Palmetto's Manatee County Fairgrounds — Local services in Palmetto

No handicapped parking!!! I had to park at the far end of the property and walk a long way to get to the stage area! No options for handicapped! Also this was a children's event and there was staff driving Extremely Fast through the fairgrounds with No regard for the children 😳 They had a bubble machine and nowhere for the kids to rinse off after they got all soapy!! The water slides were complete chaos!! No parents were watching their children! No staff watching out for the safety of the children! My 4yr old grandson was being stomped by 3 older children!! What a poop show the event on 6/22/25 was! I'll Never take my...

Normally I only go to the Sarasota fair. This year I tried out the Manatee fair and wasn't disappointed. Great food selection and good entertainment. Very friendly people. Only reason I can't give it 5 stars is the guy they have cooking kettle corn isn't that great. That's one thing I always look forward too. He has some good new selections but the original was very...

Two local community publications stated that the fair opened at noon. When I brought my elderly father and wife here the gates were open but there was absolutely no activities going on and we were told nothing really happens until 5, contrary to the information I saw. We were also told that the fair closes at 10 pm...why even bother...