LANCASTER — The 2026 Antelope Valley Fair opens Thursday, Sept. 24, at the fairgrounds, 2551 W. Avenue H, Lancaster, running through Sunday, Sept. 27, and returning for a second stretch Thursday, Oct. 1, through Sunday, Oct. 4. This year’s theme is “Ruffling Feathers Since 1938.”
Gates are open from 4 p.m. to midnight on Thursday, Sept. 24, and Friday, Sept. 25; from 2 p.m. to midnight on Saturday, Sept. 26, and Sunday, Sept. 27; from 4 p.m. to midnight on Thursday, Oct. 1, and Friday, Oct. 2; from 2 p.m. to midnight on Saturday, Oct. 3; and from 2 to 11 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 4.
The fair is a curfewed event — no entry or parking is permitted after 9 p.m., and guest drop-off and pickup is handled at Gate 2. Barns and buildings close two hours before the grounds close, and the fair is designated a no-colors event.
Presale single-day admission is $11 for adults (full price $15), and $7 for juniors ages 6-11 and seniors 65 and older (full price $9 each). Children 5 and under get in free with a paid adult, and active-duty military are admitted free with valid ID. General parking presale is $8. Unlimited ride wristbands are $35 presale, or $55 with front-of-the-line access. A family meal deal — four corn dogs, four fountain drinks, a cotton candy bucket and a large shareable popcorn, valued at $111 — is $55 presale, and a $100 game-credit pass is $55 presale. Wheelchair and wagon rentals are $15 at the In-FAIR-mation Booth near the Main Entrance.
The fair’s concert series includes Justin Moore on Thursday, Sept. 24, at 7:30 p.m.; Fuel, with Eve 6 and The Ataris, on Friday, Sept. 25, at 7:10 p.m.; Brothers Osborne on Saturday, Sept. 26, at 7:30 p.m.; and the 90’s Corridos Tour, headlined by Lupillo Rivera with Dueto Voces del Rancho, on Sunday, Sept. 27. Concert tickets are $65, and the 90’s Corridos Tour is general-admission floor seating only — standing room, no chairs.
Additional ticketed events include flat track motorcycle racing on Friday, Oct. 2 (doors at 5:30 p.m., racing at 7 p.m., $22, fair admission not included), and the Monster X Tour on Saturday, Oct. 3, with shows at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. ($22 each).
The fair closes Sunday, Oct. 4, with “El Jaripeo Más Grande del Año,” a three-hour production combining a traditional jaripeo ranchero with live music from Banda San Miguel, a horseback performance by Regional Mexican artist El Puma de Sinaloa, and a closing baile ranchero set from Graciela Beltrán, Banda R-15 and others. Tickets are $22.
Tickets and more information are available at avfair.com.
Source: Antelope Valley Fair / 50th District Agricultural Association