Madison County Fair and Rodeo

Madison County Fair and Rodeo
Saturday, Jul 12, 2025 at 7:00am
Madison County Fairgrounds
401 West 6th Street
402-454-2144

Carnival
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Madison County Fair is pleased to host the Heart of America Carnival. Madison boasts the largest midway in Northeast Nebraska. Come on out and check it out!

Wristbands: $40 Saturday

Carnival Hours: Saturday 4:00-11:00 pm

Fair Entertainment
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Evening Entertainment

Hairball
8:45 PM
The Rude Band
7:30 PM
July 12th

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****CLEAR BAG policy in effect for all events. ALL bags subject to search.****

Hairball

A band puts on a concert – Hairball puts on an event! Hairball is a Rock & Roll experience you won’t soon forget. The lights, sound, smoke, fire, bombs, and screaming hoards of avid fans…to merely call it a concert would be like calling Mount Rushmore a roadside attraction!

Vocalists Kris Vox, Dave Moody, and Patrick Stone lead the band through a 2+ hour, mind-blowing, and drop dead accurate homage to some of the biggest arena acts in the world. Van Halen, KISS, Motley Crue, Queen, Journey, and Aerosmith are but a few of the acts fans will see brought to life. The Hairball stage becomes an entirely new rock concert before your very eyes countless times throughout the night.

The motor that drives the Hairball dragster consists of HBK on the electric bass, Billy on the drums, and Happy on the lead guitar. These Rock & Roll soldiers pride themselves on nailing some of the most memorable licks and chops of all time, while adding their own style and flare that they’ve cultivated over decades of tireless performing. This isn’t a side job. These guys eat, sleep and breathe Rock & Roll!

2025 finds Hairball celebrating its 25th year of rocking hundreds of thousands of people across the country. Constantly adding more characters, more pyrotechnics, more lights, more sound, more props, more surprises…more everything! While Happy often tells the audience “Today is the first day is the rest of your life!” Hairball performs every show as though it could be their last. Every night is a 100% full-on, no-holds-barred, exciting, chaotic, fiery party that has to be experienced to be believed!

As important to Hairball as the music, are its fans. While many bands claim to have the best fans in the world, Hairball actually has! Whether they are 10 years old or 100, Hairball fans bring an unparalleled enthusiasm and energy to the show that enhances the arena experience. Hairball knows it wouldn’t exist without its fans and takes every opportunity to let them know that.

Whether it’s a pre-show meet and greet, hanging out at the merch booth, or chatting online, Hairball has a lot in common with its fans and it’s always a good time when they get together. Don’t confuse Hairball with the countless “80’s Tribute” bands across the country. Hairball is an experience, an attitude, and expression of music that isn’t simply a retro flashback, it’s a way of life!

Fair Schedule
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*Events Subject to Change without Notice*

Saturday, July 12, 2025
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Fair Office Open
7:00 am – 7:00 pm    

7:00-9:30am Breakfast

7:00am-8:30am Stocker Feeder Weigh-In

9:00am Beef Show

9:30am Poultry Show – Open Class Poultry Show to follow

***RELEASE OF LARGE ANIMALS FOLLOWING THE BEEF SHOW

***RELEASE OF SMALL ANIMALS FOLLOWING THE POULTRY SHOW

***NO TRAILERS ALLOWED ON THE GROUNDS AFTER 3:00PM

Open Class & School Art
Octagon Building
Open 10:00 am – 11:00 pm

One Room School House
Open 10:00 am – 9:00 pm

4-H Building
Open 10:00 am – 11:00 pm

Kids Zone & Model Train Building
Open Railroad Building
11:00 am – 9:00 pm

4:00pm-11:00pm-Mechanical Bull Rides – behind Grandstand $5

6:30pm Concert Gates Open

7:30pm Opening Act The Rude Band

8:45pm Main Event Hairball

Heart of America Carnival

Following Drone Show – Beer Garden Dance with Jetley Park

Glass Blowing and/or Blacksmith, check area for schedule

Free Caricature Drawings, check area for schedule

World’s Funniest Photo Booth, check area for schedule

The Living Zultar, check area for schedule

Wildlife Learning Encounters, check area for schedule

Captain Morgan & Birds-check area for schedule

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