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Every Day Promotions

5 & Under Free  All children 5 and under will be admitted FREE all 12 days of the S.C. State Fair.

Pay-One-Price (POP) Ride Days  The S.C. State Fair will once again feature Pay-One-Price (POP) ride days every day. Patrons can enjoy unlimited rides by exchanging a ride voucher for a POP wristband at specially marked ticket booths.

Seniors (55 & Older)  $15 admission every day at the fairgrounds.

Lunch Bunch  Pop in and out of the S.C. State Fair for lunch with a special lunch bunch ticket, available from noon-2 p.m. each weekday (except Wednesday, Oct. 12). Pay your entry fee and receive a refundable $20 ticket. Return to the ticket booth with the ticket by 2 p.m. to get your money back.

Special Day Promotions

All Day  $5 Admission – Available only at the fair gates.  Gates open at noon.  Important Note: Rides start at 3 pm.

 

All Day   S.C. Farm Bureau Day 

Free admission for two with valid S.C. Farm Bureau Membership card.

 

All Day  Military Appreciation Day 

Active and retired military and their dependents (with proper military identification cards) will be admitted FREE.  Dependent children 14 years old and older must present ID.

 

10 am-12 noon  Sensory Friendly Morning

The lights and sounds of the South Carolina State Fair will be a little lower from 10 a.m.-noon on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022, when the S.C. State Fair hosts it’s first-ever Sensory-Friendly Morning. During Sensory-Friendly Morning, the S.C. State Fair will create an environment designed with children and adults with autism or sensory processing disorders in mind.  The goal for the morning is to enable families who have a member, whether child or adult, with special needs to visit, explore and enjoy the fair.

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12pm-2pm  Lunch Bunch Promo

Pop in and out of the S.C. State Fair for lunch with a special lunch bunch ticket, available from noon-2 p.m. each weekday (except Wednesday, Oct. 12). Pay your entry fee and receive a refundable $20 ticket. Return to the ticket booth with the ticket by 2 p.m. to get your money back.

12pm-2pm  Lunch Bunch Promo

Pop in and out of the S.C. State Fair for lunch with a special lunch bunch ticket, available from noon-2 p.m. each weekday (except Wednesday, Oct. 12). Pay your entry fee and receive a refundable $20 ticket. Return to the ticket booth with the ticket by 2 p.m. to get your money back.

 

All Day  Diabetes Awareness Day

Find an information booth and activities to help build awareness and education.

All Day  4-H Day

Free admission for all those with official 4-H membership card.

All Day  College Day

$5 admission (at the gate only) for college students with a current valid college ID.

All Day  Military Appreciation Day 

Active and retired military and their dependents (with proper military identification cards) will be admitted FREE.  Dependent children 14 years old and older must present ID.

12pm-2pm  Lunch Bunch Promo

Pop in and out of the S.C. State Fair for lunch with a special lunch bunch ticket, available from noon-2 p.m. each weekday (except Wednesday, Oct. 12). Pay your entry fee and receive a refundable $20 ticket. Return to the ticket booth with the ticket by 2 p.m. to get your money back.

All Day  Future Farmers of America Day

Free admission for all FFA students with FFA membership cards.

 

All Day  Physics Day

All students wearing the official physics-day wristband admitted free from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.  Contact Jeff Wilson, USC Department of Physics, at 803-777-4650 for additional information

 

12pm-2pm  Lunch Bunch Promo

Pop in and out of the S.C. State Fair for lunch with a special lunch bunch ticket, available from noon-2 p.m. each weekday (except Wednesday, Oct. 12). Pay your entry fee and receive a refundable $20 ticket. Return to the ticket booth with the ticket by 2 p.m. to get your money back.

 

All Day  SCETV Day

Find SCETV and friends on Academic Avenue near Rosewoods Building.

All Day  Seniors Day

Free Ferris wheel rides for those 55+

 

12pm-2pm  Lunch Bunch Promo

Pop in and out of the S.C. State Fair for lunch with a special lunch bunch ticket, available from noon-2 p.m. each weekday (except Wednesday, Oct. 12). Pay your entry fee and receive a refundable $20 ticket. Return to the ticket booth with the ticket by 2 p.m. to get your money back.

 

All Day  SCETV Day

Find SCETV and friends on Academic Avenue near Rosewoods Building.

All Day  Exceptional Citizens Day

Persons with life-long disabilities, developmental or physical, admitted free

 

All Day  Military Appreciation Day 

Active and retired military and their dependents (with proper military identification cards) will be admitted FREE.  Dependent children 14 years old and older must present ID.

 

12pm-2pm  Lunch Bunch Promo

Pop in and out of the S.C. State Fair for lunch with a special lunch bunch ticket, available from noon-2 p.m. each weekday (except Wednesday, Oct. 12). Pay your entry fee and receive a refundable $20 ticket. Return to the ticket booth with the ticket by 2 p.m. to get your money back.

12pm-2pm  Lunch Bunch Promo

Pop in and out of the S.C. State Fair for lunch with a special lunch bunch ticket, available from noon-2 p.m. each weekday (except Wednesday, Oct. 12). Pay your entry fee and receive a refundable $20 ticket. Return to the ticket booth with the ticket by 2 p.m. to get your money back.

All Day  Walk for Life Day

Free admission with official 2022 Walk for Life and Famously Hot Pink Walk/Race t-shirt.

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