Press Room

For media attending fair, show your media identification at Gate 8. Gate attendants at Gate 8 will direct you to media parking and the media center which is located at the building west of the Nordby Exhibit Hall. Please check in at the Media Center to receive South Dakota State Fair media credentials. **Please note gate entrance and location.

2026

• South Dakota State Fair Announces Nate Smith as Saturday Grandstand Act: Released January 13
• Educators Encouraged to Enter Students' Work in the South Dakota State Fair: Released February 17
  
• Red Wilk Construction Tuff Hedeman Bull Bash Back at South Dakota State Fair: Released February 19
  
• Jake Owen to Perform at South Dakota State Fair: Released March 10
• Thunder at the Fair Truck and Tractor Pull Returns: Released March 17
  
• The Fray to Perform at the South Dakota State Fair: Released March 24
  
• South Dakota State Fair Seeks Guest Performers for Sherwin & Pam Linton Shows: Released April 16