Illinois State Fair

Plan ahead and save during the Illinois State Fair Holiday Sale, with Mega and Jumbo passes at the lowest price they will ever be, starting TOMORROW November 9! 🎟️ Mega Pass: $70 🎟️ Jumbo Pass: $80 🎟️ Admission Bundles: $30–$45 Plan now. Save later. Fair fun awaits!

📅 MARK YOUR CALENDAR: NOVEMBER 9. The Illinois State Fair Holiday Sale is almost here! Starting November 9, lock in our lowest Mega and Jumbo Pass prices of the season and give yourself something to look forward to all winter long. 🎡☀️

🎁 Our lowest prices of the season arrive November 9. Plan ahead for summer fun, give them something to look forward to and save while you’re at it. Give experiences, not more stuff. Give the gift of unlimited fun.

Applications for performers on the 2027 Illinois State Fair Free Entertainment Stages open November 1! 📅 Applications open Nov. 1, 2026, and close Jan. 31, 2027, at midnight. Apply at statefair.illinois.gov/ once applications open!

Whose ready to see 38 Special FOR FREE on the Grandstand Stage? Thanks to @GovPritzker for making the Illinois State Fair affordable for famlies.

📢 The celebration starts now! 🚨 For 24 hours only, you can purchase Adult Admission Books for just $30 — that’s a $15 savings off the regular price! 🎟️ How to buy: 💻 Online: Purchase at StateFair.Illinois.gov 🏢 In Person: Stop by the Emmerson Building

📢Exhibitors! The 2026 Livestock, General and Horse Show Premium Books are now available online! Applications will be accepted through ShoWorks starting June 1. 🔗Visit statefair.illinois.gov for more information.

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🎶 Grandstand Announcement! 🎶 Get ready, Illinois! The Chicks are coming to the Illinois State Fair Grandstand stage on Saturday, August 22, 2026! 🤠✨ 🎫 Tickets go on sale on Ticketmaster at 10am Saturday, March 28.

The 2026 Grandstand Line-up is filling up. Another announcement is coming tomorrow – any guesses?

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Inspired by Route 66’s 100th anniversary and the Fairgrounds’ place along the route, this year’s theme celebrates the miles of fun waiting at the Fair—from carnival rides and concerts to the racetrack and everywhere in between, the Fair is full of adventure and even more smiles.

Illinois native Bailey Zimmerman is coming home! 🌽🔥 Catch the multi-platinum, chart-topping country star live on the Illinois Lottery Grandstand Stage on Friday, August 14, 2026. 🎫 Tickets go on sale on Ticketmaster at 10am Friday, February 13.

What’s that? Another grandstand announcement? Yeah, it is! Come back tomorrow to see who’s taking the Illinois Lottery Grandstand Stage on Ag Day.

🚨 We are UNWELL 🚨 Matchbox Twenty is coming to the Illinois Lottery Grandstand Stage on Sunday, August 16. 🎸 Get ready to sing 3AM, Bent, If You’re Gone and all the hits—loud. 🎫 Tickets go on sale on Ticketmaster at 10 am Friday, February 13.

This is a big one…check back tomorrow to see who we’ll be announcing next in our 2026 Grandstand line-up.

👏 💐 Congratulations to Krista Phillips of Effingham County on being named the 2026 Miss Illinois County Fair Queen! We look forward to working with her in her role as the official hostess of the Illinois State Fair this summer.

Big News, Fair Fans! The 2026 Illinois State Fair is going 100% digital with our new ticketing partner, etix! ✨ Here's what you need to know: ✔️ Buy in advance ✔️ Print at home or go mobile ✔️ No more paper admission tickets Get ready for a seamless fair experience in 2026!

✔ Lowest prices of the season ✔ Makes a great gift ✔ Makes great memories There is no downside.

🎤 JUST ANNOUNCED! Ella Langley is coming to the Illinois State Fair Grandstand on Friday, August 21, 2026! 🎟️ Tickets go on sale Saturday, December 6 @ 10am exclusively at Ticketmaster.com.