5-31-2024 12:17pm

143RD FAIR DATES

2024 Maryland State Fair, Open for Three Weekends

143rd kicks off the weekend of August 22-25

Excitement is just around the corner. The 143rd Maryland State Fair, open for three big weekends this summer, is a fun and educational destination sure to captivate visitors of all ages. The Maryland State Fair is complete with daily home arts, farm and garden, livestock and horse competitions and exhibits, rides, games, live concerts and entertainment, live Thoroughbred horse racing, fair treats and farm fresh foods, U-Learn Agriculture Education Zone, The Birthing Center, a museum, and more. (photo by Maryland State Fair)

TIMONIUM, Md. — Excitement is just around the corner! The 143rd Maryland State Fair, open for three big weekends this summer, is a fun and educational destination sure to captivate visitors of all ages. The Maryland State Fair is complete with daily home arts, farm and garden, livestock and horse competitions and exhibits, rides, games, live concerts and entertainment, live Thoroughbred horse racing, fair treats and farm fresh foods, U-Learn Agriculture Education Zone, The Birthing Center, a museum, and more. No other event provides so much food, fun, family entertainment, and education for so little. Details, schedules, and ticket prices, coming soon at: www.marylandstatefair.com.

LOCATION: The Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium 2200 York Road, Timonium, MD 21093

DATES: Thursday, August 22 – Sunday, August 25

Thursday, August 29 – Monday, September 2

Thursday, September 5 – Sunday, September 8

ADMISSION

GATE HOURS: Thursdays: 5 PM – 9 PM

Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays & Labor Day Monday: 9 AM – 9 PM

NOTE: No Admission After 9 PM. After 6 PM anyone under age 18 must be accompanied by an adult age 21 or older.

FAIR HOURS: Thursdays:

Building Hours: 5 PM – 8 PM

Exhibition Hall Hours: 5 PM – 9 PM

Carnival Midway Hours: 5 PM to close

Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays & Labor Day Monday:

Building Hours: 10 AM – 8 PM

Exhibition Hall Hours: 10 AM – 9 PM

Carnival Midway Hours: 10 AM to close

THOROUGHBRED HORSE

RACING DATES/HOURS: Friday, August 23 – Sunday, August 25 and Friday, August 30 – Monday, September 2. Post Time: 12:25 PM. Simulcasting only on the final weekend in the OTB.

DETAILED EVENT SCHEDULE COMING SOON: www.marylandstatefair.com