About Dawes County Fair

The Dawes County Fair in Chadron celebrates the Nebraska Panhandle county where Pine Ridge's cedar canyons and the Oglala National Grassland define a High Plains landscape far removed from the Corn Belt — Chadron State College and the Museum of the Fur Trade anchor a community with deep connections to the Northern Great Plains' ranching, Native American, and fur trade heritage.

What to Expect

Expect livestock shows, 4-H and FFA competitions, rodeo events, local food vendors, and a fair drawing from the greater Chadron community and the surrounding Pine Ridge ranching country.

Visitor Tips

The Museum of the Fur Trade in Chadron is one of America's premier museums devoted to the beaver pelt trade that opened the American West. Chadron State Park's Pine Ridge scenery and Fort Robinson State Park — where Crazy Horse was killed — are major regional heritage sites.

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