| It's amazing that the small community of Douglas, | | | | contests, goat shows, and the biggest vegetables |
| Wyoming hosts the State Fair each year in mid | | | | that can be found for miles around Douglas. |
| August. This town usually contains only 5,000 people, | | | | Some fun competitions to watch are the Jack Russell |
| but when fairtime rolls around that number swells. An | | | | Terrier Races and the Pigs 'n Mud Wrestling in the |
| interesting feature is the North Platte River which | | | | Grandstand. The Rubber Chicken Race puts a unique |
| happens to run through the town and provides a | | | | perspective on the relay race. Teams of 3 to 5 |
| great place for visitors to picnic or simply get out the | | | | people will relay a rubber chicken to each other after |
| fishing pole. Visitors to the fair can find free parking | | | | racing a lap on a specific vehicle. The first lap is done |
| south of the grounds on Brownfield Road. | | | | on saddled horseback, the second on bare |
| The fair has recently undergone a bit of a remodeling | | | | horseback; the third on a bicycle, the fourth on a |
| and in the 2006 state fair new facilities were unveiled. | | | | 4-wheeler, and the last is done by a team of two, |
| They have a much larger livestock pavilion, a | | | | with one person being pushed to the finish line in a |
| multipurpose livestock exposition building, the special | | | | wheelbarrow. |
| show center, and a multi-purpose swine show facility. | | | | Comedy in all its varied forms is present at the fair |
| At the state fair you can find lots of exhibits including | | | | as well. You can watch free shows by comedic |
| a hobby collection of sheep exhibits, antique | | | | magicians, a funny Hypnotist, a clown, and there is |
| machinery contest, professional arts classes, quilting | | | | even an A Capela comedy singing group. |