Several improvements have been made at the fairgrounds during the offseason, fair board president Mario Ruiz and Secretary Lisa Witak told the county board this past spring. An anonymous donation provided funds to add to concrete the cattle show barn and with a donation by Birr’s Concrete and Masonry of Pound, Wis., they were able to repair the walkway in the horse barn and pig and sheep show arena.

An old library building adjacent to the fairgrounds was razed to become additional parking space. They also plan to fix some of the buildings that need repairs and build permanent ticket booths.

Witak reported 29,000 people attended the fair in 2022, up from the previous year.

New to the fair this year is the Otter Adventure from Mulberry Grove, Ill., an interactive educational water show featuring performing otters. Shows will take place daily, with times to be determined.

JADA FRONSEE ASSISTS magician Rob Thompson at the 2022 Marinette County Fair in Wausaukee, Wis. The fair brings in a number of live acts that perform several times a day during the four-day event. (Photo provided by Marinette County Fair)

Live animal programs have been popular at the Marinette County Fair in the past, with Aussie Kingdom featured in 2022 and a sea lion show in 2020, organizers said.

Returning grandstand events include the mini- and modified tractor pull on Thursday, Aug. 24; the farm tractor pull on Friday, Aug. 25; the demolition derby in the afternoon and the supermodified truck and tractor pull that evening Saturday, Aug. 26; and the horse pull on Sunday, Aug. 27.

There will be no extra charge to attend the Thursday and Sunday grandstand competitions. Friday the cost is $5 for ages 6 and older; Saturday events will be $8 or $5 for ages 6 to 12; younger than 6 are admitted free.

Cost to enter the fairgrounds is $5 each day, $2 on Sunday. A weekend pass is $15, or $12 if purchased in advance. Parking is $2.

All non-animal exhibits, including open and senior, will need be at the fairgrounds between noon and 8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 23. Face-to-face judging for junior fair exhibits will also open at that time.

DIANE JOHNSTON, supervisor of the flowers and house plant exhibits, checks in entries at the 2022 Marinette County Fair in Wausaukee, Wis. This year’s Fair is set for Aug. 24-27. (Marguerite Lanthier/Daily News photo)

Exhibition buildings are open from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Thursday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. The commercial building will be open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., closing at 5 p.m. Sunday

On Thursday, Aug. 24, carnival rides begin operating at 4 p.m. Carnival wristbands are $30 per person.

Magic Matt’s Family Fun Shows and balloon artistry will perform at 5:30, 7 and 8 p.m. Magician and balloon artist Matthew Scherer has entertained audiences in the Chicago area and the Midwest for more than 30 years.

The 4-H Royalty coronation will be at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 24.

The Lena Mini and Modified Tractor Pullers Association competition is set for 7 p.m. in the grandstand arena.

A DJ will play from 7 to 10 p.m. in the pavilion.

Friday, Aug. 25, 4-H animal judging opens with rabbits, swine and beef starting at 8:30 a.m.

Poultry judging — chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys and more — is at noon. Sheep go into the arena at 1 p.m.

All of this judging culminates at 7 p.m. with the youth livestock auction, when the young exhibitors hopefully will be rewarded for their weeks or months of work by selling their animals.

The horse pleasure show starts at 9:30 a.m. Aug. 25.

The carnival Aug. 25 begins operating at 2 p.m. Wristbands are $20 for all rides from 2 to 5 p.m., or $25 for rides from 6 to 10 p.m.

Magic Matt will perform magic and balloon animal art at 3:30, 5:30 and 7 p.m.

Beachfront Avenue, a “rocking two-man group” from Wisconsin, plays from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Iron Mountain-area variety rock and country band Next Myle takes the stage from 8 p.m. to midnight.

The grandstand event Friday is the farm tractor pull, set to get in gear at 6:30 p.m.

On Saturday, dairy judging gets underway at 8:30 a.m.

The horse speed show, with events such as runs through poles and barrels, takes place at 12:30 p.m.

Goats go into the show ring at 1 p.m.

The Livestock Costume Contest begins at 6 p.m.

Carnival rides start at noon.

Magic Matt will perform at noon, 2:30 and 5:30 p.m.

Radio Spirit performs from 4 and 7 p.m.

Two grandstand events are set for Saturday, Aug. 26. Competitors in the demolition derby begin trying to destroy each other at 1 p.m. The supermodified truck and tractor pull competes at 7 p.m.

From 8 p.m. to midnight, the Wisconsin Area Music Industry award-winning group That ’90s Band performs music from the 1990s.

The final day of the fair Sunday, Aug. 27, features the annual Horse Fun Day from 8 a.m. to noon.

The horse pull set to start at 11 a.m. in the grandstand arena.

Carnival rides open at noon, with a wristband allowing unlimited rides through 4 p.m. for $25.

LIVEwire, a Polish push-style polka band with a twist of good-time rock ‘n’ roll and country, plays music from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Magic Matt performs at 12:30, and 2:30 and 3:30 p.m.

A K-9 demonstration is planned at 1 p.m.

Fair raffle drawings are set for 2 p.m.

Auction animals will be released at 2 p.m., dairy exhibits at 4 p.m. Trophies and awards will be given out at 3 p.m. in the show barn.

Rides close at 4 p.m. and all exhibits will be released at 5 p.m.

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