Re-entry: Wristbands for re-entry will be given upon payment of admission.
Gates open at 8 a.m. each day
Gate admission is FREE beginning at 6 p.m. on Sunday evening!
Fair Admission Tickets can be purchased at the gates during all hours of the fair. Cash & credit cards are accepted at all gates.
Demolition Derby Tickets (Sunday night grandstand event) can be purchased:
Midway Ride Tickets can be purchased at the Midway ticket booths during the fair. More information on the Midway page.
Seniors 60 & older: Half price from 8 a.m.—6 p.m.
Free admission for veterans and current military with current military ID
Gate admission is FREE beginning at 6 p.m. on Sunday evening!
Save money with advanced sale items!
Buy online (processing fees will be added) and pick up in the Administration Building or have them mailed to you.
The last day advanced sale items will be mailed is Wednesday, July 26. Advanced admission tickets not picked up before the opening of the fair will be at WILL CALL at the North Gate (Gate #5).
Tickets can also be purchased in the Administration Building (M–F 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) beginning Wednesday, June 14. When purchasing with a credit card, processing fees will be added.
Advanced sale items will not be available after 8:00 a.m. Wednesday August 9, 2023.
Save $5 on admission! A Carver County Agricultural Society Membership costs $35 and includes 5 gate tickets.
8 rides for $20! Advanced ride tickets are available via 4-H club members or online.
Fair bucks were discontinued in 2018.
| Wednesday | 12 p.m. – 10 p.m. |
| Thurs. – Sat. | 8 a.m. – 10 p.m. |
| Sunday | 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. |
| Wednesday | 8 a.m. – 10 p.m. |
| Thurs. – Sat. | 8 a.m. – 10 p.m. |
| Sunday | 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. |
| Wednesday | 12 p.m. – 9 p.m. |
| Thurs. – Sat. | 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. |
| Sunday | 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. |
Public parking for the Carver County Fair is available for free on the city streets in Waconia. Parking is also available for a fee in the lots outlined on the map below. Public parking is not available on the Fairgrounds.
Handicapped parking is located on Burandt Blvd adjacent to Gates 1 & 5; there is limited parking available inside the fence at these gates. If there is a spot available you will be allowed to enter and park. Sorry, no motorized scooter rentals available.
Free shuttle buses will be available per map below at the following times:
Commercial and Food Vendors can purchase parking passes as part of the lease agreement with the Fairgrounds. Parking space for holders of parking passes is limited and no guarantee is given that parking will be available. No parking passes sold to general public.
Note: We don’t sell parking passes to our exhibitors…the board basically gives them out based on the number of animals they are showing.
Please visit the Exhibiting at the Fair page for information on exhibit categories, pre-registration, drop-off, premiums, and more.
Handicapped parking is located on Burandt Blvd. adjacent to Gate #1 (Main Gate) and Gate #5 (North Gate).
No hoverboards, skateboards, roller or inline skates, bikes or motorized scooters, etc. are allowed on the fairgrounds. Handicap scooters are the exception.
Sorry, no motorized scooter rentals are available at this event.
Cash & credit cards are accepted at all gates.
Livestock Exhibitor Gate Pass Policy: If entries and required registration are in the Fair office by the deadline date, one Fair-week gate pass will be issued to each livestock exhibitor, but only one parking pass will be issued per residence/family exhibiting livestock. The Carver County Fair Board already issues each 4-H livestock exhibitor a gate pass via the Carver County Extension Office; no second gate pass will knowingly be issued to anyone.
NO DOGS or other pets allowed in fairgrounds. Exceptions are bonafide service animals or if the pet’s presence is part of an organized and announced fair activity. ANYONE violating this rule with a pet must take the pet off fairgrounds property immediately upon being asked by any fair official or law enforcement personnel.
An air-conditioned breastfeeding building is available next to the Administration Building.
Alcoholic beverages are only allowed in the Entertainment Center and Grandstand.
No hoverboards, skateboards, roller or inline skates, bikes or motorized scooters, etc. are allowed on the fairgrounds. Handicap scooters are the exception.
While the greatest care will be executed by the Management to protect patrons of the Carver County Fair, each individual will be held personally responsible for his or her actions, and the Management will not be accountable or responsible for any injury. The Carver County Agricultural Society Management assumes no liability for loss or damage to any property to the concessionaire, exhibitor or patron, due to theft, fire, tornado, weather conditions or other causes. The Directors of the Carver County Fair Board reserve the right to refuse any offensive or obscene exhibits or fair event participation in which the judgment of the Fair Board would be offensive to the general public.
The Carver County Fairgrounds is private property. It is the expectation of the Carver County Fair Board that patrons will behave in an appropriate, lawful manner. No entrances or exits can be obstructed or limited in any way. The distribution of literature or other informational pieces must come from a commercial exhibitor space. Fill out our Vendor Request Form if you would like to inquire about renting a space at the Fair.
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