Taylor County Fairgrounds — Local services in Grafton

The fair was fun and the rides were enjoyable.

Food: For the most part, the wait times for food , desserts, and drinks were pretty good. Unfortunately, the wait for funnel cakes specifically were pretty rough. It seemed like there might have been a fryer issue at some point as the culprit, and the staff did work diligently to correct it. Once they got moving again, it seemed to improve.

Rides: Rides were enjoyable, but the wait times limited us to enjoying a few less than planned. No fault to the staff as they kept things moving well, but if you aren't crazy about long lines, I would suggest either arriving early or targeting the week day evenings (we went on a Friday).

Parking: Plenty of parking, but if you park closer to the entrance, its a little bit of a hill. Not a complaint or detractor by any means, but certainly worth noting.

Pricing: $15 to get in the gate, and you need to pay this to attend. It is a flat rate you pay per person, and will give you access to the all rides, music, wrestling, and rodeo by itself. I thought this was a pretty great value.

Food pricing wasnt too bad, but id probably expect to spend 50-60 on food, depending on family size and what you end up getting.

All in all, it was a great experience. Parking in the grass and seeing the fair on the top of the hill, with the sun setting at my back, was a beautiful way to set the tone for the evening. We enjoyed the rodeo, live music, live wrestling, and a litany of food options.

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I grew up here for 18 years. After going back, it has changed alot.Their are a few things the same. It is all about who your family is and who is on the fair board about how things will be ran. It benefits them instead of the community. They took away the horse pull this year because no one wants to work with the fair board. For kids it is good for being a small fair. alot of rides, exhibits and animal showing participants...

Was really crowded the first day with everyone wanting to come out from being quarantined. The food was way over priced as well as the beverages. The lines for the rides were long waiting up to 40minutes at a time for 2 minute ride. It was all around fun experience and refreshing to get out...