Fair Admission
General Admission: $10
11 years old and under: FREE
Get 5 Gate Passes for the Cost of Four: Admission Fun Books only $40.
Includes six admissions and some discount coupons, available in advance at the Fairgrounds and Theisen’s in Dubuque and Dyserville.
General Parking: FREE (With a FREE Shuttle to the gates)
Preferred parking across from grounds: $10/day
GRANDSTAND PRICES:
Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday: FREE
Thursday: CHRIS LANE
$20 Until June 1, then $25 – Festival Area (Standing Room Only)
$15 – Reserved Grandstand
$10 – General Admission Grandstand
$5 – Hillside
Friday: Queensryche & Skid Row
$20 until June 1, then $25 – Festival Area (Standing Room Only)
$20 – Reserved Grandstand
$15 – General Admission Grandstand
$5 – Hillside
MIDWAY RIDES:
Ride Bracelets (Wednesday – Sunday): $25
(Advance ride bracelets for Saturday can be purchased for $20 at Dubuque or Dyersville Theisen’s.)
One-Ticket Rides (Tuesday): 1 ticket ($2) per ride, from 4pm – midnight
Individual ride tickets may be purchased Wednesday – Sunday. (Prices vary by ride: tickets are $2 each, rides may use more than 1 ticket.)
See more information on our midway rides.
67th Annual Dubuque County Fair full schedule is being updated as we get everything scheduled! At this time this schedule is subject to change!
Tuesday, July 28th
8:00am – Grounds open
9:00am – Judging 4H/FFA Dairy Goat – Livestock Arena
Judging 4H/FFA Bottle Bucket – Livestock Arena
Judging 4H/FFA Sheep & Meat Goats – Swine Barn
Judging 4H/FFA Horse & Pony Show – Horse Arena
9:30am – Judging 4H/FFA Dairy Cattle – Livestock Arena
10:00am – 8pm 4-H Building Exhibits Open to the Public
10:00am – 8pm Creative Arts Building Open
10:00am – 8pm – Creative Arts Building
10:00am –
11:00am – 8:00pm – Exhibit Hall Open
11:00am – 7:00pm Carve R Way Chainsaw Artist – Exhibit Grounds
11:00am –
Noon –
12:30pm – 4H/FFA Dairy Cows – Livestock Arena
1:00pm – 5pm Bingo – Across from the Grandstands
1:00pm –
1:30pm – Scanning of Swine for Derby Show – Swine Barn
2:00pm –
3:00pm –
3:30pm –
4:00pm –
5:00pm –
6:00pm – Opening Ceremony – Hy-Vee Big Top Tent
7:00pm –
8:00pm – – Bud Light Beer Garden/ Blain’s Stage
Wednesday, July 29th
8:00am – Grounds open
9:00am – Judging 4H/FFA Beef Show – Livestock Arena
Judging 4H/FFA Poultry Show – Swine Barn
10:00am – 8pm 4-H Building Exhibits Open to the Public
10:00am – 8pm Creative Arts Building Open
10:00am – 8pm – Creative Arts Building
10:00am –
11:00am – 8:00pm – Exhibit Hall Open
11:00am – 7:00pm Carve R Way Chainsaw Artist – Exhibit Grounds
11:00am –
Noon –
1:00pm – 5pm Bingo – Across from the Grandstands
1:00pm –
Pedal Tractor Pull –
2:00pm –
3:00pm –
3:30pm –
4:00pm – Frog Jump – Lower Grandstand
Kids’ Day Drawing – In the Grandstand
5:00pm –
6:00pm –
7:00pm –
Sprint Invadors – On the Track
8:00pm – Ken Peiffer – Bud Light Beer Garden/ Blain’s Stage
Thursday, July 30th
8:00am – Grounds open
9:00am – Judging 4H/FFA Swine Show – Swine Barn
10:00am – 8pm 4-H Building Exhibits Open to the Public
10:00am – 8pm Creative Arts Building Open
10:00am – 8pm – Creative Arts Building
10:00am –
11:00am – 8:00pm – Exhibit Hall Open
11:00am – 7:00pm Carve R Way Chainsaw Artist – Exhibit Grounds
11:00am –
Noon –
1:00pm – 5pm Bingo – Across from the Grandstands
1:30pm –
2:00pm –
3:00pm –
3:30pm –
4:00pm – 4H/FFA Pet Show – Swine Barn
5:00pm –
5:30pm – 4H Queen Crowning and Awards
6:00pm –
7:00pm – Chris Lane on the mainstage
8:00pm – – Bud Light Beer Garden/ Blain’s Stage
Friday, July 31st
8:00am – Grounds open
9:00am – 4H/FFA Auction Sheep, Meat Goat & Swine – Swine Barn
10:00am – 8pm 4-H Building Exhibits Open to the Public
10:00am – 8pm Creative Arts Building Open
10:00am – 8pm – Creative Arts Building
10:00am –
11:00am – 8:00pm – Exhibit Hall Open
11:00am – 7:00pm Carve R Way Chainsaw Artist – Exhibit Grounds
11:00am –
Noon – 4H/FFA Dairy Auction
12:30pm – 4H/FFA Beef Auction
1:00pm –
2:00pm –
3:00pm –
3:30pm –
4:00pm –
5:00pm –
6:00pm –
7:00pm –
7:30pm – Queensryche & Skid Row on the mainstage- Grandstands
9:00pm – – Bud Light Beer Garden/ Blain’s Stage
Saturday, August 1st
8:00am – Grounds open
9:00am – Open Class Horse Show – Horse Arena
Open Class Dairy Show – Livestock Arena
563 Strongman Competitions – Beer Garden
9:30am – 4H/FFA Rabbit Show – Swine Barn
10:00am – 8pm 4-H Building Exhibits Open to the Public
10:00am – 8pm Creative Arts Building Open
10:00am – 8pm – Creative Arts Building
10:00am –
11:00am – 8:00pm – Exhibit Hall Open
11:00am – 7:00pm Carve R Way Chainsaw Artist – Exhibit Grounds
11:00am –
Kiddie Calf Registration – Show Barn
11:00am – 1:00pm –
1:00pm –
2:00pm –
3:00pm –
3:30pm –
4:00pm – – Bud Light Beer Garden/Blain’s Stage
5:00pm –
6:00pm –
7:00pm – ECIPA Truck & Tractor Pull on the track
7:30pm –
9:00pm – – Bud Light Beer Garden/ Blain’s Stage
Sunday, August 2nd
8:00am – Grounds open
9:00am – Sand Volleyball
10:00am – 1:30pm Carve R Way Chainsaw Artist – Exhibit Grounds
10:00am – 8pm Creative Arts Building Open
10:00am – 8pm – Creative Arts Building
10:00am –
11:00am – 8:00pm – Exhibit Hall Open
11:00am –
11:00am – 1:00pm –
Noon – 7:00pm 4-H Building Exhibits Open to the Public
Noon – Demolition Derby – On the Track
1:00pm – 5:00pm – Bingo – Across from the Grandstands
1:00pm –
2:00pm –
Open Class Beef Show – Livestock Arena
3:00pm – – Bud Light Beer Garden/Blain’s Stage
Chain Saw Carving Auction – Hy-Vee Big Top Tent
3:30pm –
Driver Autographs – North Gate
4:00pm –
5:00pm –
6:00pm –
Great Fair Giveaway Raffle Drawing – Top of Grandstands
6:30pm – Stock Car Racing – On the Track
7:00pm –
8:00pm – – Bud Light Beer Garden/ Blain’s Stage