This is probably the worst fair that I had to pay money for. Nothing compares to the Minnesota State Fair. They take it seriously up there. In Georgia, there's at least three fairs. The Georgia National Fair in Perry is the actual good one but kind of far from Atlanta. I have not been to the North Georgia State Fair. Have you ever been to a fair on in a grocery store parking lot such as Plaza Fiesta I'm Buford highway? This is similar except slightly larger. There's a lot of carnival rides and overpriced food. My problem with this fair was that none of the ticket people knew anything about the chainsaw juggling act and couldn't point me in the right direction. Nobody knew anything about the wrestling either. I eventually found the wrestling but it was hidden behind some ferris wheel. The only thing that's worth watching is the circus performance. It's definitely not Cirque du Soleil quality but it's good for the kids. Would I come here again? No. I don't think it's worth the hour drive for me. read more

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Was visiting worth my time?! No. The drive was far. You had to pay for admissions and then parking. There were more rides than actual shows. And even with the advertised shows, we could not find anyone to tell us where a particular show was. They sort of pointed us in a random direction. And the shopping area was sort of sad tbh. I have seen local festivals selling a lot more variety of things. read more

This was a Mid experience as my boys say... lol. I can say, each vendor, food truck, or game we went to, the staff was really nice. I gave only 5-stars because the food wasn't giving and we didn't get the fair food feel. I had a Elote bowl, it was just ok... I didn't finish it and a Sour apple and strawberry mixed slushie. My son had BBQ loaded tater tots, they were pretty good and a lemonade. We were hoping for out the box fair food and didn't come across any. Overall for a day out with nothing to do and you're in the area go but going out your way to visit, I'd have to say don't. read more

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Went to the Perry state fair. They would not allow my wife in due to her purse. There was nothing in the ads saying the purse had to be clear. They told us the new that but there was signs before you got to the entrance. However , you are now at the fair what are you supposed to do. We are both seniors and I am handicap, the handicap parking was farther than the regular parking. By the time we got back to the car we were to tired to walk back to the entrance so we went home and missed the fair. read more

The Georgia State Fair is at the Atlanta Motor Speedway. This year the fair runs from April 28th through May 7th, 2023. Gate admission for adults is $15, seniors (60 and up) are $10, children 10 and under are free with a paying adult. On May 1st and 3rd on their website they also ran for free tickets for all day. Rides are open weekdays 12 PM to 10 PM and weekends 10 AM to 10:00 PM. You have all the exciting attractions and shows. Live music, fair food and carnival rides and kiddie rides. It's all about family fun.​ The best show I have experienced at Georgia State Fair is Aquatic Acrobatic Show. Great entertainment for all ages. Food stalls are plenty. I tried some fried chicken and fries. Spectacular Carnival Rides like giant wheel and midway are the best. I had an awesome time and would definitely recommend this place to anyone to come and experience it. Ample parking with $10 fee, need to pay cash. If you are in the area, please do visit with family and friends. read more

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This review is for the banana derby. Very entertaining show. The highlight of our visit. If they weren't there, I wouldn't have gone. The other booths/attraction are pretty boring. read more

Georgia State Fair - Gillian the monkey - Festivals Near Me - Hampton, Georgia

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Way overpriced! Be prepared to spend hundreds of dollars if you go with your kids. I couldn't believe what they were charging. $10 to park your car, $15/person to enter. Then the cost of rides is outrageous. The food is the cost of going to nice restaurant. $10 corndogs, $16 for three tacos, $5 for a small lemonade. There's almost no where to sit down. This will be our last time going. I would rather spend that kind of money at six flags. It's too expensive for us. read more

I wish we would have gotten there earlier. The wholesome fun attractions are happening/available during the day. We got there around 7:30pm - a lot of rowdy teenagers. This was also the last weekend of the fall tour. Things were fun enough; lots of rides, carnival foods like funnel cake, pizza, nachos, turkey legs, slushies... I even saw someone with chilli. Lines were very long and it was crazy crowded. I bet the best time is 11am on a weekday. read more

Georgia State Fair - Festivals Near Me - Hampton, Georgia

It was really lame. Too small, everything very generic, and just not worth the money or time.

