Have Fun at the 2024 Western Michigan 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
(Select from the daily tabs below)
Monday, August 5
Midway Opens Tuesday
- 3:00 pm – Sheep Show
- 5:00 pm – Goat Show
- 5:30 pm – Great Lakes Stakes Harness Racing
- 6:00 pm – Still Exhibit Judging (Buildings not open until Judging is completed)
Tuesday, August 6
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.
Presale Mega Passes are $75 and are available online only through midnight on August 5th. Purchase your Presale Mega Passes at our carnival vendor website.
- 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
It's our 85th anniversary!
To celebrate, we are offering daily Blue Ribbon Perks! The following perks and additional activities/events for fairgoers are FREE!
- Free Fireworks to Music @10pm
- First 85 people for the grandstand event get a free item
- Free Acres Co-op Little Farmers Play Area
- Free The Fair MixUp Scavenger Hunt
- Free The Butterfly Encounter
- Free Rufus the Dufus entertainer
- Free The Wood Butcher Chainsaw Carvings
Wednesday, August 7
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. GRANDSTAND INCLUDED IN GATE ADMISSION TODAY ONLY!
Midway wristbands can be purchased daily at carnival ticket booths for $30, or just $25 on Wednesday.
Presale Mega Passes are $75 and are available online only through midnight on August 5th. Purchase your Presale Mega Passes at our carnival vendor website.
- 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
- 5:00 pm — Bike & Power Wheel drawing, goodie bag giveaway
- 5:00 pm – 11:00 pm — Midway Open to All
- 5:30pm — Western Michigan Fair 2024 Homemaker of the Year announced in front of Domestic Arts Building
- 6:00 pm — Mini Wedge Racing (Grandstand included in gate admission, Pit passes $20.00)
- 7:30 pm — TNT Barrel Racing & Figure 8 (Grandstand included in gate admission, Pit Passes $20)
- 11:00 pm — Midway Closes
It's our 85th anniversary!
To celebrate, we are offering daily Blue Ribbon Perks! The following perks and additional activities/events for fairgoers are FREE!
- Free Youth Dance 6pm-9pm
- Free Raffle for a Girls and Boys Bike AND a Power Wheels
- Free Acres Co-op Little Farmers Play Area
- Free The Fair MixUp Scavenger Hunt
- Free The Butterfly Encounter
- Free Rufus the Dufus entertainer
- Free The Wood Butcher Chainsaw Carvings
Thursday, August 8
Midway is Open 3:00 pm - 11:00 pm.
Fair entrance $5.00 per person. Children ages five and under are free.
All Veterans and Senior Citizens (60 or older) admitted free.
Midway wristbands can be purchased daily at carnival ticket booths for $30, or just $25 on Wednesday.
Presale Mega Passes are $75 and are available online only through midnight on August 5th. Purchase your Presale Mega Passes at our carnival vendor website.
- 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.
- 3:00 pm – 11:00 pm — Midway Opens – Wristbands Available Daily
- 3:00 pm – 11:00 pm — Read for Rides – sponsored by Mason County Library and TJ Schmidt Company
- 7:00 pm — Super Kicker Rodeo (Grandstand admission $15.00)
- 11:00 pm — Midway closes
It's our 85th anniversary!
To celebrate, we are offering daily Blue Ribbon Perks! The following perks and additional activities/events for fairgoers are FREE!
- Free Ludington Yukes 4pm-5pm
- Free Custer Boot Scooters Line Dance 6pm-9pm
- Free Acres Co-op Little Farmers Play Area
- Free The Fair MixUp Scavenger Hunt
- Free The Butterfly Encounter
- Free Rufus the Dufus entertainer
- Free The Wood Butcher Chainsaw Carvings
Friday, August 9
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.
Presale Mega Passes are $75 and are available online only through midnight on August 5th. Purchase your Presale Mega Passes at our carnival vendor website.
- 10:00 am — Fun Equestrian Games
- 12:00 pm — Exhibit Buildings Open
- 3:00 pm – 11:00 pm — Midway Opens – 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
It's our 85th anniversary!
To celebrate, we are offering daily Blue Ribbon Perks! The following perks and additional activities/events for fairgoers are FREE!
- Free Kids Tractor Pedal Pull @5pm
- Free Acres Co-op Little Farmers Play Area
- Free The Fair MixUp Scavenger Hunt
- Free The Butterfly Encounter
- Free Rufus the Dufus entertainer
- Free The Wood Butcher Chainsaw Carvings
Saturday, August 10
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.
Presale Mega Passes are $75 and are available online only through midnight on August 5th. Purchase your Presale Mega Passes at our carnival vendor website.
- 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 opens – Wristbands Available Daily
- 5:00 pm — TNT presents the Mid-Season Championship Demolition Derby. Grandstand admission $15.00,
Pit Passes $25.00 - 11pm — Midway Closes
It's our 85th anniversary!
To celebrate, we are offering daily Blue Ribbon Perks! The following perks and additional activities/events for fairgoers are FREE!
- The Barnyard Boogie 5K/1K (requires registration, but free to watch) REGISTER HERE
- The Barn Brawl (requires registration, but free to watch) READ OUR BARN BRAWL FLYER FOR DETAILS
- The WMLC Animal Auction @ 11am
- Free The Fair MixUp Scavenger Hunt
- Free The Butterfly Encounter
- Rufus the Dufus entertainer
Ride All Week with a Presale Mega Pass!
Available online for $75 through midnight on August 5th.
Purchase your Presale Mega Passes at our carnival vendor website.
Highlights of the 2024 Fair
Demolition Derby
TNT presents the Mid-Season Championship Demolition Derby. Grandstand admission, $15.00, Pit Passes, $25.00.
Saturday, August 10, at 5:00 pm.
Super Kicker Rodeo
Roping, Riding, Racing, and Kids games.
Grandstand Admission is $15.
Thursday, August 8, 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 6, at 10:00 pm.
Harness Racing
Don't miss the Great Lakes Stakes and Michigan Bred Colt Stakes Harness Racing!
Great Lakes Stakes, Monday, August 5, at 5:30pm
Michigan Bred Colt Stakes, Tuesday August 6, at 1:00 pm.
Butterfly Encounter
Come experience the beauty of butterflies! Emerge yourself into an area where they will be flying and landing on you. Get the chance to even feed them. This is a Free event.
Livestock Auction
The West Michign Livestock Council presents their annual livestock auction in the Show Sale Barn.
Saturday, August 10, at 11:00 am.
Rufas the Dufas
You will likely see the strolling act of "Rufas the Dufas" as he wanders around the fairgrounds. Rufas performs several different acts and stunts along the way.
Homemaker of the Year
There are many different classes to enter that require an array of skills. Do you have what it takes to become this year's Homemaker of the Year?
Thank you to our 2024 Sponsors
