Carlton County Fair

08/31/2026

Thank You to Our 2026 Blue Ribbon Auction Donors & Sponsors
Your generosity and dedication make a lasting difference. Thanks to your support, local youth are able to continue pursuing their livestock projects—gaining hands‑on experience, building responsibility, and shaping strong futures within agriculture and beyond.
We are deeply grateful for your commitment to our program and the young people it empowers.

08/28/2026

Congratulations Justine Anderson with her Grand Champion Red Angus Heifer at the Minnesota State Fair!

08/25/2026

Minnesota Department of Agriculture launching new workshops to support farmer mental health

“Sadly, farmers have long faced higher-than-average su***de rates,” Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen said. “These two workshops can help take the mystery out of wondering what to say to someone you’re really worried about.”
https://www.northernnewsnow.com/2026/08/24/minnesota-department-agriculture-launching-new-workshops-support-farmer-mental-health/

08/23/2026

It’s been one week since we closed up the 2026 Carlton County Fair. I’m not sure about you but the older I get, the faster life goes by!

Let’s see your favorite fair photos!

08/20/2026

Carlton County Agricultural Society

Notice of Proposed Bylaw Changes

To the Members of the Carlton County Agricultural Society:
Please be advised that the Carlton County Agricultural Society intends to consider updates to the organization’s current bylaws.
The proposed changes include:
1. Membership Age Requirement:

The current bylaws allow individuals of any age to become members of the Carlton County Agricultural Society.
The proposed change would require individuals to be 18 years of age or older to become a voting member of the Society.

2. Increase in the Number of Board Members
The current bylaws provide for a seven (7) member Board of Directors.

The proposed change would increase the Board of Directors to nine (9) members.
The purpose of this change is to encourage broader representation and diversity within the organization, provide additional assistance in carrying out the work and responsibilities of the Society, and allow more members of our community the opportunity to become actively involved in the leadership of the organization.

These proposed amendments are part of the Society’s continued effort to strengthen the organization, encourage participation, and ensure our bylaws continue to meet the needs of the Carlton County Agricultural Society and the community we serve.
Proposed changes will be discussed at our September board meeting.

Carlton County Agricultural Society�Board of Directors

08/17/2026

❤️ THANK YOU FROM THE CARLTON COUNTY FAIR! ❤️
As the gates close on another Carlton County Fair, our hearts are incredibly full.
To every person who walked through our gates, entered an exhibit, showed an animal, volunteered a shift, worked behind the scenes, sponsored an event, served food, raced a horse or car, cheered from the grandstands, brought your kids, supported our 4-H’ers, or simply came out to enjoy the Fair — THANK YOU.
This Fair is so much more than four days in August.
It is months of planning, countless hours of work, late nights, early mornings, laughter, stress, teamwork, and a whole lot of heart. And every year, we are reminded exactly why we do it.
We do it for the kids who will remember showing their first animal for the rest of their lives.
We do it for the families making traditions together.
We do it for the exhibitors, vendors, workers and volunteers who give so much of themselves.
We do it for the grandparents watching another generation fall in love with the Fair.
We do it for the familiar faces we see every year — and for the new ones experiencing the Carlton County Fair for the very first time.
And sometimes, without even realizing it, we are part of someone's first Fair, best Fair, or even their last Fair. ❤️
Thousands of people came together this weekend to laugh, compete, learn, eat, cheer, reconnect and make memories. That is something pretty special.
To our incredible community: thank you for continuing to show up for this Fair and for one another. Thank you for believing in what we do, supporting our youth, supporting our local organizations and businesses, and helping us keep this tradition alive.
The buildings may be quiet now and the grounds may be emptying out, but the memories made here will last far beyond this weekend.
From all of us at the Carlton County Fair, thank you for another unforgettable year.
We couldn't do it without you — and we wouldn't want to. ❤️
Until we meet again next August… thank you for making the Carlton County Fair so much more than a Fair. Thank you for making it home. 🎡🐄🐴🍀❤️

08/17/2026

Sometimes, with all the chaos, long hours, stress, and exhaustion, I think we forget to stop and remember the incredible things we actually do.
This weekend, we hosted the largest county get-together there is. ❤️
We gave thousands of people a place to come together, laugh, reconnect, and make memories. We gave 4-H’ers opportunities and experiences that may shape the rest of their lives. We gave families a weekend they look forward to all year. We gave kids moments they’ll remember forever, and workers a paycheck that might help buy school clothes, backpacks, groceries, or whatever their families need.
For some people, this was their very first fair. For others, it may have been their last.
Today really put that into perspective for me. Mr. Lahti’s brother was watching the horse races and said, “My brother loved to watch the races,” and he cried.
That moment reminded me that what we do is about so much more than putting on a fair.
It’s about people. It’s about tradition. It’s about memories. It’s about giving our community a place to belong and something to look forward to.
We can get so caught up in what went wrong, what still needs to be done, or what we could have done differently that we forget to look around and see everything we did right.
So before we move on from this weekend, I just want to say thank you. Thank you for the long days, the hard work, the sacrifices, and everything each of you gave—not just this weekend, but all year long.
I hope you’re proud of what we accomplished together.
What we do matters. And this weekend, we made a difference in more lives than we will probably ever know. ❤️

08/16/2026

☀️Suns out!
🎡Last Day of the 2026 Carlton County Fair!

🏁Figure 8 Racing and Bus Races start at 6:00!

08/16/2026