME Council 28 WFSE
Johnston & Williams Funeral Home and Crematory
WM Ellensburg & Kittitas County
Arnold's Ranch & Home
Midstate Co-Op & Farm Supply
NAPA AUTO PARTS, Ellensburg
Kittitas County CattleWomen
Paul Maurer Shows
Alpine Chiropractic & Decompression

08/28/2024

It’s almost go-time, y’all! Get ready, because the Fair starts TOMORROW! 🤠

08/27/2024

Just 2 more sleeps until we get all the food, fun and games at the Fair, starting this Thursday! 🍔 🤩

08/26/2024

We had almost 100 entries for the 2024 Coloring Contest, thank you to everyone who participated! 👏 Here are the winners for each age group chosen at random! Each winner will be contacted by email today with their prize details. All entries will be displayed in the Armory building during the fair, be sure to check them out! 🖍️