Tickets & Info

Gate Hours/Admission

Hours

Gate opens 8:00am daily. Gate closes 9:30pm Tuesday – Sunday. Gate closes Monday at 7:00pm

Fair closes Tuesday – Sunday at 10:00pm. Fair closes Monday 6:00pm

General Admission – $8.00

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday from 8:00 am till closing. Includes all Pavilion Entertainment and some Grandstand Shows – Does Not Include Rides.

Children 5 and Under – FREE Every Day of the Fair with an adult.
To Grounds Only – Does Not Include Rides.

FREE With Your Gate Admission
Daily pavilion concerts and entertainment, car parking on Fair grounds, Ready, Set Grow (Agricultural Show), All American Petting Zoo, Saturday 11am tractor pull, Sunday Draft Horse Show, Monday Garden Tractor Pull, high school band shows, harness racing, livestock shows and Junior Fair sales. PLUS exhibits, barns, animals, horse shows and MORE! Rides are not included with gate admission, courtesy tickets, season passes or memberships.

Discount Days

Reduced Price Gate Admission on these select days only:
Tuesday – ALL DAY – $6
Monday – ALL DAY – $5
Friday -KID'S DAY- $2 with a paid adult (Ages 17 - 6 )
Children 5 and under are FREE with an adult. Reduced price admission does not include rides.

Military and First Responders Appreciation Day
Monday FREE Gate Admission with proper ID
Rides are not included with free admission.

Concert & Event Tickets

ONLINE TICKET SALES!
TICKETS SALES DAY OF SHOW ARE BEST AVAILABLE ONLY. Reserved seating tickets for ticketed grandstand concerts and events are available for sale online and at the Fair Office, located at the back of the grandstand. Event tickets do not include gate admission or rides. There is a convenience fee for each ticket. For wheelchair seating tickets at concert, tractor pulls, and demo derbies, please call the Fair Office at 330-452-0621 to order.

Kissel Amusement Rides Hours & Prices

Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday – All rides open at 4:00 PM.

Friday, Saturday & Sunday: Rides open 12PM - 10:00PM.

Monday: Rides open 12PM - 6:00 PM

Ride Safety Breaks
Please note that there will be rolling safety breaks every day from 4 – 6pm for 30 minutes. A daily list of safety breaks will be posted at the ride ticket booths.

Daily Ride Schedule

Single Tickets: $2.00 (Rides will take 2-4 Tickets)
Books of Tickets: Ten (10) for $20.00 - Twenty (20) for $30.00 - Fifty (50) for $70

Tuesday Rides Open 4:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Opening Day!! - Grab a Friend!!
Wristbands "2 For Tuesday" for $24
Single wristbands - $18.00
Senior Citizen Day: 1 ride free (1PM-3PM)

Wednesday 4:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Family 4 Pack Wristbands $32.00 (1 for $18.00)

Thursday 4:00 PM - 10:00 PM
School Spirit Day
(Wear your school Spirit - Wristband $15.00) No Spirit $18

Friday 12:00 PM - 10:00 PM Wristband $15.00

Saturday 12:00 PM - 10:00 PM Wristband $25.00

Sunday 12:00 PM - 10:00 PM Wristband $25.00

Monday 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM Wristband $20.00
Labor Day - DOLLAR DAYS ALL RIDES $1.00

Fair Membership, Exhibitor and Vendor Passes

Membership, Exhibitor and Vendor Passes

$25 – Fair Membership Adult (No Memberships will be sold after the first day of the fair.)
Members must be a resident of Stark County and 18 years or older as of January 1. Unlimited entries. Members are eligible to vote for Fair Board Directors. Includes daily gate admission and car parking on Fair grounds. No farm or group names please. Update: Signature is required for pick-up from the fair office. Memberships can ONLY be purchased by the individual named on pass. Memberships CAN NOT be purchased for other family members or friends. (This requirement follows the ODA guidelines found in the REDBOOK. )

$25 – Exhibitor Pass
For out-of-county residents or for those 17 years old and under as of January 1. Unlimited Fairbook entries. Please note – Out of County (abutting) entries are allowed in the Flower Show, Department 9. Provides admittance to the Fair all 7 days.

$25 – Season Pass
Open to in-county and out-of-county residents. Allows entry to the Fair all 7 days. Does not allow for voting of Fairboard Directors.

$6 – Youth Exhibitor Pass (17 and Under)
Special exhibitor pass price for participants 17 years old and under as of January 1. Unlimited entries in the Grange Building and Art Hall categories only. Includes daily gate admission and parking on Fair grounds. (4H participants, who have a wristband, do not need to purchase a youth exhibitor pass for entries into Art Hall & Grange. All youth who want to enter open class livestock must purchase an exhibitor pass.)

$5 – Vendor Pass
Vendors may purchase daily gate admission passes for $5 for one gate admission and car parking on Fair grounds. Does not include rides or vendor parking area pass.

Parking & Shuttles

Car Parking is FREE!
Your Fair gate admission includes free car parking on the Fair grounds. The parking lots are located at the Wertz Avenue/Seventh Street and Wertz Avenue/Fourth Street gate entrances. Vendor parking is at the Third Street entrance to the Fair with a special parking pass only.

Handicap Parking
There is handicap parking available at the Wertz Avenue/Fourth Street gate and at the Wertz Avenue/Seventh Street gate entrances. The courtesy golf cart shuttle stops at both handicap parking areas. Wheelchair rentals are not available.

Bus Parking
Please contact the Fair Office at 330-452-0621 for more information.

Daily Courtesy Shuttle Service 10am–10pm
Courtesy golf cart shuttles run daily 10am–10pm from the parking areas to the Fair gates and inside the Fair grounds to select locations for Fair guests needing extra help.

Driving Directions

The Stark County Fairgrounds
305 Wertz Avenue NW
Canton, Ohio 44708

The Stark County Fairgrounds are conveniently located in the City of Canton, with easy access from I-77, US Route 30, US Route 62, and Tuscarawas Street.

From the West
Take US Route 30 to I–77 North. Get off at Exit 105–Tuscarawas Street. Turn left and go to Wertz Avenue. Turn right on Wertz Avenue. The Fairgrounds is on the left. Enter at Wertz Avenue/Fourth Street gate or at Wertz Avenue/Seventh Street gate.

From the East
Take US Route 62 to I-77 South. Get off on Exit 106-13th Street. Turn right at the end of the ramp. Go two traffic lights and turn left onto Wertz Avenue. Go through the first traffic light. The Fairgrounds is on the right. Enter at the Wertz Avenue/Seventh Street gate or at the second light, enter at the Wertz Avenue/ Fourth Street gate.

From the North
Take I–77 South to Exit 106–13th Street. Turn right at the end of the ramp. Go two traffic lights and turn left onto Wertz Avenue. The Fairgrounds is on the right. Enter at the Wertz Avenue/Seventh Street gate or at the second light, enter at the Wertz Avenue/ Fourth Street gate.

From the South
Take I–77 North to Exit 106–13th Street. Turn left at the end of the ramp. Go three traffic lights and turn left onto Wertz Avenue. Go through one traffic light. The Fairgrounds is on the right. Enter at Wertz Avenue and Seventh Street gate or at the second light, turn right at the Wertz Avenue and Fourth Street gate.