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.
This year, every single ride is eligible, ensuring that you can maximize your enjoyment and make unforgettable memories.
Seniors (55 & Older) $15 admission every day at the fairgrounds.
Lunch Bunch
Join the lunch bunch! From Monday – Friday, between noon and 2 p.m., 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. 11). 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.
American Tribute
Join us every day at noon when the American flag will be raised on the main flagpole outside the Cantey Building near the South Gate and the National Anthem will be played across the PA system. Occasionally, there will be a special guest who will sing or raise the flag. Guests are invited to pause in a moment of unity and reverence – bringing our fair community together with this heartfelt tribute.
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 on Oct. 12, 16 & 19, 2023. Dependent children 14 years old and older must present ID.
12pm-2pm Lunch Bunch Promo
Join the lunch bunch! From Monday – Friday, between noon and 2 p.m., 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. 11). 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
Join the lunch bunch! From Monday – Friday, between noon and 2 p.m., 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. 11). 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 HIS Radio Family Day at the S.C. State Fair.
All Day Select Health Day at the S.C. State Fair.
FREE Admission with official 2023 Walk for Life and Famously Hot Pink Walk/Race t-shirt.
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 on Oct. 12, 16 & 19, 2023. Dependent children 14 years old and older must present ID.
12pm-2pm Lunch Bunch Promo
Join the lunch bunch! From Monday – Friday, between noon and 2 p.m., 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. 11). 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. (Pepsi Place Stage)
12pm-2pm Lunch Bunch Promo
Join the lunch bunch! From Monday – Friday, between noon and 2 p.m., 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. 11). 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 Seniors Day
Free Ferris wheel rides for those 55+
12pm-2pm Lunch Bunch Promo
Join the lunch bunch! From Monday – Friday, between noon and 2 p.m., 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. 11). 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 Exceptional Citizens Day
Persons with life-long disabilities, developmental or physical, admitted free.
10 am-12 noon Sensory Friendly Morning
From 10 a.m.- noon, children and adults with autism or sensory processing disorders are welcome to enter the fairgrounds, as our guest, up to one hour before the gates officially open and participate in Sensory-Friendly Morning.
All Day Military Appreciation Day
Active and retired military and their dependents (with proper military identification cards) will be admitted FREE on Oct. 12, 16 & 19, 2023. Dependent children 14 years old and older must present ID.
12pm-2pm Lunch Bunch Promo
Join the lunch bunch! From Monday – Friday, between noon and 2 p.m., 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. 11). 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
Join the lunch bunch! From Monday – Friday, between noon and 2 p.m., 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. 11). 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 4-H Day
Free admission for all those with an official 4-H membership card.
