DuQuoin State Fair

18/06/2024

🧅🥬 🥒Don't miss out on the freshness! Stop by the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds Farmers Market today from 3 - 6pm to see what's new and exciting! The mix of offerings changes each week as the season progresses.

Marketgoers can find The Cattle Barns on the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds by entering Gate 1 and turning left on Expo Drive. The Cattle Barns are located across from Expo Hall.

17/06/2024

It's almost farmers market day again - Come to The Cattle Barns tomorrow from 3 - 6pm for some delicious local products!

16/06/2024

🎡 The most iconic fair ride, the Ferris Wheel, was invented in 1893 for the Chicago World’s Fair. The inventor George W. Ferris, a bridge builder, came up with the concept of the Ferris Wheel and sketched it on a cocktail napkin at an Engineer’s Banquet in 1891.

It may not be the original, but make sure you take a ride on the Ferris Wheel at the Du Quoin fair August 23 - September 2.

📸: Byron Hetzler, The Southern

15/06/2024

There is a lot going on at the Horse Arena this weekend - Stop on by and see some roping in action!

14/06/2024

📢 Du Quoin State Fair is Now Hiring 📢

Apply today for a seasonal job - the pay is great, and you can't beat the beautiful setting! Use the links below to apply for a position with Buildings & Grounds or Parking and Selling through Guest Services.

Buildings & Grounds: https://illinois.jobs2web.com/job-invite/36126/

Security: https://illinois.jobs2web.com/job-invite/36791/

14/06/2024

Hawthorne Racing is back on the Fairgrounds with a full schedule today! Post time is 1 pm and online betting is available.

12/06/2024

Meet Julie Bird - She wears a lot of hats working at the Du Quoin State Fair. From being responsible for our accounts payable and hiring temporary summer positions to being an IT liaison and Human Resource representative, Julie does it all! She joined our team right after the 2022 fair. Like many of us, she hasn't found any fair food she doesn't like, so keep an eye out for her in line for a lemon shake-up and corndog. She's looking forward to seeing the friends she made from her first fair and making new friends and connections this year. Julie says, "It's funny where life takes you - the friends you make that you never knew you needed often become lifelines."

We hope you come to the 2024 Du Quoin State Fair and make some new friends of your own!

11/06/2024

🧅🥬 🥒The Farmers Market at the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds is today from 3 to 6 pm. Don't miss out on the freshness - the mix of offerings changes as the season progresses, so stop by to see what's new this week!

10/06/2024

Looking to enter some competitions during the fair? The Home Show & Special Events Premium Book is out now!

Get Information on:
✅ Twilight Parade Entries
✅ Du Quoin State Fair Little Miss
✅ Pedal Pull Contest
✅ Parent/Child Look Alike Contest
✅ Ponytail Competition
✅ Mullet Competition
✅ FA Farmyard Follies
✅ Lego Competition
✅ Washer and Corn Hole Tournament
✅ And so much more!

Check it out and submit entries today!
🔗 https://dsf.illinois.gov/competitions/home-show.html

09/06/2024

📜 🧐 History says: The Du Quoin State Fairgrounds has been “home” to many things...many, many events...in its 101-year-old lifetime. Huge camping rallies, national car shows and races, horse events of all kinds, rodeos, livestock shows, reunions, motorcycle races, weddings, tractor pulls. You name it, it’s probably been held at the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds. The most popular? By far, the best-known event has been “The Du Quoin State Fair,” now in its 37th year under the ownership of the State of Illinois. It all started back in the spring of 1923 when a group of successful and ambitious Du Quoin business leaders came up with an idea to sponsor an event that hopefully would attract people from all over Southern Illinois. Not shy about making big claims, even from the very start, the group called it “The Du Quoin State Fair” because they wanted it to become as nice, as attractive, as well accepted in the area as the Illinois State Fair in Springfield. It didn’t happen overnight. Crowds were somewhat modest in the beginning, in the roaring twenties. Nevertheless, the fair did attract crowds of 50,000 or so, at least as reported by probably biased area sources. Now after reaching the century mark, the Du Quoin State Fair can accurately make many impressive claims. Millions, yes millions, have passed through its gates down through the years as more than an estimated 300,000 do so each year for the fair itself. It has become Southern Illinois’ most popular attraction as it has appeal to all ages and fans of all type events.

