Effingham County Fair Grounds — Local services in Springfield

We went last year and the year before and it was great. However, this year we felt it was really pricey. Other than the first night, you have to pay $5 for anyone 5 and over to get in. Wristbands were $25 ea. the night we went, we bought 4 since our girls are little (4,6) and my husband and I had to get on a couple of the rides with them (probably not worth the 25). We were annoyed to see at least 3 different rides that charged a cash fee, not Wristband eligible, the mirror maze being one of them, one of their favorite things. Of course our Littles wanted to get on all the cash only rides but $10 for a small 5 min boat ride in a pool? Excessive. Basically they can only ride once on those or spend twice the amount of bands getting a second round. Why aren't all rides inclusive of wristbands? The vendors were pricey too. $16 for a basket of 3 tenders and fries, or cash only at the front by the entrance and the kids $5 basket only comes with 1 tender. It's not easy dropping $200+ for a day of fun with 2 toddlers. Couldn't even do the games. Fair is always fun, just be prepared...

We were glad the rain held back. Plenty of parking but not really controlled. Good amount of rides but two in the back were not running. $5 wrist bands and ticket packages were $25. Free for kids under 3. Food looked good. First time we saw a pig race and it was cool. Niecey and I had fun with our little girls especially on the pony rides and...

Here it say the fair opens at 2 we went an it’s not open no one’s answer the phone . The sign on gate says opens at 5 pm. This is not good had the little ones excited 😢😢 This is not good advertisement. Poor poor . Kids are sad. I will bring them back at 5, only because I told them we would be...