About
Rooted in Tradition, the Clay County Fair and Events Center is a year-round facility that annually hosts more than 300 events, including its signature event, the Clay County Fair powered by SMU. Known as “The World’s Greatest County Fair” since 1917, the Clay County Fair attracts more than 300,000 guests each September for nine days of world-class entertainment, competition, food, fun, and the largest farm machinery show at any fair in the United States.
The Clay County Regional Events Center opened its doors on November 15, 2003, and makes its home on the Clay County Fairgrounds in Spencer, Iowa. The Events Center is ideal for all types of conventions, meetings, corporate parties, trade shows, and entertainment events.
The venue includes a 7,500 sq. ft. grand ballroom (divisible into six meeting rooms), a 24,000 sq. ft. arena/exhibit hall, VIP dressing room, and two spacious dressing/locker rooms. Equipment of any size is loaded in/out via two overhead doors and one loading dock with automatic load leveler.
