Today was the last day of the fair for 2013 (June 30th). A couple of my best friends and I decided to go during the afternoon. Again, if you are trying to be on a budget this is not the place to go. We managed to only spend about $45, $35 for a wristband which is limited to ten rides, and $10 for drinks due to the sweltering heat. There were a couple of new attractions which were Area 51, Jungle Twist, Techno Power, and more. With our wristbands, we had a good amount of rides to choose from. We actually spent about two hours with about 4 rides left on our wristbands. So, it was a money saver to get the wristbands. Again, It's your normal fair. Everything is the same as usual. If you want to reminisce and bring back nostalgic memories this is a great place for you. Overall: Plenty of parking during the afternoon before 6, Shorter lines throughout the day, A great annual place of enjoyment, Kinda pricy read more

I wouldn't even call this a fair. More of a big carnival. The reason why I am rating so low is because of the card system and the language that was playing on the rides. You have to use the card system to buy anything even your entrance into the place (50 credits. Which is equal to 5 dollars.). They should just use cash, because the lowest pricest thing there was 25 credits. I had credits still on my card but could not empty the card due to credits being under 25. They would not let me have a refund. If you go to a fair on the mainland you will pay cash for everything so you don't have to worry about putting your money on a card that you can only use while at the fair. The music that was playing on the rides(which was loud) had a lot of cussing in it. There are kids at the fair ( ages 0 and up), they do not need to hear that kind of language or music. I am disappointed by the fair here on island. This was my first and last time my family will be attending the fair in Hawaii. read more

It was my first time coming to the 50th state fair and I had a time of my life. We just rode one ride but that ride was insane and crazy. We played a lot of games and won a lot of prices at the fair. I love the fair it was amazing. There is all kinds of rides but they are expensive now days like each ride will cost more than 30 credits but I wanted to ride rides so I spend over $50 at the fair If your here in Honolulu in the summer you should come to the 50th state fair for some fun time read more

50th State Fair - 50th state fair in the afternoon - Festivals Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Every year I look forward to the one carnival we always go to. Going on the last day was a bad idea! It was crowded, I mean packed to the point where people were parking all in the swap meet area, lines for everything...to buy a card, get in, food, rides, games and entertainment. Everything, mostly, was 20 credits. My children are young, which means one parent needs to ride with them on the rides. This year they implemented a card system, similar to Fun Factory and DnB. It's really not that hard to use or refill but I guess the lines build up because the machines take time. You need a card to enter the carnival, first line we encountered. Some employees were selling $40 cards, which you can buy and bypass the line out front. Scan your card to get in however many times One scan per person, you don't need individual cards, unless you will be doing separate things. Rides, games and food all the same system. Be sure to check your balance before you stand in line for a ride, game or food cause you don't want to know you don't have enough then have to refill and stand back in line. There's machines to check your balance throughout the grounds. Everything at the carnival is getting expensive, but it's Hawaii and we are in 2016. The only thing I don't care for is charging a parent when they have to ride with a child. I think it should be free since we don't have a choice! Also parents please check to make sure your child is the correct height before standing in line! It makes the wait longer and more problems when employees need to tell you your child can't ride or go by themselves because of the height requirement. Don't argue, it's for a child's safety! Same goes with pregnant women, don't ask why you can't go on a ride when you look like your about to pop. It's for your safety and the carnival doesn't want to get sued by ignorant people who are money hungry and looking to make money the easy way. Overall, we spent $80 for rides, games and food (water, cotton candy, caramel apple). We got a ball, a blow up hammer toy, a couple of stuffed animals (we have so many from carnivals over the past couple of years it's a little ridiculous, I think they need different prizes). Also beware when playing games cause certain areas have crate gates (?) over a big hole in the ground. I saw a couple of cards down there. I'm sure if you drop something in there, you won't be getting it back. read more

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Way too overpriced. Three of us easily spent $100 just for three rides. They got rid of unlimited wristbands and charging each person per ride. The reload machine only takes $20 so be prepared to stack $20 with you. Parking is $9 and the admission is $6 per person... most of the rides cost 60 points... we didn't even spent any moneys on games or foods... very disappointing. read more

