For June 24, 2025, Douglas County Special Election results visit DouglasVotes.com.
For June 24, 2025, Douglas County Special Election results visit DouglasVotes.com.
All standard fees are approved by the Douglas County Board of Commissioners. Any variance of these fees within the established spending authority of the Facilities, Fleet, and Emergency Support Services (FFESS) Director may be approved by that Director on a case-by-case basis.
The purpose of fees is to generate revenue to offset the operational costs of the Facilities and to provide funds for future capital improvements.
View information about:
The Douglas County Fairgrounds rental rate structure includes:
Standard Rate: This rate applies to any private or for-profit individual, organization, company, or entity.
Adjusted Rate: This rate applies to any events that charge facility admission, charge a participant fee, have ticket sales, or vendor booth fees. These Events are charged a reduced base rental rate, subject to applicable surcharges.
Non-Profit Rate: This rate applies to any registered non-profit 501©(3) in good standing or similar qualifying non-profit entity who are using a Douglas County Facility for civic purposes such as educational meetings, organization or service meetings, seminars, training, and fundraising. This rate applies to other government agencies using a Facility. These events are charged a reduced base rental rate, subject to applicable surcharges.
Standard Rate: $4500 per / day
Adjusted Rate: $3500 + surcharges / day
Non-Profit Rate: $2250 + surcharges / day
Security Deposit: $2250
Standard Rate: $2,000 / day
Adjusted Rate: $1,500 + surcharges / day
Non-Profit Rate: $1,000 + surcharges/ day
Security Deposit: $1,000
Standard Rate: $3000 per / day
Adjusted Rate: $2000 + surcharges / day
Non-Profit Rate: $1500 + surcharges / day
Security Deposit: $1500
Rental includes Kirk Hall, Multi-Purpose Barns, Large Animal Barn, Midway, Pavilion and Arenas
Standard Rate: $2,000 / day
Adjusted Rate: $1,500 + surcharges / day
Non-Profit Rate: $1,000 + surcharges (if applicable) / day
Security Deposit: $1,000
Standard Rate: $40.00/Hour
Adjusted Rate: $30.00/hour + surcharges
Non-Profit Rate: $20.00 / hour + surcharges
Security Deposit: $160
Standard Rate: $1,000 / day
Adjusted Rate: $750 + surcharges / day
Non-Profit Rate: $500 + surcharges / day
Security Deposit: $500
Standard Rate: $400 / day
Adjusted Rate: $300 + surcharges / day
Non-Profit Rate: $200 + surcharges / day
Security Deposit: $200
Standard Rate: $500 / day
Adjusted Rate: $400 + surcharges / day
Non-Profit Rate: $250 + surcharges / day
Security Deposit: $250
Standard Rate: $300 / day
Adjusted Rate: $225 + surcharges / day
Non-Profit Rate: $150 + surcharges / day
Security Deposit: 200
Standard Rate: $200 per section / day
Adjusted Rate: $150 per section + surcharges / day
Non-Profit Rate: $100 per section + surcharges / day
Security Deposit: $100
Standard Rate: $650 / day
Adjusted Rate: $450 / day
Non-Profit Rate: $300 + surcharges / day
Security Deposit: $325
Standard Rate: $100 / day
Adjusted Rate: $75 + surcharges / day
Non-Profit Rate: $50 + surcharges / day
Security Deposit: $50
In the Event Center, we offer 6′ rectangle, 6′ round and a limited number of cabernet (pub height) tables for rent:
Our self-service venues such as Kirk Hall, Multi-Purpose Barns, and Indoor Arena include tables and chairs with the facility rental.
Screen and Projectors can be rented for:
Microphones are included in all of our facilities.
For tradeshows, and other events in the Event Center that require electrical power , we provide those for:
To utilize our staff and County equipment, we charge event holders:
Only County staff are allowed to operate County-owned equipment.
To utilize the commercial kitchens in the Event Center & Indoor Arena, costs:
The kitchen in Kirk Hall is included with the rental fee.
In the Event Center, we offer black pipe and drape for:
8ft high x 10ft wide OR 3ft high x 10ft wide section:
At the Douglas County Fairgrounds we offer two different stage options:
Portable, clamshell stage with lights (40ft x 20ft):
Platform Stage configured to your needs in 4ft x 8ft sections:
Standard Rate: $15 per section (Non-Profit Rate: $7.50 per section
Portable Clam Shell Stage
The adjusted rate applies to any events that charge facility admission, charge a participant fee, have ticket sales, or vendor booth fees.
These Events are charged a reduced base rental rate, subject to applicable surcharges, those surcharges may include:
