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 meetings and agendas

Garfield County Administration Building
108 8th St
Glenwood Springs, CO
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
6:00 P.M.

Join Zoom:
Meeting link
Meeting ID: 959 1260 7859
Passcode: 749823

ROLL CALL – 6:00 P.M.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

PUBLIC COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS NOT ON THE AGENDA – 6:05 p.m.
Individuals may be limited to 5 minutes each.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES FOR THE APRIL 1st REGULAR MEETING:

REPORTS:

1. Fair Partners, Programs & Committees
   1. Royalty
   2. 4-H/FFA/CSU Extension
   3. Livestock Marketing Committee
   4. Rifle Chamber
   5. City of Rifle
2. Mountain Valley Developmental – Maura Masters
3. Fair Board Bylaws Section 10 – Fair Board Member Removal – Heather Beattie, Garfield County Attorney
4. Open Exhibits
   1. Live on Website… Any updates?
   2. Social Media post on Facebook 5/5/25
5. Sponsorship
   1. Deadline for Ad space is MAY 30th
   2. Review sponsorships and delegate calling businesses from 2024 who have not signed up for 2025
   3. In kind sponsors need to fill out sponsorship application – who is missing?
   4. Outstanding invoices… can they still sponsor?
   5. Comedy Show Sponsors or Non-Profits?
6. Hall of Fame
   1. Who
   2. Notification
7. Family Rodeo
   1. Is this happening?
8. Fair book
   1. DEADLINE MAY 30th -Communications needs min of one week to finalize & vendor needs 4 weeks to print- If we stay on schedule ETA July 7th
   2. Missing items:
      1. Royalty Photos & Article
      2. Hall of Fame Article
      3. In Memoriam (2)
      4. Message from President
      5. Family Rodeo?
      6. Thank you, 2024 Livestock show buyers
      7. FFA Profiles
9. Kick Off Events Updates
   1. Sponsorship BBQ
   2. Rib City Confirmed
10. Special Events Updates
    1. Car Show Updates
    2. The Mixx Band Confirmed 12pm-3pm
    3. Skillet Toss
    4. Is this happening? If so, when?
11. Safety/ Security Updates
12. Midway Updates
    1. Entertainment
       1. Comedy Show Confirmed
       2. Tractor Pull Confirmed
       3. Cowboy Cove Confirmed
       4. Freckle Farm Petting Zoo & Pony Rides
    2. Vendors
    3. Free Stage
    1. Hanna Haupt (Wednesday 5-7) Confirmed
    2. Band called Alexis (Thursday 9-11) Confirmed
    3. Tyler Rust Band (Friday 9-11) Confirmed
    4. Stone Kitchen (Saturday 9-11) Confirmed
    5. Line Dancing Instruction (Thursday 5-6:30pm; Friday 12-1:30pm) Confirmed
13. Volunteer Updates
14. VIP Updates
    1. Linens resolution?
    2. Meals
       1. Brickhouse Confirmed for Wednesday?
       2. Jalisco’s Confirmed for Thursday?
       3. Friday?
       4. Rib City Confirmed for Saturday
15. County Staff
    1. County Administration
    2. Fairgrounds and Events Manager

BOARD COMMENTS:

ADJOURNMENT:

agenda pdf

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

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