Delaware State Fair
- Dates
- Jul 22 to 31, 2027
- Status
- Confirmed
- Venue
- Delaware State Fairgrounds
- Price
- $10 to $10
- Camping
- Available
- Last checked
- Oct 15, 2026
Delaware State Fair returns to Delaware State Fairgrounds, Harrington, DE, Jul 22 to 31, 2027. Froligo tracks current ticket prices, camping, attendee feedback and travel details.
What to eat & drink
The organiser's own description: 'our loyal food vendors do love to deep fry everything here at the Delaware State Fair, [but] they can also make gourmet, regional, national, and even international dishes... as always, the classics such [as] funnel cakes, corn dogs and turkey legs can be found throughout Fair.' Named standout items include Chick N Que's Frozen Banana Pudding Taco and Ostrich Smashburger.
The experience
What's special
The Delaware State Fair returns to the fairgrounds in Harrington for ten consecutive days, July 22 through 31, 2027, a date already locked in on the organiser's own site alongside published dates through 2029. 2026 gate admission ran ten dollars for an adult and five for a youth aged six to twelve when bought online, with children five and under always free and a five-day adult pass available for thirty five dollars, saving nearly fifteen over five separate-day tickets. Gates opened at noon on the fair's first day and nine in the morning every day after, closing at eleven most nights and midnight on Saturdays. Carnival rides, run by Wade Shows, were a separate forty two dollar unlimited wristband good for any one day, explicitly sold apart from gate admission
What people love
The 2026 M&T Bank Grandstand lineup ran nine ticketed nights across the fair's full run, from Warren Zeiders and Bailey Zimmerman to 'Weird Al' Yankovic on his Bigger & Weirder tour and a closing-night double bill of Men at Work with Toad the Wet Sprocket, while the Fair Food page promises everything from deep-fried classics to a Frozen Banana Pudding Taco and an Ostrich Smashburger
Last time around
No attendance figure for the 2025 or 2026 edition was found on the organiser's pages checked
Music & entertainment
Lineup not yet announced. Email me the day it lands.
Getting there
How do I get to Delaware State Fair?
By car
Most people drive to Delaware State Fair. Check current road and traffic conditions before you set off, and see parking below.
By train
No direct passenger rail to the venue was found. Drive, fly in, or use a shuttle instead.
By bus & public transit
No scheduled intercity bus or public transit route to the venue was found. Drive, fly in, or use a shuttle instead.
Taxi & rideshare
Taxis and rideshare such as Uber and Lyft can be limited near the venue, especially late at night or in rural areas. Agree a pickup point and time in advance and keep a backup plan.
🅿 Parking
On site parking available. Handicap parking is behind the Administration building in a fenced blacktop lot, accessed via the main entrance off S. DuPont Hwy; a handicap-accessible shuttle also runs from the Orange/Purple general parking lot. A free Cell Phone Lot for drop-off/pickup sits off Fairgrounds Road behind Mountaire Farms (max 30-minute wait, closed midnight-7am, vehicles must be attended, no commercial vehicles)
🚙 Car hire
Where
Venue
Delaware State Fairgrounds
Accessibility & comfort
What the organiser or venue publishes about getting around, and what they do not.
ASL interpreting is available on request for the Grandstand Concert Series (contact the box office at 302-398-7007, requested no more than 120 days before the show). An ADA wheelchair-accessible shuttle services the east side of the fairgrounds.
CND Scooters rents accessibility equipment inside the Main Gate daily from 11am: wheelchairs $20/day, scooters $60/day, single strollers $20/day, double strollers $25/day, rollators $20/day
All youth under 16 must be accompanied by a sober, competent person 21 or older; after 5pm, unattended youth are denied entry. One adult may accompany up to 4 guests under 16 per day; this is enforced daily for the full ten-day run.
A concertgoer under 16 with a valid concert ticket may enter the fair and concert after 5pm without an adult. Youth under 16 with a valid concessionaire, youth livestock, 4-H or FFA exhibitor credential are exempt. Organized, pre-ticketed group outings are also exempt
Confirm your specific needs with the organiser's access team before you travel.
Pricing
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