The Fair is in Town

This year marks the 53rd year that the Coastal Carolina Fair has made it to the Lowcountry. Since the first fair in 1957, the goals have remained the same: provide the best available family entertainment, provide gifts to support charity, education and community needs and provide a platform for the corporate sponsors to showcase their products.
Each year, the Exchange Park in Ladson hosts more than 200,000 attendees. This fair provides a little bit of fun for everyone. The LakeFront stage will host evening entertainment by the likes of Tracy Bryd, Neal McCoy, Julianne Hough, Jake Owen, Lady Antebellum and others. While the Parkway stage will host daily performances by some of the area’s best acts. The acts will feature martial arts, dance teams, various chorus groups, cheerleaders, cloggers, singers/bands and more. Check their web site for details.
For the cowboys and cowgirls, there will be a championship horse show, team roping competition, horse jumping clinic, horse barrel racing, and professional rodeo bull riding.
Lastly, the fair would not be the same without the various rides, games and food. The latest twisting, flipping, and spinning fair rides can be found as well as more traditional games like the basketball shot, water gun races and ring toss. Vendors will also be serving traditional fair food such as popcorn, corn dogs, cotton candy, and anything else that can be fried or served on a stick.
The fair gates will open at 3pm on Thursday, Oct. 29th and close at 11pm on Saturday, Nov. 7th. Fair hours vary slightly so check their web site for more details.
Coastal Carolina Fair
Tickets can be purchased in advance or at the gate. Gate price is $5 for children under 13 and $8 for adults.