95th Lake County Fair promises five days of fun

Posted July 23, 2024 5:00 am

Daily Herald Staff Report

Celebrating its 95th year, the Lake County Fair brings carnival rides, live music, livestock shows, motor sports, kids’ activities and much more to the Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake Wednesday through Sunday, July 24-28. Daily Herald File Photo

The Lake County Fair is returning for its 95th year, offering rides, food, live music, motocross, monster trucks, a demolition derby, bull riding, pig races, livestock competitions and more. The five-day festival takes place at the Lake County Fairgrounds and Event Center at 1060 E. Peterson Road, Grayslake.

Fair hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, July 24 and 25; 10 a.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday, July 26 and 27; and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, July 28, with rides and games open from 1 p.m. to close Wednesday, and noon to close Thursday through Sunday. From noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, games and rides will be open to those with sensory needs and their families and closed to the general public. The expo hall is open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Livestock Barn hours are 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.

The GooRoos will perform at 6 p.m. Friday, July 26, at the Lake County Fair in Grayslake. Other musical acts scheduled to perform at the fair include Brass From The Past, Mellencougar, Billy Elton and many more. Courtesy of The GooRoos

Musical performances include Operation Glow Taylor Swift Party at 8 p.m. Wednesday; A Sure Thing at 5 p.m. and Brass From The Past at 8 p.m. Thursday; GooRoos at 6 p.m. and Motown Nation at 9:30 p.m. Friday; Mellencougar at 6 p.m. and the Matthew Holm Band at 9 p.m. Saturday; and Billy Elton at 5 p.m. and Total Beaches at 6 p.m. Sunday, along with others.

Grandstand and arena events at the Lake County Fair include motocross, monster trucks, bull riding, a demolition derby and more. Daily Herald File Photo

Grandstand and arena events are free with admission, and include demolition derby and motocross Wednesday, monster trucks and motocross Thursday, Monster Truck Throwdown Friday, 406FMX High Air Tour Saturday and pro bull riding and barrel racing Sunday.

Daily admission is $15 for ages 13-64, $5 for ages 6-12 and 65 and older, and free (no ticket required) for ages 5 and younger. Season passes, good for all five days of the fair, are $55 for ages 13-64, $20 for ages 6-12 and 65 and older. Senior tickets are not available online. Tickets are not required for active military in uniform with valid ID; tickets for active military not in uniform, veterans and dependents with valid military ID are $5 (not available online). Admission is free for active military, veterans, dependents and first responders on Thursday, July 25. Tickets are available at lcfair.com/tickets. Tickets bought online are not date specific and can be used during any day of the fair.

For information, visit lcfair.com/2024.

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