2023 Indiana State Fair Schedule

   

The Taylor Party – Enjoy a Taylor Swift inspired party on the Hoosier Lottery Free Stage. Taylor won’t be here, but you won’t be able to tell.

End the evening with the new Indiana State Fair Drone Show. Arrive early and stay late. Spend Saturday with us and enjoy all the FREE entertainment! XPOGO, Racing Pigs, Parakeet Encounter, Goat Mountain and much more.

For the best routes and options for getting to the State Fair, visit IndianaStateFairParking.com
Featured Farmers: K-Brothers Inc. Kevin Wilson from Cass County Speciality: Soybeans, Tomatoes
18 Days of Basketball Celebrating Indiana College Legends 11AM-12PM – Boomer 1-2PM – Player Appearance 4-5PM – Freddy 6-8PM – Four Pacemates and two Hype Crew Time TBD – Indiana Sports Corp at Hoopfest
8AM, 6PM	Percheron and Clydesdale Draft Horse Show Indiana Farmers Coliseum & Pop Weaver Youth Pavilion	Watch these magnificent horses march out into the Indiana Farmers Coliseum for the Horse Hitch competition. Stay to see who will be crowned the victor in today’s competition.
9AM-9PM	Space Ham: An Augmented Reality Experience Main Street	Float into the world of Space Ham- the Indiana State Fairs first -ever augmented reality experience! Use your phone to scan the QR code to meet Hammy and his team. Space Ham uses the camera on your phone to transport you to a unique outer space arena filled with Hammy’s friends and activities. Explore this amazing exhibit and see something truly out of this world! Open to all ages.
9AM-9PM	Pacers Sports and Entertainment Exhibit Harvest Pavilion	Experience the excitement of the Pacers Sports & Entertainment Exhibit at the Indiana State Fair! Immerse yourself in the world of Indiana’s beloved Pacers, Fever, Mad Ants and Pacers Gaming. Interact with players, coaches, life-size bobble heads, and more! A must-see for all basketball fans – open everyday day of the Fair, in the Land of Legends in Harvest Pavilion.
9AM-9PM	Land of Legends: Indiana’s Basketball Legacy Harvest Pavilion	Discover the rich story of Indiana basketball at the State Fair! Bring the whole family to explore the history, players, and moments that make Hoosier Hoops legendary.
9:30AM & 10:30AM	Taste and Create: Cookies, Coffee, and Cuddles MHS Family Fun Park	Let children show their creative side and decorate cookies while parents enjoy a nice cup of coffee! For $20 (covering one adult and one child) spend some time this morning in the MHS Family Fun Park decorating cookies, drinking coffee, and enjoying some cuddles.
11AM	Giant Vegetable Contest The Mercantile
11AM	Taste From Indiana Farms Indiana Farm Bureau Fall Creek Pavilion
12PM, 4:30PM, 6PM	Otter Adventure MHS Family Fun Park	Come take a splash with this up-close-and-personal talent show from the sweetest creatures on the Fairgrounds!
1:30PM, 4PM, 5:30PM, 7PM	Xpogo: Extreme Pogo Stunt Team The Backyard	You won’t want to miss The Xpogo Stunt Team- competitors on two seasons of Americas Got Talent! Jumping over 9 feet in the air on next generations pogo sticks while throwing down flips and incredible tricks, Xpogo will THRILL you ‘til the final bounce.
7:30PM	The Taylor Party: Taylor Swift Night Hoosier Lottery Free Stage	We promise that you’ll never find another party like this, a Taylor Swift Inspired Dance Party. It’s Taylor-made for ultimate fans. Surrounded by Swifties, come sing and dance through all her iconic eras.

 

FRIDAY AUGUST 4, 2023

INDIANA STATE FAIR Band Day
pres. by Music Travel Consultants & Paige’s Music

TONIGHT AT THE HOOSIER LOTTERY FREE STAGE!

