what is free at the fair?
whats free?

Enjoy these fun features, jam packed with fun!

What's FREE in 2023? The Walworth County Fair offers many viewing events that are at NO additional cost after the price of general fair admission. Including:

  • 2023 Junior Class Competitive Exhibit Areas ... Showcasing thousands of Junior Class non-livestock and livestock exhibits
  • 2023 Open Class Exhibit Areas ... Featuring breathtaking displays of Open Class non-livestock and livestock exhibits
  • 2023 Pride on Display Contest - Highlighting the Open Class CULTURAL ARTS CENTER (CAB) (f/n/a Open Class Arts & Crafts Building)
  • Harness Horse Racing
  • Daily Contests with PRIZES
  • All Park Stage Entertainment
  • Award-Winning Discovery Barn Agriculture Education
  • Award-Winning Barnyard Adventure Agriculture Education Area (scroll down for highlights)
  • Barnyard Adventure Stage, featuring the ever-popular "Nick's Kids Show" and the "Barnyard Adventure Show"
  • Woodcarving
  • Daily fair guest contests
  • Draft Horse Pulls
  • Open Horse Shows
  • Kids Pedal Tractor Pulls
  • Combine Rides for Kids
  • The Magical World of Magic Mike the Magician
  • Plein Air Artists on Display
  • Scavenger Hunt
  • ... and more!

Our Barnyard Adventure Agriculture Education Area includes:

  • NEW! BRAG TAGS! Take the "There's No Place Like Home" tour throughout Barnyard Adventure and collect your free BRAG TAGS and more!
  • It's ag-mazing for all ages ... take a walk through Barnyard Adventure with interesting agriculture learning stations; including Dairy, Beef, Swine, Sheep, Goats, Poultry, and more!
  • The Walworth County Fair showcases butterflies with plenty of TLC. An outdoor butterfly observation tent will be available in the Barnyard Adventure Garden with a daily butterfly release scheduled.
  • The Barnyard Adventure Barn has been rebranded and will showcase educational learning about pollinators, including Beekeeping, featuring a working observation beehive, hosted by the Walworth County Beekeepers Association. Learn more about Monarch butterflies, too, with butterfly experts. Do not miss what's new in the Barnyard Adventure Barn!
  • The Learning Coop, featuring a variety of farm and home presentations. Interesting topics for everyone!
  • Barnyard Adventure Gardens, featuring the NEW Global Gardens.
  • "Freshly Picked" is Barnyard's NEW presentation, putting the spotlight on a different harvested garden vegetable each day of the Fair.
  • Growing to Learn Raised Crop Beds, featuring a variety of crops, including corn, soybeans, cranberries, and hops.
  • The NEW "Kids Can Compost" display, including a vegetable scrap garden and worm composting.
  • Barnyard Adventure Stage Entertainment, starring Nick's Kids Show and the NEW Barnyard Adventure Show
  • Barnyard Adventure Kids Contests and Activities
  • Grain Bin Learning Center
  • Rainwater Recycling Patio
  • Sensory Gardens
  • and more!
Adventures at the Fair in Barnyard