Great weather and a number of fun attractions helped push the 2023 Nebraska State Fair to a 29.9 percent increase in attendance through the first five days as compared to the same five days in 2022
Nearly 40 acts — covering everything from country to rock, Latin to polka — will provide free concerts during the Pepsi Live Music Series at the Nebraska State Fair.
The Fiesta Latina event was held on the fairgrounds, featuring dancing, a car show, and tasty beverages. The event is meant to help celebrate Hispanic cultures all across the globe.
The Grand Island Children’s Museum made a visit to the Nebraska State Fair showing kids and families what they have to offer and what their vision for the building looks like. Visitors to the exhibit saw their kids enjoy making buttons, foam dinosaurs, and other arts and craft.
Older Nebraskans explored their wellness options with vendors ranging from insurance providers to assistant living facilities set up shop to inform older Nebraskans how their services are best suited with Nebraskans need. This years attendees appreciated the growth in specific areas of need in Central Nebraska.
New attractions made their debut at the Nebraska State Fair, one of them included some talented canines. Super Retriever Series allowed dogs to show off their aerial capabilities in a series of events.
This year is the 10th installment of an annual event and contestants were instructed to use wheat as a featured ingredient. It had be used in a way that made the product the star of their dish and they also needed to have complete knowledge of the meal.
The Nebraska State Fair held the opening ceremony Saturday morning and the people who have been working hard to make it happen this year reflected on why they put in the extra effort.
This year’s Nebraska State Fair will be a lot smaller than patrons are used to. But you won’t have to use a muddy parking lot or a shuttle. And it’s free.
The famous Sky Tram ride at the Nebraska State Fair stopped as 45 people were riding it Sunday evening. Fair officials used a scissor lift to rescue the riders.
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