Styx

MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS DAY
PRESENTED BY INDIANA MENTAL HEALTH ROUNDTABLE

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS

• LIAR’S CONTEST
  FREE / 6:30PM / Pioneer Village Music Stage of America
• XPOGO: EXTREME POGO STUNT TEAM
  FREE / 1:30, 4, 5:30 & 7PM / The Backyard
• TODAY’S FEATURED FARMER PRESENTED BY CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE™.
  Marble Hill Farm

AROUND THE GROUNDS

2 – 7PM
Mango & Dango: The Flying Umbrella Ship

6 – 9PM
The Robot Show

6:30PM
Daily Parade & Circle City Sidewalk Stompers

THE BACKYARD

9AM, 1:30PM, 5:30PM & 8:30PM
Open Basketball Court Play

1:30, 4PM, 5:30PM & 7PM
Xpogo: Extreme Pogo Stunt Team

5:30 & 7PM
Evyn Ingle LIVE MUSIC!

DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES COMPLEX

9AM – 8PM
Butterfly Garden

10AM
Reptiles Rule! LIVE Reptile Program

11AM
Architectural Trolley Tour

3PM
Indiana State Museum: Fossil Dig

4:30PM
Live Birds of Prey

6:30PM
Indiana Conservation Officer: K9 Demo

GLASS BARN PRES. BY INDIANA SOYBEAN FARMERS

11AM, 2 & 4PM
Live Chats pres. by Indiana Soybean Farmers ($25 giftcard giveaway!)

2:30PM
Featured Farmer Chats
pres. by Corteva Agriscience™

HARVEST PAVILION

9AM – 9PM
Land of Legends: Indiana’s Basketball Legacy

9AM – 9PM
Family Friendly Basketball Flicks

HOOSIER LOTTERY FREE STAGE LIVE MUSIC!

7:30PM
Styx

THE MERCANTILE IN AG/HORT

9AM – 8PM
CANstruction

9AM
LIVE! Cheese Carving with Sarah “The Cheese Lady” Kaufman

MHS FAMILY FUN PARK

9AM
Backboard Mural by Koda Witsken

12, 4:30 & 6PM
Otter Adventure

PIONEER VILLAGE

9AM
Flag Raising Ceremony

10AM – 12PM
1930s Radio Show

10AM
The Softness of Beveren Rabbits with Kim Calloway

2PM
Jack & The Legal Guardians

COMPETITIONS & LIVESTOCK

• 4-H Beef / Dairy-Beef Cattle Showmanship
  8AM | Indiana Farmers Coliseum
• 4-H Barrow Swine Showmanship
  8AM | Indiana Farm Bureau Fall Creek Pavilion
• Market Lamb Showmanship
  8AM | Blue Ribbon Pavilion
• Horse & Pony English Classes
  9AM | Pop Weaver Youth Pavilion
• Indiana State Fair Band Day | PRELIMINARIES presented by Music Travel Consultants & Paige’s Music
  9:30AM | Hoosier Lottery Grandstand
• Open Class Wool Judging
  10AM | Blue Ribbon Pavilion
• 4-H Cat Show
  11:30AM | Purdue Extension Building Auditorium
• Open Pygmy Goat Show
  4PM | South Pavilion
• Over the Top Tour: Pole Vaulting Competition
  6PM | The Backyard
• Indiana State Fair Liar’s Contest
  6:30PM | Pioneer Village Music of America Stage
• Indiana State Fair Band Day | FINALS presented by Music Travel Consultants & Paige’s Music
  8PM | Hoosier Lottery Grandstand

18 DAYS OF BASKETBALL

MR. BASKETBALL OF 1990 The all-time leading scorer in Indiana high school basketball history
Learn more at 12PM in Harvest Pavilion!

THURSDAY AUGUST 3
$3 THURSDAY PRESENTED BY THE INDIANA SECRETARY OF STATE

$3 gate admission, $3 Midway rides, and $3 food options around the Fairgrounds.

TONIGHT AT THE HOOSIER LOTTERY FREE STAGE!

90s Night at the INDIANA STATE FAIR ft. DJ Kurt Streblow

LIVE — AT THE MERCANTILE!

