Free Stages & Tents
Beer Garden Centennial Stage Northwestern Energy Freedom Stage Dakotaland Stage Midway Roadhouse Desmet Farm Mutual Insurance Co. of SD TentNorthWestern Energy Freedom Stage
Salute to Veterans
- Thursday, Aug. 30
Dacotah Star presented by Dacotah Bank
Information: Dacotah Star is the SD State Fair’s version of American Idol! Contestants compete in preliminary competition Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Those who make it out of the preliminary competition will move onto the finals!
2011 Dacotah Star: Anne Wentworth, Sioux Falls
Runner-Up: Randy Burghardt, Brookings
Youth - Division One: ages 5-11
- 1st place:
- Kierra Abbas, Lennox
- 2nd place:
- Dawson Gullickson, Chamberlain
- 3rd place:
- Emree White, Huron
Youth - Division Two: ages 12-17
- 1st place:
- Tyler Halverson, Canton
- 2nd place:
- Summer Bratland, Watertown
- 3rd place:
- Xavier Salaja, Plankinton