EK Fernandez getting greedy or their expenses to run this fair are high. Prices are outrageous $2-$3 per game, and forget about the ride prices. Crazy for how short the rides are. Food averages $9a plate drinks are well over $3 even for water. Parking is now$8. Games are the same old tired ones that give out small prizes and you can trade up something like 20 small prizes for a bigger prize. Lol The card system is stupid if you don't keep track of your credits you can easily spend$100in half hour. But you need that damn card for everything. Games, rides, food. Workers don't even look like they want to be there. The circus was entertaining tho. Better off saving the money you were going to spend on the fair and go to a mainland theme park. Lol I predict this state fair will not be around for much longer. At least the crowd was thin. read more

Severely overpriced. No alcohol like any other fair I've ever been to on the mainland. Save your money.

The 50th State Fair will always have a place in my heart as it's one of my favorite dates when I first met my fiance. But when it comes to any fairs, you can always expect to spend a lot of money. The last time we went to 50th State Fair was back in 2015, so when we came this year, we were shocked to see how high tech EK Fernandez got. Instead of the old school carnival tickets to ride the rides and pay cash for the games and food, it was replaced with kiosk machines to reload your fun pass card. When we first got to the entrance on a Saturday evening around 8pm, the line was ridiculously long. It wrapped around the bridge! As we got closer to the front, that's where we saw 2 huge red kiosk machines. We were a bit confused as what was going on as there was a worker shouting out instructions. She was also selling prepaid fun pass cards for $20 for 200 credits. What was confusing was we didn't know the new method of the carnival was that you used this fun pass for everything: admission ($5 aka 50 credits), rides, food and novelties. I'm pretty sure we weren't the only ones. So when she was asking for $20 when it was $5 each for admission, I'm not gonna lie, I was upset. And now that I know about their new method of fun passes, I think they could've sped up this entrance line a lot faster by just having workers go down the line selling the prepaid card instead of having the red kiosk machines upfront. It just causes confusion and not everyone is technologically savvy which will be the main reason of a hold up and long lines. Leave the reloading of your fun pass for the inside part. When it comes to paying with credits verses cash, you lose track of how much money you're really spending on everything. And that's where EK Fernandez gets you. Yes it's easy to calculate 10 cents for every credit, but you don't really think about that when it's just so easy to swipe your fun pass then realize later how much money you really spent. The rides were ranging from 33-100 credits. For the games, I remember when it used to be $1 for majority of them. But with this fun pass, we were paying about 24 credits minimum at the stands. Plus, the prizes were terrible. And because we ate dinner prior, all I wanted was something to drink but for a can of juice, it was 30 credits. Seriously? $3 for a can of juice that's originally 50 cents to $1??? RIPOFF! My theory for the price hike is we are paying for all the kiosk machines EK set up. After walking around the fair once and playing a couple games just to deplete our prepaid fun pass, we left the fair disappointed. I wanted to pet and feed the goats, but you had to pay for admission into that too and I refused when we had already spent so much money just to get in to the damn fair. Sorry but I highly doubt I'll ever return to this mediocre but expensive 50th State Fair. read more

My daughter loves carnivals and this is the only place that we could go at least once a year!! Parking: There is tons of parking inside the stadium parking lot! You just have to pay for $5 to park inside. We went the last weekend of the carnival and admission was only $1 per person. All the rides were 2 scripts which is equivalent to $3! You can buy food inside but need to convert it to food scripts. We loved it b/c it wasn't crowded and I think it was b/c of 4th of July!!! No lines and sometimes it was only my daughter enjoying the rides by herself. Overall it was really fun for her so if you don't like crowds like us and don't mind waiting.. Go the last weekend!! We didn't really play the prize games b/c we suck at it and we never win anything! Just make sure that you bring lots of cash b/c you can dish out $100 easily w/in 2hrs!! read more