Cheese Carving with Sarah Kaufmann

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS

• CELEBRATION OF AGRICULTURE WITH THE INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
  FREE / 11AM / Normandy Barn
• CHILDREN’S BARNYARD
  FREE / All Day / Corteva AgriscienceTM FFA Pavilion
• OTTER ADVENTURE
  FREE / 2, 4:30 & 6PM / MHS Family Fun Park
• TODAY’S FEATURED FARMER PRESENTED BY CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE™.
  Groth Farms

THE BACKYARD

9AM, 1:30PM, 5:30PM & 8:30PM
Open Basketball Court Play

12, 4PM & 6:30PM
Xpogo: Extreme Pogo Stunt Team

5:30 & 7PM
Wayne Pennington & The Poor Valley LIVE MUSIC!

CORTEVA AGRISCIENCETM FFA PAVILION

9AM – 9PM
Children’s Barnyard PETTING ZOO!

9AM – 9PM
Putt-Putt Mini Golf

9AM – 9PM
FFA Country Market

DANCE STAGE

1PM
Ladies of the Dance

5PM
Golden Line Dancers

DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES COMPLEX

9AM – 8PM
Butterfly Garden

10AM & 4PM
Fishin’ for Kids ages 5-17 at the Fishing Pond

10AM – 9PM
Mother Nature’s Mercantile

11AM
Architectural Trolley Tour

5:30PM
Roving Aquatic Educator

EXPO HALL

9AM – 9PM
ILLUMINATE!: An Immersive Light Exhibit

GLASS BARN PRES. BY INDIANA SOYBEAN FARMERS

11AM, 2 & 4PM
Live Chats pres. by Indiana Soybean Farmers ($25 giftcard giveaway!)

2:30PM
Featured Farmer Chats pres. by Corteva Agriscience™

GREENHOUSE

9AM – 8PM
Take Out Gardens

HARVEST PAVILION

9AM – 9PM
Land of Legends: Indiana’s Basketball Legacy

9AM – 9PM
Family Friendly Basketball Flicks

INDIANA FARMERS COLISEUM LOBBY

9AM – 9PM
Open Agriculture/Horitculture Exhibits

3PM
Watermelon Seed Catapulting Contest

INDIANA YOUNG FARMERS

9AM – 9PM
IYFA Corn Pit

HOOSIER LOTTERY FREE STAGE LIVE MUSIC!

7:30PM
RETRO REWIND: 90s Night at the Indiana State Fair ft. DJ Kurt Streblow

MAIN STREET

9AM – 9PM
Space Ham: An Augmented Reality Experience

12, 2, 4 & 6PM
Swifty Swine Racing Pigs

3:30, 5, 6PM, 7:15PM & 7:45PM
Hillia: Hula Hoop Extraordinaire

MHS FAMILY FUN PARK

9AM
Backboard Mural by Koda Witsken

9AM – 8PM
Animal Town

9AM – 8PM
Chuck Taylor and Indiana Basketball
at the Indiana History Train

9AM – 8PM
Indiana State Fair Reading Garden

2, 4:30 & 6PM
Otter Adventure

NORMANDY BARN

11AM
Celebration of Agriculture with the Indiana Department of Agriculture

PIONEER VILLAGE

9AM
Flag Raising Ceremony

10AM, 2PM, 4PM & 6PM
Vintage Farm Machinery in Action

2PM
Philadephia Phil

3:30PM
A Lady Gets Dressed in 1895 by Eva Elarbee

4:30PM
Kid Kraft: Paper Doll Chain

PURDUE VETERINARY MEDICINE EXHIBIT

12 & 3PM
Canine Surgery Demonstration

COMPETITIONS & LIVESTOCK

• Horse & Pony Western Classes
  9AM | Indiana Farmers Coliseum & Pop Weaver Youth Pavilion

18 DAYS OF BASKETBALL

FAMOUS GYMS / VENUES Indiana is home to 9 of the largest 10 high school gyms in the nation.
Learn more at 12PM in Harvest Pavilion!

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 2, 2023
BMV DISCOUNT DAY

$7 gate admission with printed or digital voucher from in.gov/bmv.

THIS WEEK ON MAIN STREET!

• Hillia: Hula Hoop Extraordinaire

TONIGHT AT THE HOOSIER LOTTERY FREE STAGE!

