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Indianapolis Star
a day ago
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How to get tickets to the 2025 Indiana State Fair. When is IndyStar free ticket day? AAA Day? First Responders Day?
We're just over a week out from deep fried foods, carnival rides, live music, all the farm animals you could ever want to see and more when the 2025 Indiana State Fair opens. Here's everything you need to know about getting tickets to the Indiana State Fair. Tickets and parking passes to the 2025 Indiana State Fair are on sale now online for 20% off the price visitors will pay at the gate. General admission tickets are $14 and parking passes are $9 when purchased online through July 31 on the Indiana State Fair website. All tickets purchased online are valid for any day of the fair. To see more pricing for family ticket packages, Midway wristbands and free stage reserved area access passes for the concerts, visit the Children 5 and younger get into the fair for free. When you purchase tickets at the gate during the Indiana State Fair, tickets will cost $16.80. If you ride to the fair on your bike, you can get a dollar off your ticket. Children 5 and younger get into the fair for free. Story continues after photo gallery. The Indiana State Fairgrounds Unaccompanied Minor Policy is as follows: Guests younger than 18 must be accompanied by a parent, legal guardian or chaperone (age 21+) to enter the fair during evening hours. Each adult may chaperone up to six individuals. The Unaccompanied Minor Policy goes into effect every day of the fair after 6 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday and after 4 p.m. Friday-Sunday. Any person entering may be asked to show a valid driver's license, state identification card, or other government issued ID. The Unaccompanied Minor Policy does not apply to organized and ticketed group outings or those participating in competitions where existing chaperone procedures are in place.
Indianapolis Star
16-07-2025
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- Indianapolis Star
Deep-fried deals and discounts you don't want to miss at the state fair
The Indiana State Fair returns Aug. 1 to 17 with 15 days full of food and fun. Whether you're looking to sample deep-fried favorites, explore the 4-H exhibits, or ride the rides, there are deals to help you do it on a budget. Get ahead of the crowds, and costs, by purchasing tickets in advance. Admission and parking are 20% off through July 31, and midway wristbands are available at a 38% discount for select days. Mark your calendar because each day of the fair features its own specials from $2 food items to free entry for military families. Other perks include $1 off admission for those who bike to the fair, plus free secure bike parking. The fairgrounds will be closed on Mondays during the fair. The hours for all remaining days of the week are as follows:
Indianapolis Star
10-07-2025
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- Indianapolis Star
Snack wraps back at McDonald's. What to know about the return
The Snack Wrap is back. July 10 marks the return of the fan-favorite item to McDonald's restaurants nationwide. McDonald's had discontinued the wrap – crispy or grilled white meat chicken breast, lettuce, shredded cheddar and Monterey Jack cheeses and a choice of sauce, wrapped in a soft flour tortilla – in 2016. In December 2024, McDonald's U.S. president Joe Erlinger confirmed on "Good Morning America" that the Snack Wrap would return sometime in 2025. In April, the fast food chain's social media accounts began teasing a return date. The Snack Wrap that's in stores today, though, is actually a tweaked version. This go-round, the Snack Wrap features a McCrispy Strip – introduced this spring – topped with crisp shredded lettuce and shredded cheese, wrapped in a flour tortilla. The new wrap will cost $2.99, the company announced. The Snack Wrap comes in two flavors: Others are reading: Everything you need to know about the 2025 Indiana State Fair. Discount tickets are on sale now. Other fast food chains have entered the chicken wrap game.
Indianapolis Star
10-07-2025
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- Indianapolis Star
Everything you need to know about the 2025 Indiana State Fair. Discount tickets are on sale now.
Opening day of the 2025 Indiana State Fair, themed as the Soundtrack of Summer, is less than a month away. Discount tickets are on sale now, so here's everything you need to know. The 2025 Indiana State Fair will take place August 1-17 (closed on Mondays) at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, located at 1202 E. 38th St. The fairgrounds will be closed on Mondays during the fair. The hours for all remaining days of the week are as follows: Hours could change due to weather or unforeseen circumstances. All tickets purchased online are valid for any day of the fair. Tickets and parking passes to the 2025 Indiana State Fair are on sale now online for 20% off the price visitors will pay at the gate. General admission tickets are $14 and parking passes are $9 when purchased online through July 31 on the Indiana State Fair website. Children 5 and younger get into the fair for free. To see more pricing for family ticket packages, Midway wristbands and free stage reserved area access passes for the concerts, visit the The Indiana State Fairgrounds Unaccompanied Minor Policy is as follows: Guests younger than 18 must be accompanied by a parent, legal guardian or chaperone (age 21+) to enter the fair during evening hours. Each adult may chaperone up to six individuals. The Unaccompanied Minor Policy goes into effect every day of the fair after 6 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday and after 4 p.m. Friday-Sunday. Any person entering may be asked to show a valid driver's license, state identification card, or other government issued ID. The Unaccompanied Minor Policy does not apply to organized and ticketed group outings or those participating in competitions where existing chaperone procedures are in place. IndyStar free ticket day at the Indiana State Fair 2025 will be on Wednesday, August 13. You'll need to check your print or digital copy of the Indianapolis Star on Monday, August 11, for your free ticket to present at the gate on IndyStar free ticket day. Story continues after photo gallery. For more information about the new foods at the 2025 Indiana State Fair, read the article below. 🎡: Indiana State Fair announces new foods for 2025 Taste of the Fair Story continues after photo gallery. To plan your visit to the Indiana State Fair, you can visit or view the PDF version 2025 program.
