Rosebud County takes great pride in its fairgrounds, and new features have been added yearly to make the facility a great place for gatherings of all types. Our historic exhibition hall was built sometime in the early part of the 20th century. The Exhibit Hall, which hosts thousands of people annually, has had many improvements in recent years. Air conditioning was added in time for the 2011 fair. Since then the hall has been upgraded to a year-round facility, including a full commercial kitchen, restrooms, new doors and windows, wintertime heat, and beautiful new concrete flooring. The Exhibit Hall often hosts gatherings that are too large for other local facilities, and has become one of the top venues in the region for weddings.  The Silo Bar was generously donated to the fairgrounds by the Nile family after being used during a family wedding, and placed in its permanent location outside the exhibit hall thanks to another donation from Tadsen Dirt and Demo of the concrete pad that was poured specifically for its use. New sidewalks around the exhibit hall were poured in early 2024 and future renovations include improved insulation in the ceiling and finish work that will improve acoustics and aesthetics.

The current grandstand, concession facilities and restrooms were built in 1975.  The concession stand has proudly hosted 4H concessions, including the famous “Fair Burgers”, since the early 1950s and continues that tradition to this day.  Fans and a misting system were installed in 2022 to provide greater comfort for the concession seating area.

Parimutuel horse racing, variety shows and ranch rodeo were the primary forms of entertainment until the 1980s. Since then, top-name entertainment has been highlighted with grandstand night shows, featuring such stars as Charley Pride, the Bellamy Brothers, Sylvia, Sawyer Brown, Neal McCoy, Ronnie Milsap, Barbara Fairchild, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Tracy Lawrence, Pam Tillis, Mission Mountain Wood Band, Clay Walker, Rodney Atkins, the Charlie Daniels Band, Tracy Byrd, JoDee Messina, and many others.

The Demolition Derby, sponsored first by the Lowlanders Car Club and then by the local American Legion post, began in the early 1970s and ran for many years before being retired after 2012. It was replaced by the Bump-n-Run 2013 which ran for three years. The Demolition Derby returned for the 2017 fair but due to insurance restrictions, was retired again after the 2021 fair. But just a few years later, the insurance requirements changed again and the Demolition Derby returned to the fair in 2024 after being a stand-alone event in September of 2023.

Other events have included Mixed Martial Arts bouts, held for two years in the early 2010s;  a ranch rodeo, held for eight years from 2012 to 2019; Monster trucks in 2021 and 2022; and The Big Air Bash in 2023. 

A PRCA sanctioned rodeo returned to the fair in 2020 and continues to this day.  The fairgrounds rodeo arena is home to the Rosebud Rodeo Club, who hold a Team Roping series weekly each summer, and the arena is often rented out for barrel racing practice, junior rodeo finals, bucking horse events and was awarded the #1 Best Footing Award on the Montana Circuit by Justin Boots for two years in a row, 2022 and 2023. Tireless dedication to the integrity of the dirt arena by fairground employees provides a safe environment in a variety of events for both riders and animals.

In 2007, the rough carnival midway area was upgraded to an all-grass midway, thanks to federal grants. As of this writing we have the only grass midway in eastern Montana.  A few years later, the gravel walkway area next to the midway was paved, thanks to a generous donation from Prince, Inc. Rides and attractions have been provided by the Mighty Thomas Carnival for over 25 years. Old-fashioned-style midway lighting made its debut just before the 2023 fair thanks to generous donations from community members and local businesses.  The classic looking lights line the walkway and provide much needed illumination to the concessions area at night. In 2022 a powerful storm hit Forsyth just days before the opening of the Fair causing significant damage to the free stage tent when the frame was left bent and twisted. It was decided that for community safety and future events, a new pavilion was to be built on the midway, eliminating the need to assemble and disassemble the gigantic canvas structure and providing a permanent location for the free stage and other events.