Where can you watch baby chicks hatch, see a Tractor Pull, enjoy a corn dog, pet a piglet, learn about McLean County Farmers, get your face painted by the Zoo Lady, ride a ferris wheel and see tons of 4-H projects and displays all in one day? At the McLean County Fair, of course!
The McLean County Fair is held annually at the Mclean County Fairgrounds and will take place this year from Wednesday, July 30 to Sunday, August 3. The McLean County Fair is home to the largest 4-H show in the world, but that's not all - there's a carnival, live entertainment, and special events offering loads of fun for the whole family. Free daily entertainment includes Granpa Cratchet, Hambone Express Pig Races, Swampmaster Gator, petting zoo, music tent, facepainting, comedy and magic shows and much more.
Special events include:
- Wednesday: Linco–Precision's Big Smokers Tractor Pull at 6 PM: $8 admission
- Thursday: Linco–Precision's Smokers Tractor Pull & Local Pickup Truck Pull-Offs at 6 PM: $6 admission
- Friday: Phil Vassar on the DuPont Pioneer stage at 8PM: $5 admission
- Saturday: Nationwide Demo Derby at 7 PM: $15 admission
McLean County Fair
July 30 - August 3, 2014
McLean County Fairgrounds is 1106 Interstate Drive, Bloomington, Illinois 61705
Fair Hours:
- Gates open 6am-9pm
- Exhibits open 9am-9pm (on Sunday the exhibits close at 5pm)
- 1pm-11pm on Wedesday, Thursday, Friday
- 12pm-11pm Saturday
- 12pm-10pm Sunday
- Single Day Fair Admission Tickets are $7 for adults and teens, and $4 for children age 6-12. Children age 5 and under are free.
- 5-day Fair Admission Wristbands can be purchased for $16 for adults and teens, and $9 for children age 6-12. Children age 5 and under are free and do not need admission wristbands.
- Admission tickets may be purchased at the Farm Bureau office (In the strip mall behind Tractor Supply: 2243 Westgate Drive, Suite 501) or at any Fair gate.
- Click HERE for details on Fair Admission Specials!
- Carnival ride tickets are sold separately. Click HERE for wristband details.
We are very excited to have a family 4-pack of admission passes (2 adult and 2 youth) for the Mclean County Fair to giveaway to one lucky subscriber! Here's how to enter:
- For a chance to win a set of four admission passes (2 adult and 2 youth) to the Mclean County Fair, leave a comment below (mandatory) telling us what you are most looking forward to about the Fair.
- For a second entry, be sure to "like" the McLean County Fair Facebook page. Come back and tell us that you did (or already do) by leaving another separate comment below.
Good luck!
