The North Idaho State Fair started from humble beginnings 100 years ago to grow into the ten-day, community-wide entertainment and educational event that it is today!

Kootenai County's first fairs were held in 1922 and 1923 in Post Falls and Worley, Idaho to showcase the projects of 4-H members. Then, in 1931, a 4-H fair was held at the county courthouse, with approximately 100 members participating.

As time went by, the 4-H fairs grew in scope and participation. In 1935, the County Commissioners levied 1/20th of a mill to raise approximately $800 for fair purposes. Two years later, the city purchased the old Mill Grounds for $19,000 and a Fair board was organized.

Schedule of Events

August 16, 2024

Carnival
Curly's Funtastic Kids Zone
Brad's World - Reptile Show
Pony Rides

2:00 PM
Farm Park
Activities at the Community Library Network Booth - Origami & Paper Craft
All Aboard! Train Rides
Idaho Fish & Game 3D Youth Archery
Kootenai Fire CPR Demo
NASCAR Racing and Hang Bar

2:30 PM
Music on the Midway - Acoustic Blue
Acoustic Blue
Dance Theatre NW
KCSO K9 Demo
Sara Twister

3:00 PM
Animal Cracker Conspiracy
Community Contests - Skittles Contest
Draft Horse Demo - Braiding
Kootenai Fire CPR Demo
The Silver Starlets

3:30 PM
Extreme Dogs Stunt Dog Show
Magician Adam the Great

4:00 PM
Grand Opening Ceremony
Kootenai Fire CPR Demo
Major League Circus Show
Open Goats - Pack, Costume, Showmanship
Robocars

4:30 PM: Improv Comedy By Levity Theatre

5:00 PM
Music on the Midway - North Idaho Rock School
Animal Cracker Conspiracy
Sara Twister
The Silver Starlets

5:30 PM
Extreme Dogs Stunt Dog Show
Magician Adam the Great

6:00 PM
Community Contests - Oreo Stacking Contest
Dante D'Angelo
HypnoFX Hypnotic Comedy
Major League Circus Show
Rhys Gerwin Music
Robocars

6:30 PM: Motorsports - Truck Pulls Friday

7:00 PM
Animal Cracker Conspiracy
Missing Man Ceremony - VFW Post 889
The Silver Starlets

7:30 PM
Music on the Midway - Silver Linings
Extreme Dogs Stunt Dog Show
Magician Adam the Great
RCA Music

8:00 PM
Major League Circus Show
Robocars

9:00 PM: HypnoFX Hypnotic Comedy

August 17, 2024

Carnival
Curly's Funtastic Kids Zone
Brad's World - Reptile Show
Pony Rides

11:00 AM
Farm Park
Activities at the Community Library Network Booth - Launch into Learning: Matching Circuits
All Aboard! Train Rides
Community Contests - Scavenger Hunt
Idaho Fish & Game 3D Youth Archery
NASCAR Racing and Hang Bar
Northern Dance Academy
Open Class Goat - Market & Dairy
Scavenger Hunt

11:45 AM: Sara Twister

12:00 PM
Farm Park - Herding Dog Demo
Community Contests - Penny Stacking Contest
Magician Adam the Great
Major League Circus Show
Open Class Rabbit Judging

12:30 PM: Lokahi Dance

1:00 PM
Farm Park - Angora Goat & Shetland Sheep Demo
Music on the Midway - Radio Shine
Community Contests
Fairest of Them All Fair Food Contest
Kootenai Fire CPR Demo
Lokahi Dance
Open Class Sheep Judging

1:30 PM
Extreme Dogs Stunt Dog Show
Major League Circus Show
The Silver Starlets

2:00 PM
Activities at the Community Library Network Booth - Launch into Learning: Matching Circuits
Kootenai Fire CPR Demo
K-Tigers Taekwondo
Open Class Cattle Quality
Sara Twister
West Park Brewfest - 2024 Brewfest

