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Central Wisconsin State Fair: Wednesday's Activities

Wednesday, August 26th, 2026 -- 8:00 AM

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The Central Wisconsin State Fair continues today.

Daily gate passes are $10 for adults 13 and older, $5 for children 5-12, and children 4 and under are free. They have season gate passes for $37 for adults, $17 for children 5-12, and free for children 4 & under.

They do have some special admission days as well. Wednesday is Senior Citizen Day, all seniors 62 and older can enter the fair for $5. Wednesday is also Veterans Appreciation Day. All active or retired military personnel can enter the fair at $5.

Season gate passes and grandstand tickets can be purchased in the fair office or on their website (https://www.centralwisconsinstatefair.com/). Daily gate passes can be purchased at the gate the day you arrive.

Mr. E’s Magical Midways will be running Wednesday the 26th through Sunday the 30th. The midway opens at 2pm on Wednesday with $2 ferris wheel rides. For grandstand entertainment, they have Hairball. It’s $28 for the grandstand, $38 for trackside, and $48 for VIP.

The Hayes Boys Orchestra will be playing Wednesday, August 26th from 11:30am-2:30pm, The Memories at 3:15pm and 4:30pm, and Bad Habitz will play from 9:30pm-11:30pm.

They have some fun events happening in the Lang Information Center. They have the USA History Trivia Contest happening from 11am-3pm daily, Wednesday through Sunday. All daily correct answers will get you entered into a $250 cash drawing.

On Wednesday, August 26th they have the Puzzle Power of the People challenge from 11am-4pm and the Team Puzzle Challenge from 1pm-3pm. The Trivia Tractor will be available all day and vendors will be open from 11am-9pm.

The Pleasure Valley Pig and Duck races are from 12:30pm-1pm, 3pm-3:30pm, 4:15pm-4:45pm, and 6pm-6:30pm. The Wheels of Agriculture Game Show is happening 1:30pm-2pm, 5pm-5:30pm, and 6:30pm-7pm.

And Dominguez Attractions will perform 5:30pm-6pm and 7pm-7:30pm. They also have a long list of Junior Fair exhibits, projects, and events happening during the fair as well as the Open Class events.

For the Junior Fair, they have dairy judging, exotic animal, and llama judging at 8am. They have horse and pony judging at 9am. The Supreme Showmanship Contest is at 11am, exotic animals and llama judging at 1:30pm, and dairy goat judging at 2pm.

For Open Class, at 9am, they have cultural arts, knitting and crocheting, clothing, and home environment judging. The Market Animal Sale will take place at 6:30pm on Wednesday, August 26th in the Jer Lang Show Palace.

Feel free to contact us with questions and/or comments.