Get in the Fair Spirit early

It’s time to get in the Centennial Fair spirit with last minute savings and kick off celebrations prior to the opening of the Clay County Fair on Saturday, Sept. 9.

Advance adult gate admission tickets are available for $7, saving fairgoers $3 before the gates open Sept. 9. Tickets can be purchased online, at the Grandstand Ticket Office, or at more than 70 locations throughout northwest Iowa and southern Minnesota. To purchase those tickets (or see the list of locations where you can buy in person), please visit www.claycountyfair.com.

Advance gate tickets will also be sold from the Historic Gate A Towers on Thursday and Friday, Sept. 7 and 8.

Advance carnival wristbands for the GoldStar Amusements Midway are available online, at the Grandstand Ticket Office, or at various Godfather’s Pizza locations in Iowa and Minnesota. All-Day wristbands are valid for unlimited rides all day on Saturdays or Sundays for $22 in advance (another $3 savings). VIP wristbands are valid for unlimited rides all nine days of the Fair. The wristbands are $49 in advance, saving fairgoers $6 if purchased in advance. To purchase those wristbands (or see the list of locations where you can buy in person), please visit www.claycountyfair.com.

Fair Food Bucks are a special for all fairgoers. Each Fair Food Buck is worth $1 and can be redeemed for food or beverage at any non-carnival food and beverage vendor at the Fair. Fair Food Bucks can be bought on the Fair’s website or at the Grandstand Ticket Office.

Everyone can get a taste of the Fair ahead of time by attending “Fair on the Square” Thursday, Sept. 7 from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. This special Centennial “thank you” to Clay County will take place on the Courthouse lawn with free food for the first 1,000 people.  In addition, there will be samples of Fair food along with GoldStar Amusements and free entertainment.