DC Ag Society (Fairgrounds)

A nonprofit fundraiser supporting

Your support will help expand the use of the Dawson County Fairgrounds for many years to come.

$100

raised by 1 people

$75,000 goal

The Dawson County Agricultural Society has been a fixture in Lexington for 140 years! From its beginning in 1886 to the many events held today, the Dawson County Ag Society has worked to promote agriculture in this area and is responsible for the growth and maintenance of the Dawson County Fairgrounds facilities that host the annual county fair, livestock shows, rodeos, races, and a wide variety of civic and community events.

Over the past few years, the Ag Society has worked to improve the facilities by adding new livestock pens to the sheep and swine barns and upgrading the electrical hookups in the beef barn. These improvements will allow for expanded events as the facilities are used by the 4-H exhibitors during the Dawson County Fair and other livestock events throughout the year. More recently, we have continued improving the Stevens Arena indoor facility and the Dawson County Outdoor arena. Over the past few years, with help from Lexington Tourism, we have added new roping chutes, alleyways, and livestock panels in Stevens Arena. This past Spring, we updated the lighting in the indoor arena and added lighting to the outdoor areas surrounding it for improved safety. We have also been working to improve the lighting and grounds at the outdoor arena. With these improvements, we hope to host more events at both arenas, which will continue to benefit the community of Lexington and beyond. This year, to better support these events, we plan to purchase several smaller, portable bleachers. With attendance at the Dawson County Fairgrounds increasing each year, we have identified a need for better seating in the outdoor arena. We believe we can address this issue by purchasing several sets of portable bleachers. In addition to adding seating to outdoor arena events, we can move the bleachers around the fairgrounds for use at other events as needed.

This year, the Dawson County Agricultural Society is looking to raise funds to purchase two 9- or 10-row portable bleachers to use throughout the fairgrounds for various events. These portable bleachers will be used at the rodeo arena for multiple events, at the Beef Barn for the biannual animal auctions, during the Fur Harvesters convention, and at the Raceway as needed, to name a few. We hope that, with your support, we can continue to make improvements and expand the use of the Dawson County Fairgrounds for many years to come.