Central Kansas Free Fair

07/21/2023

DON'T MISS the autograph signing at Holm Automotive Center on August 3!!!
10 am -12 noon!
Some pretty big rodeo names there! Miss Rodeo America, Scott Grover, Miss Rodeo K-State, Brinson James the entertainer, Blake Miller, and C**t Carlisle Professional Bull Fighter

07/18/2023

Don't forget to get your advanced tickets. Here are the outlets that are selling them. Advanced tickets are only available through July 31st. Below is a list of the outlets.

Abilene
Astra Bank
Central Kansas Free Fair Office (through 7/25 only)
Lumber House
Don’s Tire & Supply
First Bank Kansas
Great Plains Federal Credit Union
Pinnacle Bank
Pioneer Farm & Ranch
Solomon State Bank
West's Country Mart
Biz Swag
Bennington State Bank
Wilkens Acres

Chapman
Astra Bank

Clay Center
Short Stop

Enterprise
Dickinson County Bank

Herington
Heartland Food Store

Hope
First National Bank

Salina
Animal Health
Vanderbilt’s

Solomon
Bush’s Market

07/15/2023

07/15/2023

Get your tickets for the Kyle Killgore dance on August 4! Following the rodeo! $10/ticket. Can be purchased at Holm Automotive Center July 15 and July 22, from 10 am to 12 noon. See ya at the dance! 💃

07/13/2023

Thank You, for sharing your experience, Midwest Wanderer! Come out and make some great memories at the fair!!!

Experience the Wild West at the Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo in Abilene, KS. See competitions in bull riding, bronc riding, barrel racing, more!

07/13/2023

Don't forget THIS Saturday, July 15 (and July 22), sign-ups for sheep riding. At Holm Automotive Center in Abilene, 10 am to 12 noon.
NO phone call entries, please.
ALSO...... you can buy your Abilene rodeo buckle during sheep riding sign-up, and rodeo tickets, AND dance tickets, too!
See ya at Holm Automotive July 15 and July 22!!!

07/11/2023

We are still accepting job applications for grounds crew workers to start setting up and working our fair event. Please complete application or contact our office for more details.

The Central Kansas Free Fair is taking job applications for summer help to prepare for the upcoming fair event. Grounds crew workers can start working now and may be needed until August 11th. Please complete the application form below and return to the fair office at 619 N. Rogers between the hours of 9am - 2pm or email to [email protected] . Working hours are flexible and the hourly rate is $10.

https://www.ckff.net/assets/2023-CKFF-JOB-APP.pdf

07/02/2023

Join us for this fun new event at the Central Kansas Free Fair! This event is open to all youth with a mental or physical disability who are interested in showing an animal. Scan the QR code for more information and registration or call our office at 785-263-2001.

07/02/2023

Sheep riders!
Sign-ups are July 15 and 22 from 10 am to 12 noon at Holm Automotive in Abilene.
Kids must be age 4 and older and not weigh more than 66 lbs.
Entry fee is $25 (non-refundable.)
Limited to the first 48 entries, 12 per night (August 1-4). Parent/guardian gets choice of night until that night is full.
One entry per child, per year.
NO phone entries!
Holm Automotive Center

06/26/2023

06/23/2023

Announcing a NEW event at the Abilene rodeo....
BREAKAWAY ROPING!
We're proud to feature the women of The Women's Professional Rodeo Association !!!



Prairie ProRodeo Circuit

06/16/2023

UPDATE:
****Rental has been filled****

Would you like the opportunity to be a food vendor at our fair, but you don't have your own food trailer? We have a deal for you! The fair board has a concession stand hut that is available to rent, during fair week. Did I mention that it has air conditioning!! You will have access to the facilities, to prepare and set up, beginning July 24th. The fair stadium events are August 1st - 6th with the 4-H Livestock Auction closing out the events, August 7th.

Please email or message us if you are interested in more information. Serious inquiries only, please.

[email protected]

06/16/2023

The Central Kansas Free Fair is taking job applications for summer help to prepare for the upcoming fair event. Grounds crew workers can start working now and may be needed until August 11th. Please complete the application form below and return to the fair office at 619 N. Rogers between the hours of 9am - 2pm or email to [email protected] . Working hours are flexible and the hourly rate is $10.

05/18/2023

Work has started on improvements to the north end of the Abilene Rodeo Arena. The first order of business is the installation of new roping boxes and pens, which will

05/15/2023

The annual CKFF parade will be, Thursday, August 3rd, 2023 at 4pm in downtown Abilene, KS.
Parade Theme: "Sew It, Grow It, and Show It"
Parade Marshal: Sandy Abeldt
Parade entry forms are available on-line
https://www.ckff.net/assets/2023-parade-entry-form-fillable-form.pdf

05/14/2023

Announcing our 2023 buckle feature: Ethan McDonald!
Ethan fought bulls at the for 4 years and is a native son! Congrats, Ethan!

