Fair Board meetings

Mission

The purpose of the Fair Board is, in collaboration with Garfield County Administration, to ensure the successful promotion, production, and execution of the Fair each year. The Fair Board shall ensure fair programming is of high quality and that programming improves annually, as needed.

Fair programming

• Shall embrace all ages, persons, cultures, and entities within Garfield County
• Shall foster a spirit of community values
• Shall promote the western and agricultural heritage and history of Garfield County.

Garfield County Fair Board Agenda

Garfield County Fairgrounds – South Hall, 1001 Railroad Avenue, Rifle, CO

Tuesday, September 2, 2025 | Agenda

6:00 p.m.

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Passcode: 727579

ROLL CALL – 6:00 p.m.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

PUBLIC COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS NOT ON THE AGENDA – 6:05 p.m.

• Open to citizens not on the agenda.
• Each speaker may be limited to 5 minutes.

Approval of Minutes

• July 29 special meeting.

Reports

1. Fair partners, programs, & committees

• Royalty
• 4-H / FFA / CSU Extension
• Livestock Marketing Committee
• Rifle Chamber
• City of Rifle

2. Fair in review

• Set Up
• Parade
• Car Show
• Family Rodeo
• Bulls
• Rodeo
• Concert
• Demo Derby
• Midway
• VIP
• Volunteers
• Vendors

3. 2026 fair dates

• Carnival consideration

4. Fair board size: 7 or 9 members?

• Discussion on returning members: Leah, Oliviya & Levy

5. County Staff Reports

• County Administration
• Fairgrounds and Events Manager

Board comments

Adjournment

Meetings are generally the first Tuesday evening of each month, and rotate between the Garfield County Administration Building in Rifle and the Garfield County Administration Building in Glenwood Springs.

Past meetings

September 2, 2025: video

July 29, 2025: video

July 15, 2025: video

July 1, 2025: agenda | minutes | video

June 17, 2025: agenda | minutes | video

May 27, 2025: agenda | minutes

May 13, 2025: agenda | minutes | video

April 1, 2025: agenda | minutes | video

March 4, 2025: agenda | minutes

February 4, 2025: agenda | minutes | video

January 7, 2025:  agenda | minutes | video

December 3, 2024:  agenda | minutes | video

November 12, 2024: agenda | minutes | video

October 16, 2024: agenda | minutes

October 1, 2024: agenda | minutes | video

Meeting locations

Rifle meeting location

Glenwood Springs meeting location

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