The Donut Family

The Donut Family The Donut Family page is to keep our loyal customers and fans up to date on our yearly fair and festival calandar and new products available.

A Short Story of The Donut Family
In 1973 Dennis & Kathleen Elmstrand along with their three children set out to follow their dreams selling Mini Donuts. In 1996 When given the opportunity to purchase machines, the name was changed to The Donut Family. Over the years the business has grown and so has the family. Todd & Denelle Hawkins along with their children Shawna, Joel, & Cory continue to oper

ate the business today. Now with 4 generations, The Donut Family continues to follow the same goals, Dreams & Values that were set into play 40 years ago. Thank you to our customers & friends for your continued loyalty.

🎉 WE HAVE OUR WINNERS! 🎉Congratulations to our Shinedown ticket winners! 🤘🎸 We hope you have an amazing time at the show...
08/24/2026

🎉 WE HAVE OUR WINNERS! 🎉
Congratulations to our Shinedown ticket winners! 🤘🎸 We hope you have an amazing time at the show tonight!
A huge THANK YOU to everyone who liked, shared, and entered our concert ticket giveaways this year. ❤️ We’ve had so much fun being able to give a few of our customers an extra reason to enjoy the Illinois State Fair!

And while you’re here, don’t forget to stop by The Donut Family for a bucket of hot mini donuts!

Enjoy the show & thank you for being part of our Donut Family tradition! ❤️🍩

FINAL DAY AT THE Illinois State Fair!One last day to stop by The Donut Family for hot, fresh Mini Donuts, fresh-squeezed...
08/23/2026

FINAL DAY AT THE Illinois State Fair!
One last day to stop by The Donut Family for hot, fresh Mini Donuts, fresh-squeezed lemonade, iced coffee & all your fair favorites! 🍩

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who stopped by and made this year another great one.
If you haven’t made it over yet — today’s your last chance!

- The Donut Family - An Illinois State Fair tradition since 1973.

Shinedown TICKET GIVEAWAY! We’re giving away 2 TICKETS to see SHINEDOWN Sunday night at the Illinois State Fair! Want to...
08/20/2026

Shinedown TICKET GIVEAWAY!
We’re giving away 2 TICKETS to see SHINEDOWN Sunday night at the Illinois State Fair!

Want to be there? Entering is easy:
🍩 LIKE this post
🍩 SHARE this post
🍩 Make sure you’re FOLLOWING The Donut Family
That’s it — you’re entered! 🎟️🎟️

And while you’re at the fair, come grab a bucket of our HOT, FRESH MINI DONUTS and say hello!

⭐ Winner will be announced FRIDAY AUGUST 21ST AT 10 PM! ⭐
Good luck, The Donut Family! 🤘🍩🎸

A bucket this good is meant to be shared...or maybe not...Nothing beats HOT, FRESH MINI DONUTS at the Illinois State Fai...
08/18/2026

A bucket this good is meant to be shared...or maybe not...
Nothing beats HOT, FRESH MINI DONUTS at the Illinois State Fair from The Donut Family! 🎡
Grab your favorite people, grab a bucket, and come see The Donut Family — a fair tradition since 1973.
🍩 Over 50 mini donuts in every bucket
🔥 Made hot & fresh
🎡 Illinois State Fair
TAG who you are sharing your bucket with? 👀👇

It’s TWOSDAY at the Illinois State Fair! ✌️Today only — admission AND rides are just $2! 🎟️🎢So come hungry and make a da...
08/18/2026

It’s TWOSDAY at the Illinois State Fair! ✌️
Today only — admission AND rides are just $2! 🎟️🎢

So come hungry and make a day of it! Stop by The Donut Family for a bucket of our hot, fresh mini donuts, fresh-squeezed lemonade, iced coffee and all your fair favorites.

We’ve been making memories at the fair for over 50 years, and we’d love to see you today!
The Donut Family — an Illinois State Fair tradition since 1973.

See you at the fair!

08/17/2026
🎸 38 Special — LIVE TODAY! 🎸It’s another great day at the Illinois State Fair!Grab a bucket of hot, fresh mini donuts fr...
08/17/2026

🎸 38 Special — LIVE TODAY! 🎸
It’s another great day at the Illinois State Fair!
Grab a bucket of hot, fresh mini donuts from The Donut Family and then head over to the Grandstand for 38 Special — FREE with fair admission!

🍩 Hot Mini Donuts
🍋 Fresh Lemonade
☕ Iced Coffee & Cold Drinks

Come hungry, enjoy the fair, and make a day of it!
The Donut Family — an Illinois State Fair tradition since 1973.

50+ YEARS OF FAIR TRADITIONWe wouldn’t still be here without our incredible, loyal customers. For more than 50 years, ge...
08/16/2026

50+ YEARS OF FAIR TRADITION

We wouldn’t still be here without our incredible, loyal customers. For more than 50 years, generations of families have made The Donut Family part of their trip to the Illinois State Fair — and we can’t thank you enough!

We’ve always believed a bag of donuts should be HOT FRESH AND FULL:
🍩 Over 22 mini donuts in a bag
🍩 Over 50 mini donuts in a bucket

Hot, fresh, and plenty to share… although we won’t judge if you don’t. 😉

Thank you for supporting our family business year after year and keeping this tradition going since 1973.
Illinois State Fair — come hungry and come see us!

The Donut Family | A Fair Tradition Since 1973

🎉 WE HAVE OUR WINNERS! 🎉Congratulations to our Lainey Wilson ticket winners! 🤠🎶 We hope you have an amazing time at the ...
08/15/2026

🎉 WE HAVE OUR WINNERS! 🎉
Congratulations to our Lainey Wilson ticket winners! 🤠🎶 We hope you have an amazing time at the show tonight!
A huge THANK YOU to everyone who liked, shared, and entered our giveaway. ❤️ Follow our page for our upcoming concert series giveaway for tickets to Shinedown!
And while you’re at the Illinois State Fair… come see us for a bucket of hot mini donuts! 🍩
Enjoy the show & we’ll see you at the fair!

🎟️ WHO WANTS TO SEE LAINEY WILSON?!We’re giving away 2 tickets to see Lainey Wilson at the Illinois State Fair this Satu...
08/13/2026

🎟️ WHO WANTS TO SEE LAINEY WILSON?!
We’re giving away 2 tickets to see Lainey Wilson at the Illinois State Fair this Saturday, August 15! 🤠🎶

Entering is easy: 👍 LIKE this post ↗️ SHARE this post and FOLLOW us on Facebook

Winner will be announced Friday August 14th at 6pm on this post and our page.

And while you’re at the fair… 50+ donuts in a bucket from The Donut Family?
Kinda chic. 🍩

Good luck! ❤️

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