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    Lake County Fairgrounds

    3.0 (24 reviews)

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    Philly Cheesesteak Fries
    Leah J.

    While growing up in Lake County, my family and I would visit the Lake County Fairgrounds every year, excited to eat fair food, enjoy rides and see the animals. Since I was visiting home the weekend of the fair, my family and I decided to head on over for old time's sake. My favorite part of the fair was obviously the food! You name it, they had it. I tried the Philly Cheesesteak Fries and they were absolutely amazing! My daughter had the churros and ice cream and it was a hit as well. While we were there, we rode a few of the rides which is always a lot of fun! One of the ride attendants even gave us free tickets to a ride of our choice which was very nice. The highlight of the fair was definitely riding a camel!! We absolutely couldn't resist and for $10/ride, it was worth it! It's always fascinating to visit the animals as well and learn about the care of each farm animal. It's not the most pleasant of smells but it's very cool to experience them so up close and personal. Overall, my family and I had a great time at the Lake County Fairgrounds and we all thoroughly enjoyed ourselves!

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    Cassady H.

    Came for the food truck festival. Of course after seeing pictures of abused animals on other reviews I lost my appetite. Definitely won't be coming back to support this place no matter what event they're hosting. As for THIS festival it was just ok. The lines and placement of the trucks are crazy, some lines are basically bumping into each other. Not all the trucks listed showed up which was a big disappointment, I really wanted to try the cereal infused ice cream. The lot itself is a mess and there is goose poop all over the place. There's no where near enough tables to sit at, I had to share one. The food was good, but that's thanks to the trucks not the fairgrounds. I see this business is unclaimed and I can see why, if I was running this place I'd want my name far away from it too. Do yourself a favor and avoid these fairgrounds like it's the plague!

    Carlton J.

    Spacious facility. You can do a ton of events at this spot. We took our kids to the Brickfest. I ate a chili and was mid.

    If I could give 0 stars I would. If you have any kind of empathy towards the animals, DO NOT GIVE THIS PLACE MONEY. Y'all are custies, #1 this garbage should be free #2, if you think animals are any less than us you are literally scum of the earth. Bunnies feet are very sensitive and standing in tiny cages all day every day is not okay for them, same with having little kids poking and prying at them all day everyday and having nowhere to hide. Same goes for all of the goats, pigs, cows, etc. The woman watching the stand for the owner also yelled at me for simply asking what the name of the owners were and asking why the white bunny was bald??

    Michelle G.

    $10 admission and $10 for parking (closer but still pretty far). This place is a money pit. They are a standard county fair, maybe a bit larger in sq feet. I went this weekend for the first time in 3 years. The prices were pretty high and not all of the food vendors took credit and so I found myself hitting the atm. Who knew that $40 cash could only get you (parking, admission, cheese bites, a lemonade and a pretzel). Kind of sad IMO. Anywho they had the demolition derby (it was pretty good) I liked the 17 trailer race as the finale. A lot of structural carnage, yes! I saw the animals in the barns and a few other attractions. I might be back in the future.

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    Joze C.

    Went to the lake county fair and I definitely wasn't impressed to say the least. 1st off there was a groupon for this that I missed out on (total drag) But I don't mind paying regular price if the experience is worth it. Adults were only $8 & our lil guy (3 years old) was free. Tickets are $20 for 22 or you can get an unlimited wrist band (I recommend that cause you go through the tickets fast) They have a good selection of rides for adults and for the lil ones. Food from the "fair food" booths is gross. If I would have seen the Sammie's booth I would have went there instead. Stick to reputable food providers Wanted to end the trip with some ice cream but that was an epic fail. Ice cream looked like frozen chocolate ice with no milk at all. Absolutely tasteless

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    Food truck festival. Had different venders with various foods to eat. Parking cost $10.

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    Huge with lots of parking but pretty dated and dirty. This place could use a good cleaning and renovation.

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    7 years ago

    Lake county fair is awesome, went to see monster trucks and they put on a great show. Lots to see with mega food stands

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    11 years ago

    Tickets prices for the lake county fair here are kind of high for what the fair offers.. Visited on a Sunday and not as big as most fairs..

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