Altamont Fair

The Capital Region’s hometown fair features exciting midway rides, live music on two stages, the Royal Hanneford Circus, BMX Stunt Show, Live Shark Encounter, racing pigs, Master Hypnotist Michael DeSchalit, a demolition derby, Wall of Death motorcycle thrill show (Aug. 18-20), animal barns, livestock shows, Uncharted Wild exotic reptiles, Lumberjack Show, Altamont Country Store, Blue Ribbon Cooking Center activities, exhibits, demonstrations, tantalizing carnival cuisine and more.

Fair highlights:

• Tuesday: Miss Altamont Fair Pageant (10am – 3pm), Erin Harkes Band (6pm)
• Wednesday: Country recording artist Jordan Stoner (6:30pm), FlatOut Freestyle (8pm)
• Thursday: Ice Cream Social (3pm), Playin’ With Fire (7pm)
• Friday: Goat & Sheep Costume Competitions (4pm, 4:30pm), Geezer (8pm)
• Saturday: Open Horse Show (9am), Aquanet (8pm)
• Sunday: Grand Central Station (5pm), Demolition Derby and Power Wheels Demo Derby (6pm)

Gate admission: $5 on Tuesday (free for kids under 36″ tall); $13 for ages 11 & older Wednesday – Sunday ($11 online pre-sale at Tickets); free Wednesday – Sunday for ages 10 & younger

Unlimited ride wristbands (for riders 36″ and taller) are $25 Tuesday, $30 Wednesday – Sunday, or $25 online pre-sale at Tickets. Ride tickets are also available on the midway.

Fair gates open at noon on Tuesday and 10am Wednesday – Sunday. Midway hours: 2-10pm Tuesday, noon-10pm Wednesday – Thursday, noon-11pm Friday – Saturday, and noon-8pm Sunday.

More information: 518-861-6671 or Altamont Fair

The fair is presented by the not-for-profit Albany, Schenectady, Greene County Agricultural & Historical Societies, Inc