As far as fairs go, this was pretty weak. The food was ... Disappointing really. There was only one place that looked legit & it was a little Mexican shack but they didn't have elote ready when I came by. We ordered a $12 bucket of quite honestly the worst fries I've ever had. They were "curly" but no curls, slightly uncooked and squishy and tiny. The bucket was refillable at $5/each but no way. Toppings $1/piece (we had cheese and jalapenos). It was not crowded at all but probably one of the most redneck events I've been to from poorly acted wrestling to pig races & a few stands of pay money to see "x". They had animals, which I'm actually not sure how I feel about it. The animals looked healthy.. ish. Eh. Ok. Let's not lie to ourselves. They keep animals in tiny cages for tourists. Geez. Now that I think about it, it's a lot worse than it felt like... Ugh. Ok. Moving along. Typical carnies swindling you worse than a used car salesman, speaking fast, trying to push their games into your hands and then demanding obscene payment. I hate carnies and I hate carnival games. A few good rides. A pretty fast roller coaster & a few circle rides. Ferris wheel was wobbly. One ride made awful creaking and I kept imagining flying off .... $10 to get in, everything was stupid expensive. It was hot & I suppose mildly entertaining. There was a game outside with large inflatables that was interesting. Of course, they had advertisement booths which kinda weird since you pay to get in .. anyway. If you have small children and you know what you're getting into, it's kinda worth it. As an adult, it wasn't amusing enough I'd ever go back. Also, the prizes are all worthless junk so definitely don't play for that. But if you're interested in shooting a dart or throwing a ball for $5-10, go for it. read more

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So you take a crappy carnival with abused animals, oversell past capacity, create massive traffic jams, overcharge and mix with crappy vendors, and you get this. How any state could put their name behind this blows me away. There is absolutely nothing about this embarrassing excuse for a fair that is actually a fair. The animal 'shows' should all be reported for abuse and should never be allowed in the first place. What a miserable excuse for a state fair. Georgia, take some tips from Minnesota, Michigan, and the countless states that do real fairs. You would be better suited to take your money and light it on fire.. read more

A friend of mine had never been to a state fair (gasp!), and I haven't been to one since leaving home at 18, so we bundled up and headed to Hampton, GA (a short 40-minute ride from my home in East Atlanta.) Take my advice and buy the $20 ride-all-you-want wristband. Even if you only get on 3-4 rides, it's worth it. I made the mistake of buying tickets and then getting the wristband and I didn't get my money's worth of entertainment. Also, some of the rides require two people and my friend couldn't get on any of the rides because they all went in circular motions which make her sick. (Riding alone sucked big time, but I did it because I am awesome.) These rides are some of the same ones from my childhood....and I believe they are literally the same ones because they haven't been updated to accommodate the fattening of America. If you're much bigger than me, you won't be able to fit in a lot of them. I was squeezing in myself. And if you're doing a two-person ride, I hope your partner is skinny. But the thrill of the ride is still there. Being spun upside down, side-to-side, and far out and away still feels amazing and frightening at the same time. The only ride I would tell anyone to stay away from is Zero Gravity. That's the last ride I got on and the one that made me feel sick to my stomach. The thing I love most about the fair is that you can eat whatever ridiculous thing you want and not feel guilty about it at all. During my few hours I ate a hand-dipped corn dog, a slice of sausage pizza, half a bag of cotton candy, and a FRIED SNICKERS. Even to me as the person who ate it this sounds gross, but in reality it's tasty, mainly because the breading is similar to what they use for funnel cake. But I only ate the portion of the bar covered in fried cake, the rest I tossed out (had to save room for more junk!) My friend had the fried twinkie and she said it was pretty good - that you could barely taste the filling because of the fried cake. This was good to me because the filling is why I got the fried Snickers instead of the fried twinkie. From what I overheard, fried Oreos are pretty spectacular too. I got my first airbrush tattoo at the fair! When they apply the paint, it's a little cold on your skin but that's all. The tattoo is supposed to last for two weeks if I don't touch it, but since it was $6 for a small one, I didn't feel too bad when I accidentally scrubbed some of the paint off in the shower. But it was cute the few hours it lasted. There were a lot of vendors there selling airbrushed items, stuffed animals, hats and scarves, and other random items you could buy at Spencers in 1990. My favorites were the guy selling cowboy hats, and the guys selling leather bracelets. I bought a pair of leather bracelets and my friend bought four jewel and leather bracelets. There were games to win stuffed animals. I have no faith in those games at all and wish they would just let me buy the friggin' teddy bear. But I played skee ball for old times sake and won absolutely nothing, which I remember from my childhood. As for fashion, my friend and I were part of the small group who wasn't outfitted in something called "Realtree" which is hunting camouflage. And this wasn't just the fellas, people. The ladies had their Realtree pants and jackets too. As for hair and makeup - blond on top/black on bottom hair (skunk hair) and heavy black eyeliner were definitely the top picks. My friend and I looked so boring and non-local that every booth we stopped by asked us where we were from. Although I hate to pay for parking, it was a reasonable $5. My friend had a great time at the fair and was glad she was able to tick that off her "experiences" list, and I was able to re-visit my childhood for just a while and it was lovely. This is definitely a family or teenager kind of thing, but as a couple of grown ups over 35 we had a great time, too. Yelp 52 #44 read more

