General Admission
$15 On-site
$12 Online (plus applicable fees)
Children 11 & under are FREE
(Free same day re-admission, get your hand stamped at the gate before departing)
Fair Information
Parking
$15 per car at the Fairgrounds
use 501 Perry Parkway Entrance
(cash or credit card)
Group Rate Tickets
Must be purchased online!
Ride Share
Must use 33 Dalamar Street Entrance
(drop-off and pick-up)
FREE PARKING & SHUTTLE BUS
ROCKVILLE CAMPUS MONTGOMERY COLLEGE
51 Mannakee Street, Rockville, MD 20850
LAKEFOREST MALL
GPS Address:
Located at Lost Knife Road and Odenhal Avenue
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, AUGUST 9, 2024.
ALL OTHER ANIMAL & BARN EXHIBITS, HOME ARTS, ARTS & CRAFTS, FARM & GARDEN & OLD TIMERS BUILDINGS WILL OPEN SUNDAY, AUGUST 11, 2024, AT 12NOON.
FREE admission for all youth ages 11 and under, EVERYDAY!!!
Fair Hours
Friday, August 9, 2024
3pm–12midnight
(Gates close at 11pm for entry)
(Hand stamps stop at 10:30pm)
(Parking Closes at 10:30pm)
Saturday, August 10, Friday, August 16
& Saturday, August 17, 2024
10am–12midnight
(Gates close at 11pm for entry)
(Hand stamps stop at 10:30pm)
(Parking Closes at 10:30pm)
Sunday, August 11 – Thursday, August 15, 2024
10am–11pm
(Gates close at 10pm for entry)
(Hand stamps stop at 9:30pm)
(Parking Closes at 9:30pm)
Carnival Hours
Friday, August 9, 2024
3:00pm – 12 Midnight
(Gates close at 11:00pm for entry)
Saturday, August 10, 2024
12 Noon – 12 Midnight
(Gates close at 11:00pm for entry)
Sunday, Aug. 11 through Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024
12 Noon – 11:00pm
(Gates close at 10:00pm for entry)
Friday, August 16 through Saturday, August 17, 2024
12 Noon – 12 Midnight
(Gates close at 11:00pm for entry)
Ride Discounts
Advanced One-Day Ride Wristband – available online only, through Thurs. August 8 at midnight for $30.00. (Does not include Fair admission fee)
OPENING DAY! Friday, August 9 – One-day ride wristbands will cost $25.00, You may ride until Midnight only. Must be purchased at a Carnival Ticket Booth before 11:00 PM. Ride all rides but Air Raid, Ride wristbands WILL be placed on wrist at time of purchase, Absolutely no exceptions. sponsored by WJLA – ABC 7. (Does not include Fair admission fee).
Monday, August 12 Brought to you by United Health Care & Wednesday, August 14 Brought to you by Velocity Clinical Research– Family Day Ride Specials
Monday and Wednesday ONLY one-day ride wristbands will cost $25.00 ALL DAY, you may ride until 11pm! Must be purchased at a Carnival Ticket Booth Before 10:00 PM. Ride all rides but Air Raid, Ride wristbands WILL be placed on wrist at time of purchase, Absolutely no exceptions. (Does not include Fair admission fee).
One-day ride wristbands can only be purchased at the Carnival Fun Tagg Kiosk stations located in the Carnival area of the Fairgrounds, or online. The Air Raid ride is excluded from the ride wristband offer. All wristbands are only good until 11pm^ or midnight* on the day they are purchased. Wristbands are good for all ages.
^ 11pm end time on Sunday, August 12 through Thursday, August 15
* midnight end time on Friday, August 9 to Saturday, August 10 and Friday, August 16 to Saturday, August 17
***All prices are subject to change***
Ride Wristbands
Carnival one-day ride wristband does not include Fair admission.
Advanced One-Day Ride Wristbands:
- Available online only through Thursday, August 8 at 12 midnight for $30.
On-site Carnival One-Day Ride Wristband Prices:
- Tuesday, August 13 & Thursday, August 15 – $35.00 when purchased on-site.
- Saturday, August 10, Sunday, August 11, Friday, August 16 & Saturday, August 17 – $40.00 when purchased on-site.
One-day ride wristbands can only be purchased at the Carnival Fun Tagg Kiosk stations located in the Carnival area of the Fairgrounds, or online. The Air Raid ride is excluded from the ride wristband offer. All wristbands are only good until 11pm^ or midnight* on the day they are purchased. Wristbands are good for all ages.
^ 11pm end time on Sunday, August 11 through Thursday, August 15
* midnight end time on Friday, August 9 to Saturday, August 10 and Friday, August 16 to Saturday, August 17
***All prices are subject to change***
