2025 | Windom, Minnesota Cottonwood County Fair WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6 THROUGH SUNDAY, AUGUST 10 Wednesday, August 6-C&B Operations Day at the Fair 8:00a.m. 4-H Horse Show, Arena 9:00a.m. - Noon - Entries for Open Class Exhibits: All Categories, Herman Vossen Building 10:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m.-4-H Food Stand Open 10:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.-Commercial Exhibit Building Set up, North Commercial Building Noon - Close-Food Vendors Open 3:00 p.m. -Close-Beer Garden Open 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.-Commercial Exhibits Open, North Commercial Building 5:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.-People's Choice Voting on 4-H Photography Exhibits, 4-H Exhibit Building 6:00 p.m. - Close-BINGO Stand Open 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.-Bounce Around Inflatables Open 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.-Charger Back 9 Mini Golf Open 6:00 p.m. House Cat and Kitten Show, Jesse Oleson Pavilion 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.-The Whitesidewalls (Band), Bus Barn- FREE The Whitesidewalls sponsored by the Windom Convention and Visitor Bureau Thursday, August 7- A&W of Mt. Lake Day at the Fair 7:30a.m. - 10:00 p.m.-4-H Food Stand Open 9:15 a.m.-FFA Beef Show, Arena 9:30a.m. Open Class Beef Show, Arena 9:30a.m. 4-H Cow/Calf and Market Pen of Three, Beef Barn 10:30a.m.-4-H Beef Show, Arena (Following judging in Beef Barn) Noon - Close - Food Vendors Open Noon - 9:00 p.m. - Bounce Around Inflatables Open Noon - 9:00 p.m. Charger Back 9 Mini Golf Open Noon - 9:00 p.m. - Commercial Exhibits Open, North Commercial Building 2:00 p.m. Open Class Sheep Show, Jesse Oleson Pavilion 2:30 p.m. FFA Sheep Show, Jesse Oleson Pavilion 3:00 p.m. - Close-Beer Garden Open 3:15 p.m. 3:30 p.m. -4-H Lamb Lead, Jesse Oleson Pavilion -4-H Sheep Show, Jesse Oleson Pavilion 5:00 p.m. -7:00 p.m.- Waylon Arndt & Jared Zimmer (Music), East of Arena FREE Waylon Arndt & Jared Zimmer sponsored in part by Big Bend Snow Riders, Staples Oil Co., Northland Buildings and H&F Precision Drainage LLC 5:30 p.m. 4-H Goat Show (FFA to follow), Jesse Oleson Pavilion 6:00 p.m. - Close-BINGO Stand Open 6:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.-Cottonwood County Ranch Rodeo, Arena - FREE 8:00 p.m.- 11:00 p.m.- In The Fields (Band), East of Arena-FREE In The Fields (Band), sponsored in part by Big Bend Snow Riders, Staples Oil Co., Northland Buildings and H&F Precision Drainage LLC Friday, August 8-POET Day at the Fair 7:30a.m. - 10:00 p.m.-4-H Food Stand Open 8:00a.m. 4-H Swine Show (FFA to follow), Jesse Oleson Pavilion 10:00a.m. -Champion 4-H Horse Show Pictures, Horse Barn 11:30 a.m.-4-H Dairy Show (FFA & Open class to follow), Arena Noon-4-H Rabbit Show, Rabbit and Poultry Barn Noon - Close Food Vendors Open Noon - 9:00 p.m. - Bounce Around Inflatables Open Noon - 9:00 p.m. - Charger Back 9 Mini Golf Open Friday, August 8Continued Noon - 9:00 p.m. - Commercial Exhibits Open, North Commercial Building 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - BINGO Stand Open 1:30 p.m. 4-H Cat, Pet and Dog Show, Jesse Oleson Pavilion 3:00 p.m. - Close-Beer Garden Open 4:00 p.m.-4-H Poultry Show (Open class to follow), Rabbit and Poultry Barn 5:00 p.m. Western Fun Days-Mutton Busting, Arena - FREE 5:45 p.m. Century Farms Recognition, Arena 6:00 p.m.-Western Fun Days-Roping, Arena - FREE Western Fun Days sponsored by Mt. Lake A&W, Phat Pheasant Pub, United Prairie Bank & First Street Insurance, Kwik Trip and Runnings 6:00 p.m. - Close - BINGO Stand Open 8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. -In The Fields (Band), East of Arena - FREE In The Fields (Band), sponsored in part by Big Bend Snow Riders, Staples Oil Co., Northland Buildings and H&F Precision Drainage LLC Saturday, August 9- Access Health/Avera Day at the Fair 7:30a.m. - 10:00 p.m.