Washington County Fair adds axe throwing to 2026 entertainment lineup
Nomad Axe Throwing will join free-admission fair fun at Westside Commons, putting four-target trailer lanes beside stunt dogs, trapeze acts and 32 rides.
Axe throwing is moving onto the Washington County Fair midway, where Nomad Axe Throwing will join a 10-day lineup built less like a niche bar scene and more like a family day out at Westside Commons in Hillsboro. The fair runs July 24 through August 2 with always free admission, weekday hours from 5 p.m. to midnight and weekend hours from 10 a.m. to midnight.
That placement puts the sport beside 32 rides and attractions from Butler Amusement, plus All-Star Stunt Dogs, The Flying Royals trapeze show, Brad’s World Reptiles and Puzzlemania giant games and puzzles. Washington County 4-H, FFA and open class livestock shows and contests run July 24-26, with awards on Aug. 2, and the entertainment calendar also stretches across live music, stage acts and movie nights.
Nomad Axe Throwing’s custom-built trailer has two sides and four targets on each side. Washington County adopted a Westside Commons facility-use policy on May 28, 2026, that stresses safe, equitable and lawful use of the venue, and Westside Commons is the annual fair site and a multi-use campus serving the community year-round at 801 NE 34th Ave.
The fair’s Main Stage lineup includes Sawyer Brown, Alana Rich, the 234th Army Band-Fox Hole, Roll On, Earth to Mars, Band After Midnight, Maddy O’Neal, Queen Nation and A Cara O Cruz. Movie night will screen Tangled and Disney’s Hoppers, while carnival wristbands, tickets and fast passes will be sold at self-serve kiosks in the carnival area. One-day unlimited ride wristbands are priced at $36 on weekdays and $41 on weekends.
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