For over 100 years the Ottawa County Fair has been a special event in Ottawa County. Starting in September of 1916, the fair has been a time honored tradition that has been passed down from Fairboard to Fairboard.

 

The 2025 county fair dates: August 2-9, 2025.

---

Fair Forms and Information

• 2024 Ottawa County Fair Book
• Ottawa County 4-H Special Award Form- Fill out this form to keep track of all of your fair entries for a special award.
  • Due by NOON Thursday during the fair.
  • Keep to turn in with county record book, after.

• Livestock Tag In/TSF Nominations

  To be eligible to show at the County Fair and Tulsa State Fair all beef, goats, sheep and swine need to be tagged in. 

   

  Pre-entry will open May 1^st and be open through the 28^th.

   

  Livestock Pre-Entry Link

   

  2025 County Tag In:

  • Friday, May 30^th from 5pm-9pm.
  • Saturday, May 31^st from 7am-9am.

  Tulsa Sate Fair Nomination Kits will be available starting June 1^st. 

  • All nominations must be ordered and paid for online.
  • Tulsa State Fair Nomination Link
  • Nominations must be ordered by June 25^th to be shipped, otherwise they must be picked up in Tulsa.
  • Nominations are due July 7^th.
• How to Create a Fair Entry Account
  1. Visit the 2025 Ottawa County Free Fair Registration Website to create a fair account. If you are a returning Exhibitor (if you entered in previous fairs since 2019) you will skip steps 2-4.
  2. Create a Fair Entry account. (IF YOU DID NOT EXHIBIT IN PREVIOUS FAIRS SINCE 2019, YOU MUST click on Create a Fair Entry account.)
  3. Enter your email twice (this will be your log in)
  4. Follow the steps on screen to create your profile, if entering more than 1 person, this will be your family or club profile. Enter a phone # and create your password. Hit Create Account.
  5. Begin Registration: follow the prompts to complete the process
  6. Continue to Invoice or Register another Exhibitor (under the same email)

  Please enter all livestock under the family name, this allows for the showman to be selected or changed easily at weigh-in. 

   

  After entering your entries, it will ask to submit the invoice, you must accept the terms and do this step to be pre-entered.

   

  It is important to remember your log in and password as this the way the system creates your Exhibitor Number. If you create more than one account, it will give you more than one Exhibitor Number. Your exhibitor number will change every year.

   

  If you submit an invoice, your entries must be approved by office staff before you can submit more entries or another invoice. Exhibitors can submit several invoices, but they must be approved by staff before you can submit another invoice.

   

  We will print off your entry tags for you at the Extension office. If indoor entries are pre-registered by August 4th tags will be ready for early pick up. Otherwise tags will be ready at check-in at fair.

• Fair Entry Help Forms
  • Fair Entry Exhibitor Help Form
  • Indoor Entry Help Form
  • Livestock Entry Help Form
  • Dog Show Entry Help Form
  • Tractor Driving Entry Help Form
  • Poultry/Rabbit Entry Help Form
  • Horse Show Entry Help Form
  • Bucket Animal Entry Form
• Deadlines For Entering In Fair Entry

  Fair Entry will be open for creating an account and pre-entering May 1st.  Deadlines for each area are below.

  • All Market, Breeding, & Dairy Animal Open May 1- May 29 @ 4:30 PM
  • Poultry & Rabbit August 1 by 4:30 PM
  • Dog Show & Tractor Driving Contest August 1 by 4:30 pm
  • Horse Show August 1 by 4:30 pm
  • Indoor Exhibit Entries August 2 by 4:30 pm

  Pre-entry Link for all entries

   

  If you need any assistance, please come by or call the Ottawa County Extension Office- (918) 542-1688

• Special Events

  The 2025 Ottawa County Fair Special Events will be held at the Miami Fairgrounds in the Grandstand area. Events include:

  • Youth Ranch Rodeo - August 2^nd
  • AYRA Rodeo - August 9^th
  • Demolition Derby - August 31^st

  Information about these events will be posted here and on Facebook as it comes in. 

• Buddy Show

  The Buddy Show is an opportunity for youth with disabilities/special needs to show at the county fair. Participants are paired with a 4-H or FFA member who assist with showing and leading the animal. Fill out the corresponding form in order to show/assist in this year's show and receive a t-shirt. 

   

  Entry Deadline is Wednesday, July 10^th.

  Assistant Form (Goat and Sheep Showman)

  Partcipant Form

   

  Fairland FFA is hosting this year's show and the chapter officers will be pairing exhibitors with assistants at the show. If you have any questions about the Buddy Show, contact the Fairland FFA advisor, Calvin Johnson. 

• Pedal Tractor Pull

  The Pedal Tractor Pull will be hosted for the third year by the Ottawa County Farm Bureau. The age limit is 12 years and weight range is 30-120 pounds. Please see the fair book for more information about this contest!

 

Indoor/Outdoor Vendor Information

If you were a vendor for the 2024 OCF, applications for vendor spaces will be mailed to you for re-applying. New vendors, please call our office before sending in applications to make sure space is available.

 

The 2025 Vendor Application is available upon request!

 

We have 3 application options:

• Outdoor Vendor Space: Food - $500 Non-Food - $200
• Special Event Space: Food/Drink - $100/night Non-Food - $50/night
• Indoor Vendor Space: $100

For more information call the Ottawa County Office (918) 542-1688. 

 

Maps will be posted at the Exhibition building to show vendors where to set up.

 

Follow Updates on Social Media

• Facebook | @ottawacountyext
• Facebook | Ottawa County Fair Demo Derby
• Facebook | @tulsastatefair