-4-H Food Stand Open 7:30a.m. 4-H Auction Buyers Meet and Greet Breakfast, 4-H Food Stand 8:30 a.m. 4-H Livestock Auction, Arena and Jesse Oleson Pavilion 10:00a.m. 4-H Horse Fun Show, Arena 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Tom Sanders Traditional Blacksmithing Demonstration, East of 4-H Food Stand 11:30a.m. 4-H Dennis Franz Premier Showmanship Contest, Arena and Jesse Oleson Pavilion Noon - 9:00 p.m. - Bounce Around Inflatables Open Noon - 9:00 p.m. - Charger Back 9 Mini Golf Open Noon - 9:00 p.m. - Commercial Exhibits Open, North Commercial Building Noon - Close-Food Vendors Open 12:30 p.m. Family Dog and Puppy Show, Arena 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - BINGO Stand Open 2:00 p.m.-County Fair Bake-Off, Herman Vossen Building 2:00 p.m. Kids and Adult Pedal Pull, East of Arena - FREE 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. - Cottonwood Cut Off, Arena - FREE Cottonwood Cut Off is sponsored by Cottonwood Riding Stables, Harder Seeds, Walinga Family, Town N Country Appliance and Chicks Saddlery. 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. - Levi Jahnke Music Performance, East of Arena-FREE Levi Jahnke Music Performance, sponsored in part by Big Bend Snow Riders, Staples Oil Co., Northland Buildings and H&F Precision Drainage LLC 6:00 p.m. - Close BINGO Stand Open 6:00 pm 4-H and Open Class Grand Champion Photos, 4-H Exhibit Building and Herman Vossen Building 6:00 pm - Open Class and FFA Exhibits Released, Herman Vossen Building 6:00 pm Open Class and FFA Livestock Load-Out 8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.-Hicktown Mafia, East of Arena-FREE Hicktown Mafia, sponsored in part by Big Bend Snow Riders, Staples Oil Co., Northland Buildings and H&F Precision Drainage LLC Sunday, August 10 7:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m.-4-H Exhibits Released 9:00a.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Buildings Open-Final Exhibit Pick-Up and Commercial Booth Removal Scan the code to view the digital fair book! Inflatables Wednesday- 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Thurs. Fri., Sat.-Noon to 9:00 p.m. Single Day Pass - $15; All Fair Pass - $35 In the Fields Thursday & Friday - 8:00 p.m. East of Arena FREE Cottonwood County Ranch Rodeo Thursday- 6:30 p.m. Arena-FREE Hicktown Mafia Saturday 8:00 p.m. East of Arena-FREE Western Fun Days MUTTON BUSTING, Friday - 5:00 p.m. ROPING, Friday- 6:00 p.m. Arena-FREE Whitesidewalls Wednesday - 6:00 p.m. Bus Barn-FREE Live Music Thurs.-Sat. -5:00 p.m. East of Arena FREE Beer Garden Open Wed.-Fri.-3:00p.m. to Close Sat. Noon to Close Food Vendors Open Wednesday through Saturday Noon-Close GRAND CHAMPION SPONSORS AW JOHN DEERE Bend Access C&B HEALTH Avera Medical Group POET RESERVE CHAMPION SPONSORS Snow Riders SNOWMOBILE CLUB FENDT FARM BUREAU FINANCIAL SERVICES It's your future. Let's protect it? TYANN HALL-MARCY Windom WINDOM AREA HEALTH Blue Ribbon Sponsor - Miller Sellner Equipment, Snowy River Hauling and Grading, Staples Oil Co. Red Ribbon Sponsor - Apex Clean Energy, Cottonwood Riding Stables, Midway Farm Equipment, New Vision Co-op, Northland Buildings, Schwartz Farms. White Ribbon Sponsor-Chicks Saddlery, GDF, Harder Seeds, Northwinds Pet Resort, Phat Pheasant Pub, State Farm - Kelsey Fossing Agency, Town N Country Appliance, United Praire Bank & United Prairie Insurance, Walinga Farms. Friend of the Fair -Grunewald Frame & Glass, H & F Precision Drainage LLC, Higley Ford, Hometown Sanitation, Kwik Trip, Lampert Lumber, Runnings, Windom Convention & Visitors Bureau. Building Sponsors - Duerksen Electric, Fairland Management Company, Graff Feedlots, Grunewald Frame & Glass, KBQ Inc., Lamberton Stockyards Inc., Miller Sellner Equipment, Palmer Bus Service, Phat Pheasant Pub, Runnings, Smith Automotive Company LLC, Windom Wash LLC. 2025 | Windom , Minnesota Cottonwood County Fair WEDNESDAY , AUGUST 6 THROUGH SUNDAY , AUGUST 10 Wednesday , August 6 - C & B Operations Day at the Fair 8:00 a.m . 