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First things first, I would give the 50th State Fair ZERO stars. 1. You have to pay $9.00 just to park your damn car. 2. Then you have to pay $6.00/person for admission. 3. Stand in VERY long lines to load the fun pass with money because they DO NOT accept cash. Rides & foods only take fun pass credits. 4. You have to pay $3.50/person just to go into the petting zoo (NOT including $5.00 for a handful of feed). 5. There are limited amount of rides (no music express). 6. The food at the fair is EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE! $23.00 for a shrimp & kalbi plate. REALLY?? 7. Very unorganized in taking food orders, plus the long wait times just for crappy food. Pizza was soggy, which means it wasn't completely cooked. $10.00 for Mac and Cheese? Wasn't that good. 8. The prices of the games are RIDICULOUSLY HIGH! E.K. Fernandez Shows is scamming people of their hard earned money! For a family of 3, we spent way too much! ($200+) I would recommend others to go to Dave and Busters. Way better food and you'll have much more fun there. read more

The fair is on after the COVID shutdown 2020-2021. First off be aware only one parking entrance and exit. It will cost you $9 now! Entrance fee is $6 per person! That really adds up fast. Hint you can buy a fun pass from the persons roaming the front entrance. It is $50 CASH only! You can reload once you get inside. YOU will have to reload believe me 500 credits ( each credit is $.10) will go fast! A slice of pizza is 40 credits ($4) whole pizza 380 credits. A can of juice or ice tea is 25 or 30 credits depending on which wagon. Cotton candy is 60 credits and Caramel apples are 50 credits. I got a chili dog for 70 credits!Games are mostly 45 credits. So you see the credits go fast. The Colton Farms petting zoo has goats, cows, chickens, geese, ducks, alpacas, miniature donkeys, and rabbits! The kids might like that. It cost 35 credits per, but you can hang out as long as you can stand the smell. Be wary though, there is no soap or running water anywhere on the fair grounds! Not even at the porta potties. You will not enjoy the smell at all. Free musical entertainment in two tents. Lots of tables to eat at but they fill up fast. Bring lots money, be prepared for the crowds ( block the way for folks waiting at the various food wagons), bring handy wipes and hand sanitizer ( stands are provided but who wants to touch that after people used the potty?). That Fun Pass is genius, you can never use it all. Even if you reload! EK Fernandez makes a ton of cash from unused portions of the pass! Genius business idea. Genius. read more

Excited for the fair tonight! Does anybody know if lube is included as part of the $8 parking fee? I checked their website but I didn't want to chance there being a convenience fee or paywall to access the FAQ page? --- Made it at the cutoff and they didn't pull hairs or get stingy about on the little ones height being too close to "Free Entry" height. Kudos for the aloha! Hot Dog Wagon is the bomb! Great food sensible pricing. read more

Idk if I'm just getting old but I feel as though the rides aren't as fun as before, and it's just getting too pricey. Like I would have to limit myself and calculate everything just to eat, ride and play. I would rather spend my money on an amusement park, atleast it's just an entry fee and I can go on any rides. The food also isn't as good as it used to be, funnel cake seemed very stale, French fries had a funky and stale taste to it, as if the fries were rotten. read more

