City Park

The primary park in the community is referred to as the “City Park”. The park is located three blocks west of the northwest corner of the Historic Downtown Square. 

The Fairbury City Park plays host to the largest flea market in Nebraska, The July 4th Flea Market. Each year during the July 4th holiday, thousands of visitors come to the Fairbury City Park to shop the hundreds of vendors displaying their goods. At the July 4th Flea Market you'll find everything from antiques, collectibles, furniture, new merchandise, architectural pieces, not to mention a huge variety of food and beverages. The flea market starts at dawn, and features a Shriners Parade at 10 am. The day ends with a huge fireworks display at dusk.

Source: Nebraska Game and Parks Fairbury, Nebraska Comprehensive Development Plan 2013 24 The park also has the Girl Scout cabin. The cabin is available as a meeting place and is for rent. The building was constructed in Fairbury as a WPA project during the 1930’s Located on the southwest side of the Fairbury City Park. 

The Frontier Fun Park is the first of its kind in the state of Nebraska, built in 1995 and funded entirely by community volunteers. Constructed entirely of wood at the hands of Fairbury locals, this fantasy playground recreates the excitement of a pioneer town in the Old West. 

Fairbury City Park in Fairbury, Nebraska is home to the Fairbury Softball Complex. The Fairbury Softball Complex features a state-of-the-art clover leaf design, with four lighted fields with two adjacent practice fields. The complex also has a newly-updated restroom addition and full concessions on site, plus picnic shelter.  (No Dogs are allowed within the complex.)

The Fairbury Municipal Swimming Pool was built in 1952 and refurbished in 2009. The Fairbury Pool holds 310,000 gallons of water. The depth ranges from three feet in the shallow end to 12 feet in the deep end. The Fairbury Pool features two wading pools for small children, one waterslide and two diving boards. The pool is fully-staffed with a minimum of three lifeguards on duty at all times. There are showers, restrooms and lockers available to store clothing and valuables. There is a concession stand and a picnic shelter/gazebo on site