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Iron County Fair organizers report higher sponsorship revenue, final vendor lineup
Summary
Fair staff updated the Iron County Commission on fairground improvements, a 25-year master plan, new and returning events, and sponsorship revenue that exceeded this year’s budget target.
Jamie, a fair staff member, told the Iron County Commission on Monday that the Iron County Fair is on track after a year of staff turnover and operational updates. “We do have 2 new office staff from last year, and so we’re getting them trained,” Jamie said, adding that staff are adapting to a new events-management system.
The fairgrounds crew has repaired water lines, replaced rusted spigots behind the stalls, removed trees near the clinic, and prepared a concrete pad behind the exhibit building to ease equipment movement, Jamie said. Work crews and the county maintenance department assisted, she said.
Planning for a 25-year fairgrounds master plan is underway through consultant meetings held biweekly since April; staff said they hope to show the final plan during the fair in September. Jamie said the fair’s 2025 theme is “Adventure Awaits,” and that this year’s grand marshals are Bill and Debbie Grimm; Jamie noted Bill Grimm died in June but the commission intends to honor both.
Event highlights include Miss Iron County (Aug. 9), ATV/UTV trail ride and demo derby (Aug. 16), the Little Buckaroo and mud bog (Aug. 24), team sorting and roping events late August, and PRCA rodeo events Aug. 29–Sept. 1. Jamie said the Deaf and Hard of Hearing program will return Aug. 30 with interpreters.
Sponsorship numbers were higher than expected: Jamie reported 92 sponsors totaling $121,300 against a budget goal of $100,000, including the fair’s first-ever $10,000 “diamond” sponsor. Vendors and rodeo series events were being finalized.
The fair manager answered commissioners’ questions about volunteer and vendor coordination. No formal action was required.
