Wabaunsee County Fair Association

03/18/2026

Join KanEquip, Inc. tomorrow here at the KanEquip Arena in Alma for a Farm Profit Seminar.

🌾 Farm Profit Seminar – Alma, KS 🌾

Join us for an evening focused on helping you plan, protect, and grow your operation.

📅 Thursday, March 19
📍 KanEquip Arena, Wabaunsee County Fair Grounds, on E 9th St, Alma, KS
🕓 Doors open at 4:00 PM

✔️ Succession Planning insights from industry experts
✔️ Market Outlooks and Updates
✔️ Live Demonstrations + Free dinner

Whether you’re planning for the future or looking to stay ahead in today’s market, this seminar is built for you.

🎟️ Free admission
Register online at 580wibw.com or email [email protected]

We hope to see you there!

02/28/2026

Community partners are so important, thank you Bank of the Flint Hills for your continued support of Wabaunsee County 4H!

The first 2025 Employee Donor-Advised Fund distribution was presented to Wabaunsee County Fair Association.

Funded entirely by our employees, these dollars go right back into the communities we serve.

More presentations are coming soon — and we couldn’t be prouder of our team. 💙

Learn more about how our employees make an impact ➡️ https://www.bfh.bank/about-bfh/community-commitment

02/01/2026

TODAY is the DAY!!! The place to be is at the ---

💜 Heart of the Flint Hills Bridal Showcase
📍 Kan-Equip Arean - 317 E 9th Street, Alma KS
⏱️ 1-3 PM - Open House Style

✨ Free To Attend, Open to the Public
💕 25+ wedding professionals

01/25/2026

The fairgrounds are open! This next week the grounds have events scheduled nearly every day! Our success relies heavily on both donated time and sponsorships! SPECIAL THANKS to Brogan, Graham, and William for your help today!

01/18/2026

The fairgrounds were "hoppin" today with the SN Co Bunny Bunch Winter Show! Roughly 80 youth from 5 states exhibited 312 rabbits of 28 breeds! The clinic also included a judging contest, breed ID, showmanship, photography/craft contests, posters/displays, and learning workshops! Congrats on a great day and thank you for bringing your event to WabCo!

The Wabaunsee 4-H Ambassadors also hosted a project fair and chili feed in the other exhibit buildings! A busy January day at the fairgrounds!

12/06/2025

Come out to KanEquip Arena this morning & see what these awesome local youth entrepreneurs have been working hard on.

11/22/2025

We are so incredibly blessed to be so well supported! Thank each and every one of you for your continued support. We will make you proud!

🎉 A Heartfelt Thank You to Our Amazing Community! 🎉

We are absolutely blown away by the incredible support shown to our funds during the KRCF Match Event! Thanks to the generosity of our donors we successfully raised an astounding $142,323.25!

This success would not have been possible without the extraordinary commitment of The Patterson Family Foundation, whose very generous $50,000 match inspired so many to give. Their belief in our mission is truly a catalyst for change in our region.

Thank you!

WB County Mountain Oyster Fry Delia Community PRIDE Edward Phillips Memorial Scholarship Fund, Endow Waterville Eskridge Park Foundation Paxico Blues Festival Wabaunsee County Fair Association Wabaunsee County Historical Society & Museum WTC Fiber 12th Street Community Garden Caring Neighbors Wamego Dwight Community Fund, Envision Eskridge HirePaths Joe Flerlage Scholarship Fund Kansas Community Empowerment Kaw Valley State Bank and Trust Paxico Civic Center, Paxico Community Foundation Pottawatomie Wabaunsee Regional Pottawatomie County Economic Development Wabaunsee County Office of Economic Development

11/16/2025

LAST CALL!

Our continual pledge to you is to ensure your donations go as far as possible as wisely as possible!

Today our volunteer board members modified the newest addition to the fairgrounds! Donated money, equipment, and time and critical to maintaining our grounds.