2:30 PM
Ask Me Anything!
KCSO K9 Demo

3:00 PM
Farm Park - Angora Goat & Shetland Sheep Demo
Music on the Midway - Jackson Roltgen
Animal Cracker Conspiracy
Community Contests - Skittles Contest
Corn Hole
Draft Horse Demo - Harnessing
Kootenai Fire CPR Demo
Major League Circus Show
Stein Hoisting

3:30 PM: Magician Adam the Great

4:00 PM
Farm Park - Herding Dog Demo
Extreme Dogs Stunt Dog Show
Kootenai Fire CPR Demo
Robocars

4:30 PM
Improv Comedy By Levity Theatre
Sara Twister
The Silver Starlets

5:00 PM
Animal Cracker Conspiracy
Community Contests - Frozen T-Shirt Contest

5:15 PM: Music on the Midway - Jessie Quandt Band

5:30 PM
HypnoFX Hypnotic Comedy
Magician Adam the Great

6:00 PM
Carson Rhodes
Extreme Dogs Stunt Dog Show
Major League Circus Show
Rhys Gerwin Music
Robocars

6:30 PM: Motorsports - Truck Pulls Saturday & Lawn Mower Races

7:00 PM
Acoustic Blue
Animal Cracker Conspiracy
Litefeet Dance Lessons
Missing Man Ceremony - VFW Post 889

7:30 PM
Music on the Midway - Buffalo Speedway
Magician Adam the Great
The Silver Starlets

8:00 PM: Robocars

9:00 PM: HypnoFX Hypnotic Comedy

August 18, 2024

Carnival
Curly's Funtastic Kids Zone
Brad's World - Reptile Show
Pony Rides

11:00 AM
Farm Park
All Aboard! Train Rides
Idaho Fish & Game 3D Youth Archery
NASCAR Racing and Hang Bar

11:30 AM: Music on the Midway - Ethereal in E

11:45 AM: Magician Adam the Great

12:00 PM: The Silver Starlets

12:30 PM: Community Contests - Water Balloon Toss

1:00 PM
Kootenai Fire CPR Demo
Sara Twister

1:15 PM: Farm Park - Angora Goat & Shetland Sheep Demo

1:30 PM
Extreme Dogs Stunt Dog Show
Major League Circus Show

2:00 PM
Music on the Midway - Ron Greene Band
Activities at the Community Library Network Booth - Resin Art
Kootenai Fire CPR Demo
Magician Adam the Great
Paint and Sip
Ron Greene Band

2:30 PM
Ask Me Anything!
KCSO K9 Demo

3:00 PM
Farm Park - Angora Goat & Shetland Sheep Demo
Animal Cracker Conspiracy
Community Contests - Skittles Contest
Draft Horse Demo - Braiding
Kootenai Fire CPR Demo
The Silver Starlets

3:15 PM: Sara Twister

4:00 PM
Farm Park - Herding Dog Demo
Motorsports - Demo Derby 2024
Extreme Dogs Stunt Dog Show
Kootenai Fire CPR Demo
Robocars

4:15 PM
Music on the Midway - Carson Rhodes
Carson Rhodes
Magician Adam the Great

4:30 PM
HypnoFX Hypnotic Comedy
Major League Circus Show

5:00 PM: Animal Cracker Conspiracy

6:00 PM
Community Contests - Family Calling Contest
Echo Elysium
Robocars
Ron Greene Music
Sara Twister
The Silver Starlets

6:30 PM
Extreme Dogs Stunt Dog Show
Magician Adam the Great

7:00 PM
Music on the Midway - OutWest
Animal Cracker Conspiracy
Missing Man Ceremony - VFW Post 889
One Street Over Trio

7:30 PM: Major League Circus Show

8:00 PM: Robocars

9:00 PM: HypnoFX Hypnotic Comedy

August 19, 2024

Carnival
Curly's Funtastic Kids Zone
Brad's World - Reptile Show
Pony Rides

11:00 AM
Activities at the Community Library Network Booth - Dot Art
NASCAR Racing and Hang Bar

