Wabasha County Fair

Small animal swap meet is April 7

Apr 4, 2018

The Wabasha County Fair Board is hosting a small aminal swap meet on Saturday, April 7, from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Wabasha County Fairgrounds, 99 Coulee Way, Wabasha. All buyers and sellers are welcome. All animals must be caged at all times and all Minnesota Board of Health rules must be...

County fair announces t-shirt design contest

Feb 21, 2018

The Wabasha County Fair is holding a contest to design a t-shirt commemorating its 150th year this summer. “Help us make our 150th year even more special by entering your t-shirt design into our contest,” organizers say on the entry form. The winning design must fit into a circle eight inches in...

Wabasha County fair seeks history for 150th anniversary book

Oct 5, 2017

The 150th Wabasha County Fair will be July 18-21, 2018. The fair is planning on putting together a 150th Wabasha County Fair book. Organizers are looking for pictures, stories, history, and other items related to the Wabasha County Fair over the last 150 years. “History can be what happen at...

Bartsh best in show

Aug 3, 2017

Shirley Bartsh (right) of Plainview was named premier showman in the open class at this year’s Wabasha County Fair. She is pictured receiving her award from Valerie Ahlers.

Siblings are Wabasha County’s  'Outstanding Senior Citizens'

Aug 3, 2017

Brother-sister tandem Katie Schmidt, 91, (center) and Paul Meyer (right), 85, were honored as this year’s “Wabasha County Oustanding Senior Citizens” at the Wabasha County Fair. Schmidt and Meyer grew up in rural Wabasha County, according to Schmidt’s daughter, Constance Anderson. Schmidt was a...

Wabasha County Fair results for 2017

Aug 2, 2017

4-H/FFA Livestock AuctionPoultry Anna Schneider, Market Chicken, Glasgow Go Getters, Pawsome Dog-Sherrone Mulry; Sara Yager, Market Chicken, Glasgow Go Getters; Jordan Stromness, Breeding Chickens, Glasgow Go Getters, Gillford Mutual Insurance; Cole Peterson, Duck, Glasgow Go Getters, ...

Rolling around the Wabasha County Fair

Jul 27, 2017

Two of the main children’s attractions at last weekend’s Wabasha County Fair in Wabasha had participants rolling. Anika Haack of Plainview pedaled a small tractor in the pedal tractor pull on Saturday. On the nearby skate park, Bleque Mosley steadied Sidney Brown as she prepared to drop down the...

Wabasha County fair is this weekend

Jul 20, 2017

The Wabasha County fair is July 19-22 in Wabasha. Admission is free to the Fair. Parking is $4 a day or $7 for the season. This year’s fair has activities for the young, old and “young at heart,” according to a news release. For the youth: Family night is tonight (Thursday, July 20) from 4 p.m. to...

Wabasha County Fair returns with favorites old and new

Jul 13, 2017

The Wabasha County Fair will be July 19-22 in Wabasha. There are a few new things at the fair this year. The fair’s first-ever fun run on Saturday, July 22. It is a 2.5 mile run/walk that is on both pavement and gravel. People can pre-register on our web page or register the day of the event....

Wabasha County Fair receives grant

Jul 12, 2017

The Wabasha County Fair was a recent recipient of the Compeer Financial County Fair Upgrade Facilities Grant. This grant allowed the fair to install permanent lighting in the rabbit pavilion. The Wabasha Fair will be held July 19-22. More information and a full fair schedule is available at...