Scott County Fair — Local services in Saint Lawrence Township

Very disappointed, frustrated, and overwhelmed. July 2016 we put a deposit down to secured our daughter’s wedding date for August 2017, 3:30pm at the Scott County Fair Grounds. We were so excited to have my daughter’s wedding there until we received a disturbing phone call a few weeks ago. The phone call was to inform us that the Fairgrounds booked a Motokazie race the same day as the wedding. They first indicated that the race would start at 7pm, then changed it to go all day; 9:30am – 9:30pm. I raised my concern with the noise, not to mention the double booking, but they said it would not be loud or disruptive…”Really”…If any of you have been to a Motokazie race you know it’s not quiet at all. I have friends and family that live 2-3 miles away and hear it loud and clear! The Scott County Fair Executive Board emailed me the below options: The Scott County Fair executive board has determined that if you elected to pay an additional $3000 you could have exclusive use of the fairgrounds. Please let us know which of these three options you will choose:

1. Leave both contracts as they are and have the events on the same day.
2. Pay an additional $3000 to cancel the race.
3. Find another location for your wedding, and we will refund your down payment. We also met with the Scott County Fair Board Members and they were not receptive to listening to our options to resolve this mess. Also, they were very cold and not understanding the heartache and frustration my daughter was going through….they were more focused...

7/26/2018 (evening): Attended the Scott County Fair for the first time as an adult. I was surprised at how arts-focused their 4-H displays were, however, it was a pleasant surprise. 3/5 stars due to size/scope of fair as it was smaller than other county fairs I have attended. Pretty excellent vendors - gyros, wontons, and buffalo burgers, oh my! All interactions with food vendors were customer-focused and pleasant. I enjoyed my time at the fair and would more than likely return some day...

My wife and I had such a wonderful time at the Scott County Fair this year. There were lots of people in attendance, especially after not having a fair last year because of COVID. They have a great draft horse show along with many other animals. Fun to see the baby animals! I was disappointed in what the 4-H buildings had to offer as well as the Commercial buildings, but that was mostly due to the recent pandemic. I highly recommend...