State Fair Information, Ways to Save Money at the Fair

Welcome to the fair…. Its that time of year again for some good old fashioned fun at your local state fair! I have the information for all of the state fairs I could find and some really fun pictures of our trip last night to the Delaware State Fair along with some great tips on saving money at your local fair! Find your state in the listing below and plan your FUN!~ 😉

State fairs are such great old fashioned wholesome fun but you can easily drop a couple hundred in 1 night so I have some tips for your before you head out to the fair!

Eat a full meal before you go!  You’re not going to have time (or desire) so clean up a big meal so plan something like pizza, salad and bread stick and be sure to use paper plates.  It will save you money on food and get you out the door fast when you just have to through your cups and plate in the trash and get in the car. (you know Ledo’s pizza is my favorite 😉 )

Pack drinks for your family.  I packed 2 bottled waters for each person in my family and brought along Kool Aid packets to our into the water in case anyone complained about wanting a beverage with more flavoring.  I put my cooler under the stroller so I didn’t have to carry it.  If you aren’t bringing a stroller think about a back pack.

Talk to the kids in advance and agree that each person can get 1 treat  like a funnel cake, candy apple etc

 

Check out the animal barns 1st – They’ll frequently close earlier than the midway rides for kids

Check out fair websites before you go to see if there are any special offers or discounts for rides or tickets! Yesterday the DE State fair had a partnership promotion with Food Lion for $10 all day ride tickets & also a promotion for discounts tickets when you supported the Food Lion Food drive~!

Maryland State Fair Starts August 24th

Virginia State Fair Starts September 28th Pennsylvania State Fair

New Jersey State Fair – Starts August 3rd

Delaware State Fair – In progress now through July 28th

PA Fairs – different counties have different dates

West Virginia State Fair – Starts August 10th

New York State Fair – Starts August 23rd

North Carolina – Start October 11st

South Carolina State Fair – Starts October 10th

Ohio State Fair – Started July 25th and runs through August 5th

Wisconsin State Fair – Starts August 2nd

Iowa State Fair – Starts August 9th

Nebraska State Fair – Starts August 24th

Montana State Fair – Starts July 27th

Wyoming State Fair – Starts August 11th

Kansas State Fair – Starts September 7th

Tennessee State Fair – Starts September 7th

Louisiana State Fair – Starts October 25th

South Dakota State Fair – August 30th

North Dakota State Fair – Runs now through the 28th

Alabama State Fair – Starts August 24th

Maine State Fair – Starts July 27th

Michigan State Fair (out of funding)

California State Fair – Runs through the 29th of July

Texas State Fair – Starts Sept 28th

Arkansas State Fair – Starts October 12th

Colorado State Fair – Starts Aug 24th

Alaska State Fair– Starts Aug 23rd

Minnesota State Fair – Starts Aug 23rd