Oct. 8-19, 2025

Days
Hours
Minutes

Wednesday, Oct. 8

Admission: 12pm - 9pm

Buildings: 12pm - 9pm

Rides: 1pm - 11pm

🕑 All Day

Old Rose Exhibition

Cantey Building

🕑 12:00pm

American Tribute

Main Flag Pole 

Paso Fino Exhibition

Equine Area near Abernathy Arena

Dennis Lee Band

Performing on the Academic Avenue Stage

🕑 12:30pm

Farmer’s Daughter Show

Performing at the Rocket Plaza

🕑 1:00pm

Swifty Swine Racing & Swimming Pigs

Performing near Abernathy Arena

🕑 1:30pm

Paul Bunyan Lumberjacks

Performing at the South Gate

David  Bynes

Performing at the Netterfield Stage

Dennis Lee Band

Performing at the Academic Avenue Stage

Paz The Sports Guy 

Performing at the Rocket Plaza

🕑 2:00pm

CIRCUS at the Fair

Beside the Ellison Building near the South Gate Entrance

🕑 2:30pm

Silver Starlets

Performing at the Rocket Plaza

Swifty Swine Racing & Swimming Pigs

Performing near Abernathy Arena

🕑 3:00pm

Dennis Lee Band

Performing at the Academic Avenue Stage

Paul Bunyan Lumberjacks

Performing at the South Gate

🕑 3:30pm

Farmer’s Daughter Show

Performing at the Rocket Plaza

🕑 4:00pm

S.C. Slider Showdown

Moore Building

David  Bynes

Performing at the Netterfield Stage

Mad Chad

Performing at the Academic Avenue Stage

Swifty Swine Racing & Swimming Pigs

Performing near Abernathy Arena

🕑 4:30pm

CIRCUS at the Fair

Beside the Ellison Building near the South Gate Entrance

Paz The Sports Guy 

Performing at the Rocket Plaza

🕑 5:30pm

Boiled Peanut Eating Contest

On the Academic Avenue Stage

Silver Starlets

Performing at the Rocket Plaza

Swifty Swine Racing & Swimming Pigs

Performing near Abernathy Arena

🕑 6:00pm

Paul Bunyan Lumberjacks

Performing at the South Gate

🕑 6:30pm

Farmer’s Daughter Show

Performing at the Rocket Plaza

Mad Chad

Performing at the Academic Avenue Stage

🕑 7:00pm

Swifty Swine Racing & Swimming Pigs

Performing near Abernathy Arena

Kazual

Performing at the Pepsi Place Stage

David  Bynes

Performing at the Netterfield Stage

🕑 7:30pm

CIRCUS at the Fair

Beside the Ellison Building near the South Gate Entrance

Paz The Sports Guy 

Performing at the Rocket Plaza

🕑 8:30pm

Mad Chad

Performing at the Academic Avenue Stage

Silver Starlets

Performing at the Rocket Plaza

Today’s Highlights

$5 Day 
All Day
$5 admission into the fair. Only available at the fair gates. 

Opening Day Book Giveaway

The first 500 guests through the gates will receive a free copy of Meet Me at the Rocket by Rodger Stroup, celebrating 150 years of the South Carolina State Fair. Coupons will be distributed at the gates and can be redeemed the same day at Cotton’s Novelties.

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