Your guide to the 2017 North Georgia State Fair
Break out those stretchy pants because the fair is back, y’all.
The 85th North Georgia State Fair will run from Sept. 21 to Oct. 1 at Jim R. Miller Park, 2245 Callaway Road SW, in Marietta.
Below is your fairly fair fair guide:
Brass tacks
Parking is $5 and admission tickets ahead of time cost $3.50 for those age 11 and older.
The rides cost tickets, which cost real dollars. Individuals tickets cost $1.25; 21 tickets cost $20; 55 tickets cost $50; and 120 tickets cost $100.
Children’s rides are usually cost two tickets while the rollercoasters will take up to four tickets, said Erin Fongster, a member of the fair's office staff.
She said food vendors will take cash.
There’s a new way for you to save some money: $2 Tuesday. That means $2 parking, $2 rides and $2 for select food.
Check out the schedule for other daily specials.
Hours
Thursday, Sept. 21: 4-11 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 22: 4 p.m.-midnight
Saturday, Sept. 23: 10 a.m.-midnight
Sunday, Sept. 24: 12:30-10 p.m.
Monday to Thursday, Sept. 25 - Sept. 28: 4-10 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 29: 4 p.m.-midnight
Saturday, Sept. 30: 10 a.m.-midnight
Sunday, Oct. 1: 12:30-10 p.m.
Attractions
In addition to those from previous fairs, there will some new attractions this year:
Firemen High Dive Show — a stunt diving team
Kachunga and the Alligator Show — a long-time alligator education awareness show from — where else — Florida
Horses, Horses, Horses — ...
Cowboy Woody — a cowboy in stilts doing things with a lasso
Walking TreeMan — a 12-foot-tall walking tree man
Music
There’ll be lots of country and Christian acts, all starting at 8 p.m.:
Friday, Sept. 22 — Colton Dixon
Saturday, Sept. 23 — Lauren Alaina
Wednesday, Sept. 27 — Trace Adkins
Thursday, Sept. 28 — Colt Ford
Friday, Sept. 29 — Chris Janson
Saturday, Sept. 30 — Zach Seabaugh
All concerts start at 8 p.m.
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