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The only reason I gave one star is because I couldn't go any lower. This place is a dump. Your kids would have more fun on a rusty playground. Overpriced tickets and the carny workers have more teeth than there is rides. If you swing on the swings the carny man will enforce his walky talky power and make you stop. The ice cream cone was from 2005, stale, pale, & faded sprinkles. Do not come here unless you want overpriced no fun vomit smells. They do have cotton candy & that is the only thing keeping me from killing myself over the whole experience. Please donate to my go fund me to help me pay for my son's aids treatment that he will require after the petting zoo. read more

What a crappy fair. My wife and I had not been to a fair in years and decided to take our almost 1 year old son on opening day. We were both thinking that a "State Fair" meant there would be more activities, games, rides, contest, vendors, etc than a county fair. We were largely disappointed. This was a mess of a fair all the way around with not much variety in activities. The parking situation was perfected by the people working the lot was about the best thing about this "fair". read more

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Not sure which was worse the ratchet flea market type stuff for sale or the fact that I got sick a few hours after eating the Mexican Corn in a cup and chicken kabob (for $16). It's good for the midway rides for kids. But this is NO state fair. It's barely a carnival. read more

Me and my family had the best time, got there around 2pm and stayed till 10, there's a bunch of fun rides for both kids and adults. The food was so good and there's multiple choices of what to eat. The white tigers were very pretty. Only downside is it gets super crowded but was expected. Recommend coming earlier in the day. (Cash is mostly used) read more

This was my first time going to a fair, and it was great. I came, bought tickets and went in. What is really annoying, is the fact that a lot of gravel is blowing all over the place, which can get in your eyes and clog your nose. But anyways, lots of things to buy, and lots of rides, and basically what you would expect out of a fair. If you go here, do not pay $50 for 56 tickets, and pay $20 for unlimited rides, so you go on as many rides as you want. There is also a petting zoo, pig races and white tigers. But overall, I had a pretty good time here! I would recommend to a few people. read more

Georgia State Fair - Festivals Near Me - Hampton, Georgia

Stay home or head to Perry for a real fair... Went today and the fairgrounds are poorly planned this year and lack drainage in many high traffic areas. Swamp like conditions with mushy sod and giant puddles in main drag areas(with no rain in sight). People literally had plastic bags wrapped over their shoes and boots!!! Bright spot - The ride in the Bell Helicopter was great and well worth the 20 bucks for a 2 min ride around and beyond the fairgrounds. The people at the fair hopped through the puddles, but still enjoyed it. No such thing as a bad day at a fair, but the companies planning this year's event need to rethink and do a better job on execution next year. Not sure I would recommend a visit to anyone this year at the speedway. read more

My husband and I took our 5 & 7 yr old kids last Saturday night so they could have some fun. I bought two adult tickets on Groupon for $13. Full price for two adults is $20. So I felt good about that. When you get there you have to pay $5 to park. Then when you get to the gate you have to pay to get in (this is where the Groupon helped). It was $5 per child here and $10 per adult. Once you are in you have to walk through a long isle of salesman. There's no way around it. Get ready to say "no thanks" a lot or just look straight forward and avoid technique. The salesman are anywhere from DirectTV to metal roofing for your home. Once you make it through this you will be hit my another ticket booth. Here we payed $50 for both kids to get a stamp so they could ride all the rides as many times as they want. Unfortunately there are not a ton of kiddie rides. It was night time and one man who was operating one of the kids rides was wearing sunglasses and he did seem very stoned. On another ride there were some really great people operating them. I recommend you go into the circus and enjoy it if you have kids with you. It's free with admission into the park, it's entertaining, and a chance to sit down for a moment. I wanted my kids to have a fun night and I wanted to eat some good food. The food was overpriced which I expected ( the corn in the cob was delicious btw). We spent way more for a fun family night than I would have liked to. This might be tmi but when we got home I had to clean black stuff out of my kids and my own nose. There is a lot of smoke there and I'm not sure where it is coming from. I recommend going to The Perry Fair coming up soon. It's huge and was a great experience for us last year. read more