Indianapolis Star
01-07-2025
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- Indianapolis Star
Indiana State Fair announces new foods for 2025 Taste of the Fair
In just 31 days, the 2025 Indiana State Fair will return with its thrilling rides, staggeringly large pigs and, perhaps most importantly, a lot of very tasty, deeply strange foods — many of them made from relatives of the prodigious swine. This year's participants in the annual Taste of the Fair contest, which the State Fair announced July 1, will feature 40 inventive foods that fairgoers will be able to purchase Aug. 1-17. Attendees will also be able to vote on their favorite of the dishes, with the top 3 vote-getters coronated on the Fair's final day. The 2025 Taste of the Fair lineup spans from the relatively straightforward (by State Fair standards) to concoctions that truly stretch the boundaries of what we consider food. Fairgoers simply looking for a good bite without too much risk can check out the street corn steak tacos from Carmel-based Urick concessions, a small step back toward the norm after the vendor's peanut butter and jelly-tossed chicken wings last year. The Indiana Pork Producers will also deliver a tried-and-true option in the Hog & Slaw, pulled pork topped with creamy coleslaw. There will also be plenty of safe bets in the drinks department, including Muncie-based Twisted Drinks and Food's peach boba iced tea, R&W Concessions' mango and strawberry Tropical Thunder shake-ups and the State Fair Hook's Historical Drugstore Museum's vanilla cold brew coffee with vanilla ice cream and cookie crumbles. Elsewhere on the fairgrounds, guests will find a deep-fried diversity of meat, potatoes and, in a long-running trend, pickles. Smoked meat appears on this year's entry from last year's Taste of the Fair winner Nitro Hog BBQ. Their "Machos" feature tortilla chips topped with macaroni and cheese, pulled pork, cheese sauce and barbecue sauce. Lebanon-based concessions institution R.E. Smith will serve a bacon-wrapped, deep-fried and barbecue sauce-doused chicken tender topped with a cherry tomato. And for a more traditional experience, Twisted Food and Drinks will sell a deep-fried boneless pork chop sandwich with barbecue sauce. You can find burgers at stands throughout the fairgrounds, but Lebanon-based McWaters Concessions will serve its patties between grilled Little Debbie Honey Buns with bacon and cheese. And though the sting of defeat is still fresh, Pacers fans can declare their undying loyalty by downing Spencer-based Red Frazier Bison's "Yes 'Cers" Burger, a bison patty with pimento cheese, fried potato sticks and horseradish pickles between slices of Texas toast. Speaking of burgers, French fries appear beneath fried chicken bites, bacon, hatch chili queso and Mike's hot honey at Urick locations and alongside melted cheese and mild or spicy jerk sauce at Jamaican Breeze. And, of course, there are the pickles. Though not quite as well-represented at this year's event compared to recent fairs, the beloved fermented cucumber will still get its spotlight at Florida-based concessions titan Swains in the form of pickle ranch sauce on Swains' bacon mozzarella pizza, as well as inside the deep-fried Golden Oreos of North Liberty-based Pickle Barrel. Guests will be able to wash any of these delicacies down with Sun King's cotton candy-flavored ale (4% ABV), Urick's cotton candy margarita or Urick's Brunch Mary or Brunch Mimosa, both of which feature skewers stacked with miniature sausage sandwiches, fruit, donut holes and a waffle stick. That's merely a taste of the Taste — you can see the full lineup on the State Fair website. Fairgoers who sample food from designated Taste of the Fair concessions stands will be able to vote for their favorite dish by simply scanning a QR code posted on the vendor's station. Last year's winner was the fried sugar biscuit and pulled pork sandwich with apple butter barbecue sauce from Nitro Hog BBQ, which is based in Indy. This year's highest vote-getter will receive $2,500; second and third place will receive $1,000 and $500, respectively.
