Central Wisconsin State Fair: Saturday's Activities

Saturday, August 29th, 2026 -- 8:00 AM

The final couple days of the Central Wisconsin State Fair are happening today and tomorrow.

Daily gate passes are $10 for adults 13 and older, $5 for children 5-12, and children 4 and under are free. They do have some special admission days as well. On Saturday, they have a BOGO special. Buy one adult pass and get the 2nd adult or child pass for free; otherwise, the general admission price is the same.

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 tomorrow, Sunday the 30th. On Saturday they open at Noon and they have pay one price wristband from Noon-5pm for $35.

For grandstand entertainment, they have the band Blackberry Smoke at 7pm today. It’s $40 for grandstand, $50 for trackside, and $70 for VIP. On Saturday, the Pedal Tractor Races for ages 4-7 will take place at 1pm. Registration is from Noon until race time.

Mia Brown & Jordan Miles perform from 1pm-3:30pm, the Curious Crow is from 4pm-6:30pm, and Star Six Nine 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 tomorrow. All daily correct answers will get you entered into a $250 cash drawing.

On Saturday, August 29th from 11:30am-12:30pm there will be the Uncle Sam or Betsy Ross Look-A-Like Contest and It’s Oktoberfest in WOW from 2pm-4pm, for those 21 and older.

On Saturday, August 29th they’ll have the Draft Horse Show with halter at 10am and hitching at 2pm. Vendors will be open from 11am-9pm. The Pleasure Valley Pig and Duck Races are happening from 12:30pm-1pm, 3pm-3:30pm, 4:15pm-4:45pm, and 6pm-6:30pm.

Dominguez Attractions will be performing from 2pm-2:30pm, 5pm-5:30pm, and 6:30pm-7:30pm. The Wheels of Agriculture Game Show will be from 2:30pm-3pm, 3:30pm-4pm, and 5:30pm-6pm.

For the Junior Fair, the building opens at 8am on Saturday. They have electricity judging at 9am, woodworking judging at 9:30am, and mechanical science judging at 12:30pm.

In the Open Class, they have dairy, dairy goat, sheep, meat goat, and rabbit judging at 9am. At 2pm, they have the llama costume contest and the obstacle course classes.

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