GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (KSNB) - The Nebraska State Fair opened Friday with a ceremony at the fairgrounds at Fonner Park in Grand Island, drawing several state leaders to mark the occasion. Gov. Jim Pillen ...

Shinedown is bringing its live show to the Nebraska State Fair.The concert is set for Saturday, Sept. 5, in Grand Island at TD Landing during the 2026 Nebraska State Fair.State fair officials ...

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (KOLN) - If you are looking for some tasty treats during your visit to the fair, you might consider the hometown business known as “The Secret Garden” from Merna. We caught up with ...

The Nebraska State Patrol had some fun at the Nebraska State Fair.Some of the troopers went down the big slide, and a group of third and fourth graders from Kenesaw cheered them on.Trooper Margritz ...

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (KOLN) - A mother and son from the Scottsbluff area were among the many Nebraska 4-H volunteers to receive awards during a ceremony on the first weekend of the 2025 Nebraska State ...

Nebraska governor Jim Pillen, and state fair executive director Jamie Parr discuss what the2025 Nebraska State Fair means to them. GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — For years, I've seen videos and read dispatches ...

The Nebraska State Fair returned to Grand Island, where attendees could gather and watch various animal showings and eat all the corn on the cob they want. 4-H members show off their pigs during a ...

County fairs offer farmers, ranchers and rural residents a chance to gather, socialize, compete and celebrate farm life.

And that’s just a small sampling of what is on tap for this year’s Nebraska State Fair which opens on Friday. The fair at Fonner Park in Grand Island will continue through Labor Day on Sept. 1. A view ...

GRAND ISLAND — The Nebraska State Fair started Aug. 22 with Gov. Jim Pillen and retiring U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., talking from the Earl May Fair Square Stage about their love of the fair.

As the dust settles on another Nebraska State Fair, my heart is full of gratitude. Once again, Grand Island and its surrounding communities opened their arms to welcome the world (literally), and ...