Foundation Events

Cowboy Ball

The annual Cowboy Ball is the one of the area’s most popular western events, and is currently the North Idaho Fair & Rodeo Foundation’s biggest fundraiser of the year and has sold out every year since its' inception! It’s a chance to gear up in your best western wear, get down on some finger-lickin’ barbeque, and kick up your boots to live country performances!

Sponsorship opportunities are available. Contact the Foundation as soon as possible if you're interested.

Save the date: Friday, April 14th, 2023
For more information on the Cowboy Ball click here.

SPRING FLING

First Annual Spring Fling is coming to the Kootenai County Fairgrounds April 15th, 2023! If you did not get a chance to go to the Cowboy Ball, or want to have a nice Family Day, Western Style, come and enjoy lots of things like a mechanical bull, games and a bouncy house, line dancing, food trucks, raffles, live music, karaoke, and 50/50 raffle.

Sponsor opportunities are available, such as sponsoring a game, and/or donating a raffle item. Contact the Foundation as soon as possible if you're interested at 208-765-4969 or foundation@northidahostatefair.com. Volunteer Opportunities are available as well!

Save the date: Saturday, April 15th, 2023
For more information on the Spring Fling click here.

Chicks n Chaps

The North Idaho State Fair and Gem State Stampede will be holding its 15th annual Chicks n Chaps event, a Women’s Only Rodeo Clinic presented by the Coeur d'Alene Casino on Friday August 25, 2023, at the Kootenai County Fairgrounds. All proceeds will benefit local people fighting breast cancer and the Fair & Rodeo Foundation. This clinic is about having fun, learning about the sport of rodeo, and spending the afternoon with your girlfriends raising awareness and money in the fight against breast cancer. You also get to stay and watch the rodeo from your own VIP seating in “The Chick Pit”!

Save the date: Friday, August 25, 2023
For more information click here