The 2008 Stanislaus County Fair dates are Friday, July 25th thru Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

• Fair Admission Prices • Carnival Prices • Discounts and Promotions • Fair & Ticket Office Hours • Fair Parking • Wheelchairs & Strollers • Driving Directions • Fair Map

Fair Admission Prices:

• Discount adult fair admission: $8 (discount tickets on sale until Thursday, 7/24/08 at 7 p.m.)

• Regular-price adult admission: $10 (after 7/24/08 at 7 p.m. and/or during fair)

• Child fair admission (ages 6–12): $3

• Children ages 5 and under: Free!

Buy Online Now: Admission Tickets and Unlimited Ride Wristbands on sale now!
Buy at Valley First Credit Union
Buy at the Fair Office
 

Other Admission Prices:

Motorsports and More:
For information about the fair’s exhilarating events, in the FoodMaxx Arena, including ticket prices and ticket outlets, click here.

Carnival:
For detailed carnival information, including unlimited ride wristbands and individual ride prices, click here.

Events at the Fairgrounds:
In addition to the 10-day Stanislaus County Fair, the fairgrounds is home to over a hundred different events throughout the year.  Click here for information about upcoming events at the fairgrounds, including admission prices, if any.
 

Carnival Prices:
Unlimited ride wristband
Purchased in advance (through July 24, 2008, at 7 p.m.)

• $20 – good for any one day
   

Fair time (purchase at carnival ticket booths during the Fair on the day attending):

• $28 – good on day purchased
• $26 – Tuesday, July 29, 2008, on 7UP Night with 7UP $2 off coupon

Individual rides

Each ride requires 3 to 5 coupons:
• $1 – individual ride coupon
• $20 – 24 coupons
• $50 – 80 coupons
Important Note: Please be advised that ALL riders must either have a ride wristband or ride coupons to enjoy our rides. This includes parents/adults accompanying children who do not meet height requirements to ride alone on family rides


7UP Night carnival discount
Fair guests will receive $2 off the regular purchase price of unlimited ride wristbands purchased on Tuesday, July 29, 2008, with appropriate 7UP coupon. Present the carnival portion of the 7UP coupon at any carnival ticket booth and the price will be $26 instead of $28. Offer is limited to one wristband per discount coupon.

7UP coupons available from early July, through fair time, on 2 liter bottles of 7UP at participating retailers.


Senior Day free ride
On Saturday, July 26, seniors 65 and over may ride the carousel free of charge from noon until midnight.


Discounts and Promotions:
Thanks to our sponsors, there are discounts and promotions planned for you nearly every day and night during the fair’s 10-day run:
 

Friday, July 25, 2008: Modesto Bee Night – Save $2 Bring a canned food item to donate and receive $2 off one adult admission. Plus, gifts for the first 1,000 guests! Canned goods are donated to the United Samaritans.	Saturday, July 26, 2008: Western Valley Insurance Seniors’ Free Day  Seniors 65+ admitted free and ride the Carousel free. Plus, gifts for the first 1,000 guests!	Sunday, July 27, 2008: Merchant Day – Save $2 Present a Merchant Day coupon and receive $2 off adult admission.  Coupons available at participating merchants beginning the third week in July, while supplies last.  Click here for a list of participating merchants (available on or after July 1, 2008).	Tuesday, July 29, 2008: 7UP Night – Save up to $6 Present a 7UP coupon and receive $4 off one adult admission and/or $2 off one unlimited ride wristband purchased that night. Coupons available in early July through fair time on 2 liter bottles of 7UP at participating 7UP retailers.
Thursday, July 31, 2008: Kids’ Free Night While kids 5 and under are admitted free every day of the 10-day fair, on Kids Free Night all kids 12 and under admitted free! Plus, there are gifts for the first 1,000 kids! Sponsored by Turlock Chamber of Commerce Convention and Visitor’s Bureau	Saturday, Aug. 2, 2008:  Valley First Credit Union Day Gifts for the first 1,000 guests.	Sunday, Aug. 3, 2008: Merchant Night – Save $2 CenCal Beverage Day Present a Merchant Day coupon and receive $2 off adult admission.  Coupons available at participating merchants beginning the third week in July, while supplies last.  Click here for a list of participating merchants (available on or after July 1, 2008).

Fair and Ticket Office Hours:

Fair Hours
Friday, July 25 to Sunday, Aug. 3, 2008

Grounds and buildings open:
Monday–Friday: 5 p.m.
Saturdays and Sundays: noon

Buildings close:
Nightly: 11 p.m. 