This is such a small, pathetic carnival that I can't believe it is a state fair. I've been to "state fairs" in Alabama and Iowa, and both were larger, had better exhibitions, and included agricultural competitions, rodeos, and much more. This little fair is more like the kind you see in Wal-Mart parking lots from time to time. At least there was a petting zoo and a few other small shows. But I'm not sure if this is worth the cost of admission. read more

The parking was free that was a plus. It cost $10 to get in and as soon as you give the admission attendant your ticket to get in the Fair your bombarded by vendors trying to get you to sign up for something, hand you a demo CD or want you to buy something it was very annoying because they come at you all at once. The Arctic Blast concession had a very good Orange Cream slushy which was different but it cost $3 for a small. The fair had a petting zoo we went inside to see the animals which was cool. They had giraffes, zebras, goats, cows alpacas and etc. We didn't pet any of the animals because I didn't see a place where you can wash you hands and you use hand sanitizer. I read a story on the news recently a little toddler passed away in another state after petting an animal at a fair he came into contact with E. coli from one of the animals at the fair he went too. We started walking around the fair after looking at the animals to see what type of rides and games they had. As soon as we started walking around the game vendor started pitching sale talk to you to play there game ever few steps we took left and right it wasn't fun at all they don't give people a chance to walk around to see what the fair have to offer. Then this fair had an awful smell and it wasn't the animals I think it was the garbage cans or something. I couldn't really enjoy walking around because it was so stink out there and game vendors kept bothering us. It was raining a lot this passed weekend I'm not sure if that had anything to do with it. The games cost about $5. One vendor let you shoot the ball once for $5 I thought that was a rip off. I would stay far away from the games because that add up and its rigid. The food option wasn't that great compared to North Georgia State Fair and it was a bit disappointing. My husband brought a chicken tender meal for $10 from one of the concession stands and they gave him 3 chicken tenders, few fries and a small cup of less then 8oz of Kool aid type of drink. The funnel cakes cost about $7, corn dog $4, smoothie $5. The food at the fair it's definitely overpriced. Also the concession stands are too close to the petting zoo people don't want to smell animals while there eating. As we were leaving the fair we got bombarded once again from the same vendors trying to sell you something or want you to sign up for something. read more

This fair isn't big, actually pretty small with a lot more vendor selling their wares versus rides. I liked it more for my niece that they did have a lot more rides geared for younger kids. And she did take advantage of the unlimited ride ($20). The food wasn't great as I hope it would be. The only thing I enjoy was the fried pickles. It was a good deal from Groupon that I purchase so that aid in my decision to come. read more

This fair is mediocre to say the least. It's located in the parking lot of the Atlanta motor speedway. The parking is $10. The entrance fee for each person is $10 & tickets cost $1 per ticket or $25 for a wristband that allows you to ride everything. If you go wear shoes that you don't care about. It's all situated on this lovely GA clay. If you wear white sneakers go ahead and have a moment of silence for them (RIP). The main reason I like fairs is for the food. This was very disappointing as well. My husband had a turkey leg that was pretty dry (his words). I ate a sausage with onions and peppers and ended up throwing it away (yuck). I did enjoy feeding the giraffe with my twins. They let you buy like 4 carrots for $2. They didn't have a wide variety of rides. Overall this was a very disappointing experience for me. If you want to go to a good fair try the one in Perry, GA. A little bit of a ride but much better overall. read more

Boring. Lame selection of rides. Lame selection of food. Too expensive. We watched a guy get off Gravitron with a busted eardrum, bleeding all over the side of his head. Nasty. Ride workers were unfriendly and unhelpful. Waste of money and time. read more

I had such an amazing time at the Georgia state fair. The Hollywood circus was fanominal and the wolf show was very interesting. I wish I would have got on the cool helicopters ride because it was only $20.00, but I'm definitely going to go and try next year. The turkey leg, Italian sausage and fruit smoothly was excellent. I look forward to going next year and riding on the cool helicopter ride. read more