2:00 PM
Farm Park
Activities at the Community Library Network Booth - Glow Forge
All Aboard! Train Rides
Idaho Fish & Game 3D Youth Archery
Kootenai Fire CPR Demo
Mandatory Livestock Exhibitor Meeting

2:15 PM: Music on the Midway - Joel Haugen

2:30 PM
Ask Me Anything!
KCSO K9 Demo
Sara Twister

3:00 PM
Animal Cracker Conspiracy
Community Contests - Skittles Contest
Draft Horse Demo - Harnessing
Kootenai Fire CPR Demo
Major League Circus Show

3:15 PM: Extreme Dogs Stunt Dog Show

4:00 PM
Community Contests - Pizza Eating Contest
Kootenai Fire CPR Demo
Robocars
The Silver Starlets

4:30 PM
Farm Park - Herding Dog Demo
The Buckley Storms

5:00 PM
Animal Cracker Conspiracy
Major League Circus Show
Sara Twister

5:15 PM: Extreme Dogs Stunt Dog Show

5:30 PM: Magician Adam the Great

6:00 PM
Bill Bozly Music
HypnoFX Hypnotic Comedy
Pamela Jean
Robocars
Tail Gate Party with No-Li
The Silver Starlets

7:00 PM
Animal Cracker Conspiracy
Extreme Dogs Stunt Dog Show
Litefeet Youth Dance Competition
Major League Circus Show

7:30 PM
Music on the Midway - Devon Wade Band
Party in the Dirt - Concert Series - Ernest and Nate Smith
Magician Adam the Great
TJ Hoopes

8:00 PM
Robocars
The Silver Starlets

9:00 PM: HypnoFX Hypnotic Comedy

August 20, 2024

Carnival
Curly's Funtastic Kids Zone
Brad's World - Reptile Show
Pony Rides

11:00 AM
Farm Park
All Aboard! Train Rides
Idaho Fish & Game 3D Youth Archery
NASCAR Racing and Hang Bar

11:45 AM: Magician Adam the Great

12:00 PM
Farm Park - Herding Dog Demo
Bingo at the Fair - Presented by The Fair Foundation - Bingo
The Silver Starlets

1:00 PM
Farm Park - Angora Goat & Shetland Sheep Demo
Community Contests - Mayor's Chocolate Contest
Kootenai Fire CPR Demo
Sara Twister

1:30 PM: Major League Circus Show

2:00 PM
Activities at the Community Library Network Booth - Circuit Art
Extreme Dogs Stunt Dog Show
Kootenai Fire CPR Demo
Magician Adam the Great

2:30 PM
Music on the Midway - Fiddle in the Forest
Ask Me Anything!
KCSO K9 Demo

3:00 PM
Farm Park - Angora Goat & Shetland Sheep Demo
Animal Cracker Conspiracy
Community Contests - Skittles Contest
Draft Horse Demo - Braiding
Kootenai Fire CPR Demo
The Silver Starlets

3:15 PM: Sara Twister

4:00 PM
Farm Park - Herding Dog Demo
Extreme Dogs Stunt Dog Show
Kootenai Fire CPR Demo
Magician Adam the Great
Robocars

4:30 PM: HypnoFX Hypnotic Comedy

4:45 PM: Music on the Midway - Fun Shine

5:00 PM: Animal Cracker Conspiracy

6:00 PM
Jason Perry
Robocars
Sara Twister
The Silver Starlets

6:30 PM
Extreme Dogs Stunt Dog Show
Magician Adam the Great

7:00 PM: Animal Cracker Conspiracy

7:15 PM: Jackson Roltgen Trio

7:30 PM
Music on the Midway - Laketown Sound
Party in the Dirt - Concert Series - Sugar Ray with Smash Mouth
Major League Circus Show

