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Clay County Fair & Events Center

Name: Clay County Fair & Events Center
Address: 800 West 18th Street, Spencer, IA, 51301, US
Telephone: +17125803000
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Known as "The World's Greatest County Fair" since 1917, the Clay County Fair attracts more than 300,000 guests each September for nine days of entertainment, competition, food, and the largest ag equipment and farm machinery show at any fair in the US. Rooted in Tradition, the Clay County Fair and Events Center is a year-round facility that annually hosts more than 300 events, including its signat

ure event, the Clay County Fair. Known as “The World’s Greatest County Fair” since 1917, the Clay County Fair attracts more than 325,000 guests each September for nine-days of world-class entertainment, competition, food, fun, and the largest farm machinery show at any fair in the United States.

05/22/2026

🚨 Flagfest: Spurs & Speed Weekend Schedule is HERE 🚨

Two days. Two venues. One nonstop summer experience in Spencer.

We’re talking:
🐎 Rodeo action
🏁 Enduro racing
🚜 Tractor ride
🐑 Mutton busting
🎶 Live music + street dance
🍔 Food all weekend long

Two days of nonstop energy across the fairgrounds, all part of Spencer Flagfest!

🎟️ Tickets are on sale now (advance purchase only)

👉 Full lineup + tickets: https://claycountyfair.com/flagfest-weekend/

05/20/2026

We are thrilled to announce that The Clay County Fair and Event Center has been nominated in FIVE categories for the Spencer Media Group's People's Choice Awards!

We're up for:
🌟Best Attraction
🏁Best Dirt Race Track
🎡Best Event Venue
🛒Best Shopping Experience
💍Best Wedding Venue

Your support means the world to us, and we need your votes! Voting is officially open! Click the link and cast your vote to help us win. You can vote once per day, every day, until the contest ends on Wednesday, June 3.

https://votesrgpc.com/claycountyfair/

05/19/2026

Fair Brain season has officially begun 🧠🎡

Symptoms include: excitement, nostalgia, and an uncontrollable urge to hear live music at the Fair.

Get ready for the 2026 Clay County Fair Northwest Bank Stage lineup — packed with comedy, tribute acts, and nonstop entertainment all Fair long.

🎤 Presented by Northwest Bank
⚡ Powered by Spencer Municipal Utilities

Your prescription for Fair Brain starts now.

05/15/2026

Fair Brain symptoms are officially spreading… 🤠🎡🧠

The 2026 Open Class Exhibitor Handbooks are now available, and online entries are open for the Clay County Fair powered by SMU!

Whether you’re into livestock, baking, photography, quilting, woodworking, gardening, or anything in between — now’s the time to start planning your blue-ribbon season.🐮🍪📸

View handbooks + enter online at https://claycountyfair.com/competition/

05/13/2026

🎉 We have a winner!

Thanks to everyone who voted in our 2026 T-Shirt Contest! Your likes helped us choose the final design that will join our 2026 Fair merch lineup.

The winning design is officially headed to print and will be available during the fair at the merch stand inside the Events Center — along with even more new designs we’ve been working on behind the scenes. 👀

Thanks again for helping us bring this year’s merch collection to life!

05/10/2026

Happy Mother’s Day to the moms running on coffee, chaos, and fair week survival skills. 🎡💛

Thanks for being the real MVPs year after year.

05/06/2026

🎉 Help us pick the final piece of our 2026 Fair merch lineup!

Voting is now open for our 2026 T-Shirt Contest, just “like” your favorite design to vote (comments won’t count!). We’ll take the winning design and bring it to life on a t-shirt sold during the fair.

🗓 Voting is open May 6–12
🏆 Winner announced May 13

This is just a sneak peek 👀 We’ve been working on even more designs behind the scenes, so make sure you stop by the merch stand inside the Events Center during the fair to see the full collection!

05/05/2026

The Midway is BACK 🎡✨

Get ready for all your favorite rides when GoldStar Amusements returns to the Clay County Fair!

🎟️ Advance wristbands are on sale!
🎡 $30 All-Day Wristbands for unlimited rides on select days
🎡 $60 VIP Wristbands for unlimited rides ALL Fair long

Midway hours start at 10 AM on weekends and 4 PM on weekdays, perfect for after-school fun and full weekend adventures.

Grab your wristbands early and save
👉 claycountyfair.com

05/04/2026

Introducing your 2026 Clay County Fair Queen, Maggie Moser of Spencer, daughter of Jason and Melissa Moser.

Your 2026 First Runner-Up is Madelyn Garcia of Linn Grove, daughter of Verity and Emilio Garcia.

Congratulations to Maggie and Madelyn!👑🎡✨

05/03/2026

Who will wear the crown? 👑

Join us as we come together to celebrate these incredible young women and crown the next Clay County Fair Queen.

📍 Clay County Regional Events Center
🌟 Doors 6:30 PM | 👑 Pageant 7:00 PM

See you there!

05/01/2026

Tonight’s the night!

To everyone attending, bidding, and supporting youth in ag, Fair traditions, and the future ahead—we couldn’t do it without you.🎡💛

Our online auction is still open—final bids close at 7PM!
https://www.bigirongives.com/

Address

800 West 18th Street
Spencer, IA
51301

Opening Hours

Monday	8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday	8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday	8:30am - 5pm
Thursday	8:30am - 5pm
Friday	8:30am - 5pm

Telephone

+17125803000

Website

http://www.claycountyfair.com/, https://tickets.midwestix.com/events/20356

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