Fair Information (Old version)

General Admission

$15 onsite
$12 Online
Children 11 & under are FREE
(Free same day re-admission, get your hand stamped at the gate before departing)

Parking

$15 per car at the Fairgrounds

(cash or credit card)

GPS: 501 Perry Parkway Entrance

Group Rate

Please call the Fair Office at 301-926-3100.

FREE

Parking and shuttle bus service from Lakeforest Mall, located at Lost Knife Rd. and Odenhal Ave.

PARKING MAP

FREE

Parking on weekends at the Shady Grove Metro Station

Weekdays $5.20

Take Ride-On Buses # 55 or 59 ($1.00 per person)

NO PUBLIC ENTRY OR PARKING AT CHESTNUT STREET ENTRANCE


ANIMAL EXHIBITS IN OLD MACDONALD’S BARN ARE OPEN EACH DAY BEGINNING AT 3 PM FRIDAY, AUG. 11, 2023.

ALL OTHER ANIMAL AND BARN EXHIBITS, HOME ARTS, ARTS & CRAFTS, FARM & GARDEN AND OLD TIMERS BUILDINGS WILL OPEN SUNDAY, AUGUST 13, 2023, AT 12NOON.

 

FREE admission for all youth ages 11 and under, EVERYDAY!!!

Fair Hours

Friday, August 11, 2023
3:00pm – 12 Midnight
(Gates close at 11:00pm for entry)

 

Saturday, August 12, 2023
10:00am – 12 Midnight
(Gates close at 11:00pm for entry)

 

Sunday, Aug. 13 through Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023
10:00am – 11:00pm
(Gates close at 10:00pm for entry)

 

Friday, August 18 through Saturday, August 19, 2023
10:00am – 12 Midnight
(Gates close at 11:00pm for entry)

Carnival Hours

Friday, August 11, 2023
3:00pm – 12 Midnight
(Gates close at 11:00pm for entry)

 

Saturday, August 12, 2023
12 Noon – 12 Midnight
(Gates close at 11:00pm for entry)

 

Sunday, Aug. 13 through Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023
12 Noon – 11:00pm
(Gates close at 10:00pm for entry)

 

Friday, August 18 through Saturday, August 19, 2023
12 Noon – 12 Midnight
(Gates close at 11:00pm for entry)