8:00 PM: Robocars

9:00 PM: HypnoFX Hypnotic Comedy

August 21, 2024

Carnival
Curly's Funtastic Kids Zone
Brad's World - Reptile Show
Pony Rides

11:00 AM
Farm Park
All Aboard! Train Rides
Community Contests
Idaho Fish & Game 3D Youth Archery
NASCAR Racing and Hang Bar
Scavenger Hunt

11:30 AM: Music on the Midway - Fiddle in the Forest

11:45 AM: Magician Adam the Great

12:00 PM: Major League Circus Show

1:00 PM
Kootenai Fire CPR Demo
Sara Twister

1:30 PM: The Silver Starlets

1:45 PM: Music on the Midway - Gruve Smoothies

2:00 PM
Activities at the Community Library Network Booth - Boba Tea
Extreme Dogs Stunt Dog Show
Kootenai Fire CPR Demo
Magician Adam the Great

2:30 PM
Ask Me Anything!
KCSO K9 Demo

3:00 PM
Animal Cracker Conspiracy
Community Contests - Skittles Contest
Draft Horse Demo - Harnessing
Ice Cream Social
Kootenai Fire CPR Demo
Major League Circus Show

3:15 PM: Sara Twister

4:00 PM
Extreme Dogs Stunt Dog Show
Kootenai Fire CPR Demo
Robocars

4:15 PM: Magician Adam the Great

4:30 PM
Music on the Midway - Jojo
HypnoFX Hypnotic Comedy
The Silver Starlets

5:00 PM: Animal Cracker Conspiracy

6:00 PM
Extreme Dogs Stunt Dog Show
Jake Rozier Music
Major League Circus Show
Robocars
Rusty Jackson
Sara Twister

6:30 PM:
Gem State Stampede PRCA Rodeo - Rodeo Wednesday 2024
Magician Adam the Great

7:00 PM: Animal Cracker Conspiracy

7:15 PM: Dante D'Angelo

7:30 PM
Music on the Midway - The Hankers
The Hankers
The Silver Starlets

8:00 PM: Robocars

9:00 PM: HypnoFX Hypnotic Comedy

August 22, 2024

Carnival
Curly's Funtastic Kids Zone
Brad's World - Reptile Show
Pony Rides

4:30 AM: Music on the Midway - The Real McCoy

11:00 AM
Farm Park
Activities at the Community Library Network Booth - Robots
All Aboard! Train Rides
Community Contests - Commissioner's Apple Pie Contest
Idaho Fish & Game 3D Youth Archery
NASCAR Racing and Hang Bar

11:30 AM: Music on the Midway - Rusty Jackson

11:45 AM: Magician Adam the Great

12:00 PM
Community Contests - Frozen T-Shirt Contest
The Silver Starlets

1:00 PM
Farm Park - Angora Goat & Shetland Sheep Demo
Community Contests - Pie Eating Contest
Kootenai Fire CPR Demo
Sara Twister

1:30 PM
Farm Park - Herding Dog Demo
Major League Circus Show

2:00 PM
Activities at the Community Library Network Booth - Robots
Extreme Dogs Stunt Dog Show
Kootenai Fire CPR Demo
Magician Adam the Great

2:15 PM: Music on the Midway - Joel Haugen

2:30 PM
Ask Me Anything!
KCSO K9 Demo

3:00 PM
Farm Park - Angora Goat & Shetland Sheep Demo
Animal Cracker Conspiracy
Community Contests - Skittles Contest
Draft Horse Demo - Braiding
Kootenai Fire CPR Demo
The Silver Starlets

3:15 PM: Sara Twister

4:00 PM
Extreme Dogs Stunt Dog Show
Kootenai Fire CPR Demo
Robocars

4:30 PM
Farm Park - Herding Dog Demo
HypnoFX Hypnotic Comedy
Magician Adam the Great
Major League Circus Show

5:00 PM: Animal Cracker Conspiracy

6:00 PM
Extreme Dogs Stunt Dog Show
Pamela Jean
RCA Music
Robocars
Sara Twister
The Silver Starlets

