Look at the fun in the Gate 1 parking lot at the Nevada County Fairgrounds! Tonight is the opening of the Drive-In Festival, hosted by the Nevada City Film Festival. This unique Drive-In Festival takes place each night – August 28 – September 4 – at the Fairgrounds, with gates opening at 6:30 pm and movies beginning at 7:30. Tickets are available at NevadaCityFilmFestival.com. Drive-in movies, car hop vendors for dinner and snacks, and a beautiful location. Yes, please!
While this year looks different for us in so many ways, one thing has remained the same – community! Thank you, thank you, thank you to all those who supported our Junior Livestock and Ag Mechanics exhibitors through the 2020 online auction. Every exhibitor’s animal or project was sold and more than $465,000 was raised online in three days for these exhibitors. To say that we are immensely thankful to all of you for supporting Nevada County’s agricultural youth is an understatement. What an amazing community! Photo by Sara Hollenbeck.
Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – August 7, 2020
Contact: Patrick Eidman, CEO, Nevada County Fairgrounds
(530) 273-6217;
Bid and Buy at the 2020 Nevada County Fair Online Junior Livestock and Ag Mechanics Auction
The Nevada County Fairgrounds, in partnership with the Nevada County Livestock Producers, will host an online Junior Livestock and Ag Mechanics Auction on August 13 – 15 at NevadaCountyFair.com. The auction opens at 9 am on August 13 and begins closing on August 15 at 9 am, with lots closing in 90 second intervals until the final lot is complete.
The auction provides an opportunity to support youth in agriculture, fill your freezer with delicious locally-raised meat, and purchase hand-crafted projects for your home and garden.
Online bidding will be open for three days. During that time, buyers can bid on animals and projects, support the exhibitors individually with “Add On” bids through the online platform or they can contribute to a “Community Pool” of funds that will be used to broadly support the sale and junior exhibitors.
The 2019 Junior Livestock and Ag Mechanics auctions grossed a record setting $736,000 for the youth of Nevada County. These auctions represent the culmination of a long year of work and dedication by FFA, 4-H and independent youth exhibitors. Each bid and purchase is an investment in the next generation of agriculture and supports their future projects in agriculture, college funding and vocational training.
If you are a new buyer, please complete the new buyer registration form at NevadaCountyFair.com in advance of the online auction. Existing buyers are already in the system, but if your contact information has changed, please call the Fairgrounds Office to update. Once the auction begins on August 13, all buyers will be able to log in, review the auction lots, and bid. The Fairgrounds website has a page dedicated to buyers and includes information about how to bid and buy and will include a direct link to the auction once it opens.
For information about the auction or participating in the auction, visit NevadaCountyFair.com or call (530) 273-6217.
Announcing the 2020 Nevada County Fair Market Animal Champions and the Ag Mechanics Proud Tradition Winner. Congratulations to all!
2020 Market Animal Champions and Ag Mechanics Proud Tradition Winner
Happy Monday! It’s week five of our virtual exhibit contests and this week’s challenge is to draw your favorite thing/scene at the Fair. Create a drawing with paint, ink pens, pencils or whatever you choose to create a drawing of your favorite thing/scene at the Fair. Post a picture of your drawing below. Have fun!
* Limit one entry per person
* Post a photo of your entry on this post or send us a message at .
* When posting your entry, add the first name of exhibitor and age (only add the age if it is a youth entry) to the post.
* Entries must be posted by Sunday at 5 pm.
* Best of Show and 1st – 6th place ribbons will be awarded
* First place winners and Best of Show will also receive a free admission ticket to next year’s Fair.
* Contest open to adults and youth
