WAYS TO SAVE MONEY AT THE SOUTH DAKOTA STATE FAIR

Save time and money at the admission gates by purchasing daily gate admission in advance! All daily gate admission purchased on or before Wednesday, Aug. 28 will be sold at a 20 percent discount. Those tickets can be taken directly to the scan and go lines at the admission gates so you can skip the lines!  Daily gate admission can be purchased online at www.sdstatefair.com, or at the State Fair Office located in the Nordby Exhibit Hall (1060 3^rd St. SW, Huron, SD 57350).

All admission on Channel Seeds Opening Day will be sold at the advanced rate.

Save on gate admission by purchasing your grandstand tickets on or before Tuesday, Aug. 27. Grandstand tickets purchased prior to the opening day of the fair include gate admission! Grandstand tickets can be purchased by calling 866.605.3247, online at www.sdstatefair.com, or at the grandstand ticket office.

Gate admission is free after 8 pm Wednesday through Sunday and after 3 pm on Monday.

On Thursday, Aug. 29, the State Fair is hosting a “Salute to Veterans” program on the Northwestern Energy Freedom Stage at 10:30 a.m. with keynotes speaker Colonel Stacy Kooistra. All Veterans and active military members receive free gate admission.  4-H youth also receive free gate admission on Aug. 29 by showing their 4-H card, which can be obtained from county 4-H offices.

Coupons for $2 off gate admission on Friday, Aug. 30 are available at Olympic Motors on east Highway 14 in Huron. The Olympic Motors coupons are valid on Friday, Aug. 30 only.

Stock the Shelves on Monday, Sept. 2, by bringing a non-perishable item to any admission gate between 7 a.m. and 11 a.m. for $2 off gate admission.

Pay It Forward Day is on Monday, Sept. 2. Businesses and organizations band together to sponsor gate admission passes for those in need and to randomly hand out at the gate admission entrances. Fairgoers attending the fair on Monday could be the lucky recipient of a ‘Pay It Forward’ pass.

There are plenty of ways to save money at the carnival throughout the week. All rides on Wednesday, Aug. 28, are only $2! The Weekly Passport to Fun pass offers a carnival ride pass for all six days of the fair. Advanced passes can be purchased at Olympic Motors for $52. Big Jim 93.3 and Taco Johns are offering a $3 off coupon for daily ride bands on Thursday, Friday, and Monday. Coupons can be picked up at Taco Johns.

The 2024 South Dakota State Fair will run from Wednesday, August 28, through Monday, September 2. Channel Seeds Opening day will be Wednesday, August 28. For more information on State Fair events, contact the Fair office at 800-529-0900, visit www.sdstatefair.com, or find them on Facebook, Instagram, and X.

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