The Polk County Fair Chocolate Contest is the perfect opportunity to present your favorite chocolate dessert! Whether it’s cookies, brownies, cake, fudge, or any other chocolate creation, you are invited to enter and share your love of chocolate with others. This is a fun event for all to showcase your making/baking skills, compete for prizes,…
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The Polk County Fair in Fertile will be held July 8-12, 2026. More details to come. Find the full schedule at polkcountyfairfertilemn.com
The Minnesota Federation of Fairs held their annual Convention earlier this month, and the Polk County Fair was well represented. Danny Grunhovd of the Polk County Fair Board said this year’s convention went well, and they were able to do a lot of things that will affect the fair in 2026 and beyond. Grunhovd, who’s…
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FERTILE, MN—Now that the 2025 Polk County Fair is over, Fair Board officials are thinking about next year’s fair. Fair Board President Dan Grunhovd says 2026 will be a special year for the fair. Grunhovd thanked the volunteers who helped make this year’s Polk County Fair a success.
FERTILE, MN—The Polk County Fair finished its five day run on Sunday. Polk County Fair Board President Dan Grunhovde spoke with R&J’s Sean Bjerk about the fair. Grunhovde says he’s not taking time off now that the fair is over. He’s already working on the 2026 Polk County Fair.
There’s a new multi-purpose building coming to the grounds of the Polk County Fair in Fertile. The building will be known as the TDS Event Center, powered by Fertile Events Group. Mark Holly is with the Fertile Events Group, and talks about how this project came about. Virgil Campbell, with the Fertile Events Group, talks…
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FERTILE, MN—If you’re thinking about going to the Polk County Fair Thursday night, Polk County Fair Board President Danny Grundhovd goes over the night’s activities. You can check out what’s coming up at the Polk County Fair Friday, Saturday and Sunday through this link: https://www.polkcountyfairfertilemn.com/
FERTILE, MN—The PRCA Rodeo is one of the attractions at this year’s Polk County Fair in Fertile. R&J Broadcasting’s Dawson Peterson and James Cardarelli asked one of the rodeo clowns, Nick, what people enjoy most about the rodeo. The PRCA Rodeo starts at 7pm Wednesday and Thursday at the grandstand at the Polk County Fair…
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The 124th Annual Polk County Fair kicks off today in Fertile, and all are invited. Polk County Fair Board representative Danny Grunhovde gives us a preview of some of today’s and tomorrow’s events and attractions. Grunhovde has been involved with the Polk County Fair for over 40 years, and he tells us what his favorite…
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The annual Polk County Fair Chocolate Contest is on Wednesday, and they’re calling on all bakers and chocolate enthusiasts to enter a dish. Event organizer Zina Ivanov tells us more about the competition, and the kind of dishes they’re looking for. Ivanov says they will also be giving away prizes for those who podium. Again,…
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