Help us out by donating to the Kansas Rural Communities Foundation match event before midnight tonight for a 50 percent match! All donations $250 and over join our Clover Brand 🍀 club for 2026!

Thank you all so much! - Wabaunsee County Fair Association

11/14/2025

These match day events have been a huge blessing in our consistent fundraising efforts. It truly allows us to make the most out of your donations, therefore making our impact go farther. In order to participate in the match day you must be a 501c3 tax organization. Did you know that the fair association has both a 501c3 designation as well as an endowment fund? Both of these options help us maximize donations & make legacy gifting possible.

As we close out our event, a huge thank you to all of our current & past donors! We truly have the best village for Wabaunsee County 4-H. ❤️ You still have until tomorrow the 15th to make donations online or postmark checks by mail.

11/13/2025

⭐️WABAUNSEE COUNTY FAIR UPDATE AND FUNDRAISING⭐️

The Wabaunsee County Fairgrounds continue to undergo a beautiful transformation! Since 2019, the renovation project has touched 7 buildings and has revitalized the fairgrounds into an important community epicenter for Wabaunsee County. Thank you to our donors and volunteers for making everything the Fair Association does possible.
In 2024 and 2025, we successfully renovated the rodeo arena and grounds, expanded electrical service to the beef barn, installed a new handicap accessible door and upgraded to LED lighting in the Marlow-Lietz exhibit building! We are quite proud to share that a community impact study has been done on the grounds, and we now annually host between 13,000 and 15,000 people every year! Your help with the renovation has had a marked impact on Wabaunsee County!
This year we are excited to share an unexpected but welcome opportunity - expansion of the fairgrounds. Through a partnership with Community Care Ministries, the grounds have now expanded by two city lots to the southwest, with the addition of the upstairs for the fair. The addition will ultimately provide much needed exhibit space for our static projects, additional fair restrooms, fair administration space, and will function year around as a meeting space for a variety of civic and private groups. We are evaluating modifying this space to fit our needs. CCM will continue to operate out of the basement.
We are again seeking sponsors in the form of our “Clover Brands”. Sponsorship of a Clover helps with fairground improvement and maintenance, directly funds a portion of the fair, and awards 4-H seniors who have completed 10 years of membership a scholarship to celebrate their efforts with the fair. Clovers are annually renewed and are recognized in KanEquip Arena with a name plate and a personalized message in the next fair book. We also continue to seek sign sponsors for KanEquip Arena and the Farm Bureau Rodeo Arena as well as a building sponsor for the new fair administration building. Larger donations have the ability to share their sponsorship over multiple years.
To make those tax-deductible donations go even further, please consider donating during the Kansas Rural Communities Match Event November 1st-15th. Information on the event is enclosed. We will see you at the Wabaunsee County Fair July 25-28, 2026!

Best,
Wabaunsee County Fair Association

Mary Reed Spencer, Jenny Howe, Brenda Meseke, Lisa Graham, Dean Imthurn, Travis Poovey, John TenEyck, Megan Breiner, Mike Mikos, Jacob Pletcher, Arturo Pacheco, Kelsey Stamm, Jason Evans, Adam Lukert, Spencer Jones, Tyler Cowan, Danny Davis, Tate Castillo

11/11/2025

Our final fundraising push of the fall is live and active until November 15th! We are so blessed to again be part of the Kansas Rural Communities Foundation match event. Special shout out to the Patterson Foundation for providing the match money!

Clover Brands - Sponsorship of a Clover helps with fairground improvement and maintenance, and awards 4-Hers who have completed 10 years or more of 4-H with a scholarship to celebrate their efforts with the fair through the years. Clovers are given the option of annual renewal ($250) and are recognized in KanEquip Arena with a name plate and a personalized message in the next fair book.

To make those tax-deductible donations go even further, please consider donating during the event that ends November 15th at https://www.thekrcf.org/2025match...