4 - H Horse Show , Arena 9:00 a.m . - Noon - Entries for Open Class Exhibits : All Categories , Herman Vossen Building 10:00 a.m. - 10 : 00 p.m. - 4 - H Food Stand Open 10:00 p.m. - 4 : 00 p.m. - Commercial Exhibit Building Set up , North Commercial Building Noon - Close - Food Vendors Open 3:00 p.m. -Close - Beer Garden Open 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. - Commercial Exhibits Open , North Commercial Building 5:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. - People's Choice Voting on 4 - H Photography Exhibits , 4 - H Exhibit Building 6:00 p.m. - Close - BINGO Stand Open 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. - Bounce Around Inflatables Open 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. - Charger Back 9 Mini Golf Open 6:00 p.m. House Cat and Kitten Show , Jesse Oleson Pavilion 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. - The Whitesidewalls ( Band ) , Bus Barn- FREE The Whitesidewalls sponsored by the Windom Convention and Visitor Bureau Thursday , August 7- A & W of Mt. Lake Day at the Fair 7:30 a.m . - 10:00 p.m. - 4 - H Food Stand Open 9:15 a.m. - FFA Beef Show , Arena 9:30 a.m . Open Class Beef Show , Arena 9:30 a.m . 4 - H Cow / Calf and Market Pen of Three , Beef Barn 10:30 a.m.-4-H Beef Show , Arena ( Following judging in Beef Barn ) Noon - Close - Food Vendors Open Noon - 9:00 p.m. - Bounce Around Inflatables Open Noon - 9:00 p.m. Charger Back 9 Mini Golf Open Noon - 9:00 p.m. - Commercial Exhibits Open , North Commercial Building 2:00 p.m. Open Class Sheep Show , Jesse Oleson Pavilion 2:30 p.m. FFA Sheep Show , Jesse Oleson Pavilion 3:00 p.m. - Close - Beer Garden Open 3:15 p.m. 3:30 p.m. -4 - H Lamb Lead , Jesse Oleson Pavilion -4 - H Sheep Show , Jesse Oleson Pavilion 5:00 p.m. -7 : 00 p.m.- Waylon Arndt & Jared Zimmer ( Music ) , East of Arena FREE Waylon Arndt & Jared Zimmer sponsored in part by Big Bend Snow Riders , Staples Oil Co. , Northland Buildings and H & F Precision Drainage LLC 5:30 p.m. 4 - H Goat Show ( FFA to follow ) , Jesse Oleson Pavilion 6:00 p.m. - Close - BINGO Stand Open 6:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. - Cottonwood County Ranch Rodeo , Arena - FREE 8:00 p.m.- 11:00 p.m.- In The Fields ( Band ) , East of Arena - FREE In The Fields ( Band ) , sponsored in part by Big Bend Snow Riders , Staples Oil Co. , Northland Buildings and H & F Precision Drainage LLC Friday , August 8 - POET Day at the Fair 7:30 a.m . - 10:00 p.m. - 4 - H Food Stand Open 8:00 a.m . 4 - H Swine Show ( FFA to follow ) , Jesse Oleson Pavilion 10:00 a.m . -Champion 4 - H Horse Show Pictures , Horse Barn 11:30 a.m. - 4 - H Dairy Show ( FFA & Open class to follow ) , Arena Noon - 4 - H Rabbit Show , Rabbit and Poultry Barn Noon - Close Food Vendors Open Noon - 9:00 p.m. - Bounce Around Inflatables Open Noon - 9:00 p.m. - Charger Back 9 Mini Golf Open Friday , August 8 Continued Noon - 9:00 p.m. - Commercial Exhibits Open , North Commercial Building 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - BINGO Stand Open 1:30 p.m. 4 - H Cat , Pet and Dog Show , Jesse Oleson Pavilion 3:00 p.m. - Close - Beer Garden Open 4:00 p.m. - 4 - H Poultry Show ( Open class to follow ) , Rabbit and Poultry Barn 5:00 p.m. Western Fun Days - Mutton Busting , Arena - FREE 5:45 p.m. Century Farms Recognition , Arena 6:00 p.m. - Western Fun Days - Roping , Arena - FREE Western Fun Days sponsored by Mt. Lake A & W , Phat Pheasant Pub , United Prairie Bank & First Street Insurance , Kwik Trip and Runnings 6:00 p.m. - Close - BINGO Stand Open 8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. -In The Fields ( Band ) , East of Arena - FREE In The Fields ( Band ) , sponsored in part by Big Bend Snow Riders , Staples Oil Co. , Northland Buildings and H & F Precision Drainage LLC Saturday , August 9- Access Health / Avera Day at the Fair 7:30 a.m . - 10:00 p.m. - 4 - H Food Stand Open 7:30 a.m . 