2011 PORTER COUNTY FAIR HOURS

Open June 27th from 8am to 4pm

EXPO TICKET OFFICE - Located in the south west corner of the Expo Building, otherwise known as the Expo Main Entrance.

Open July 8th and 9th from Noon to 5:30pm.

Open July 15th and 16th from Noon to 5:30pm.

Open July 21st to July 30th from Noon to 5:00pm.

GRANDSTAND TICKET OFFICE - Located on the northwest corner of the Granstands, east of the Concessions area of the fair.

Open July 21st to July 29th at 6:00pm. (Ticket booth will open earlier on days such as Demo Derby when the show starts earlier than 7:30pm)

Find information on admission prices, special passes, wristbands, grandstand ticket info.

The Porter County Fair is located at the Porter County Expo Center on the corner of Division and SR 49 in Southeast Valparaiso. The address for all you Navi's out there is 215 E. Division. Click on the Read More button below for a map and directions.

The Porter County Fair offers shuttles to help you get to your destination. This article explains all the locations and times that the shuttle will be running. Each stop has a bright yellow sign that indicates where you can get picked up by the shuttle. We hope that we have put these stops in key places on the grounds to help you get to where you are going. The shuttle runs on a pretty constant schedule of every 10 minutes or so. Just look for the big yellow signs!

Camping cost is $25.00 per day for all campsites on the fairgrounds.

A camping deposit of at least $100.00 must be paid in advance and will be applied to the camping fees when the entire camping fee is paid prior to the first night of camping.

Camping reservations must be made for the first 10 days of the fair. 

No shortened camping sessions will be available until the first day of the fair, if there are campsites open at that time. 

All campsites will be reserved and held for the arrival of the party making the reservation.

There are four main parking areas to the grounds. As you arrive, please follow the instructions of traffic controllers that will direct traffic to a parking lot.

If you are arriving for a concert, please make sure that you arrive in plenty of time to park and arrive at the show. Traffic on the way to the grounds will be heavy so please allow for that.



West Parking Lot 1 - Sponsored by Art Hill Ford - This is the main parking area just west of the Expo Building.

South Parking Lot 2 - This is the commercial vendor and 4h parking area. You must have a designated parking pass to park here.

East Parking Lot 3 - This parking lot is for  general fair parking, grandstands entertainment and overflow traffic.

North Parking Lot 4 - This parking lot is for general fair parking, Horse Arena, Grandstands and overflow.