Move over Punahou Carnival! The 50th State Fair is back in town?! And with less lines and no one bumping or shoving you! The 50th State Fair runs during the weekends during the summer (this year from May 22 through July 5). We went on Sunday, May 31 so prices reflect that day. PARKING: Parking is $5.00 per vehicle at the Main Salt Lake Gate 1 & Halawa Gate 3. On Sunday's before 3:00pm, the cost is $1 per person. There's plenty of parking at the stadium but does get a little more crowded when there's a graduation occurring. There's parking attendants to assist if needed. PRICES: Admission is $5.00/person or free for children under 40" tall. There's special admission rates for certain days. See http://alohastadium.hawaii.gov/main/the-50th-state-fair/ for special admission days. Ride wristbands are $35 for 10 rides. (Some days are $20 for a 10 ride wristband.) Games average $1.00-2.00 and prizes are the typical stuffed animals. FOOD: There's limited options for foods. This year, aside from the traditional burgers, fries, funnel cakes, cotton candy, pizza, and candied apples, there were 4 other food trucks. The food trucks were Blue Teppanyaki, Mahoe's, Huli Huli Chicken, and Olay's Thai food. I ordered the Large Veggie Pad Thai ($9.00 for full plate), Thai Basil Chicken plate (comes with sticky rice), and Pork Spring Rolls from Olay's Thai food. Portion sizes are pretty reasonable and food is not bad for a lunch truck. This truck is the same as seen at Eat the Street. From Mahoe's, we ordered the Hawaiian Combo plate (Lau lau and Kalua Pig for $12) and Kalua Pig plate ($9). Entrée portion is kinda small and comes with salad and 2 scoops of rice. French fries are $2 for a cup. Not amazing but it's a fair...what else do you expect? ENTERTAINMENT: There's pig races, petting zoo, and "A grizzly experience". The pig races are so adorable! I want one! The petting zoo charges $3 for admission! I swear it was free before! And the grizzly bear show is free and running from May 22 through June 7 only. It's more of an educational show as opposed to an act. But it's pretty cool to check out! GAMES: Games are the same as they always have been. Dime toss, balloon darts, basketball, milk jug, goblets, ring toss, etc. Eh they're okay. Stuffed animals range in sizes from very very small to of course the big ones! Some of the workers aren't the friendliest either :/ RIDES: Zipper, Techno Power, Pharoah's Fury, Ferris Wheel, Fire Ball, Magic Maze, Wave Swinger to name a few. Most rides only last a minute or so but at least the lines aren't ridiculous like at Punahou Carnival! I hadn't seen Area 51 before, which you stand up against a wall and the centripetal forces keep you there. Not recommended if you get motion sickness. Techno Power is pretty fun if you can handle being spun around! And the ride is MUCH longer than the Zipper! I was screaming my head off during some of the rides and I'm pretty sure some of the kids gave me funny looks! But hey, we can act like kids every once in a while right? Overall, I guess my view has changed since I was a little kid. I remember the 50th State Fair being the highlight of my summer! But I think it is still a good place to take your family, especially kids. read more

The 50th State Fair had gotten worse by the year. You now have to buy the card and scan it yourself everywhere. Some games post the scanner in the corner, while some don't, the person holds the scanner. Some of the game staff are ignorant and rude. The prices are way too high!!! It was 60 points - $6 to ride the swing for about 1 minute- crazy!!! Now that you are dealing with points it's a kind of psychological trick, remember 10 point is equivalent to $1. The food is terrible and also a rip off. We are done with the carnival- Rather spend my money in Disneyland. read more

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This NEEDS an update!! I can be no more frustrated with this fair. First the $3 plastic bag (see previous review), now this. Annoy!!! We decide to indulge my 4 year old one more time. She had so much fun the first time we came, we figured that $100 was a fair price to pay for my child's happiness, if even for only a few hours. We decided to eat after the fair to avoid the bad food and high priced funnel cake. We avoided the cotton candy people like the plague. I've already stated how silly it is that parents who accompany young children have to pay for their ride also. I think its super messed up when they have a height requirement but don't follow it. The helicopter ride clearly stated 36" to ride alone...with the line at 36" to mark the height. When my daughter got to the front, the "ticketmaster" told us that she was too small. Clearly, she was not. She stands just shy of 5" taller than the line, but the guy was not having it. She was pulled out of line and was sobbing. The bf would have just ridden with her, but this was to be her last ride and we had to go back to the ride booth to pay more money for an adult who really was not needed. We did end up paying. We're not really ones to make a huge fuss in front of people, so we just let it go. Thank you to the lady next to us for intervening and arguing our case, however unfruitful it may have been. Two stars for the other employees who work hard though they may hate their job. -5 stars for this other guy. read more

We were totally disappointed in everything about this "fair". $8 to park, $5 per adult. The food tasted like it was from the day before or worse, very small venue considering the size of the stadium parking lot (on the worst part of the lot, pavement broken and crumbling) and nothing to attract adults. The whole point based card system totally sucks! While it's good for the vendors, not good for fair goers. Your always trying to think of how many points you have before taking your keiki on rides or to get food. Not even one adult beverage available! Never again! read more