6:30 PM
Gem State Stampede PRCA Rodeo - Xtreme Bulls
Magician Adam the Great

7:00 PM: Animal Cracker Conspiracy

7:15 PM: Echo Elysium

7:30 PM
Music on the Midway - One Street Over
Major League Circus Show

8:00 PM: Robocars

9:00 PM: HypnoFX Hypnotic Comedy

August 23, 2024

Carnival
Curly's Funtastic Kids Zone
Brad's World - Reptile Show
Pony Rides

9:00 AM: Draft Horse Junior Showmanship

11:00 AM
Draft Horse Performance Classes
Farm Park
All Aboard! Train Rides
Idaho Fish & Game 3D Youth Archery
NASCAR Racing and Hang Bar

11:45 AM: Magician Adam the Great

12:00 PM
Farm Park - Herding Dog Demo
Major League Circus Show

12:30 PM: Sara Twister

1:00 PM
Farm Park - Angora Goat & Shetland Sheep Demo
Kootenai Fire CPR Demo

1:30 PM: The Silver Starlets

2:00 PM
Activities at the Community Library Network Booth - Glow Forge
Extreme Dogs Stunt Dog Show
Kootenai Fire CPR Demo
Magician Adam the Great

2:30 PM
Ask Me Anything!
KCSO K9 Demo

3:00 PM
Farm Park - Angora Goat & Shetland Sheep Demo
Music on the Midway - Silver Linings
Animal Cracker Conspiracy
Community Contests - Skittles Contest
Draft Horse Demo - Harnessing
Kootenai Fire CPR Demo
Major League Circus Show

3:30 PM
Farm Park - Herding Dog Demo
Sara Twister

4:00 PM
Extreme Dogs Stunt Dog Show
Kootenai Fire CPR Demo
Robocars

4:15 PM: Spotlight Studios All-Star Cheer

4:30 PM
HypnoFX Hypnotic Comedy
Magician Adam the Great
The Silver Starlets

5:00 PM: Animal Cracker Conspiracy

5:15 PM
Music on the Midway - Tamarack Ridge

5:30 PM: Community Contests - Water Balloon Toss

6:00 PM
Extreme Dogs Stunt Dog Show
Jason Perry
Jesse Quandt
Major League Circus Show
Robocars
Sara Twister

6:30 PM
Gem State Stampede PRCA Rodeo - Rodeo Friday 2024
Magician Adam the Great

7:00 PM: Animal Cracker Conspiracy

7:15 PM: One Street Over Trio

7:30 PM
Music on the Midway - Eric E.
The Silver Starlets

8:00 PM: Robocars

9:00 PM: HypnoFX Hypnotic Comedy

August 24, 2024

Carnival
Curly's Funtastic Kids Zone
Brad's World - Reptile Show
Pony Rides

11:00 AM
Farm Park
Activities at the Community Library Network Booth - Spin Art
All Aboard! Train Rides
Idaho Fish & Game 3D Youth Archery
Log Skidding
NASCAR Racing and Hang Bar

11:45 AM
Music on the Midway - Monroe Bridge
Magician Adam the Great

12:00 PM
Draft Horse Pull
Bingo at the Fair - Presented by The Fair Foundation - Bingo
The Silver Starlets

1:00 PM
Farm Park - Angora Goat & Shetland Sheep Demo
Kootenai Fire CPR Demo
Sara Twister

1:30 PM: Major League Circus Show

2:00 PM
Music on the Midway - Nu Jack City
Activities at the Community Library Network Booth - Spin Art
Extreme Dogs Stunt Dog Show
Kootenai Fire CPR Demo
K-Tigers Taekwondo
Magician Adam the Great

2:30 PM
Ask Me Anything!
KCSO K9 Demo

3:00 PM
Farm Park - Angora Goat & Shetland Sheep Demo
Animal Cracker Conspiracy
Community Contests - Skittles Contest
Draft Horse Demo - Braiding
Kootenai Fire CPR Demo
The Silver Starlets

