Buildings, Grounds & Camping

Main Exhibit Building

The Main Exhibit Building is also named the Rhonda Livingstone Main Exhibit Building dedicated in memory of past fair manager Rhonda Livingstone.

Rhonda Livingstone Main Exhibit Building

Cattle Barn

Swine Barn

Goat Barn

Holly Barn

Rabbit Barn

Horse Barns

Poultry Barn

Miniature Animal Barn

Wildlife Building

Food Booth Court

Maintenance Building

The Indoor Arena can be utilized for various venues: horse shows, 4-H Horse Judging, clinics, livestock shows, and competitions.
From November until the end of April the Indoor Arena is used by the Sandpoint Soccer Association. They have a portable playing field.

This organization has installed heaters and has upgraded the facility.
In October 2017, the fairgrounds staff remodeled the restrooms and shower areas in both the men and ladies restrooms.

Indoor Arena-multipurpose

Whats does the Outdoor Arena offer?

The Bonner County Outdoor Arena is a great venue for many events: horse shows, Motor Cross, Demo Derbies, Rodeos, Bull Riding, Barrel Racing, Ranch Sorting, Team Roping, etc.

The arena is equipped with the large covered wooden grandstands that seats 1,000, small covered wooden seating for 200, and several metal bleachers that can accommodate up too 1,000 - to 1,200 seats.

There are 6 Bucking Chutes, roping box, etc., announcers booth, office building, concession area in the breezeway, Rodeo Food booth, Odom Cantina, picnic table area, surrounded by beautiful pine trees and shrubs.

Ticket Booths are located in the front of the Grandstands.

ATM services are available.

Call the Fair Office Manager for additional information at 208-263-8414.

Outdoor Arena

Warm Up Arena

Swine Arena

Ed Brown Band Stand and Dance Area

History of the band stand and dance area

In 2002, Ed Brown shared his vision of building a Band Shell to expand cultural, educational, and entertainment opportunities in our region. Ed worked on this project until his death in 2004. He envisioned a facility for groups and organizations to utilize and share their talents with surrounding communities. In 2005, the Bonner County Fair Board constructed a Band Stand to honor Ed's work and inspire the community to come together and become involved. Each year since, Ed's family members have made improvements and donated funds to keep the Band Stand a wonderful place for our community to gather.

Ed's dream to provide an enjoyable area to perform or listen to music, plays, or dance troops continues to bring entertainment. His dream lives on!

Memorial Water Garden

The Memorial Water Garden was dedicated to members of the community who may have had involvement with the fairgrounds, whether Fair, Rodeo or both. Some of their families and friends are still involved to this day.
It is also an area where the public can relax and reflect, listen to water trickle down into the pond, see lush greenery, and depending on the time of year smell the lilacs. You'll also enjoy vibrant colors of a variety of flowers and soak up the warmth of the summer sun rays.
Please note the pond closes during the winter months.

Gazebo

EMS services are available during Fair time

We are proud to have the Bonner County Emergency Management Services on the fairgrounds during fair.

Emergency Medical Services Building

RV Campgrounds

For campground map and details about reservations, please go to the RV Campgrounds page on our website, here.

Enjoy the peacefulness of our campground!

This beautiful space is within walking distance to the City of Ponderay. Nearby, you will find a laundromat, restaurants, gas stations, grocery stores and a shopping mall complete with a theater (Bonner Mall Cinemas).

We have FREE public transportation to Ponderay and downtown Sandpoint, the "Spot Bus."

The campground has sunny and shaded areas.

$25.00 per night, reservations are recommended.

There are:

32 RV sites, ranging from 42' to 54'
Water hook ups
Power hook-ups: 50 amp, 30 amp, and 20 amp.
Onsite Hot showers and Restrooms.
Pavilion with 2 BBQ's
Picnic tables
Guest WiFi
Dump Station (located on Boyer Road in front of fairgrounds main building)

Please see below for pictorial map of campgrounds

*During fall/winter months we offer a limited amount of sites for rent on a month to month basis from October-April.
Sites rented are limited to electricity only as our water gets shut off for fall/winter
Because the campground restrooms and showers close during the fall/winter months, tenants will use the restroom/shower facilities at the west end of the food booth court.
Rental applications will be made available yearly by the fair office and given out upon request.
All applicants will need approval by the fair board and management before moving in.