Calendar of Events
CENTRAL IOWA FAIRGROUNDS SCHEDULE – AS OF 5/1/26
May – 2026
5/3/26 4-H/FFA Dog Classes 6-7 p.m. in Exh. Bldg.
5/4/26 4-H/FFA Horse Club to use OUTDOOR arena only for practice
5/8/26 Race Night – Track
5/10/26 4-H/FFA Dog Classes 6-7 p.m. in Exh. Bldg.
5/15/26 Race Night – Track
5/15/26 Brandenburg – renting 3 tables and 24 chairs
5/17/26 4-H/FFA Dog Classes 6-7 p.m. in Exh. Bldg.
5/19/26 Fairboard Meeting – Office
5/22/26 Race Night – Track
5/29/26 Race Night – Track
June – 2026
6/1/26 4-H/FFA Horse Club to use OUTDOOR arena only for practice
6/5/26 Race Night – Track
6/5/26 Fair Queen Applications Due
6/6-7/26 Cowboy Shooters – Both Arena
6/12/26 Race Night – Track
6/13/26 Orellana Wedding & Reception (No Alcohol) – Activity Building
6/15/26 Fair Queen Candidate Pictures and Information meeting
6/16/26 Fairboard Meeting – Office
6/19/26 Race Night – Track
6/22/26 Fair Queen Judging – Activity Building
6/25-26/26 Circus – Covered Arena
6/26/26 Race Night – Track
6/28/26 4-H/FFA Fair Set Up Day on the grounds
6/29/26 Extension Workshop from 8 to 4 p.m in Activity Building
July – 2026
7/3/26 Race Night – Track
7./8-11/26 Central Iowa Fair
7/17/26 Race Night – Track
7/21/26 Fairboard Meeting – Office
7/22/26 Ragbri – coming through town – camping in West lot for charter buses.
7/25/26 Race Night – Track
7/31/26 Race Night – Track
August – 2026
8/7/26 Race Night – Track
8/8/26 Hispanic Rodeo – Luisa – Covered Arena
8/5-16/26 Iowa State Fair – Des Moines
8/21/26 RaceNight – Track
8/25/26 Fairboard Meeting – Office
8/27-29/26 Gun Show – Pending
September – 2026
9/4/26 Race Night – Track
9/8/26 Farm To Table – Farm Bureau
9/11/26 Race Night – Track
9/12-13/26 Heart of Iowa Kennel Club Show
9/16/26 Fairboard Meeting – Office
October – 2026
10/10/26 Hispanic Rodeo – Luisa
10/20/26 Fairboard Meeting – Office
10/22-24/26 Harvest Hustle of the High Banks Race – Track
10/31/26 Storage Take In
November – 2026
11/7/26 Storage Take In
11/17/26 Fairboard Meeting – Office – Annual Meeting
December – 2026
12/5/26 Holiday Craft Show – Activity Building12/15/26 Fairboard Meeting – Office