# 2026 Hillsborough County Fair > Event for families in the Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater area (FL). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Nov 5 – Nov 15 · 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM - Where: Hillsborough County Fairgrounds, 215 Sydney Washer Rd, Dover, FL 33527 - Ages: All ages; children 5 and under free - Price: Advance (until Nov 5, 4 pm): adults $21.63, seniors 65+ and K–12 students $11.28; at the gate: adults $23.70, seniors and students $12.35; children 5 and under free (prices include fees). Ride armbands extra (advance $28.88 weekday / $34.05 weekend). Carload nights Thu Nov 5 and Thu Nov 12: $57 per vehicle (up to 8 people, admission and ride armbands). Discounted gate admission $6.18 Mon Nov 9–Tue Nov 10. - Organizer: Greater Hillsborough County Fair Association - Official page: https://www.hillsboroughcountyfair.com/p/tickets - Last checked: Tue, Oct 27 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Nov 2, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-11-01), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/tampa/activities/2026-hillsborough-county-fair--listing-37ba59d1a26cecba46ed6fb8 ## About The Greater Hillsborough County Fair Association runs its eleven-day county fair at the fairgrounds in Dover, east of Brandon. It is an old-style agricultural fair: youth livestock shows, contests and the Harvest Queen and Princess pageants share the grounds with a Dreamland Amusements midway of carnival rides, from a Ferris wheel to a small roller coaster. Admission also covers every show in the grandstand, which this year means rodeo nights, a truck and tractor pull and a demolition derby, so families can plan an evening around one of them. Weekday gates open at 5 p.m., weekends and Veterans Day at noon; the carnival stays open an hour after the gates close. Children 5 and under get in free, K–12 students pay a reduced rate, and on Veterans Day (Wednesday, Nov. 11) students with ID get in free when accompanied by an adult 21 or older. Ride armbands are sold separately, and the two Thursday carload nights replace individual tickets with one price per vehicle. Parking is free. ## Similar picks in Tampa - [Pre-Readers Early Literacy (Ages 3-5) at Mirror Lake Community Library](https://grassyknees.com/tampa/activities/pre-readers-early-literacy-ages-3-5-at-mirror-lake-community-library--listing-6505559d5df5ae9cc8502439) — Thu, Nov 5 (+3 more dates) · 10:15 AM – 10:45 AM · Mirror Lake Community Library, St. Petersburg · Ages 3–5 · checked Oct 30. 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