We don't ride rides and we eat before we go...so my gf was like why are we going to the fair??? Haha! Good question. Simply put...it's something different. Oahu is so small and there's not much to do so when the fair is here it's like...oooooh the fair! It was $5 a person to get in and only if you were under a certain height were you able to get in free. It was pretty crowded. We didn't look at the food because the food is expensive (that's why we ate before) but they did have a couple of new rides. I don't remember what it was called but it pretty much looked like the Gravitron. Remember that guys??? If you don't...you're too young. That was pretty cool. Its been a while since they had new rides. We played games and had lots of fun. The best part of the night was winning a Minion stuffed animal from Despicable Me. So cute!!! read more

Such a disappointment! It was 7$ just to park and then myself and my husband payed 50$ just for us to get on 3 rides each. Very small and not worth the money in my eyes. Bought an over priced funnel cake which would have been okay but the cake was half the size I've gotten before and was completely crispy (no soft funnel cake breading at all) Young children would enjoy but not really the best for adults. read more

Equinox was awesome. The food wasn't cheap, but it was good. Beer Garden was missing. The Circus was very good and probably the best value. The Fun Pass Card was NOT fun. It is a scam and a rip-off. Credits = $$$. So for 35 Credits, you pay equivalent of $3.50 for a Hamburger. However, when you go to "add credits" to your card, they begin in $5.00 increments. This is where the scam and cheat begins! I added $5.00 to get 40 Credits. 20% surcharge? I was short 20 credits to get on our next ride, so I put another $5.00 bill in because we were leaving right after and I didn't want to have it go to waste. This is when I noticed, for $10.00 you get 90 Credits, thus 10% gone. Where did this money go to? So I feel bad for the folks who went without during the month to save for the joy to give to Keiki! This is a so called Local Company!?? Life is tough for many, but to get ripped off for 20% of your hard earned money is a shame. It's obvious that there were cash flow issues in the past, so if it was internal theft which we observed numerous times over the years, which caused this shift to a cashless environment, then maybe tighter controls and better pay might reduce employee issues. But don't expect the Public to pay off your previous losses from theft. Enough said, I was glad to see Keiki smile, but when parents have to cut the night short because of cost, this becomes a pathetic operation. read more

50th State Fair, where kids have a blast and parents lose tons of money. Came to the fair this weekend, 6/14 with some friends from high school. We figured it would be a great way to catchup and reminisce on our youth years. Parking/admission was $1 per person, with the swap meet also going on. We went around 3pm. and it was sooo hot. Our fault for going in the middle of the day, but boy was it scorching. Quintessential fair foods included cotton candy, candied apples, caramel popcorn, funnel cake and pizza. Some newbies were thai food, Hawaiian plates, corn on the cob and smoked ahi, all of which were scripts only. Notably, a thai food plate came out to 22 scripts, roughly $11. We opted for the 10-ride wristband for $25, seeing that some rides cost $5-$6 if you were to ride with scripts. On a positive note, lines were obsolete at this hour, with very few fair goers in the hot sun. My favorite rides are the "crazy" ones like the Ring of Fire, the Zipper and Pharaoh's Fury. As an adrenaline junkie, they are only mildly entertaining for me. "Educational Petting Zoo" is open for an additional $3, kids can pet smelly goats in a hot tent. Games are still $1-$3 with a chance to win a cheap plush toy, probably made in China. Almost to the point of being rigged, some of the games include dime toss, ball rolling, under/over rolling, basketball, bean bag tosses. Plentiful seating with sticky tables under the large tent, but again we were there very early, so seats do fill up as the sun goes down. One of the main attractions this year was the Fitfth Harmony concert, at the cool price of $15-$20. read more

So disappointed with the State Fair. Took my kids and rode 1 ride and played 2 kids games and paid $35. My kids wanted to play the games to win prizes so the first one was to throw the ball in the clowns mouth. My 3 year old tried and the ball slipped out of her hand and the lady said sorry I need to pay $2 more for another try. So we went to play the race car roller ball game. They wouldn't let just my kids play against each other until another person came, well the person who came was a grown woman who had a bag full of stuffed animals. My 5 year old dropped his ball and I had to chase after it and when I came back guess who won? The grown woman. Well done, you beat a bunch of babies. I wanted my kids to play games and have fun while winning prizes, not watch me win prizes that I could have bought for half the price. I cut my losses and took my kids to Finding Dory for less than 1 ride and 2 games at the overpriced poor service state fair. read more

