Fair Board & County Commissioners

Front Row left to right: Mike Woitas (fair manager), Paul Hansen, Larry Irvine, Troy Thompson Back Row left to right: Anna Rahn, Don Nolander, Lonnie Grunzke, Lisa Fruechte (office manager) & Stephanie Johnson (assistant office manager)

According to the laws of the State of Minnesota all County Fairs must be operated by the County Agricultural Societies.

The County of Freeborn owns the land on which the Freeborn County Fair operates. They have leased the land to the Freeborn County Agricultural Society. It is the responsibility of the Board of Directors of the Society to correlate any and all activities that take place on the fairgrounds. The Board of Directors are composed of seven members who serve for terms of three years. Directors are elected at the annual meeting of the Society which is held in November. Any resident of Freeborn County may be a member of the society for the sum of $1.00 per year membership.

Following the annual meeting elected directors meet and hold an election of officers. Elected are: President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. These elected officers, abiding by the constitution and By-laws of the Organization, carry out the policies and wishes of the board and coordinate the activities taking place during fair week as the balance of the year.

The fairgrounds is being used for many different kinds of activities during the year in addition the the fair, such as auctions, vehicle storage, dog shows, horse shows, camping, family reunions, weddings, Relay for Life, and various other community events. ANYONE, ANY AGE CAN EXHIBIT AT THE FREEBORN COUNTY FAIR