(Atlantic, Iowa) – The crowning of the 2025 Cass County Fair King and Queen will take place in the Outdoor Show Ring at the Cass County Fairgrounds on Thursday, July 24th at 7:30 pm. The evening will kick off at 7:00 pm with our Little Miss and Mister contest. Any Cass County youth 5 years to 8 years old can participate in Little Miss/Mister by filling out a form in the Extension Office by noon on Wednesday, July 23^rd. Little Miss and Mister contestants will introduce themselves to the crowd before a winner is drawn out of a hat.

High school 4-H and FFA members will compete for a place on the royal court during the annual Cass County Fair, July 24th through July 29th. The candidate selected as queen will advance to the Iowa State Fair, where she will compete in the statewide competition for the title of the 2025 Iowa State Fair Queen. Judges will also select the King, Prince and Princess.

Candidates will go through Preliminary judging on Thursday, July 17th at the Cass County Community Center in Atlantic. Two judges will review candidates’ applications and interview each youth individually and as a group. Judging criteria is based on leadership, citizenship within the community, the ability to communicate openly with honesty about current youth issues, poise, charm, appearance, personality, and attitude. Candidates competing for Queen and King vote amongst themselves for Miss Congeniality and Mister Congeniality.

Coordinating the event this year is superintendent Haley Schmidt. Fair officials say they want to recognize the 2024 Cass County Fair Royalty: Queen, Claire Pellett; Princess, Makayla Atkinson; King, Jack Brahms and Prince, Jace Thomsen for representing the fair well this past year.