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Rental Fees Overview

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:

Rental Policies (updated April 2023)
Online Payments
Sample Agreement

Rental Rate Structure

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.

Facility Rental Fees

Entire Fairgrounds (all facilities)

Standard Rate: $4500 per / day
Adjusted Rate: $3500 + surcharges / day
Non-Profit Rate: $2250 + surcharges / day

Security Deposit: $2250

East Fairgrounds - Outdoor and Indoor Arenas, Large Animal Barn

Standard Rate: $2,000 / day
Adjusted Rate: $1,500 + surcharges / day
Non-Profit Rate: $1,000 + surcharges/ day

Security Deposit: $1,000

Fairgrounds (all facilities EXCLUDING Events Center)

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

James R. Sullivan Events Center

Standard Rate: $2,000 / day
Adjusted Rate: $1,500 + surcharges / day
Non-Profit Rate: $1,000 + surcharges (if applicable) / day

Security Deposit: $1,000

Events Center Conference Room

Standard Rate: $40.00/Hour
Adjusted Rate: $30.00/hour + surcharges
Non-Profit Rate: $20.00 / hour + surcharges

Security Deposit: $160

Indoor Arena

Standard Rate: $1,000 / day
Adjusted Rate: $750 + surcharges / day
Non-Profit Rate: $500 + surcharges / day

Security Deposit: $500

Kirk Hall

Standard Rate: $400 / day
Adjusted Rate: $300 + surcharges / day
Non-Profit Rate: $200 + surcharges / day

Security Deposit: $200

Large Animal Barn (if more than 50 stalls are used)

Standard Rate: $500 / day
Adjusted Rate: $400 + surcharges / day
Non-Profit Rate: $250 + surcharges / day

Security Deposit: $250

Midway (Heritage Plaza)

Standard Rate: $300 / day
Adjusted Rate: $225 + surcharges / day
Non-Profit Rate: $150 + surcharges / day

Security Deposit: 200

Multi-Purpose Barn (North or South Section)

Standard Rate: $200 per section / day
Adjusted Rate: $150 per section + surcharges / day
Non-Profit Rate: $100 per section + surcharges / day

Security Deposit: $100

Outdoor Arena

Standard Rate: $650 / day
Adjusted Rate: $450 / day
Non-Profit Rate: $300 + surcharges / day

Security Deposit: $325

Whitman – Lowell Pavilion

Standard Rate: $100 / day
Adjusted Rate: $75 + surcharges / day
Non-Profit Rate: $50 + surcharges / day

Security Deposit: $50

Equipment Rentals

Tables and Chairs

In the Event Center, we offer 6′ rectangle, 6′ round and a limited number of cabernet (pub height) tables for rent:

Standard Rate for Table Rentals: $5/each (Non-profits rate: $2.50)
Standard Rate for Chair Rentals: $1/each (Non-profit rate: $ .50)

Our self-service venues such as Kirk Hall, Multi-Purpose Barns, and Indoor Arena include tables and chairs with the facility rental.

AV Equipment (Screen and Projector)

Screen and Projectors can be rented for:

Standard Rate: $30 (Non-profit rate: $15)

Microphones are included in all of our facilities.

Electrical Pull Downs (Event Center Only)

For tradeshows, and other events in the Event Center that require electrical power , we provide those for:

Standard Rate: $25 per pull down (Non-profit rate: $12.50

Employee Labor with Equipment (forklift, boom lift, etc.)

To utilize our staff and County equipment, we charge event holders:

Standard Rate: $65/hour (Non-profit rate: $32.50)

Only County staff are allowed to operate County-owned equipment.

Kitchen Fee

To utilize the commercial kitchens in the Event Center & Indoor Arena, costs:

Standard and Non-Profit Rate: $200 per day

The kitchen in Kirk Hall is included with the rental fee.

Pipe and Drape (Event Center)

In the Event Center, we offer black pipe and drape for:

8ft high x 10ft wide OR 3ft high x 10ft wide section:

Standard: $15 per 10ft section (Non-Profit Rate: $7.50)

Stage

At the Douglas County Fairgrounds we offer two different stage options:

Portable, clamshell stage with lights (40ft x 20ft):

Standard Rate: $350 (Non-profit Rate: $175)

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

Surcharge Fees

Surcharges for revenue generating events

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:

Facility Admission Surcharge: $.50 per ticket sold if admission charge is $4.99 or less
Ticket Surcharge: $1.00 if admission charge is $5.00 or more
Vendor Booth Surcharge: $15.00 or 10% of booth rental fee
Participant Surcharge: $1.00 or 10% of participation fee