Fair Opens
June 27 @ 9:00 am

The Big Butler Fair gates open at 9:00 am.

The Big Butler Fair is the largest agricultural fair in Western PA. The event draws over 100,000 people from across Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York and West Virginia to enjoy 9 days of food, fireworks, carnival rides, games, demolition derbies, concerts, truck pulls and the Y108 Freedom Festival. Our fair is considered by many to be the best of its kind in the country.

Enjoy the fair!

Carnival Opens
June 27 @ 3:00 pm

Carousel, Ferris wheel, chair swing…What do these all have in common? Well, they’re carnival rides, of course! Enjoy the best in carnival rides and state-of-the-art equipment for the ultimate in amusement this year at the Big Butler Fair (presented by Powers Great American Midways)! Whether you’re a thrill-seeker or just want to take a leisurely ride around the fairgrounds, we’ve got something for you. And we have plenty for the kiddies, too!

Learn More About Our Rides & Games

Bike Night 1
June 27 @ 7:00 pm

Annual Bike Night - $5.00 per Bike
Whether you’re a diehard or just a casual rider, we want you to stop by for a night of food & fun to share your passion for motorcycle riding.

Check out the cool chrome work on your neighbor’s Hog. Admire the custom paint jobs on one-of-a-kind bikes. Trade war stories of insane trips you’ve taken. Big Butler Fair’s Annual Bike Night is THE place to hang out and share your love of leather and roaring two-wheelers.

We’re setting the comradery of our Bike Night against a backdrop of a FREE live concert! You’ll kick off your holiday weekend in style with music and a must-attend event for motorcycle enthusiasts.

Ride your motorcycle into the Grandstand through the West Gate and your admission to the fairgrounds is free.

$5.00 parking fee required per motorcycle.

North Country Brewing Company will supply adult beverages (for those 21+) for purchase on concert nights.

Let Freedom Ring
June 27 @ 7:00 pm

The concert is in honor of Corey Comperatore and will benefit first responders.

Gary Burk III
June 27 @ 7:00 pm

At the age of 9, Gary and his Dad were travelling to their family camp in Tionesta, PA a song came on the radio by Billy Gilman, Gary Started singing along, and the country music dream was born! A few short months later, Gary’s Dad, whom was a truck driver at the time, was in Fort Payne, AL and had the opportunity to meet a few of the members from the band, Alabama. Gary and his dad then packed up, went to the famous “Cook Sound Studio’s” in Fort Payne which is owned by the late Jeff Cook and met with renowned producer David Hammonds. At that point everyone said Gary was too young and to wait a few more years before giving this a full swing.

Fast forward to when Gary was 17, he decided it was time to pick up a guitar and start playing again. Releasing his first single in 2017, “Crashed” caught the attention of several local radio stations, in which kicked off the inspiration to start chasing the dream again! in 2020 Gary had the opportunity to open for the award winning duo, “Love And Theft” most famous for their #1 song, “Angel Eyes” Gary and Eric Gunderson, one half of the duo were sitting on the bus talking about songwriting and how Eric had been doing some producing new music for a few artist in his downtime, and that’s where the relationship began.

Since then, along with Eric producing all of Gary’s new music, the duo along with Gary have written several great hits, including a duet titled, “Gettin’ It Back” From small bars and clubs, to opening for some of Today‘s Biggest Country Artist, Gary and his crew have been blessed with many amazing opportunities! Be sure to check back for exciting new shows coming to a city near you!

Black Ridge
June 27 @ 7:00 pm

Black Ridge consists of a lead singer, two guitars, bass, keyboard, saxophone and drums! Our shows are engaging, professional, family friendly and extremely energetic! We love to incorporate the audience by handing out percussion instruments, going “into” the crowd and singing together.

Original songs, “Raw Power”, “Stick it Out”, “New Day” and “Celebration” are featured regularly on televised Pittsburgh Pirates and Pittsburgh Penguins games. Radio airplay includes 102.5 WDVE, 105.9 The X, 99.7 The Rock Station, 94.3 Q94 and more! “You’ll Never Stop This Machine” was used for the 2021-2022 NHL Playoffs on the nationally televised “Hockey Night in Canada”.

In July 2022, we traveled to Nashville, TN for several performances on Broadway, including Tootsie’s World Famous Orchid Lounge. In September 2022, we released our latest EP, titled “Raw Power” which is available on all major music streaming platforms. We traveled to Leestavall Recordings in Brooklyn, NY to record custom vinyl singles.

During summer 2023, we performed for the Pittsburgh Riverhounds pregame at Highmark Stadium. We released our new single, “Sweat” in March 2024.

The Hawkeyes
June 27 @ 7:00 pm

The Hawkeyes are a modern rock powerhouse. Rooted in rhythmic stomp & guitar-driven snarl, they make music that nods to the hard-hitting heavyweights of rock’s past, refashioning that diehard sound into something timeless & larger than life.

Although hailing from Pittsburgh, the Hawkeyes sharpened their sound on the road. It was there — on the sweaty, beer-soaked stages of America’s dive bars, clubs, and theaters — that the band’s four members began blending anthemic hooks, hard-rock crunch, and amplified attitude, with frontman Jay Wiley leading the charge. Headlining their own shows one minute and opening for groups like Lynyrd Skynyrd and Collective Soul the next, the Hawkeyes became genuine road warriors, building their audience song-by-song and show-by-show. They solidified their lineup along the way, with drummer Luke Zajdel and guitarist Noah Myers both teaming up with Wiley to carry rock & roll’s torch into a new era.

To properly capture their sonic swagger on record, the guys headed back home to Pennsylvania, where they teamed up with producer Sean McDonald — a Pittsburgh legend who had previously worked with another group of Steel City exports: The Clarks — to craft Ever for After. McDonald encouraged Wiley to dig deep into the music he’d grown up loving, including records by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Oasis, Queens of the Stone Age, and the Foo Fighters. Working together as co-writers and collaborators, McDonald and Wiley crafted a new batch of raw, larger-than-life songs that built upon the songwriting chops Wiley had already been honing for years, not only as the founding member of the Hawkeyes, but also as a solo artist. The result was an album that matched Wiley’s melodies and Rust Belt persona with the power of a revved-up mod-ern rock band.

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