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Advance gate tickets for the 2024 Clay County Fair, powered by SMU, are on sale now, just in time for the holidays. They make the perfect last minute Christmas gift or stocking stuffer for anyone who enjoys the Clay County Fair. “We encourage fairgoers to buy gate tickets early and save $4 per ticket,” fair manager and CEO Jerome Hertel said. “We are excited to still be able to offer such a great discount on advance tickets so everyone can attend the fair.”

The annual meeting of the Clay County Fair on Oct. 24 was verification that the 2023 edition was indeed a success. It was an opportunity to hear from CEO/manager Jerome Hertel in person, and he did not disappoint. A portion of his remarks centered on the words people used to describe this year’s fair. Words such as “terrific, exciting, spectacular, wonderful” were in abundance. Jerome added a new word that he himself offered. The word was “authentic.”

With nine near perfect fall days the 2023 Clay County Fair powered by SMU was the perfect getaway location for thousands of fairgoers, Sept. 9-17. “If you create a memorable experience, they will come,” fair CEO and manager Jerome Hertel said. “Even a little rain shower didn’t deter people from attending the fair. For the second year in a row we had over 300,000 in attendance. Overall attendance was slightly down by 2% at 318,678.”

SPENCER—Jerome Hertel grew up in Parker, SD, just across the street from South Dakota’s oldest county fair.

Stepping into the very big shoes of Jeremy Parsons, who exited his role as Clay County Fair CEO and manager to take over the same position at the Iowa State Fair, is a big ask of anyone. But Jerome Hertel is ready to slip into the loafers and give it his best shot.