Bureau County Fair announces 2026 Princeton lineup, truck-pull promoter

The Bureau County Fair has announced its 2026 entertainment lineup, including a Sawyer Brown concert, a Lonestar appearance and a truck and tractor pull promoted by Backroad Pullers.

The five-day fair is scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 26, through Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026, at the Bureau County Fairgrounds on Peru Street in Princeton. The lineup announcement was posted June 30, 2026.

Concerts and grandstand events

Sawyer Brown is scheduled to perform Thursday, Aug. 27, at 7 p.m. in the grandstand. The band is part of the fair’s announced grandstand entertainment lineup.

Lonestar is also listed among the fair’s 2026 entertainment acts. The announcement identifies the group as part of the lineup but does not provide a performance date in the published details.

The announcements give fairgoers one confirmed concert time and identify another major act as planning begins for the 2026 event. The schedule also establishes Friday’s truck and tractor pull as one of the fair’s featured attractions.

Truck and tractor pull

Backroad Pullers was announced as the promoter of the truck and tractor pull scheduled for Friday, Aug. 28. The announcement names the organization responsible for promoting the event during the fair.

The pull falls on the second full day of the fair, following the Wednesday opening and Thursday’s Sawyer Brown concert. It will be followed by the fair’s Saturday and Sunday programming, which remains part of the Aug. 26-30 run.

Planning for the Princeton fairgrounds

The Bureau County Fair is a major annual gathering at the Princeton fairgrounds. The announced concerts and pull provide dates for residents, visitors and local businesses to mark on their calendars as they plan for the late-August event.

The fair’s schedule is also relevant to activity around the Peru Street grounds. Large annual events can shape attendance patterns, traffic and demand for hospitality businesses, while the entertainment lineup gives visitors specific reasons to plan a trip to Princeton during the five-day fair.

For fairgoers, the key announced dates are Thursday evening, Aug. 27, for Sawyer Brown at 7 p.m. and Friday, Aug. 28, for the Backroad Pullers-promoted truck and tractor pull. Lonestar is included in the lineup, though a date for that appearance has not been published in the announcement.

The Bureau County Fairgrounds has published the 2026 fair dates, location and featured acts. Ticket prices, attendance projections and traffic-control plans were not included in the announcement.