General Information

General Hours

Gates Open Daily 6am
Gate 18 (off Monon Trail) Weekdays 10am
Gates Close - Admission tickets will no longer be accepted/sold after 10:00 pm (Sun.-Thurs.) and 10:30 pm (Fri. & Sat.)
General Fair Hours
  • Sunday - Thursday 6 am - 11 pm
  • Fridays 6 am - 12 midnight
  • Saturdays 6 am - 12:30 am

Exhibit / Building Hours

Ball State Ag/Hort Building, Home & Family Arts Building, FFA Pavilion, DNR Building, 4-H Education Complex, Farm Bureau Building, Pioneer Our Land Pavilion, Pioneer Village
  • Daily 9 am - 9 pm
Toyota Expo Hall
  • Sunday - Thursday 9 am - 9 pm
  • Fridays / Saturdays 9 am - 10 pm
Clarian Healthy Lifestyles Pavilion
  • Daily 9 am - 6 pm
Old National Bank Grand Hall
  • Sunday - Thursday 9 am - 9 pm
  • Fridays / Saturdays 9 am - 10 pm

Attractions

Riley Fun Park
  • Daily 10 am - 7 pm
Machinery Field
  • Daily 10 am - 9 pm
Midway
  • check back for exact times

Miscellaneous

Information Booths
  • Daily 9 am - 10 pm
Park n' Ride
  • Glendale Mall: Daily 10 am - 11 pm; departs every 20 min.
Shuttle Buses
  • Sunday - Thursday 8:30 am - 10 pm
  • Fridays / Saturdays 8:30 am - 11 pm

Administrative Hours

Administration Building - (317) 927-7500
  • Opening Day 6 am - 9 pm
  • Sunday - Thursday 7 am - 9 pm
  • Friday / Saturday 7 am - 10 pm
Buildings & Grounds - (317) 927-7546
  • Daily 6 am - 11 pm
Communications Building - (317) 927-7524
  • Daily 7 am - 7 pm
Concessions Office - (317) 927-7510
  • Daily 7:30 am - 6 pm
Fair Board Office - (317) 927-7535
  • Daily 8 am - 5 pm
Operations Center - (317) 927-7520
  • Daily 24 hours
Red Cross - (317) 927-7608
  • Sunday - Thursday 9 am - 11 pm
  • Friday 9 am - 1 am
  • Saturday 9 am - Midnight
State Police - (317) 927-7610
  • Daily 24 hours

Vendors

(Food concessions and Outdoor exhibitors)
Most Food Concessions
  • Sunday - Thursday 10 am - 10 pm
  • Friday / Saturday 10 am - 11pm
Dairy Bar
  • Daily 7 am - 9 pm
Commercial Exhibitors
  • Daily 10 am - 10 pm