08/06/2024

We're happy to host the The Southern Illinois Equine Group this weekend at the Horse Arena inside the Fairgrounds. It looks like it's going to be a great show!

06/06/2024

It's a photo finish for the first of many Hawthorne Harness Racing events on the Fairgrounds this year!

05/06/2024

The Miss Juneteenth of Southern Illinois' 2024 Pageant is this Saturday on the Du Quoin State Fairground. Good luck to all who are participating!

Who will be BABY, MINI, LITTLE ,TEEN & Miss Juneteenth of Southern Illinois 2024??👑👑👑

Deadline to sign up is 5/4!

📸Picture day is 5/5 Rose House

04/06/2024

Don't forget: The 2024 Farmers Market kicks off today, June 4, from 3-6 pm at the Cattle Barn! We hope to see you there!

31/05/2024

Looking for some free entertainment during the Du Quoin State Fair? Look no further than our RollnUp Beer Tent Stage - Jefferson Starship takes the stage on Friday, August 23.

28/05/2024

🏎🚦Don't miss racing at the Du Quoin State Fair!
🏁USAC Saturday, August 31st at 1:30 pm
🏁ARCA Sunday, September 1st at 6:30 pm

🔗🎫 Buy tickets now at the box office or online at https://www.ticketmaster.com/duquoin-state-fair-tickets-duquoin/venue/57368

25/05/2024

It's that time of year again! The Du Quoin State Fairgrounds Farmers Market opens at 3 pm on Tuesday, June 4th and we hope to see you there!

24/05/2024

🎶"Girl Goin' Nowhere"🎶 - More like Girl Goin' to the Du Quoin State Fair! Tickets are on sale now to see Ashley McBryde on August 30th at the Grandstands. We'll leave the “Light On In The Kitchen” for ya!

🔗🎫 Buy tickets now at https://www.ticketmaster.com/ashley-mcbryde-duquoin-illinois-08-30-2024/event/070060A6C34D1A02

23/05/2024

With a legendary career spanning five decades, KANSAS has firmly established itself as one of America’s iconic classic rock bands. This "garage band" from Topeka released their debut album in 1974 and has gone on to sell more than 30 million albums worldwide.

Don't be “The Absence of Presence,” get your tickets to see KANSAS at the Du Quoin State Fair Grandstand now!

🔗🎫 Buy tickets now at https://www.ticketmaster.com/kansas-duquoin-illinois-08-29-2024/event/070060A6ACC91433

22/05/2024

🎤🎼🚨 Grandstand Artist Alert!🎤🎼🚨
Have you been "Searchin' for a Rainbow"? Well you'd be a "Crazy Girl" to miss out on Eli Young Band + The Marshall Tucker Band at the Du Quoin Grandstand!

🔗🎫 Buy tickets now at https://www.ticketmaster.com/the-marshall-tucker-band-duquoin-illinois-08-25-2024/event/070060A6C33519D3

22/05/2024

📣 Attention Giveaway Participants 📣
We sent direct messages to the 6 winners of the 100 Days Out $100 Giveaway, so check your messages for an OFFICIAL winning announcement! If we do not hear back from the winners by close of business on Thursday, May 23, we will spin our wheel again.

DON’T GET HACKED: Our message did not include a link. If you received a message with a link saying you have won - it is a scam!

20/05/2024

🎶 Multi-faceted entertainer, singer, songwriter, producer and performer, Mitchell Tenpenny is coming to the Du Quoin Grandstand with Avery Anna! 🎶

With 1.5 billion global streams, Mitchell has set new standards
for breakout success in country music. Experience the new standard - make sure to snag your tickets now!

