Important Change this year, all Vendor Applications must be done online. All vendor spaces are first come first serve so get your application in ASAP we fill up fast!

Facility Use & Rates

Facility rental hours are 6:00 AM to midnight

  • Setup and teardown are the responsibility of the renter and are charged at 1/2 the daily rental fee.
  • Banners and signs are not allowed on our gates or fences without prior approval of the Otero County Fair Association manager.
  • Security is required at events with a large public attendance and other events at the management’s discretion.
  • Cleaning of the facility is the responsibility of the lessee. Deposits are refundable only after the fair office or a fair board member has inspected the facility and given clearance, and all keys, if any, are returned.
  • Requests for special consideration and settlement of any disputes shall be addressed to the fair board.
  • Garbage dumpster is included. 

Contact The Fair Office To Secure a Reservation

No less than five days prior to an event: a contract must be signed by the lessee and the fair office or a member of the fair board, all rental rates and deposits paid, a Commercial General Liability Insurance Certificate of at least $1,000,000 furnished by the lessee, and a food permit issued by the New Mexico Environmental Department furnished by the lessee if applicable.

Public Event Usage Rates

Facility 

Per Day Rent  Deposit 
Rodeo Area $650 $500 
Rodeo Arena Concession Stand $200 

$500 

Rodeo Arena Non-Profit / Non-Paid Event

$125 

$500  

Kitchen 

$200 

$500, Separate 
Entire Building (includes restrooms) 14,691 sq. feet $650 $500 

Entire Building (includes restrooms) Non-Profit / Non-Paid Event

$300 

$500 
Wade Exhibit Hall (includes restrooms) 3,000 sq. feet $200 $500 
Wade Exhibit hall (includes restrooms) Non-Profit $100 $500 
New Exhibit Hall (includes restrooms) 4,068 sq. feet $260 $500 

New Exhibit Hall (includes restrooms) Non-Profit / Non-Paid Event 

$100 $500 
Old Exhibit Hall (includes restrooms) 7,623 sq. feet $350 $500 

Old Exhibit Hall (includes restrooms) Non-Profit / Non-Paid Event

$100 $500 
Livestock Barn (includes restrooms, pens, bleachers, announcer stand) $450 $500 
Pavilion (includes restrooms) 24,000 sq. feet under cover $1,300 $500 

Pavilion Non-Profit / Non-Paid Event 

$900 $500 
Main Parking Lot (West includes main gate restrooms) $800 $500