When and where is Husker Harvest Days 2026?

Husker Harvest Days 2026 runs September 15-17, 2026, with show hours 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. CDT daily. The permanent show site is at 9000 W Husker Hwy, about 6 miles west of Grand Island, Nebraska.

How much does it cost to attend, and how do I register?

Admission is free for adults who pre-register online at HuskerHarvestDays.com. Without registration, entry is $25 per adult at the gate; students ages 13-17 pay $10 (or attend free by donating five nonperishable food items), and children 12 and under are free.

Who should attend Husker Harvest Days?

The show is aimed at farmers, ranchers and agricultural professionals, especially crop and cattle producers in the Western Corn Belt. It also welcomes farm families and anyone interested in the latest ag equipment and technology.

What can I see and do at the show?

Attendees can watch live field demonstrations across 12 categories, from grain harvesting to autonomous equipment, plus new-for-2026 corn stalk baling, tub grinder and feed mixer demos. Other highlights include the BEEF Showcase, the Hospitality Tent with expert sessions, an HHD Drone Zone, and hundreds of exhibitors.

How do I get to Husker Harvest Days and where can I stay?

The site is 6 miles west of Grand Island on Husker Highway, accessible from I-80 and area highways; the nearest airport is Central Nebraska Regional Airport (GRI) in Grand Island. Hotels are available in Grand Island (book early, as space is limited), on-site camping is first-come, first-served, and Walmart offers a free daily shuttle to the show.

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Attendance

The show draws thousands of attendees annually. The 47th annual (2025) event was promoted as delivering agricultural technology and education to thousands of attendees from across the United States. Audience profile figures published by the organizer, based on the 2024 post-show survey, VIP advance ticket sales and the Farm Progress database, include an average of 2,500 acres farmed and an average herd size of 893, with a 91% satisfaction rate among attendees.

Registration

Admission is free for adults who pre-register online. Adult attendees can receive complimentary three-day admission when they register online at HuskerHarvestDays.com or on-site; adults who choose not to register pay $25 at the gate using cash or card, and student admission for ages 13–17 is $10 at the gate. Students can receive complimentary admission by donating five nonperishable food items through a partnership with the Heartland United Way Food Drive, and admission for children ages 12 and younger is free.

How to register:

Go to HuskerHarvestDays.com and click Register Now.
Select how many complimentary admission tickets you want, plus any student tickets.
Enter a few details such as name, email and farm information per ticket, then check out.
You will receive a confirmation email with digital tickets — print the PDF or save the QR code to your phone wallet.
At any gate, scan the QR code, your badge prints, and you attach it to a free lanyard.

The badge and lanyard serve as your admission pass, in and out at any gate, for any or all three days of the show.

History

Husker Harvest Days has run for more than four decades. The 2025 event was the 47th annual show, placing its founding around 1978. The organizer markets the event as having 40+ years of connecting farmers, ranchers and industry leaders and cites 47 years of history in its facts-and-figures section. Over time it has grown into what is billed as the world's largest totally irrigated working farm show, adding features such as the BEEF Showcase, Hospitality Tent, a Drone Zone and expanding hands-on equipment demonstrations. Show hours were adjusted to 9 a.m.–4 p.m. in 2024, after running 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the first two days in 2023. The show also runs an annual food drive with the Heartland United Way, which collected a record-breaking 16,000 pounds of food in 2024.