Have Fun at the 2026 Western Michigan FAIR!
2026 is Our 87th Annual Fair!
Daily
Grandstand
& Midway
Events
Photo by Rob Alway/Mason County Press
This website is the most current publication of fair events and times. If there are changes, they will appear here.
Pick a Day, See the Schedule
PLEASE NOTE: The schedule below is from 2025.
Most fair events will remain the same, but check back closer to the fair for the exact 2026 dates and times.
(Select from the daily tabs below)
Monday, August 4, 2025
Midway Opens Tuesday
- 3:00 pm – Sheep Show
- 4:30 pm – Great Lakes Stakes Harness Racing
- 5:00 pm – Goat Show
- 6:00 pm – Still Exhibit Judging (Buildings not open until Judging is completed)
Tuesday, August 5, 2025
Midway is Open 3:00 pm - 11:00 pm.
Veterans Appreciation Day – Veterans admitted free.
Fair entrance $5.00 per person. Children ages five and under are free.
Midway wristbands can be purchased daily at carnival ticket booths for $30, or just $25 on Wednesday.
- 9:00 am — Swine Show
- 12:00 pm — Exhibit Buildings Open
- 12:00 pm — Horse Show
- 1:00 pm — MI Bred Colt Stakes Harness Racing
- 3:00 pm – 11:00 pm — Midway Open
- 7:00 pm — West MI Pullers Tractor & Truck Pull (Grandstand admission $10.00)
- 10:00 pm — Great Lakes Fireworks choreographed to Music. (Grandstand admission is FREE to fairgoers.)
- 11:00 pm — Midway Closes
Wednesday, August 6, 2025
Kid's Day Midway is Open 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm.
Midway For All is Open 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm.
Fair entrance $5.00 per person. Children ages five and under are free.
Midway wristbands can be purchased daily at carnival ticket booths for $30, or just $25 on Wednesday.
- 8:00 am — Horse Show
- 10:00 am — Beef Show
- 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm — Midway Open for Kid’s Day
- 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm — Kid’s Day
- 1:30pm — Rabbit Show
- 5:30 pm — Kid’s Bike Drawing
- 5:00 pm – 11:00 pm — Midway Open to All
- 5:30pm — Western Michigan Fair 2025 Homemaker of the Year announced in front of Domestic Arts Building
- 7:30 pm — TNT Bump & Run Racing (Grandstand admission $10.00, Pit Passes $20.00)
- 11:00 pm — Midway Closes
Thursday, August 7, 2025
Midway is Open 3:00 pm - 11:00 pm.
Fair entrance $5.00 per person. Children ages five and under are free.
Senior Citizens (60 or older) admitted free.
Midway wristbands can be purchased daily at carnival ticket booths for $30, or just $25 on Wednesday.
- 9:00am — Poultry Show
- 10:00am — Dairy Show
- 12:00 -2:00 pm — Special Kids Day – Children eligible for this special event will be by invitation only and given an ID badge through the West Shore ESD.
- 12:00pm — Dog Show
- 12:00pm — Exhibit Buildings Open
- 3:00 pm – 11:00 pm — Midway Open – Wristbands Available Daily
- 3:00 pm — Read for Rides – sponsored by Mason County Libraries and TJ Schmidt Company
- 7:00 pm — Super Kicker Rodeo (Grandstand admission $15.00)
- 11:00 pm — Midway closes
Friday, August 8, 2025
Midway is Open 3:00 pm - 11:00 pm.
Fair entrance $5.00 per person. Children ages five and under are free.
Midway wristbands can be purchased daily at carnival ticket booths for $30, or just $25 on Wednesday.
- 10:00 am — Fun Equestrian Games
- 12:00 pm — Exhibit Buildings Open
- 3:00 pm – 11:00 pm — Midway Open – Wristbands Available Daily
- 5:00 pm — Pedal Pull for Kids
- 7:00 pm — SJO Super Cross Racing, Grandstand admission $10.00, Pit Passes $15.00
- 11:00 pm — Midway closes
Saturday, August 9, 2025
Midway is Open 12:00 pm - 11:00 pm.
Fair entrance $5.00 per person. Children ages five and under are free.
Midway wristbands can be purchased daily at carnival ticket booths for $30, or just $25 on Wednesday.
- 8:00 am — Barnyard Boogie – 5k race REGISTER HERE
- 9:00 am — Bam Brawl youth wrestling READ OUR BARN BRAWL FLYER FOR DETAILS
- 11am — West Michigan Livestock Council Livestock Auction- Show/Sale Barn
- 12:00 pm – 11:00 pm — Midway open – Wristbands Available Daily
- 4:00 pm — TNT presents the Mid-Season Championship Demolition Derby. Grandstand admission $15.00, Pit Passes $25.00
- 11pm — Midway Closes
Stars & Stripes, Summer Nights
is our theme for 2025.
Western Michigan Fair Association is proud and honored to recognize area veterans and our special hometown heroes. Thank you for your service and dedication! VETERANS ARE ADMITTED TO THE FAIRGROUNDS FREE ON TUESDAY FOR VETERANS APPRECIATION DAY.
Highlights of the 2025 Fair
TNT Bump & Run Racing
TNT presents Bump & Run Racing.
Grandstand admission $10.00, Pit Passes $20.00
Wednesday, August 6, 7:30 pm.
Super Kicker Rodeo
Roping, riding, racing, and kids games.
Grandstand admission is $15.00.
Thursday, August 7, at 7:00 pm.
Fireworks
The fair's fireworks show is choreographed to music. View the fireworks from the grounds, or the grandstand. Grandstand admission for the fireworks is FREE to fairgoers.
Tuesday, August 5, at 10:00 pm.
Harness Racing
Don't miss the Michigan Bred Colt Stakes Harness Racing!
Tuesday, August 5, at 1:00 pm.
(Pre-fair Harness Racing is on Sunday, August 3, and Monday, August 4 at 4:30pm.)
Hot Glass Academy
This mobile glass blowing studio with professional artists practicing their craft will be found in the Youth Craft Building during Fair Week.
Livestock Auction
The West Michigan Livestock Council presents their annual livestock auction in the Show Sale Barn.
Saturday, August 9, at 11:00 am.
The Cup Guy
Find the Cup Guy strolling the grounds all week!
Homemaker of the Year
There are many different classes to enter which require an array of skills. Do you have what it takes to become this year's Homemaker of the Year?