2024 Howard County Fair: June 26-30  |  Get Your Tickets Now!

Mighty Howard County Fair

Entertainment

Where the magic happens!

Grandstand

Come join us in the grandstand for some of the best fun and entertainment in the whole county! Experience stock car racing, incredible live music, rodeos, and dazzling fireworks throughout the week. Grandstand admission is available on a daily basis or you can purchase a fair button that will give you access to the grandstand all week.

Single Day Admission

Single day admission costs vary. Purchase tickets at gate on fairgrounds.

Fair Buttons

Purchased fair buttons allow access to the grandstands all week.

Admission Information

  • Pay-One-Price’ Fair Buttons can be purchased at area Howard County businesses starting the week prior to Memorial Day weekend.
  • Buttons can also be purchased at the Fair office and grandstand ticket booth during the week of the Fair.
  • Fair Buttons are not available to purchase on-line. Phone call/email message orders are not accepted.

     

  • 2023 Fair Buttons are $40 each prior to Fair week and $50 if purchased Fair week (9 years & above). Under 9 years of age are free.
  • Button admits Fairgoer to all grandstand shows.

Single Night Admission

Single night grandstand admission is available. Prices vary for each event.

$40 Each
(bought before fair week)

Fair buttons increase to $50 each during fair week.

9 & Under Enter Free

Children under 9 years of age may enter the grandstands for free.

Years Of Fun Await!

Grandstand Event Schedule

Wed. June 21 — 7:00pm

Stock Races

Come join us in the grandstand for some of the best fun and entertainment in the whole county! Experience stock car racing, incredible live music, rodeos, and dazzling fireworks throughout the week. Grandstand admission is available on a daily basis or you can purchase a fair button that will give you access to the grandstand all week.

Admission Prices

  • $15 (14 yrs and above)

  • $10 (9 yrs to 13 yrs)

  • Free 8 yrs and under

  • $25 Pit Pass

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Wednesday's Grand Champion Sponsors

Hot Laps – 6:45pm

Blue Ribbon Classic

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Admission Prices

  • Grandstand Admission with Fair Button
  • $20 (14 yrs and above)

  • $10 (9 yrs to 13 yrs)

  • Free 8 yrs and under

  • $30 Pit Pass

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PLUS

Sprint Car Races

  • Grandstand Admission with Fair Button
  • $20 (14 yrs and above)

  • $10 (9 yrs to 13 yrs)

  • Free 8 yrs and under

  • $30 Pit Pass

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PLUS

USRA Modifieds

  • $1000 to win
  • $120 to start
  • National USRA Points Awarded
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Thursday's Grand Champion Sponsors

Grandstand – 8pm

Concert Info Coming SOon!

Stay tuned for our concert line-up!

Admission Prices

  • Admission Prices coming soon!

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Friday's Grand Champion Sponsors

Grandstand – 8pm

Hairball!

A band puts on a concert – Hairball puts on an event! Hairball is a Rock & Roll experience you won’t soon forget. The lights, sound, smoke, fire, bombs, and screaming hoards of avid fans…to merely call it a concert would be like calling Mount Rushmore a roadside attraction!

Vocalists Joe Dandy, Kris Vox, and Dave Moody lead the band through a 2+ hour, mind-blowing, and dropdead accurate homage to some of the biggest arena acts in the world. Van Halen, KISS, Motley Crue, Queen, Journey, and Aerosmith are but a few of the acts fans will see brought to life. The Hairball stage becomes an entirely new rock concert before your very eyes countless times throughout the night.

The motor that drives the Hairball dragster consists of HBK on the electric bass, Billy on the drums, and Happy on the lead guitar. These Rock & Roll soldiers pride themselves on nailing some of the most memorable licks and chops of all time, while adding their own style and flare that they’ve cultivated over decades of tireless performing. This isn’t a side job. These guys eat, sleep and breathe Rock & Roll!

2023 finds Hairball celebrating its 23rd year of rocking hundreds of thousands of people across the country. Constantly adding more characters, more pyrotechnics, more lights, more sound, more props, more surprises…more everything! While Happy often tells the audience “Today is the first day is the rest of your life!” Hairball performs every show as though it could be their last. Every night is a 100% full-on, no-holds-barred, exciting, chaotic, fiery party that has to be experienced to be believed!

As important to Hairball as the music, are its fans. While many bands claim to have the best fans in the world, Hairball actually has! Whether they are 10 years old or 100, Hairball fans bring an unparalleled enthusiasm and energy to the show that enhances the arena experience. Hairball knows it wouldn’t exist without its fans and takes every opportunity to let them know that.

Whether it’s a pre-show meet and greet, hanging out at the merch booth, or chatting online, Hairball has a lot in common with its fans and it’s always a good time when they get together. Don’t confuse Hairball with the countless “80’s Tribute” bands across the country. Hairball is an experience, an attitude, and expression of music that isn’t simply a retro flashback, it’s a way of life!

Admission Prices

  • $25/person (9yrs & above)

  • Free (8yrs & under)
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Saturday's Grand Champion Sponsors

Sunday June 30 – 7:00pm

T&C Rodeo

Join us and T&C Rodeo for a night full of Bull Riding, Barrel Racing, and Muttin Bustin!

Mutton Bustin – 8 years and under
Under 70lbs weight – Sign up at Fair Office

Fireworks After The Rodeo

Admission Prices

  • Grandstand Admission with Fair Button
  • $15 (14 yrs and above)

  • $10 (9 yrs to 13 yrs)

  • Free 8 yrs and under

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Sunday's Grand Champion Sponsors

Free Fun, For All

Free Grounds Entertainment

Howard County Fair partners with many vendors to bring free entertainment to the fairgrounds. Experience unusual wild animals, live wood carving, face painting, puppet shows and much more!

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Nicks Kid Show
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Live Entertainment

Expo Pavilion

Join us at the Expo Pavilion for live music, parties, and more! The pavilion opens at 5:00 pm, event start times vary.

Wed. June 26 — 8 pm – Close

DJ Dean

Music by DJ Dean

DJ Dean

Thu. June 27 — 8pm to CLose

JAY R Brink Band

Jay R Brink band

Fri. June 28 — 5pm to 8pm

The Music Cruisers & Pre-Concert Party

Music Pre-Concert Party

Fri. June 28 — 9pm to Close

Madd Hoss Jackson

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Sat. June 29 — 4pm to 8pm

KQ98 Pre-COncert Party

KW98 Party

Sat. June 29 — 9pm to Close

High Mileage Band

High Mileage

Where the magic happens!

Scheidel Plaza

Please refer to the Daily Schedules for more events in the Scheidel Plaza Stage and surrounding area.

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