Western Illinois Fair

06/17/2026

Welcome to Day One of the 2026 Western Illinois Fair! Tonight, we crown new royalty with our pageant program. Join us as we crown a new Western Illinois Fair Queen, Junior Miss and Princess, and celebrate the year of our current titleholders.

Our program is scheduled to start at 7 pm at the grandstand, with the Conner Family Amusements midway opening at 5. Front gate is $15 each, and includes unlimited carnival rides. Ages 5 and under are admitted free.

NOTE: We're well aware of today's forecast, just as you are. Any changes to our schedule will be posted here immediately after a decision is made. If you haven't seen any updates to our social media accounts, there's no change in the schedule.

06/16/2026

We're only a DAY AWAY from opening the 2026 Western Illinois Fair! We're excited to bring you five days of fun here in Griggsville. The livestock arenas are already hopping with 4-H shows and events, the grandstand is prepped, the carnival is full of excitement and you can already smell the carnival food!

Check out our schedule of events in the photo below. Ages 5 and under, as always, are admitted free. AND your front gate price includes unlimited carnival rides! Come hang out with us and enjoy all the fun of summer at the Western Illinois Fair!

06/15/2026

Happy Western Illinois Fair week, friends! With Pike County 4-H shows beginning on Tuesday, and fair events beginning Wednesday, we can’t wait to see you this week at the Western Illinois Fairgrounds. Let’s go over some housekeeping items for your visit:

• In the event of inclement weather/changes to the schedule, our social media channels will be the FIRST place to look for information. If you haven’t seen a change posted to our Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter accounts, it means we’re running as planned.
• Carnival rides are height-based. If a child is age 5 or under, but still tall enough to get onto a carnival ride, there is no cost for them to be on that ride.
• We are a cash-only front gate. Some food and drink vendors may accept debit/credit cards, but most of the grounds is cash-only. Ages 5 and under are admitted free to the fair.
• Purchasing alcohol in the infield is also a cash-only purchase. Alcohol is only allowed within the fenced area in the infield. Alcohol is not permitted anywhere else within the grounds, most notably the grandstands.
• Smoking is not permitted in the grandstand seating.
• Parking is free in the infield grounds, as space allows. Please maintain a slow speed while in the infield.
• If parking outside of the fairgrounds, please be respectful of yards and properties you may park by. Fairgoers should not park in the nearby Dollar General store. Parking is also not allowed in the Griggsville City Park.
• Never been to the fairgrounds before? Just search “Western Illinois Fair” in Apple Maps or Google Maps. We’re in there for your navigation.

We can’t wait for the week ahead here at the Western Illinois Fair!

06/12/2026

ONE WEEK FROM TONIGHT! Where will you be next Friday night? If it's not at the Western Illinois Fairgrounds, you're missing out! Check out our roster of drivers below and tell us who you'll be cheering for in the School Bus Demo Derby!

Come join us on Friday, June 19, beginning at 7 pm, as 12 full-size buses bring the wheels and steel to the Bird City Bullring to crown one big champion in our School Bus Demolition Derby! We'll also have a run of Lawn Mowers to help pace the evening schedule, and then wrap up the night with live music from Rogue Method beginning at 8:30 pm in the Infield Pavilion!

Meet our scheduled drivers and bus sponsors below:
- Cagney Schimpf, Bradshaw Custom Pumping
- Clutch Morrows, Austin Johnson/Domination Motorsports
- Ethan Sidwell, The Maschhoff's
- Zach Jones, Rumors Have It/Slight Auto & Tire/Slight Racing
- Austin Spada, Douglas Automotive & Tire
- Ryan Sidwell, Wright Place Car Sales
- Bryan Brown and Mike Brown, Thiele's Garage
- Chris Weatherby, Markert Iron and Metal
- Jake Tournear, Trux, LLC/KC-Jarrett Kindle
- Mark Lindsay, Duke Auction Service/J&J Disposal/Nurse Money, Inc/Hometown Real Estate
- Jesse Moesch, Zach Pruett
- Gunnar Fanshier, Frosty's Treats & Eats

06/11/2026

The Domination Motorsports Southern #9 Memorial Tour takes over the Bird City Bullring on Saturday, June 20! Join us for five classes of hard hitting action on the track!

The night begins at 7 pm, with the Power Wheels Derby for the kids starting around 6:15-6:30 pm. Your $20 admission also includes unlimited carnival rides for the night!

06/10/2026

We hope you’ll join us for the opening night of our 2026 fair (in just one week!), when we crown new royalty. Follow along with our Western Illinois Fair Queen & Princess Pageant page tonight to learn more about our contestants for 2026!

👑 ONE WEEK AWAY 👑

We are 7 short days away from crowning our new royalty! We kick off the fair in the grandstands at 7pm Wednesday! Grab your friends, a treat from the midway and let us entertain you for the evening!

🩷 Check back this evening to meet our contestants!

06/09/2026

Want to enjoy everything that the Western Illinois Fair has to offer? Get your season pass for next week and forget having to ask, “what’s the front gate cost tonight?” (We get that question a lot. 😉)

Season tickets include admission AND carnival rides for all five days of the fair!

06/06/2026

06/05/2026

Loud, rowdy and FUN! The IFPA Truck and Tractor Pull takes over the grandstand on Thursday, June 18! Get to the grandstand at 6:30 pm for all of the action as these high-horsepower trucks and tractors work for the FULL PULL!

This event is brought to you by Quincy Tractor.

06/03/2026

We can't wait for the return of the world famous School Bus Demolition Derby to the Western Illinois Fair!

Come join us on Friday, June 19, beginning at 7 pm, as 12 full-size buses bring the wheels and steel to the Bird City Bullring to crown one big champion! We'll also have a run of Lawn Mowers to help pace the evening schedule, and then wrap up the night with live music from Rogue Method beginning at 8:30 pm in the Infield Pavilion!

Meet our scheduled drivers and bus sponsors below:
- Cagney Schimpf, Bradshaw Custom Pumping
- Clutch Morrows, Austin Johnson/Domination Motorsports
- Ethan Sidwell, The Maschhoff's
- Zach Jones, Rumors Have It/Slight Auto & Tire/Slight Racing
- Austin Spada, Douglas Automotive & Tire
- Ryan Sidwell, Wright Place Car Sales
- Bryan Brown and Mike Brown, Thiele's Garage
- Chris Weatherby, Markert Iron and Metal
- Jake Tournear, Trux, LLC/KC-Jarrett Kindle
- Mark Lindsay, Duke Auction Service/J&J Disposal/Nurse Money, Inc/Hometown Real Estate
- Jesse Moesch, Zach Pruett
- Gunnar Fanshier, Frosty's Treats & Eats