Hours & Pricing
Office Hours
Year-Round
Monday – Friday | 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.; 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. (except State holidays)
Fair-Time
Daily, June 5 – 9, 2024 | 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Fair Hours
Wednesday – Friday | 5:00 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.
Saturday & Sunday | 3:00 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.
Gates close at 11 p.m.; no re-entry after 11 p.m.
Pricing
See below for regular ticket prices. Buy your discounted tickets online at the link below and save $5. For more ways to save, visit our Discount page!
Tickets on-sale in the Spring!
Ages 13+
$15
Ages 0-12
FREE
Unlimited Carnival Ride Wristband
$38
Individual Ride Tickets
$1 each
Rides require 3 - 5 tickets per ride.
Parking
$200 Preferred Parking Pass
The Fair’s Preferred Parking Pass gets you access to the exclusive parking lot on the corner of G and Childs all five days of the Merced County Fair. Preferred Parking Passes are for Lot A only.
How to Purchase?
Friends of the Fair Members can purchase a Preferred Parking Pass at the Pre-Party on February 23. Passes are limited to one per membership.
Beginning on Tuesday, April 2 at 8 a.m. anyone can purchase them at the Fair’s Administration Office. Passes will be limited to one per household and a person from that household must be the individual purchasing the pass.
There will be passes allocated for each of these sales.
$5.00 Parking Available on 11th Street and G Street
To keep pedestrians safe when walking to or from the Merced County Fair, the portion of G Street between Childs Avenue and West 11th Street will be closed to through traffic during the Fair.