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SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: July 30, 2020
Media Contact: Candi Briley, 605.353.7340
Tickets On Sale Now for 2020 South Dakota State Fair
HURON, S.D. – Tickets are now on sale for the 2020 South Dakota State Fair. Tickets for the grandstand events and general gate admission passes can be purchased on the State Fair website at www.sdstatefair.com, over the phone at (866) 605-3247, or at the State Fair ticket office located at the Nordby Exhibit Hall, 1060 3rd Street Southwest in Huron, South Dakota. A list of grandstand acts for the 2020 State Fair can be found below.
Thursday, September 3 and Friday, September 4, 8:00 PM
Red Wilk Construction Tuff Hedeman Bull Bash
Tickets: $20 Adults, $12 Youth age 6-15 years old, Age 5 and under are free.
Four time World Champion bull rider and Pro Rodeo Hall of Famer Tuff Hedeman has been producing bull riding events that have been thrilling audiences with his two hour adrenaline rush entertainment style punctuated with the two things he knows fans want to see, great rides and high scores.
Saturday, September 5, 7:30 PM
Big Air ATV Tour
This event offers free admission.
The Big Air ATV Tour brings laughs, screams, and excitement to the grandstand with 14 action-packed scenes, each bigger than the previous. Big jumps, 450 cc motors, backflips, incredible balance, crowd games, good music, launching a 1,300lb Polaris RZR, and more will be found at the event. The audience will be floored by how high in the air these riders go.
Saturday, September 5 and Sunday, September 6, 10:00 AM
South Dakota Timed Event Championship Rodeo
This event offers free admission.
The area's elite youth rodeo contestants will compete in six timed events, including tie-down calf roping, barrel racing, team roping, goat tying, breakaway roping and steer wrestling. Any rodeo youth from across the country, ages 14-19, are eligible to compete for the title but entries are limited.
Sunday, September 6, 9:15 PM
Laser Light Show & Fireworks sponsored by C&B Operations
This event offers free admission.
The grandstand will be lit up with a spectacular laser light show from Laser Encore. Using high-powered laser lights and 3D aerial laser beam displays synced to music, this laser light show is bound to be unlike any light show you’ve ever seen. Fireworks will follow the laser light show.
Monday, September 7, 1:00 PM
“Thunder at the Fair” Outlaw Truck & Tractor Pull sponsored by Kibble Equipment
Tickets: $15 Adults, $8 Youth age 6-15 years old, Age 5 and under are free.
When it comes to man vs. machine, arguably Truck and Tractor Pulling reigns champion over the motorsports. These tractors are nothing like the equipment they’re named after. These are monsters with tires taller than the average human and engines that literally shake the ground when they’re cranked up during a pull. Feel the adrenaline rush of the pull in the grandstand as these trucks and tractors compete for the top spot.
The 2020 South Dakota State Fair will run from Thursday, September 3 through Monday, September 7. Channel Seeds Preview Night will be Wednesday, September 2. Find information about all of the happenings at the South Dakota State Fair at www.sdstatefair.com
Agriculture is a major contributor to South Dakota’s economy, generating $32.5 billion in annual economic activity and employing over 132,000 South Dakotans. The South Dakota Department of Agriculture's mission is to promote, protect, and preserve South Dakota agriculture for today and tomorrow. Visit us online at sdda.sd.gov or find us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
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