About Burke County Fair

The Burke County Fair in Bowbells celebrates a northwestern North Dakota county where oil production in the Williston Basin, spring wheat farming, and sunflower growing sustain a tiny community on the Canadian border — the fair brings together scattered farm and energy worker families from across a county that epitomizes the vast, sparsely settled Northern Plains.

What to Expect

Expect a small fair with livestock exhibits, 4-H competitions, wheat and sunflower exhibits, and the community spirit of a remote northwestern North Dakota agricultural county.

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Bowbells is a small county seat in the heart of the Northern Plains spring wheat belt. The county's location in the Williston Basin makes it part of the Bakken oil formation, and the oil economy has supplemented the traditional grain farming base. The Souris River passes through the county.

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