Solon • Iowa — July 17–18, 2026
Solon Beef Days

Sponsors

Since 1971, Beef Days has awarded $966,450 to local projects and community improvements. None of it happens without the businesses and individuals who sponsor the festival. Here’s how 2026 works.

2026 Sponsorship Levels

Platinum
$2,000 and up
Benefits
  • All Gold benefits
  • Sponsor-supplied booth to give out swag or information (staffed by your employees)
  • 2 additional Beef Days t-shirts
Available Sponsorship Events
  • Main Stage for Friday Night (with sign on Main Stage)
  • Main Stage for Saturday All Day (with sign on Main Stage)
  • Beer Tent for both Friday and Saturday
  • Hay Bale Toss
Gold
$1,000 – $1,999
Benefits
  • All Silver benefits
  • Name of your business on the Beef Days flyer
  • Bring your own or use Beef Days-supplied signage
  • Logos for social media including the website
  • 2 additional Beef Days t-shirts
Available Sponsorship Events
  • Parade
  • Corn Hole Bags Tournament
  • Carnival
  • Beef Days Run (5K & 1 Mile) — sponsor front of 5K/1M t-shirt
  • Kids Korner Friday Night Kids Tractor Pull
Silver
$500 – $999
Benefits
  • All Bronze benefits
  • 2 Beef Days t-shirts
Available Sponsorship Events
  • Friday night band, 9 PM to midnight
  • Saturday night band, 9 PM to midnight
  • Kids Korner Saturday Events (to be announced)
Bronze
$200 – $499
Benefits
  • All Copper benefits
  • 2 Beef Days can koozies
  • Sponsor event + logos for social media including the website
  • Beef Days-supplied signage
Available Sponsorship Events
  • Scott Kleppe Fishing Derby
  • Waterball Fight
  • Horseshoe Tournament
  • Archery Tournament
  • Friday night band, 5 PM to 8:30 PM
  • Saturday band, 11 AM to 1 PM
  • Saturday Beer Tent band, 2 PM to 4 PM
  • Saturday Night Beer Tent band, 5 PM to 8:30 PM
Copper
$25 – $199
Benefits
  • Your business name listed on the back of the Beef Days t-shirt and on the Beef Days website

How to Give

Deadline: May 23, 2026.

Mail a check to:
Solon Beef Days
PO Box 355
Solon, IA 52333

Include your business name exactly as you would like it to appear on the t-shirts and event signage.

Specific event sponsorships (Main Stage, bands, Parade, Kids Korner, etc.) are assigned in the order that checks are received. We will contact you shortly after receiving your donation to discuss available events at your sponsorship level.

2025 Sponsors — Thank You

Gratitude to the businesses and individuals who supported Beef Days in 2025.

Event Level — $500 and Above

  • Beck’s Hybrid
  • Bluebird Cafe
  • Bridge Community Bank
  • Brown Concrete & Backhoe / Brown Well Pump Service
  • Brosh Chapel & The Avacentre
  • F J Krob & Co Elevator
  • Hills Bank & Trust
  • Iowa Valley Monument Company
  • Mahoney Insurance Co
  • McGrath Auto
  • Senior Housing Investments

Partner Level — $300 to $499

  • 7G Distributing
  • Buff’s GAMEDAY
  • Chris’ Excavating LLC
  • City of Solon
  • Deeney Law Firm, PLC
  • Dvorsky Farms
  • E & J Geothermal Inc
  • Ely Fire Department
  • Ferrell Gas
  • Friends of the Solon Library
  • Gordon Lumber
  • Lovetinsky Harapat Auto Service
  • Iowa Beverage (IBEV)
  • Jami Wolf, Realtor: KW Legacy Group
  • KCRG TV-9
  • KGAN TV-2
  • Kroul’s Farm
  • Lake McBride Golf Course
  • Mark’s Auto Body, Inc
  • Profitt Construction
  • Rubber Ducky Car Wash
  • Ruzicka’s Meats
  • Saddleback Ridge Golf Course & Driving Range
  • Solon Scouts Troop 120
  • Solon Economist
  • Solon State Bank
  • Stebral Construction Inc
  • Sun & Fun RV
  • Truck Country of Cedar Rapids
  • Ward Counseling
  • Ziskovsky Family Farm

Proud Sponsor Level — $100 to $299

  • El Sol Mexican Cuisine
  • Ellison Insurance
  • Frida Kahlo Mexican Restaurant
  • Healthy Habit Fitness, Inc
  • Iowa Running Company
  • Ken’s Auto Clinic Inc
  • Lee’s Ag Clinic
  • LITE Windows Inc
  • Memorials by Michael
  • Odie’s Bar & Grill
  • P & K Midwest
  • Sam’s Main Street Market
  • Solon Barber Shop
  • Scheels
  • Towncrest Pharmacy

Contributor Level — $25 to $99

  • Briar Ridge Bikes
  • Eastwood’s Sports Bar
  • Solon Feed Mill Inc

 

Questions? Get in Touch

Reach out to the Solon Beef Days Proud Sponsor Committee — Lynn Morris, Dan Kramer, and Karen McGill — using the form below.

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