DEER CREEK SODBUSTERS EVENTS
2025 43rd Annual Antique Machinery Show
The only antique tractor & machinery show in Nebraska to be officially designated a "Local Legacy" by the U.S. Library of Congress.
Join us and see history come alive! There is education for the kids and entertainment for the entire family. Plenty of shade and water, as well as cold drinks available to keep you hydrated.
Join us and see history come alive! There is education for the kids and entertainment for the entire family. Plenty of shade and water, as well as cold drinks available to keep you hydrated.
- Sunday, August 10, 2025 rain or shine.
- Held at Deer Creek Showgrounds located at 72927 610 Avenue, 4 ½ miles South of Sterling, NE
- All Exhibitors Welcome!
- Flag raising - 8:00 a.m.
- Outdoor Church service - 8:15 a.m.
- Machinery demonstrations - 9:30 a.m. to noon (Threshing, Corn Shelling, Stationary Baler, Corn Binding, Silage Chopping, Small Grain Binding, Farming Demonstrations)
- Guest speaker, Rena Hunt presenting "Footprints and Handprints: Days on the Farm in the 19th Century"-Funding Provided by Humanities Nebraska - 11:30 a.m.
- Parade of Power - 1:00 p.m.
- Kids straw pile scavenger hunt - 1:45 p.m.
- Plowing - 2:00 p.m.
- Machinery demonstrations - 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Craft & Flea Market - All Day
For more information contact Pam Truscott at 402.988.8178 prior to show and Bill Truscott day of show at 402.988.8284
Annual Antique Tractor Display and Sterling Parade
- Sponsored by the Sodbusters at Sterling Picnic, May 31, 2025
- 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Antique Tractor Show
- Sterling Picnic Parade sponsored by the Deer Creek
- Sod busters parade - Lineup at 3:30 p.m. Parade begins at 4:00 p.m.
For more information call Bob at 402.239.2307