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Central Wisconsin State Fair: Friday's Activities

Friday, August 28th, 2026 -- 8:01 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.

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 through Sunday the 30th. They open at 4pm on Friday and have pay one price wristband for $35 from 4pm-9pm. For grandstand entertainment, they have Chris Young on Friday, August 28th at 7:30pm. It’s $50 for grandstand, $65 for trackside, and $95 for VIP.

The Until Dawn The Trio will perform on Friday August 28th from 1pm-3:30pm, the Main Street Conservatory of Dance will perform from 4pm-5pm, and The Back 40 Band from 9pm-Midnight.

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

On Friday, August 28th, from 11am-2pm, they’ll Celebrate Cranberries. On Friday, August 28th, they’ll have the Central Wisconsin State Fair Horse Pull at 6pm. The Central Wisconsin State Fair Pie Auction is happening on Friday, August 28th at 5:30pm.

The vendors will be available from 11am-9pm and a cream puff eating contest from 11am-12:30pm. The Pleasure Valley Pig and Duck Races are happening from 12:30pm-1pm, 3pm-3:30pm, 4:15pm-4:45pm, and 6pm-6:30pm.

The Wheels of Agriculture Game Show will be happening from 1:30pm-2pm, 5pm-5:30pm, and 6:30pm-7pm. Dominguez Attractions will perform from 2pm-3pm, 5:30pm-6pm, and 7pm-7:30pm. For the Junior Fair, the building opens at 8am and rabbit judging is at Noon. For the Open Class, beef and dairy goat judging is at 9am and dairy judging is at Noon. 

If you’d like to see the results from the Junior Fair exhibits, you can follow this link: https://fairentry.com/Fair/Results/24234?fbclid=IwY2xjawT8FuNwZG9mBWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMW9aUE5RUkNRWjFUS3ZJQVpzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEejuJiPI8lWhIbEwGkE06QgXKEU_Hc3TAO6S8OjbIaQsneK23faAaKkqbS62g_aem_j_fPDEifCJFqDt0WNifrqQ.

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