Schaghticoke Fair

The fair celebrates 204 seasons of family fun with exciting midway rides and games, live music, the Royal Hanneford Circus, Pirates of the Colombian Caribbean high-wire thrill show, a petting zoo, rodeo, motorsports, livestock shows, horse shows, exhibits, vendors, Saturday night fireworks, and plenty of tasty carnival eats.

Fair highlights: Truck Pulls, Sugarskull Band (Wednesday); Vermont Tractor Pullers, Vegas McGraw – Tim McGraw tribute (Thursday); Farm Tractor Pulls, country singer Austin Snell (Friday); Lucky E Rodeo ($2.50), Get Zep! – Led Zeppelin tribute (Saturday); NYTPA Tractor Pulls ($2.50), Legacy (Sunday); Demolition Derby ($2.50), Southbound Renegade (Monday). Visit Schaghticoke Fair for showtimes.

Fair admission: $15 Thursday – Monday (ages 14 & older); $13 online in advance at Tickets; $55 season pass ($50 in advance). Parking is free. 

Special Days:

• Wednesday – $1 admission, $1 select food items, $1 per ride ($10 minimum purchase)
• Thursday – Admission is $30 per carload (5 pm on), $5 for ages 62 & older, and free for active duty military & veterans with Military ID.

Unlimited ride wristbands (for riders 36″ and taller) are $25 Thursday – Friday, $30 Saturday – Monday, and $25 online in advance. Ride tickets are also available on the midway.

Fair hours: 10 am-10 pm. Rides open daily at noon.

More information: 518-753-4411 or Schaghticoke Fair

The fair is presented by the nonprofit Rensselaer County Agricultural and Horticultural Society.