05/13/2023

Lots of fun things going on in Abilene today!!!! Don’t forget to come by Sterl Hall and check out the Longhorn Trail's Flea Market & Auction Co. event. They have lots of antiques, flowers, jewelry, handmade items and miscellaneous things for that special Mom!! And don’t forget the homemade food and baked goods!!!

05/03/2023

Don't miss the Wild Bill Sheep, Swine, and Meat Goat Shoot-Out at the fairgrounds, May 13th.

Make plans to attend the Wild Bill Sheep, Swine, and Meat Goat Shoot-Out on Saturday, May 13th! Use the following links to register for the show.

Meat Goat: http://tinyurl.com/WBGoatShow
Sheep: http://tinyurl.com/WBSheepShow
Swine: http://tinyurl.com/WBSwineShow

Thank you to our Red Level Sponsors! These show sponsors donated $51-$100 to the show! PIONEER FARM AND RANCH, Fragrant Hilltoppers 4-H Club, Jolly Jays' 4-H Club, Navarre Boosters 4-H Club, Astra Bank, Becky & Kody Chase, CF Repair LLC, Chase Farms, Chase Farms Partnership, Don's Tire and Auto, First Bank Kansas, Hill Show Lambs, and Solomon State Bank

04/15/2023

Come out to Sterl Hall for the Longhorn Trail's Flea Market & Auction Co. from 9am-3pm.

03/17/2023

Please share and help our area Non-Profit organizations.......Central Kansas Free Fair

03/07/2023

The 12th Annual Phone-a-thon for the Dickinson County 4-H Foundation is scheduled for Tuesday, March 7 and Wednesday, March 8. 4-H members will be making phone calls to connect with 4-H alumni and friends on these dates between 6 and 8 p.m. from the K-State Research and Extension – Chisholm Trail District, Abilene Office. The mission of the Dickinson County 4-H Foundation is to promote and secure funding for county 4-H youth programs and manage 4-H youth scholarships. Funds raised through the Phone-a-thon directly benefit Dickinson County 4-Hers through club meeting support, camp scholarships, community service grants, and travel grants to state and national events. For more information, please contact K-State Research and Extension – Chisholm Trail District, Dickinson County (785) 263-2001.

03/07/2023

❤️❤️❤️Abilene has so much to offer❤️❤️❤️

ABILENE (KSNT) – The town of Abilene just made the top ten of a nationwide poll of the best historic small towns. Abilene not only made the top ten for the 2022 Best Historic Small Town categ…

02/18/2023

Sterl Hall - 9am - 3pm

02/07/2023

Exciting upgrades are happening at the fairgrounds!! The rodeo committee has been working hard to improve the stadium for the Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo.

01/23/2023

Be sure to vote for Abilene in the best historic small town contest. Let's make it to #1 this year!!!

ABILENE (KSNT) – Abilene will have another shot at being named as the best historic small town in 2023. USA Today’s 2023 Reader’s Choice Best Historic Small Town content includes the town of Abilene for the fifth year in a row, according to Julie Roller Weeks, Abilene Convention and Visitors B...

12/21/2022

At 19 feet 10 ½ inches wide and 13 feet 11 ¼ inches tall (not including the frame), Abilene, Kansas, is now home to the World’s Largest Belt Buckle. Unveiled Wednesday at noon at Eisenhower Park, the project serves as a billboard celebrating Abilene.

Designed by local artist Jason Lahr, Fluter’s Creek Metal Works, the buckle features Dwight D. Eisenhower, Wild Bill Hickok, Abilene & Smoky Valley Railroad, Historic Seelye Mansion, C.W. Parker carousel horse, C.L. Brown telephone, a racing Greyhound and Chisholm Trail longhorn inlaid with blue quartz.

The buckle is a project of the Abilene Convention and Visitors Bureau which hopes the new roadside attraction will entice travelers to stop and visit the Best Historic Small Town.

“Whether you enjoy Cowboy history, art, fun photo opportunities or the world’s largest things, make sure to add the World’s Largest Belt Buckle to your Kansas I-70 road trip,” said Julie Roller Weeks, Abilene Convention and Visitors Bureau director.

The project is funded by a Kansas Tourism Attraction Development Grant and from donations from 100 businesses and individuals. The buckle garnered nationwide attention when Jefferson White, a.k.a. “Jimmy” from the hit tv show Yellowstone shared about the project.

Earlier this month, True West Magazine also named Abilene the recipient of its Readers’ Choice Best Promotion of a Historic Place award.

Learn more at www.WorldsLargestBeltBuckle.com.

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World's Largest Belt Buckles:
1. Abilene, Kansas: 19 feet 10 1/2 inches wide x 13 feet 11 1/4 inches tall (NOT including the frame!)

2. Texas: 14 feet 6.4 inches wide x 10 feet 6 inches tall

3. Missouri: 13 feet 4.45 inches wide x 10 feet 1.44 inches tall