The Lake County Fair features Demo Derbies, a petting zoo, live music, horse shows, PRCA Rodeo, talent show, livestock barns, amusement rides, battle of the bands, tractor pulls, food, beer tent, promotocross, bingo, children's activities and much more.
Start Date:
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
End Date:
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Start Time:
10:00 AM
End Time:
11:00 PM
Repeating daily every 1 day(s)
until 7/31/2011
Categories
Family Events:
Family
Things To Do:
Carnivals / Fairs / Festivals
Things To See:
Demolition Derby, Performances
Other Details
Average Price:
$$
Pricing Notes:
Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for seniors and children between ages 5 - 12 and free for children under 4.
We were very disappointed in the fair because it was so expensive. Admission was $30 for the 4 of us, and that bought you nothing but the right to walk around to the even more expensive vendors, rides and games. There was some free entertainment, but when we were there it was a Hannah Montana copycat that the girls had no interest (thankfully!) in listening to. Rides were $2 - $6 (for 1 - 3 minute rides) and games were generally $3 - $5. I was so disgusted with the prices I couldn't even enjoy myself. The girls of course wanted to play every game and ride every ride. So we bought ride tickets, then gave them each $10 to use for games or more rides. Well, that was gone quickly on a couple of games. We spent some time looking at the animals, but there weren't many there. One of the volunteers explained that Lake County's farms are quickly being replaced by subdivisions, so there aren't many left to exhibit at the fair. I feel very bad giving such a bad review to a nonprofit organization whose volunteers obviously work very hard for this event. But it's not possible for a family to spend the day at this fair without spending a ton of money. One nice thing is that even though the fair was at capacity and they were not allowing more people in, there were no lines for rides or games. I suspect it's because of the prices.
