Greater Baton Rouge State Fair

08/28/2026

Get ready. It's our music lineup! Eat, ride, and DANCE. Nothing better than music at the fair!

Find more details about each musical act at https://www.gbrsf.com/events/entertainment

08/27/2026

"For two weeks, Baton Rouge can gather beneath the same carnival lights: children chasing ribbons, adults chasing children, and one remarkable woman chasing altitude," writes RedEyeBR's Mukul Verma.

"Even the midway has a civic purpose. Since 1987, the fair has contributed about $5 million to local nonprofits."

Read the full RedEyeBR article at https://www.redeyebr.com/a-fair-that-binds/.

Human Cannonball Tina Miser will perform daily at the fair.

08/25/2026

Mark your calendars and join us for Mutton Bustin' and four full days of livestock shows at the Greater Baton Rouge State Fair.

✅ Mutton Bustin' is for children, 60 pounds and under
✅ Livestock shows have NO ENTRY FEE, so they're perfect for young participants

More details to come, but find information here: https://www.gbrsf.com/events/agriculturelivestock

08/24/2026

We’re excited to welcome you to the fair, Louisiana Snake ID. Two months away! 🎡

We're super excited to announce we will be an attraction at the Greater Baton Rouge State Fair this year on the weekends!!! We'll be performing shortened shows, will be offering the option to hold snakes and selling merch for our 501c3 non-profit, the Snake Life Foundation! Get ready to come see us!!

Louisiana Snake ID
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
Louisiana First News
Billy Nungesser Lt. Governor of Louisiana
Explore Louisiana
Louisiana State Parks
Visit Baton Rouge

08/22/2026

👏We want to wish a hearty congratulations to our new 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘀 – 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗲 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗱𝗺𝗮𝗻, 𝗩𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗚𝗶𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗳 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗼𝗻 – who were announced at our annual 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿. The annual event highlights the many ways the fair’s all-volunteer force makes the fair possible.

𝗪𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀! 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝟭𝟵𝟲𝟱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗴𝗼 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀 – 𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 $𝟱 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝟭𝟵𝟴𝟳.

We still need volunteer help with this year’s fair. To learn more, visit https://www.gbrsf.com/p/about-us/come-volunteer-with-us.

We love our sponsors, too. Special thanks to 𝗠𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 and 𝗝𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗮 𝗯𝘆 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗸𝗲'𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗥𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗹𝗼 for helping make our Volunteer Appreciation Dinner possible.

More about our Hall of Fame Honorees:

08/18/2026

Between our popular livestock shows and petting zoo, cuteness will be everywhere at the fair.

Join us 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟮 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭 for 11 days of good, clean family fun that's six decades in the making.

𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗴𝗼 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀 -- almost $5 million going back to the community since 1987. Every ticket, every ride, every funnel cake supports the Greater Baton Rouge area. See you at the fair! gbrsf.com



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08/15/2026

Beat the Heat This Weekend

Because of the high temperatures this weekend, St. Vincent de Paul of Baton Rouge will open our Cooling Center on Saturday and Sunday from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Information is subject to change.

📍 Location: 1623 Convention St., Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Please come in through the back alley and gate entrance.

We’ll have cold drinks ready, and everyone in the community is welcome to come inside, cool off, and get out of the heat.Please help us spread the word. Share this post with anyone who might need a safe, cool place this weekend.

08/13/2026

What more can we say? The yum is coming -- October 22 to November 1 at the Greater Baton Rouge State Fair.

Since 1965, the fair has been a volunteer-driven institution in Greater Baton Rouge. All proceeds go to local worthy causes -- nearly $5 million back to the community since 1987. Every ticket, every ride, every funnel cake supports the our area. Join us. See you at the fair!



Baton Rouge State Fair Foundation

08/11/2026

We were honored to present 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 recipient St. Vincent de Paul of Baton Rouge with a check to support its phenomenal 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗞𝗶𝗱𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺. St. Vincent de Paul has already distributed 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝟭𝟮,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀 throughout the Greater Baton Rouge area for this school year.

Hats off to St. Vincent de Paul, and a big thank you to everyone who supports its programs.

𝘚𝘵. 𝘝𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘥𝘦 𝘗𝘢𝘶𝘭 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 17 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘯 𝘙𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘍𝘢𝘪𝘳 𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯’𝘴 2026 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘺 𝘊𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺. 𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 1987, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 $5 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘉𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘯 𝘙𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘢. 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘵, 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦, 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘭 𝘤𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺.



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