Maybe it was so great because I haven't been to the fair since I was about 12 (which was many many many moons ago...) I had a blast here. The only thing I wished I had done differently was to purchase a wristband in advance, which I now know can be done at various wal-mart locations. Do this people. It will save you buku bucks if you like to ride everything. Don't be intimidated by the lines - they look long but move really fast! Way faster than I remember - again, I think this goes back to being way older than the last time (and more patient? lol from anyone that knows me!!) If you like to take pics, great photo ops too, everything was so cute and nostalgic. My favorite rides of all time - swings, music express and by FAR the best 3 ride tickets ever spent were on the sizzler. Just make sure you hold on tight or you're gonna crack the ribs of the person on the outside seat! Definitely skip the piglet race show though. Not as cute or fun as it sounds. You have one more weekend to make it! Here's the deets.... June 25-26-27 TIMES Fridays 6 p.m. - Closing Saturdays 4 p.m. - Closing (NOTE: new opening time for 2010) Sundays Noon - Closing Monday, May 31 Noon - Closing Closing is normally between 11 p.m. and midnight; however, management reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to close early. read more

50th State Fair - Festivals Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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I may be biased coming from San Diego because we have the best fair in all the land and it is a thousand times larger than this one, but hear me out. The PROs: ~Entrance is cheap. Only 3-5 dollars per person is a deal! ~There is ample parking and you don't have to walk super far to get to the entrance of the fair ~Completely NOT crowded... I am not quite sure if we went on an un-busy day or what is going on here, but the San Diego fair has 30-45 minute waits for one ride on occasion so... ten minutes is nothing. ~I thought the 5D experience was kind of cool, although it was a little pricey. The CONs: ~Where are the smelly farm animal exhibits? That is part of the fun of the fair... I was kind of sad. They did have a small pig race, though which is neat. ~Ride tickets are expensive. The wristband is a better deal than purchasing tickets, but it isn't even an unlimited ride wristband.. You can only ride ten rides with them. It seems a bit petty. Most people are tired after ten anyways and would maybe even go on less than that if it wasn't made into a numbers game. ~Although food is fairly inexpensive, the quality and portion size is mediocre. I also think tasting different fried tings is part of the fun, but there were only three different fried things to try! I became slightly less disappointed once I saw there were various food trucks from local places, but still... not what I was expecting. ~The fair was also lacking the giant turkey leg! I think these are gross, but you know you are at a fair when you see people walking around with these bad boys! read more

I had a great time! Sure it's expensive, but don't you figure that everything on this island is? It's a chance to do something different than your usual "what should we do tonight" activities. I shared a Huli Huli chicken plate with someone and THAT was more than enough - $10. We went during the day so admission was cheaper - $6 (for 2). It was a wristband day so we decided, "Sure, why not?" - $50. Fried oreos and other fried items that I'll only allow myself to eat here? - $10. Games and stuff = $30. Total for 2 people = $106 Yeah, that might be pricey if you add it up, but I had a great time and I thought that was all that counted (plus I got a giant giraffe from a game!). I went on Memorial Day during the day so it was extremely not crowded as a result of that. I actually got to use all ten rides on my wristband without getting extremely annoyed with long lines, the hot sun, etc. Overall, plan accordingly. Sure had I gone on a night that was crowded without a wristband, I probably would have a different opinion...but I didn't and that's why there are 4 stars. =D read more