• Keith Sweat

TODAYS’ HIGHLIGHTS

TASTE & CREATE:

• COOKIES, COFFEE & CUDDLES
  $ / 9:30 & 10:30AM / Animal Town
• BASKETBALL: A CULTURAL ARTS EXHIBIT
  FREE / All Day / Indiana Arts Building
• TODAY’S FEATURED FARMER PRESENTED BY CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE™.
  Risin’ Creek Creamery

AROUND THE GROUNDS

9AM – 7PM
Wonder Trail pres. by Corteva Agriscience™

2PM – 7PM
Mango & Dango: The Flying Umbrella Ship

6PM – 9PM
The Robot Show

THE BACKYARD

9AM, 1:30PM, 5:30PM & 8:30PM
Open Basketball Court Play

12, 4 & 6:30PM
Xpogo: Extreme Pogo Stunt Team

12:30PM
Skills Challenge

4:30 & 7:30PM
Free Throw & 3 Point Contests (respectively)

5:30 & 7PM
Zach Day LIVE MUSIC!

DANCE STAGE

3PM
Still Kickin’ Cloggers

7PM
Common Ground Line Dancers

DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES COMPLEX

10AM
Reptiles Rule! LIVE Reptile Program

11:30AM
Roving Naturalist

1PM
Ask a Fishery Biologist

2:30PM
Indiana Conservation Officers’ Suba Diving Demo

EXPO HALL

9AM – 9PM
ILLUMINATE!: An Immersive Light Exhibit

GATE 12

9AM – 8PM
Bubble Tower, Hoosier Bounce House, and Play Sets & Sandboxes

GLASS BARN PRES. BY INDIANA SOYBEAN FARMERS

11AM, 2 & 4PM
Live Chats pres. by Indiana Soybean Farmers ($25 giftcard giveaway!)

2:30PM
Featured Farmer Chats pres. by Corteva Agriscience™

HARVEST PAVILION

9AM – 9PM
Land of Legends: Indiana’s Basketball Legacy

9AM – 9PM
Family Friendly Basketball Flicks

HOOSIER LOTTERY FREE STAGE LIVE MUSIC!

7:30PM
Keith Sweat

INDIANA ARTS BUILDING

9AM – 9PM
Basketball: A Cultural Arts Exhibit

9AM – 9PM
Open Show Art Exhibits

INDIANA FARMERS COLISEUM LOBBY

9AM – 9PM
Open Agriculture/Horitculture Exhibits

3PM
Watermelon Seed Catapulting Contest

MAIN STREET

9AM – 9PM
Space Ham: An Augmented Reality Experience

1, 3, 4 & 6PM
Swifty Swine Racing Pigs

3:30PM, 5PM, 6PM, 7:15PM & 7:45PM
Hillia: Hula Hoop Extraordinaire

MHS FAMILY FUN PARK

9AM – 8PM
Animal Town

9AM – 8PM
Chuck Taylor and Indiana Basketball
at the Indiana History Train

9AM – 8PM
Dino Encounter & FAIRadise Splash Pads

9AM
Backboard Mural by Koda Witsken

9:30 & 10:30AM
Taste & Create: Cookies, Coffee & Cuddles

2, 4:30 & 6PM
Otter Adventure

PIONEER VILLAGE

9AM
Flag Raising Ceremony

9AM
Antique Tractor Show

10AM, 2 & 4PM
Vintage Farm Machinery in Action

10AM
Farm Toy Show

10:30AM
Reminiscing with Granny with Franne Lucas

INDIANA STATE FAIR WINE GARDEN PRES. BY OLIVER WINERY

5:30 & 7PM
Jenna Rose & The Ramblers LIVE MUSIC!

COMPETITIONS & LIVESTOCK

• Horse & Pony Western Classes
  8AM | Indiana Farmers Coliseum & Pop Weaver Youth Pavilion
• Shearing Contest
  5PM | Ball State University Champions Pavilion

18 DAYS OF BASKETBALL

INDIANA FEVER The 2012 WNBA Champions, who won with Tamika Catchings (WNBA Finals MVP), Head Coach Lin Dunn & Asst. Coach Stephanie White.
Learn more at 12PM in Harvest Pavilion!