By james art BATON ROUGE — The Greater Baton Rouge State Fair kicked off a weekend of fun Thursday at the fairgrounds off Airline Highway.
The fair starts at 5 p.m., and tickets for Thursday night only are $10. The price increases to $15 until the end of the weekend. You can buy tickets here.
Anyone who wants to ride the fairground rides must have either individual coupons or a ride wristband. Wristbands can be purchased midway, as well as ride coupons. The number of coupons required varies from ride to ride, but purchasing a wristband allows you unlimited rides.
There will be lots of carnival rides, a magician, racing pigs, a dog show, fair food, a funnel and live music.
One of the highlights of the weekend is Sunday’s Louisiana Music Hall of Fame, performing swamp pop starting at 3:30 p.m. Click here for a full overview of the fair’s musical entertainment.
The fair is open from Thursday to Sunday. On weekdays the fair is open from 5pm to 10pm and on weekends the fair opens at noon and closes at 10pm
Click here for more information about the fair!