Douglas County Fair

The Douglas County Fair brings fun and entertainment to Lawrence every summer. Follow us for updates on this year's activities!

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The Derby is on for tonight as scheduled.

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A decision about the tonight’s derby will be made and posted at 12:30 this afternoon. Stay tuned.

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Calling all Pie Bakers! Enter your best pie in the President's Pie Contest. Pies accepted each morning, 7:30 to 9:30 am, July 30 - August 3 in the Dreher Building. Fruit pies only. Cash prizes will be awarded each day with a grand prize of $100 for the best pie of the week!!

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4-H Horse Show is underway. Come out to see the kids and horses and enjoy a cinnamon roll or biscuits and gravy at the 4-H concession stand!

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Superintendent’s breakfast. Then we will finish getting the fairgrounds setup for this year’s fair. Everyone cone out to the fair this week.

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There’s a change coming this year. For year’s the 4-H Livestock Auctio. Has always started at 6pm on the Saturday night of the Fair. This year the auction will start at 5:30pm on Saturday, August 3rd. See everyone there.

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Gates will open at 5 pm on Saturday. The derby will begin at 6 pm. Come early and eat at the 4-H kids concession stand or one of the food trucks that will be on site. Parking will be at the north end of the... https://t.co/Z7wv6Oltd7

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Our Spring "Total Knockout" Demolition Derby is only 3 days away! Tickets will be available at the gate, but avoid the line and purchase them online at https://t.co/hwKiuvLLpb. There is a link to that site on our events... https://t.co/BGRCTFqZWv

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Our Spring "Total Knockout" Demo Derby is April 27. Derby starts at 6 pm with gates opening at 5 pm. Avoid the lines and purchase your tickets online at this link:... https://t.co/eiCSJVjZVG

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We are just over 3 weeks away from our Spring "Total Knockout" Demolition Derby. Hope you are all planning on attending!!

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The Douglas County Fair is excited to announce a new event at the 2019 County Fair. We will be hosting a Battle of the Bands.

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We also will have other, very popular, local bands performing at the 2019 Douglas County Fair. Wednesday night, July 31 will be "Kim and The Quake" and Thursday night, August 1 will be "The Wakarusa River Band".... https://t.co/u9IUZ5eV92

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The Douglas County Fair Board is pleased to announce that Walker Montgomery will be performing on Saturday, August 3 at the fair grounds in Lawrence. This is a free event. So mark your calendars and come out for a fun night. https://t.co/uIdt0eBgXG

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We are working on updates on our website, https://t.co/94vd6ITewB. We are updating the schedule for the 2019 Douglas County Fair. The fair dates are July 29 through August 3. we have some great events planned. We are also... https://t.co/Bq8OJrXOyJ

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We would like to thank all the volunteers, 4-H'ers, parents, and those of you who attended the fair this year. A special Shout Out to the County Maintenance staff that keeps everything running. Thanks to the County... https://t.co/rWw3bw7dNa

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Friday night was our Demolition Derby. We had 69 cars compete! Our overall winner in the Hobo Class was Jamie Frost. Dustin Wagner was the winner of the Bone 80's Class. And Sheldon Sorenson was the winner of the... https://t.co/7wSUL9VCxB