Avery Anna is a vibrant talent with an expressive pen that her fans might say speaks to sad girls – and sad boys.

🔗🎫 Buy tickets now at https://www.ticketmaster.com/mitchell-tenpenny-duquoin-illinois-08-24-2024/event/0700609E9B1119A1

20/05/2024

📢 Du Quoin State Fair is Now Hiring 📢

Apply today for a seasonal job - the pay is great, and you can't beat the beautiful setting! Use the links below to apply for a position with Buildings & Grounds or Parking and Selling through Guest Services.

Buildings & Grounds: https://illinois.jobs2web.com/job-invite/36126/

Guest Services - Parking & Selling: https://illinois.jobs2web.com/job-invite/36791/

17/05/2024

What better way to spend your Saturday morning than at the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds with a nice fresh brewed coffee from Farm Fancy Brewed, Baked and Crafted LLC, purchasing your tickets for the headliners at the Grandstand and getting your fair parking pass. Join us tomorrow, May 18th from 8 am - 12 pm for our 100 Days Out celebration, with ticket sales starting at 9 am. You won't want to miss it!

16/05/2024

‼️🚨 DON’T GET HACKED – There have been multiple fake accounts commenting on this post. Do not click any links in this post. We will announce winners the week of 5/20. Any other announcement of a winner is a scam.‼️🚨

💵 100 DAYS OUT CASH GIVEAWAY! 💵

2024 Du Quoin State Fair Grandstand tickets go on sale this Saturday at 9 am at our 100 Days Out celebration - so we're giving away $100 cash prizes to six lucky winners to celebrate!

You have until noon on Saturday, May 18 to share this post and tag your concert buddy in the comments! Winners will be announced next week, and prizes must be picked up, by the winner, at the box office.

📣 GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED. The winners will be announced in the coming days. Thank you for participating!

16/05/2024

🚨 NEW GRANDSTAND HEADLINING ARTIST ALERT! 🚨

We are so excited to announce that Eli Young Band is coming to the Du Quoin State Fair on Sunday, Aug. 25 with Marshall Tucker Band! Tickets go on sale at the box office this Saturday, May 18th at 9am.

15/05/2024

Our friends at One Circle Eco-Farm Greenhouse and Du Quoin Public Library will be on the grounds during our 100 Days Out celebration on May 18 from 8 am - 12 pm. We invite you to stop buy to purchase Illinois native plants, gently used books, and your tickets to the Grandstand shows and fair parking passes when the box office opens at 9 am!

14/05/2024

🚨🎶2024 GRANDSTAND ANNOUNCEMENTS🎶🚨

We are happy to announce the 2024 line-up for the DuQuoin State Fair!
Mitchell Tenpenny - Saturday, August 24
The Marshall Tucker Band - Sunday, August 25
KANSAS - Thursday, August 29
Ashley McBryde - Friday, August 30

Two headline acts yet to be announced for the 2024 Grandstand so keep an eye on our page for those announcements in the coming weeks.

Tickets to all announced Du Quoin State Fair Grandstand shows can be purchased starting Saturday, May 18 at the Du Quoin Grandstand box office (in person sales only) from 9 am until 12 pm. Ticketmaster sales open at 12 pm.

13/05/2024

🎉 We’re almost 100 days out from the Du Quoin State Fair, and we’re ready to celebrate! 🎉

Join us May 18th on the fairgrounds for a free event that includes concessions, plant sale and book sale, plus purchase your grandstand tickets at the box office (in person sales only) from 9 am until 12 pm. Ticketmaster sales open at 12 pm.

31/10/2023

NOW HIRING: The Illinois Department of Agriculture is seeking to hire a Veterinarian from Randolph, St. Clair, Monroe, Perry, Washington or Jackson County.

Follow this link for additional details and to apply:
▶️ https://shorturl.at/bdjst
(VETERINARIAN I - Randolph Co)

▶️ Must apply by November 10.