We went down to the Aloha Stadium grounds to check out the fair with our 3 year old. His admission was free since he's 40" tall and ours was $5 each to get in. Oh, parking was another $5. The weekend we went all rides were $2 (time restricted between 4-6pm) and one sheet of 10 ride coupons is $15; so we bought a few sheets. We basically burned a huge hole in our wallets but to experience it through the emotions & excitement of your child is priceless, even if for only a few hours! He had so much fun on all the kiddie rides (especially Speedway & Jungle Twist) and did get a tad bit upset because he didn't meet the height requirement for a few rides that he wanted to go on. Despite the crowds, slight temper meltdown, humidity and heat...it was a fun afternoon out at the 50th State Fair and we created some great family memories! read more

I honestly had no idea what to expect as far as a fair here in the great Aloha State. Back where I'm from there are cattle shows, pig races, tractor pulls, and demolition derbies and the new up and coming country star. There are rides too of course similar to this fair. I actually had a great time. My husband and I took turns on the Techno ride and it was a blast! My daughter enjoyed all the car, helicopter and ATV rides. We went in the 5D house which was kinda cool I guess for a kid. We finished it off with a pork kabob and some good lumpia. Overall it was a hit. read more

Went to the 50th State Fair this past weekend as we have been going every year for the past few years. Like last year, this year you have to use the fun card on everything from admission, games, food and rides. If you have a fun pass form previous EK Fernandez carnivals/fairs you can use it as it is still valid. Everything is EXPENSIVE. $7 Parking $5 Admission ... and now that you pay with "credits" on your fun card, it's really hard to know how much you are spending. We spent $100 in 1.5 hours on admission, one corn on the cobb, games, 2 people on the merry-go-round, 2 people into the petting zoo and 1 cotton candy. It was fun for my 4 year old, but what a waste of money! We did enjoy watching all 10 seconds of the monster truck show. (The show was literally 10 seconds long and we waited about 45 minutes for it to start.) All in all, I guess this is the price you have to pay for a few hours of entertainment these days! read more

Amazing new attractions and entertainment this year! My son had tons of fun watching the monster truck show, riding new rides and playing games! I took off one star regarding their new ticket system. Although it may save EK Fernandez business money through less people working the ticket booth, the reloading machines for the fun card were not all working. Plus, doing the math, games average cost were 26. And $10 =100. So, basically the games and rides cost $2.50 up to $10 for the ride Speed. Very pricey, but tons of fun games and prizes! read more

Went on opening night on 05/23/2014 at 8:30pm. PARKING: -$5 -Quite a hassle since there was a graduation at the stadium as well. ADMISSION: -Opening day: $1 -From now on, I think it's $3 before 6pm and $5 after 6pm on the weekends. Don't know about any other times. FOOD: -$10 huli huli chicken plate (half size) -$1 16 oz sodas -$3 pizza slices -$2 cup of bland fries -$3 corn dogs -$6 funnel cake -$4 deep fried brownies -Deep fried Oreos, deep fried twinkies, cotton candy, hot dog, candied apple, spring rolls, fried chicken, curry, veggie stirfry, among other things GAMES: -$1-$5 -Typical Pepsi ring toss, darts, shooting games, basketball, beer bottle, plastic plates, horse racing...for the most part lots of throwing and shooting -Prizes: Pokemon, scooby doo, tweety bird, donuts, dragons, pandas, bears, dog stuffed animals. Minion beanies. Animal tails. Light up stick thing from Star Wars. -Based on the rules, I swear they don't want people to win. Or perhaps I just suck. At all games. PETTING ZOO: -$3 admission -Llamas, goats, pigs, sheep, cow RIDES: -It was drizzling so didn't go on the rides... OVERALL: -Surprisingly not crowded at all! Barely any lines for rides or games. Had a little bit of a line for food. Not sure if because it drizzling? -Bring an umbrella or napkins to wipe seats down or else you'll be wetting that pants. -Be prepared to splurge a little. read more

You would think that with over a hundred years of experience in the fair business EK would have the best rides, a plethora of food fare, excellent entertainment and an overall awesome fair experience comparable to the best fairs on the mainland! Alas it isn't so. Instead what we find is a few tired, rundown and dirty old rides which I question the safety of, miniscule food options with very little of the treats one has come to love from american carnivals and fairs, cheap game prizes one could purchase at a dollar store, overpriced everything and an overall disappointing experience. Unless EK tightens up their act none of their shows are even worth a passing glance not even the "50th State Fair". :( read more

