Florida State Fair: Advance Discount Ticket Sales Start Soon

TAMPA, FL — Folks who have the Florida State Fair on their must-do lists for 2017 may want to jot down a date. Advance admission and concert tickets both go on sale starting Dec. 1.

The date was selected to make sure those who want to give fair tickets as holiday gifts can do so, fair officials said. The 2017 fair runs from Feb. 9-20 in Tampa.

“Tickets can be purchased online at www.floridastatefair.com at discounts of up to 30 percent off the regular retail price,” the fair announced in a media release. “Paper tickets, suitable for gifting, can be downloaded and printed at home.”

Advance admission tickets cost $9 for ages 12 and up and are $5 for kids age 6 to 11. Children 5 and under are admitted for free. Seniors ages 55 and older pay $7, but the tickets are valid only on Monday through Friday, Feb. 13-17.

Unlimited ride armbands are $20 for weekdays (valid on Feb. 9, 13-16). Any Day ride armbands cost $30 and can be used any one day during the fair. To sweeten the deal, any ride armbands purchased on Dec. 1 will include a free Gold Access pass that enables holders to use express lines for many of the rides on weekends and on the final day of the fair, which is Feb. 20.

Tickets for shows in the Country Gold concert series also go on sale Dec. 1. The acts this year are as follows:

• Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14 – Leroy Van Dyke, Barbara Fairchild, David Frizzell and Johnny Lee.
• Feb. 15 – Leroy Van Dyke, Steve and Rudy Gatlin, Bobby Bare and Marty Haggard

For more information about the upcoming fair, visit the Florida State Fair online. The fair takes place at the Florida State Fairgrounds, 4800 U.S. 301 in Tampa.

Photo courtesy of the Florida State Fair