Originally Posted by jlawrence01

Nebraska State Fair - Lincoln (now in Grand Island) - The Lincoln fair was smallish BUT they had some decent food and a lot of GREAT 4-H exhibits. I used to attend a lot of the 4-H oral presentations which really really were impressive. There are a lot of ag exhibits and less geared toward city folks.

Do NOT overlook some of the larger county fairs which are great. Some that I have really enjoyed include:
Boone Co, Belvidere,Illinois