3:15 PM: Sara Twister

4:00 PM
Extreme Dogs Stunt Dog Show
Friends of the Fair Awards
Kootenai Fire CPR Demo
Robocars

4:30 PM
Farm Park - Herding Dog Demo
HypnoFX Hypnotic Comedy
Improv Comedy By Levity Theatre
Magician Adam the Great
Major League Circus Show

4:45 PM: Music on the Midway - Nu Jack City

5:00 PM: Animal Cracker Conspiracy

6:00 PM
Courtney & Co.
Extreme Dogs Stunt Dog Show
Robocars
The Silver Starlets

6:15 PM: One Street Over Trio

6:30 PM
Gem State Stampede PRCA Rodeo
Magician Adam the Great

7:00 PM
Music on the Midway - Outlaw Mariachi
Animal Cracker Conspiracy

7:30 PM: Major League Circus Show

8:00 PM: Robocars

8:45 PM: Music on the Midway - Outlaw Mariachi

9:00 PM: HypnoFX Hypnotic Comedy

August 25, 2024

Carnival
Curly's Funtastic Kids Zone
Brad's World - Reptile Show

11:00 AM
Farm Park
Activities at the Community Library Network Booth - Origami & Paper Crafts
All Aboard! Train Rides
Idaho Fish & Game 3D Youth Archery
NASCAR Racing and Hang Bar
Pony Rides

11:30 AM: Sack Relay

12:00 PM
Bingo at the Fair - Presented by The Fair Foundation - Bingo
Community Contests - Diaper Derby Contest

12:15 PM: Farm Park - Herding Dog Demo

12:30 PM: Major League Circus Show

1:00 PM
Farm Park - Angora Goat & Shetland Sheep Demo
Animal Cracker Conspiracy
Kootenai Fire CPR Demo
Sara Twister - Sara Twister

1:15 PM: Extreme Dogs Stunt Dog Show

1:30 PM: The Silver Starlets

2:00 PM
Gem State Stampede PRCA Rodeo - Rodeo Sunday 2024
Music on the Midway - The Midnight Juliets
Activities at the Community Library Network Booth - Origami & Paper Crafts
Kootenai Fire CPR Demo
Magician Adam the Great
Robocars

2:30 PM
Ask Me Anything!
KCSO K9 Demo
Major League Circus Show

3:00 PM
Farm Park - Angora Goat & Shetland Sheep Demo
Animal Cracker Conspiracy - Animal Cracker Conspiracy
Community Contests - Skittles Contest
Draft Horse Demo - Harnessing
Kootenai Fire CPR Demo

3:15 PM: Extreme Dogs Stunt Dog Show

3:30 PM
Community Contests - Exhibitor Relay Challenge
HypnoFX Hypnotic Comedy
The Silver Starlets

4:00 PM
Kootenai Fire CPR Demo
Robocars

4:30 PM
Music on the Midway - Earl Wear and the Haywires
Magician Adam the Great
Major League Circus Show

5:00 PM
Animal Cracker Conspiracy
Sara Twister

5:15 PM: Extreme Dogs Stunt Dog Show

5:30 PM
Parade of Champions
The Silver Starlets

6:00 PM:
Farm Park - Herding Dog Demo
HypnoFX Hypnotic Comedy
Robocars

11:30 PM: Music on the Midway - Post Falls Music Academy

Date: August 16 - 25, 2024

Time:
August 16, 2024 from 2:00pm to 10:00pm
August 17, 2024 from 11:00am to 10:00pm
August 18, 2024 from 11:00am to 10:00pm
August 19, 2024 from 2:00pm to 10:00pm
August 20, 2024 from 11:00am to 10:00pm
August 21, 2024 from 11:00am to 10:00pm
August 22, 2024 from 4:30am to 10:00pm
August 23, 2024 from 11:00am to 10:00pm
August 24, 2024 from 11:00am to 10:00pm
August 25, 2024 from 11:00am to 7:00pm

Location:
North Idaho State Fair,
4056 North Government Way,
Coeur D Alene, ID 83815

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