4 - H Auction Buyers Meet and Greet Breakfast , 4 - H Food Stand 8:30 a.m. 4 - H Livestock Auction , Arena and Jesse Oleson Pavilion 10:00 a.m . 4 - H Horse Fun Show , Arena 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Tom Sanders Traditional Blacksmithing Demonstration , East of 4 - H Food Stand 11:30 a.m . 4 - H Dennis Franz Premier Showmanship Contest , Arena and Jesse Oleson Pavilion Noon - 9:00 p.m. - Bounce Around Inflatables Open Noon - 9:00 p.m. - Charger Back 9 Mini Golf Open Noon - 9:00 p.m. - Commercial Exhibits Open , North Commercial Building Noon - Close - Food Vendors Open 12:30 p.m. Family Dog and Puppy Show , Arena 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - BINGO Stand Open 2:00 p.m. - County Fair Bake - Off , Herman Vossen Building 2:00 p.m. Kids and Adult Pedal Pull , East of Arena - FREE 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. - Cottonwood Cut Off , Arena - FREE Cottonwood Cut Off is sponsored by Cottonwood Riding Stables , Harder Seeds , Walinga Family , Town N Country Appliance and Chicks Saddlery . 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. - Levi Jahnke Music Performance , East of Arena - FREE Levi Jahnke Music Performance , sponsored in part by Big Bend Snow Riders , Staples Oil Co. , Northland Buildings and H & F Precision Drainage LLC 6:00 p.m. - Close BINGO Stand Open 6:00 pm 4 - H and Open Class Grand Champion Photos , 4 - H Exhibit Building and Herman Vossen Building 6:00 pm - Open Class and FFA Exhibits Released , Herman Vossen Building 6:00 pm Open Class and FFA Livestock Load - Out 8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. - Hicktown Mafia , East of Arena - FREE Hicktown Mafia , sponsored in part by Big Bend Snow Riders , Staples Oil Co. , Northland Buildings and H & F Precision Drainage LLC Sunday , August 10 7:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. - 4 - H Exhibits Released 9:00 a.m . - 1:30 p.m. - Buildings Open - Final Exhibit Pick - Up and Commercial Booth Removal Scan the code to view the digital fair book ! Inflatables Wednesday- 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Thurs. Fri. , Sat. - Noon to 9:00 p.m. Single Day Pass - $ 15 ; All Fair Pass - $ 35 In the Fields Thursday & Friday - 8:00 p.m. East of Arena FREE Cottonwood County Ranch Rodeo Thursday- 6:30 p.m. Arena - FREE Hicktown Mafia Saturday 8:00 p.m. East of Arena - FREE Western Fun Days MUTTON BUSTING , Friday - 5:00 p.m. ROPING , Friday- 6:00 p.m. Arena - FREE Whitesidewalls Wednesday - 6:00 p.m. Bus Barn - FREE Live Music Thurs. - Sat . -5 : 00 p.m. East of Arena FREE Beer Garden Open Wed. - Fri. - 3 : 00 p.m . to Close Sat. Noon to Close Food Vendors Open Wednesday through Saturday Noon - Close GRAND CHAMPION SPONSORS AW JOHN DEERE Bend Access C & B HEALTH Avera Medical Group POET RESERVE CHAMPION SPONSORS Snow Riders SNOWMOBILE CLUB FENDT FARM BUREAU FINANCIAL SERVICES It's your future . Let's protect it ? TYANN HALL - MARCY Windom WINDOM AREA HEALTH Blue Ribbon Sponsor - Miller Sellner Equipment , Snowy River Hauling and Grading , Staples Oil Co. Red Ribbon Sponsor - Apex Clean Energy , Cottonwood Riding Stables , Midway Farm Equipment , New Vision Co - op , Northland Buildings , Schwartz Farms . White Ribbon Sponsor - Chicks Saddlery , GDF , Harder Seeds , Northwinds Pet Resort , Phat Pheasant Pub , State Farm - Kelsey Fossing Agency , Town N Country Appliance , United Praire Bank & United Prairie Insurance , Walinga Farms . Friend of the Fair -Grunewald Frame & Glass , H & F Precision Drainage LLC , Higley Ford , Hometown Sanitation , Kwik Trip , Lampert Lumber , Runnings , Windom Convention & Visitors Bureau . Building Sponsors - Duerksen Electric , Fairland Management Company , Graff Feedlots , Grunewald Frame & Glass , KBQ Inc. , Lamberton Stockyards Inc. , Miller Sellner Equipment , Palmer Bus Service , Phat Pheasant Pub , Runnings , Smith Automotive Company LLC , Windom Wash LLC .