Can you believe the Sioux Empire Fair is already this weekend?! This summer has flown by even with everything going on!

The Fair starts this Saturday (August 1st) and will go until next Saturday (August 8th). The fair starts every day at 10 am and will go until 10 pm every night.

The fair admission will be:
Adults (13 and up): $10
Children (6 – 12): $5
Children (5 and under): Free

Notes from their admission section:

Wednesday, August 5 is Agriculture Appreciation Day! FREE fair admission until 1 pm!

*Grandstand Entertainment from August 2nd to August 5th and August 7th & 8th at the Sioux Empire Fair is FREE with paid fair admission!

Fair admission tickets are not sold in advance and can simply be purchased at the gate each day.

We offer free gate admission to Veterans and Military Personnel plus 1 guest, with a valid ID. Please show appropriate identification to any of our Gate Staff: Military ID, VA ID Card, Medical Card, Veterans Organization Membership Card, Discharge Papers, etc.) Thank you for your service!

This years main act was going to be Old Dominion, but that has been rescheduled until next year. This years Grandstand Entertainment will be HAIRBALL with RON KEEL BAND (Aug 2), BIG & RICH with Cowboy Troy and DJ Sinister (Aug 3), 38 SPECIAL with the Undercover Band (Aug 4), Cody Johnson with Jacob Bryant (Aug 5), America’s Got Talent winner, Terry Fator (Aug 7) and the PRCA Rodeo (Aug 8). Grandstand Entertainment from August 1st to August 5th and August 6th & 7th at the Sioux Empire Fair is FREE with paid fair admission! Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for children ages 6 through 12, and free for children 5 and under. Fair admission tickets are not sold in advance and can simply be purchased at the gate entrances each day.

Each day will also have free music/entertainment on their Front Porch. Running from 11 am until 6-7 pm. There are a lot of musical acts each day – roughly 7 a day. To see the list of everyone performing – check out their page here!

There will also be a Family Entertainment – Dakota News Now Kids Zone. This will run every day – starting as early as 10:30 am and running until 7-8 pm. The acts will be ROCKIN’ RED MUSIC | CRAZY CONTESTS FROM FREDDIE PREZ | BOB BOHM | THE MAGIC OF KEITH RAYMOND. To see their individual schedules – click on the link at the start of this paragraph.

The Sioux Empire fair site has it all broken down for you. I will attach individual links below:

Daily Schedule 
Exhibitors
Everything else

The health and safety of our guests, participants and community is our priority. An inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any public place and any interaction with the general public poses an elevated risk of being exposed to COVID-19. By visiting the W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds you voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to COVID-19 and we cannot guarantee that you will not be exposed during your visit.

Go out and enjoy the fair this year! Pack a mask to be safe!