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Grand Forks County Fair Starts Today

By Alex Carmenaty Jun 17, 2026 | 11:49 AM

(KNOX) – The Grand Forks County Fair starts later today and will continue through Sunday. The Fair is located at the County Fairground at 2300 Gateway Drive in Grand Forks. Admission to the fair this year is free.

The gates will open today at 4:00, and there will be a flag ceremony at the free stage. Today is Military and First Responder Day at the Fair, and those who are military and first responders get free cake and ice cream.

The Paul Bunyan Lumberjack Show will be at 5:00 and 8:00 tonight at the Green Space, and the show will happen at least twice a day throughout the fair. There will also be the Barnology Petting Zoo by the 4-H Building and more than a dozen food vendors will be on site. Kids Day will be on Saturday and Senior Day will be on Sunday.

You can learn more about the fair by going to grandforksfair.com

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