Georgia State Fair - I loved feding the animals! - Festivals Near Me - Hampton, Georgia

It was much smaller then expected. Several of the rides kept breaking down . One with my kids at the top of the roller coaster. Food was standard fair food and only 2 of the stalls were any good. Petting zoo, racing pigs, wrestling show, guy in dinosaur suit all were included in overpriced admission. Sweet baby rays gave free bottles of sauce which was awesome !! read more

This was a waste of a one hour drive! The food was horrible... a 1 on a scale from 1-10. The food was undercooked and over priced. There was very little for adults and it was dirty!!!! Dirt and gravel everywhere!! I was hoping it'd be like my hometown Miami Dade County Fair , but boy was I wrong. Corn was undercooked and flavorless, the corn dog was soggy and undercooked , and the burger seemed boiled or microwaved smh! And the lemonade was a rip off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Never again!!! read more

This is not a fair. It's a carnival at best. Don't waste your time and money if you're expecting a real fair.

Went to the fair opening night. Hours posted as 4pm till midnight. We got there about 6:30. 7 adults and 7 children. Around 8:30 pm it started raining. We waited out about an hour rain delay. During this rain delay we bought food and drinks. It stopped raining. The rides started back running. Just when the kids were starting to have fun again abruptly everything shuts down and lights start going off. They closed down at 10:15pm. We got cheated out of almost 2 hours after spending about $300. read more

This is not a state fair, this is a large carnival. It lacked decent food and exhibits. Mostly rides, which of course cost even more. We love REAL State fairs, we drove 3 1/2 hours from Savannah for this lousy State Fair. Never again. $5 for parking, $10 admission, $4 drinks and on and on. This is a state Fleece, not a fair. read more

Don't go. We went last month and it was so bad it was depressing. Not sure how the state of Georgia allows it to be regarded as a state function. read more

Went on 10/08/16, 5 dollars for parking, they had tickets on groupon 2 tickets for 13 dollars but I missed the sale so as an adult I paid 10 dollars to get in the fair., tickets for the rides: each ticket is a dollar each, and most rides it was 5-6 tickets to ride so they had a 25 dollar wristband (handstamp) unlimited rides deal. So that is what I got It made sense to me. But if you have a family that can be pretty expensive because it per person ughh. The food was on the high side but I expected that, the rides were actually good it was more rides then I expected them to have, they also had plenty of rides for smaller kids as well, as for the bigger rides some of them were kinda duplicated it seemed, like they had 2 swing rides. Also on a lot of the rides the seats are extremely small so if your a bigger taller person you might have to ride by yourself! It was a lot of rocks/gravel so don't wear any new shoes, my black boots look brown it's covered in dust, wear comfortable supported shoes! The lines were long but they moved pretty quick, we did go on a Saturday. Overall I didn't think I was going to have so much fun but I did I would def go again next year! Of course the Perry fair is better but if you don't feel like driving you could go here and have a good time! read more

I won't go again. Took my nephew, while he was getting on the swings I noticed that they were playing sexually explicit music. I asked the attendant if he would change the music because there were small children present and I felt it inappropriate in the given situation. He said that he was the only one who was allowed to touch his phone and he would change it when the ride was full. At the time the ride was about 75% full and no one in line. I asked again for him to change the music and was ignored, two minutes later the track changed and he said in a loud, arrogant voice, "You got your wish, the music changed." The next song was worse. Definitely not a family oriented environment and staff are very unprofessional. read more

Well - I've been to several state fairs and to several county fairs across the country. I can honestly say that the GA State Fair was under-whelming. There are virtually no exhibits except the petting zoo and the poultry (which were fun and we enjoyed). The rides are there, but not everybody comes to a state fair for carnival rides - we didn't. The funnel cake from the booth we bought at was dough-y and undercooked, the corn dog from a different booth was ice cold (??? how can THAT happen?). The fresh lemonade was good, the juggler again was under-whelming (but he was working a very tough crowd) and the parking lot attendant was miserable. We bought some nice hot sauce and jam from one booth (very good), some stocking stuffers from a lady with handcrafted stuffed animals, and a very good cowboy hat from the cowboy hat guy - and also the leather bracelets - they were both good crafters and great booths. But that's IT. There's virtually nothing else there. So...for a cheap ($7) night with some rides - it was like a local carnival. ??? I'd never go back. read more