Grounds close*:
Monday–Thursday: midnight
Fridays and Saturdays: 1 a.m.
Sundays: 12:30 a.m.

Carnival Hours*:
Monday–Thursday: 5 p.m. – midnight
Friday: 5 p.m.–1 a.m.
Saturday: noon–1 a.m.
Sunday: noon–12:30 a.m.

*Closing hours for the grounds and the carnival subject to change by fair officials on a nightly basis.

Ticket Office(s) Hours
Fair admission and unlimited ride wristbands can be purchased at any of these three convenient locations:
• Online
• Valley First Credit Union
• Stanislaus County Fair Ticket Office

eTickets:
Whether day, night or the wee hours of the morning, Fair admission eTickets and unlimited ride wristband eTickets can be purchased online now through closing day of the fair, Aug. 3, 2008. Print your eTickets from the convenience of your computer.

Note: A $1 processing fee will apply to each ticket. eTickets will feature a bar code that will be scanned at the gates.
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Beginning the first Saturday in May (May 3, 2008) and continuing through closing day of the fair (Aug. 3, 2008), credit union members and nonmembers can purchase fair admission and unlimited ride wristbands at Valley First Credit Union branches in Modesto, Turlock and Oakdale! 
 

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900 N. Broadway ● Turlock

Beginning the first Saturday in May (May 2, 2008, at 10 a.m.) and continuing through closing day of the fair (Aug. 3, 2008), visit the fair’s ticket office to purchase fair admission tickets and unlimited ride wristbands. At the fair office you can also purchase tickets to the fair’s exciting motorsports and bull riding events.

2008 Ticket Office Hours:

For questions regarding ticket sales, contact tickets@stancofair.com or telephone (209) 668-1333 x311 or (209) 524-2660 x311.

Fair Parking:
Parking during the 10-day run of the fair is just $3 per vehicle, on a space-available basis.  A portion of the parking fees benefit the Ceres Lions Club and community projects they sponsor. 

Parking Lots:

• West Lot:  Located on Soderquist Road (between Fulkerth Road and Canal Drive), west of the County Bank entrance to the fair.
• North Lot: Located on Fulkerth Road, just west of Golden State Boulevard.  From this lot you access the fair through the Mocse Credit Union entrance. 

Handicapped Parking:
Handicapped parking is provided in both the West Lot and the North Lot, on a space-available basis.  Please ask the parking lot attendant to direct you upon arrival.  See Gate Trams (below) more information.

Gate Trams:
For your convenience, complimentary tractor-pulled guest tram service is provided in the North and West parking lots between the hours of 4:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. on weeknights, and the hours of 11:30 a.m. and 10 p.m. on weekends.  The tram circles the parking lots and stops at the County Bank and Mocse gates approximately every 15 minutes.  Guests may board the inbound tram by simply waiting near their vehicles.

The tram that traverses the North Lot is wheelchair accessible.


Wheelchairs and Strollers:

Wheelchairs:
Complimentary wheelchairs may be checked-out on an ‘as-available’ basis during open hours of the fair.  Simply leave your photo identification with the attendant, located at the Lost Tots tent in the Sky Trek Kids Zone.  Wheelchairs must be returned by 11 p.m. Please note that the demand can sometimes exceed the supply, so you are encouraged to bring your own wheelchair, if possible.

Wheelchair loaners are made possible by Premier Medical Supply, Inc. of Ceres.

Strollers:
Complimentary strollers may be checked out on an ‘as available’ basis during open hours of the fair. Simply leave your photo identification with the attendant, located at the Lost Tots tent in the Sky Trek Kids Zone.  Strollers must be returned by 11 p.m.  Please note that the demand can sometimes exceed the supply, so you are encouraged to bring your own stroller, if possible.

Special thanks to the Kiwanis Club of Greater Turlock for the donation of strollers.


Driving Directions
The Stanislaus County Fair is located in Turlock, California, at the "heart" of California's Central Valley.

Traveling North on Hwy 99, take the West Main Street exit and turn right onto West Main. At the 2nd stop light, turn left onto Soderquist.

Traveling South on Hwy 99, take the Fulkerth Road exit and turn left onto Fulkerth. Go about 3/4 of a mile then turn right onto Soderquist.

Click here for a fair map!

Find MapQuest directions here

900 N. Broadway
Turlock CA 95380