No a huge fan... the funnel cake was more like pancakes with powder sugar very disappointed!! The games were even more of a scam than they are usually designed to be... wtf is a trade up?!?! Why isn't there a way to win the prize originally...smh read more

Our family always has fun at the fair. Buy your admission and wristbands ONLINE at ticketmaster.com. Standing in line with anxious and excited children can drive any parent up the wall. Print it out and bring it straight to the fair. They will scan it and give you your wristbands at the admission counter. We usually ride the Wildcat roller coaster and it wasn't there this year. I had fun riding the Fireball. The kids always have a blast. The food is always good. My favorite, fried saimin. The funnel cakes are expensive and the portion is small. At night, the children area gets extremely crowded with a lot of strollers. They really should space out that area a little bit more. Do they even have a stroller parking area for those that want to ride with their children? I noticed a new potato vendor selling a spiraled potato on a stick that was fried and WELL seasoned. I didn't try it cause it looked a little greasy. But if any of you have, let me know how it is. Overall, we love going to the 50th state fair. Now we're waiting for the Farm fair.... read more

I grew up going to the 50th state fair as a kid and love being able to take my kids now. I have very young children (3 yr, 7 mo), so obviously the rides are very limited and we usually stick to the shows, petting zoo and games. This year, they just implemented the scan card/credit system. Yes, it is a step up from scripts that they had in previous years. And yes, it is a scam to spend a ridiculous amount of money without even realizing it. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind spending the money if my kids are having a great time, which they did! But what I do mind is having to pay admission AND ride fares for my 7 month old! Besides being held on the carousel (that went around 3-4 times total) and sitting on my husbands lap on the farris wheel, he is literally sitting in a stroller looking at lights all night long. How is there not an age restriction for INFANTS!? Very disappointing that they did not accommodate for babies. read more

I've been going to this fair for about 16yrs and this is the first time I've been so disappointed! They've made both rides and games extremely expensive! 100 credits = $10 for a kids games of fishing?! There are no rides that has 10 credits, most are 30-70 credits! BRING BACK THE BRACELETS!!!!! read more

I love State Fairs and I haven't been to one in years. I dragged my fiance here and we had a great time. Unfortunately it costs an arm and a leg for everything from entrance fees, parking, rides and food. There's lots of rides but pretty simple amusement rides like usual. Don't count on any Six Flags type rides. Still, we had fun. Most rides were expensive costing about $4-$6 a ride and the ride time was very short. The food is expensive but it tasted good. We loved the deep fried Snickers bars and Twinkies. They cost $4.00 a piece. There is a white lion show which was free and entertaining. We also saw the racing pig show which was also free and fun. There are lots of fair games, but again, it's expensive to play. Overall, it was a good time. And the lines to the food and rides were not that long of a wait. read more

Not that great of a fair. Pretty pricy. Went here for memorial day. 5 dollars for parking. Then five dollars for each adult. Most of the rides are 3-5 tickets. One ticket costs 1.50 or 10 for 15 i believe. Most of the games were two dollars but in order to play you have to have the exact change. They wont give you change. You have to go to the booths that will exchange for dollar coins. Seems like ab inconvenience. On top of that you have to get food scripts to purchase food. Another inconvenience. Not worth it. read more

The street taco vendor is a con. For 150 credits $15, you get 4 mini soft tacos. Then, the girl asks, "Do you want guac and salsa?" I said, "Yes, please." She says, "Ok. Thats going to be a lil extra." The charge was 60 credits or $6 for this small container of salsa and a small container of guac. CRAZY!!! And the 4th taco skin was hiding under another one. So, you bascially get filling for 3 tacos. And there was no sour cream like in the photo. Avoid. Taco wasnt even that good. Chewy and tough filling. read more

Had a good time but almost everything is expensive :/ Just wish the prices could've been a little cheaper but whatever.

We went twice this year and had a blast both nights. Quick tip, if you go on Father's Day all the rides and entrance were 20 scripts, that's $2! What a deal!!! read more

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