Discovery Barn
Discovery

Award-Winning Discovery Barn - Visit LIVE AC-tion!

Piglets and Bunnies and Chicks, Oh My!

WELCOME to the DISCOVERY BARN, where local FFA members are your guides. The Discovery Barn is a FREE presentation with your paid general Fair admission showcasing LIVE animal displays and more!

Nestled between the Activity Center and the Junior Beef Barn, the Discovery Barn is a fun-filled building for guests of all ages to explore. View a variety of local farm animals, explore farm learning stations and games, as well as fun interaction with knowledgeable and friendly FFA members and Fair staff.

Returning displays include the swimming and sliding ducks, tattoo station, color mural, goat milking demonstration, sheep shearing demonstration, and a 13-fleet combine ride fundraiser (on Fair Saturday) that will make your visit to this area of the Fair an ag-cellent experience.

ADDITIONALLY, NEW - MUST SEE IN 2023:

  • Newly renovated MILK HOUSE
  • MILKING DEMONSTRATIONS on Fair FRIDAY, SATURDAY, AND SUNDAY at 3:00 PM.
  • CANINE COMPANIONS Demonstration in the Wiswell Center on Fair Saturday at 12:00 Noon and 2:00 PM.
  • HYDROPONICS display
  • AQUACULTURE display

The Discovery Barn on your Fair to-do list!

Award-Winning Discovery Barn

RIDE A COMBINE - VISIT WITH A FARMER!

The award-winning Combine Rides for Kids, sponsored by Rote Oil, is back! Featured on Fair Saturday from 9-11a, Combine Rides for Kids will harvest bountiful fair memories to last a lifetime!

YOUR FREE WILL OFFERING will benefit the Walworth County Fair's award-winning agriculture education area, Discovery Barn.

GRAND CHAMPION THANKS to ROTE OIL, volunteers, and the following farmers and farms for driving their combines over to the Walworth County Fair in 2022 and taking the time to share their skill, expertise, and ag-citing interaction with over 250 fair guests: * Dave Adams - Adams Farms - Lake Geneva * Ken Stopple - Elkhorn * Polyock All Star Commodities - Zenda * Joe Leonard - Leonard Farms - Lake Geneva * Dakota Siegler - PATS Services - Lake Geneva * Jon & Jeff Reed - Delavan * Sam Brummel - Brummel Farms - Elkhorn * Tim Atkinson - East Troy. A complete 2023 list of the 13-fleet Combine Rides for Kids team will be listed soon!

A special THANK YOU to all for reaching out and taking part in "Combine Rides for Kids," at the 174th Walworth County Fair in 2023!

Experience a special ride that connects today's agriculture with tomorrow's consumers!

ACRES of THANKS to Our Sponsors & Supporters!

  • Candice Franks
  • Compeer Financial
  • Walworth County Fair Foundation - In Memory of Mrs. Marilyn Snudden and Mrs. Lila Nafziger
  • Jack & Dick's Feed & Garden
  • Jake Leiser Painting
  • Kikkoman
  • Mark & Kristin Love
  • PFI
  • Scharine Group
  • Walworth County FFA Chapters
  • Walworth County FFA Grill 'n' Chill
  • Walworth County Dairy Producers
  • Stowell's Catering
Kikkoman
Compeer Financial
Tanis Construction