Erin Ranum, the daughter of Steve and Kristin Ranum of Waunakee, was recently selected Dane County Fairest of the Fair. She will preside over the 2026 Dane County Fair, July 16-19 at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison. As the Dane County Fairest of the Fair, she will be promoting the event during the upcoming months. She will represent Dane County in the State Fairest of the Fairs competition in January of 2027.
Ranum is currently working as a dance instructor at a studio in Waunakee. She is a graduate of UW – Madison and was a Singer/Dancer for 3 years with the Wisconsin Singers. She has also choregraphed the Waunakee Middle School Musical for the past couple of years. “I feel so lucky to have found work that I am so passionate about while also helping to shape the next generation. “
Ranum’s Involvement
Ranum also currently serves as the chairperson of the Dane County 4-H Camp committee. She works with 20 other adult volunteers and the 4-H program coordinator to plan a weeklong camp. The camp is for about 150 4-H youths. She attended the 4-H camp as a camper for two years and a camp counselor for three years. She is a past member of the Waunakee Whirlwinds 4-H Club, an exhibitor at the Dane
County Fair for 9 years and was also the Vice President of Public Relations for her local FFA club.
She will be officially crowned Dane County Fairest of the Fair on Saturday, June 13th at the Dane County Dairy Breakfast to be held at Swaindale Genetics dairy farm in Deerfield, WI. Erin will serve as the ambassador for the Dane County Fair and the hundreds of youth exhibitors who participate in that event each year. To request an appearance by Ranum at your community event as Dane County Fairest of the Fair, visit www.danecountyfair.com. The request form is available under the Fairest of the Fair tab.
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