Oct. 15-25, 2026

Days
Hours
Minutes

Thursday, Oct. 22

Admission: 11am - 9pm

Buildings: 11am - 9pm

Rides: 12pm - 11pm

🕑 All Day

Cut Horticulture Exhibition

Cantey Building

Beef Cattle Shows

Nutt Cattle Arena

Junior Commercial Doe & Ewe Shows

Swine/Sheep/Goat Arena, starting at noon

🕑 12:00pm

American Tribute

Main Flag Pole 

🕑 12:30pm

Dennis Lee Band

Performing at the Academic Avenue Stage

🕑 1:00pm

Swifty Swine Racing & Swimming Pigs

Performing near Abernathy Arena

🕑 1:30pm

The Groovy Guy Show

Performing at the Pepsi Plaza Stage

Magician & The Muse 

Performing at the Rocket Plaza

🕑 2:00pm

CIRCUS at the Fair

Beside the Ellison Building near the South Gate Entrance

Sea Lion Splash

Pepsi Plaza

🕑 2:30pm

Dennis Lee Band

Performing at the Academic Avenue Stage

Swifty Swine Racing & Swimming Pigs

Performing near Abernathy Arena

🕑 3:30pm

Magician & The Muse 

Performing at the Rocket Plaza

The Groovy Guy Show

Performing at the Pepsi Plaza Stage

🕑 4:00pm

Swifty Swine Racing & Swimming Pigs

Performing near Abernathy Arena

Sea Lion Splash

Pepsi Plaza

🕑 4:30pm

CIRCUS at the Fair

Beside the Ellison Building near the South Gate Entrance

Dennis Lee Band

Performing at the Academic Avenue Stage

🕑 5:30pm

The Groovy Guy Show

Performing at the Pepsi Plaza Stage

Magician & The Muse 

Performing at the Rocket Plaza

Swifty Swine Racing & Swimming Pigs

Performing near Abernathy Arena

🕑 6:00pm

Sea Lion Splash

Pepsi Plaza

🕑 6:30pm

Ron Diamond – Mentalism

Performing at the Academic Avenue Stage

Red Light & Blue

Performing at the Rocket Plaza

🕑 7:00pm

Swifty Swine Racing & Swimming Pigs

Performing near Abernathy Arena

Julia Neville

Performing at the Pepsi Plaza Stage

🕑 7:30pm

CIRCUS at the Fair

Beside the Ellison Building near the South Gate Entrance

Red Light & Blue

Performing at the Rocket Plaza

🕑 8:30pm

Red Light & Blue

Performing at the Rocket Plaza

Ron Diamond – Hypnotist

Performing at the Academic Avenue Stage

Today’s Highlights

Sensory-Friendly Morning

From 10 a.m.- noon, children and adults with autism or sensory processing disorders and one companion are welcome to enter the fairgrounds, as our guest, up to one hour before the gates officially open and participate in Sensory-Friendly Morning.  Click here for more details.

 Exceptional Citizens Day

Free admission for persons with life-long, developmental, or physical disabilities (and one companion).  Click here for a flyer.

 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

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. 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.