The Fair is now open! Go here to the official website to read about the great discounts offered on admission to the Indiana State Fair!
Here's my favorite:
Free Admission Ticket in the Indianapolis Star - The Indianapolis Star will offer a free ticket in the newspaper on Monday, 8/10 good for Wednesday 8/12 and Thursday 8/13. Watch The Star later that week for more surprises!
Make sure you pick up extra copies that day!
It really looks like the organizers of the State Fair have done a great job at making it affordable this year!
Here are the rest of the discounts!
- Discount admission tickets in advance are just $7 (kids 5 and younger are free every day). They will be available mid July at all Indiana Wal-Mart stores, CVS/pharmacy stores, Indiana Farm Bureau offices, The Marten House Hotel, the Indiana State Fairgrounds Box Office.
- Free Admission Ticket in the Indianapolis Star - The Indianapolis Star will offer a free ticket in the newspaper on Monday, 8/10 good for Wednesday 8/12 and Thursday 8/13. Watch The Star later that week for more surprises!
- Free Admission For Military Personnel and Families - The State Fair is honoring our current and former memebers of the Armed Forces by offering free admission for them and family memebers on Sunday, Aug. 16, with presentation of a military ID or veterans' membership card. Click here for more information.
- BMV Carload Day - Large families and groups of friends traveling to the fair together will want to take advantage of this great offer on Monday, Aug. 17. Admission is only $15 per vehicle for up to 10 people with voucher printed from here.
- Delta SkyMiles $2 Tuesday - On Tuesday, Aug. 18, visitors are admitted for just $2, compliments of Delta SkyMiles with voucher printed by clicking here.
- Farmers' Day Lunch Deal for Downtown Workers - On Wednesday, Aug. 19 (Farmer's Day), downtown workers who take the IndyGo Route 39 bus for $1.75 from 11 am to 2 pm will receive free admission to the Fair through Gate 1A on 38th St. For trip planning assistance, visit www.indygo.net or call (317) 635-3344.
- Free Admission for State Employees - All state employees are admitted to the fair for free on Thursday, Aug. 20, with the presentation of an employee ID card.
- 2 for 1 Admission for ABATE Members - On Friday, Aug. 21 ABATE of Indiana Motorcycle Day, two visitors will be admitted for the price of one when they present an ABATE of Indiana membership card.
- $2 Discount with Pepsi Product Can - All visitors who bring any Pepsi brand can on the fair's final day, Aug. 23, will receive $2 off the gate admission.
- Free Lottery Ticket - On Sunday, Aug. 9, all guests at least 18 years old can redeem their fair ticket from 10 am to 7pm at either of the two Hoosier Lottery Booths, at the Hoosier Lottery Grandstand or on the North Side near Farmers Blvd.
- Tractor Shuttle Ride Discounts for Seniors - All seniors, age 55 and older, can ride the tractor shuttles around the Fairgrounds for just $3/day when they purchase a special wristband at the State Fair Information Booths located in Pioneer Village and on State Fair Blvd. On Golden Hoosiers' Day, Aug. 18, seniors can ride the tractor shuttles for Free!
- Indiana State Fair Value Coupon Book - Save money on everything from corn dogs to sunglasses by purchasing this book for just $5. More than $100 in deals and discounts are being offered by dozens of fair vendors. The books are available in the Tomato Patch Gift Shop presented by Red Gold.
$2 Taste of the State Fair - On Tuesday, Aug. 18, concessionaires all over the fairgrounds will have $2 food specials all day long!
- WFMS Free Ticket WFMS will be giving away free admission to the Fair on Monday 8/17 – Thursday 8/20 through a “ticket stop” locations. Listen to WFMS for more details.
- Russ Parr Radio Show - The Russ Parr Radio Show will be in the Hoosier Lottery Grandstand on Monday, Aug. 10 from 6 – 10am. WHHH 96.3 FM will be posting on their website www.hot96.com ticket locations and giving away vouchers for free admission to the State Fair. Voucher is only good until 9am on this day.
- WFMS Fair Train Taking the WFMS FairTrain to the fair? Save $2 on adult fares and $1 on child fares with FairTrain tickets purchased at any Hamilton County KeyBank.
Here is a list of all the Midway Specials. This is definitely the way to go if your kiddos want to ride the rides! We went a few years ago during the Munchkin Special. I was very pleased with all the rides that were available for the kids! You can easily spend $15 - 25 on 5-6 rides - so the wristbands are great!
It looks like the best deal is on Wednesday 8/19 - for $25 you can ride as many rides as you want from 12 noon until 10 pm!
Midway Wristband Specials
Ride all the rides you want during these Special Hours.| Fri, 8/7 | Midnight Madness | 7p – mid | $25 |
| Mon, 8/10 | Family Day | noon – 6pm | $25 |
| Tues, 8/11 | Family Day | noon – 6pm | $25 |
| Wed, 8/12 | Family Day | noon – 6pm | $25 |
| Thur, 8/13 | Family Day | noon – 6pm | $25 |
| Fri, 8/14 | Midnight Madness | 7p – mid | $25 |
| Mon, 8/17 | Munchkins | noon – 4pm | $15 |
| Tues, 8/18 | Family Day | noon – 6pm | $25 |
| Wed, 8/19 | Ride Survival | noon – 10pm | $25 |
| Thur, 8/20 | Family Day | noon – 6pm | $25 |
| Fri, 8/21 | Midnight Madness | 7p – mid | $25 |
| Sun, 8/23 | Last Blast | noon – 10pm | $25 |
