Corn Dog Alert: Dakota County Fair This Week in Farmington

Let's do this! County Fair season rolls on this week in Lyon, Nicollet, Brown, and Dakota Counties in southern Minnesota.

Farmington, Minnesota is the home of the 2023 Dakota County Fair, so let's go exploring this week through Sunday. Seven big days and nights celebrating everything in and around Dakota County.

So, first things first -- let's jump in and take a look at the 2023 grandstand schedule.

Dakota County Fair Grandstand Events

• MON 8/7: ATV Rodeo (7:00 pm) - Free admission
• TUE 8/8: Kids Mutton Bustin' & Barrel Races (7:00 pm) - Free admission
• WED 8/9: Bulls & Barrels Rodeo (7:00 pm) - $15 adults/$6 kids
• THU 8/10: Demolition Derby (7:30 pm) -  $15 adults/$6 kids
• FRI 8/11: Demolition Derby (7:30 pm) -  $15 adults/$6 kids
• SAT 8/12: Demolition Derby (6:00 pm) -  $15 adults/$6 kids

Beer Garden Stage

The 2023 Dakota County Fair Beer Garden Stage is full of great artists to keep your toes tappin' all week long.

MON August 7:

• 2:30 pm : Ben Aaron
• 7:00 pm: Chad Edwards

TUE August 8:

• 2:30 pm : Bryan Anderson
• 7:00 pm: Battle of the Bands

WED August 9:

• 11:30 am : Ben Aaron
• 2:30 pm: Chad Edwards
• 7:00 pm: Shaw Brothers

THU August 10:

• 12:00 pm: Wendinger Band
• 3:30 pm: Wayne & The Boys
• 8:45 pm: The Johnny Holm Band

FRI August 11:

• 11:30 am: Ben Aaron
• 3:30 pm: Self Titled
• 8:30 pm: Good for Gary

SAT August 12:

• 10:30 am: Kida Dakota
• 3:30 pm: Chad Johnson & MN-T's
• 8:30 pm: Shane Martin

SUN August 13

• 10:00 am: Wayne & The Boys
• 2:00 pm: Old Country Boys

The Brown County Fair in New Ulm, Lyon County Fair in Marshall, and Nicollet County Fair in St. Peter are also up and running this week.

The 2023 Steele County Free Fair in Owatonna runs August 15th through 20th, featuring LOCASH in the Grandstand on Wednesday 8/16, and Craig Morgan on Friday 8/18.