The Central Wisconsin State Fair is underway and runs through this Sunday, August 24th.
Cost for daily gate passes is $10 for adults 13 and older, $5 for children 5-12, and children 4 and under are free. Season gate passes are $35 for adults 13 and older, $15 for children 5-12, and free for children 4 and under.
The carnival opens at 2pm today and it’s Family Day, so all rides are one less ticket from 2pm-6pm. Pay one price wristband from 2pm-6pm is $25 and from 6pm-10pm is $30. Vendors will be open today from 11am-9pm.
Some other fun and performances in the Family Entertainment tent today include country music from Jackson Taylor 1pm-3:30pm and a performance by the Main Street Conservatory of Dance from 4pm-5pm. Brett Westgrove, who’s opening for Justin Moore, will be performing country music from 9pm-Midnight.
Dominguez Attractions, a proud circus family, will have shows for adults and kids throughout the entire week of the fair. Their shows will be at 2pm-3pm, 5:30pm-6pm, and 7pm-7:30pm today. Kenny Ahern will bring his zany comedy shows all week at the fair. His shows will be from 1:30pm-2pm, 5pm-5:30pm, and 6:30pm-7pm today.
Pleasure Valley Pig and Duck Races will be happening during the week of the fair too. They will have shows from 12:30pm-1pm, 3pm-3:30pm, 4:15pm-4:45pm, and 6pm-6:30pm today. Balloons by Kevin will also be providing fun balloons for kids from 2pm-7pm and a Fairest and Ambassador activity will be happening from 11:30am-12:30pm. Fairgoers may run into Ta-Da Robots each day of the fair as well.
The Central Wisconsin State Fair Horse Pull is happening this afternoon at 6pm and the Central Wisconsin State Fair Fairest Pie Auction is happening at 5:30pm in the Family Entertainment Tent. The Wonders of Wisconsin Exhibit will return to the Lang Information Center this year with the theme of Wonders of Wisconsin Wildlife.
The Sample Shack will also return, giving Wisconsin residents the chance to sample some of Wisconsin’s awesome products. Contests in the Lang Information Center will be back this year. Today the Cherry Spitting Contest continues, which takes place at 3pm. Participating contestants will compete in age groups 10-17 and 18 and older.
For the Junior Fair, the building opens at 8am and rabbit judging takes place at Noon. For the Open Class judging, dairy goats are at 8am, beef at 9am, and dairy at noon. Grandstand tonight is country artist Justin Moore. Tickets are $40 for grandstand, $50 for trackside, and $80 for VIP. Tickets include gate admission if purchased before entering the fair.
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