Aksarben Stock Show is one of the largest youth livestock shows in the U.S. Participants are required to be from age 9 to 19 and may come from any of 14 states including Nebraska, Wyoming, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Colorado, Kansas, Arkansas, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Montana, and North and South Dakota. The show is produced by the Nebraska State Fair and enters its 97th year of operation in 2024. The livestock facilities of Fonner Park in Grand Island, Nebraska is the show's current locati