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State Fair Night!!!

Thursday, July 24
3:30 to 7:00 pm
The Shed, Illinois State Fairgrounds!

Two of your favorite summertime activities are coming together when the Illinois State Fair takes over the Illinois Product Farmers Market.

Make plans to be at the Shed on the Illinois State Fairgrounds on Thursday, July 24 from 3:30 – 7 p.m. for Illinois State Fair discount deals, giveaways, food, and of course, the weekly farmers market.

Win Illinois State Fair Tickets
Don’t miss the chance to win free tickets to an exciting event, and you don’t have to be present to win. Prize packages include:

- Two tickets to any Grandstand concert (including the sold-out Megan Moroney concert!)

- Two tickets to the Monsters of Destruction Truck Show

- Two tickets to the ITPA Truck & Tractor Pull

- Two tickets to the Rodeo by Wooten Rodeo Co.

Concert Tickets and Mega Passes
The Grandstand Box Office will be open for ticket sales. Purchase your Mega or Jumbo Pass and get photos at the Credentials Office (located inside the Emmerson Building).

Fair Food Trucks & Free Ice Cream
Get your Fair food fix early with three State Fair themed food trucks. OnPoint Concession will offer corndogs and potato tornadoes, Taft’s Mr. Ribeye will be serving up ribeye sandwiches, and Johnnie O’s will have hot and fresh mini donuts.

The first 300 visitors will enjoy free ice cream, thanks to our partners in agriculture, Prairie Farms.

Buy Early and Skip the Lines
Pre-purchase your beer tent and Grandstand beer tickets. Representatives from the Combined Veterans Association and American Business Club will be onsite to pre-sell tickets for this year’s fair.

Don’t forget to register for fan-favorite Special Events contests while you’re at the farmers market. You might earn a blue ribbon at the Illinois State Fair in August!

- Baby Photo

- Pet Photo

- Cutest Little Farmer

- Fiddle & Banjo

- Ponytail Contest

- Decorated Diaper Contest

- Diaper Derby Contest

While you’re here, learn how to play pickleball, the fastest growing sport in America. No equipment needed to learn or participate – just show up and have fun.

Illinois’ Best Blue Ribbon Recipes, the 2024 State Fair cookbook, will also be available for purchase during the event.

Live Music by: Robert Sampson

Food & Drinks by: Mr Ribeye, GTC Concessions, Johnnie O's Mini Donuts

Illinois Wine by: Kite Hill Vineyards

Craft Beer by: Just The Basics

Find Us:
The Shed is inside the Illinois State Fairgrounds—enter through Gate 3 by the Fire Station and turn right on Illinois Avenue. Parking is across the street.