Gates open to 65th Jacksonville Agricultural Fair

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The Greater Jacksonville Agricultural Fair opens contiguous astatine the Fairgrounds and runs done Nov. 14. Here's what families request to cognize earlier they go.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The gates officially opened Thursday evening astatine the Greater Jacksonville Agricultural Fair, which is celebrating its 65th year.

The event, located successful downtown Jacksonville, is the largest fair/festival successful Northeast Florida.

The just was canceled past twelvemonth due to the fact that of COVID-19, and galore person been anticipating its return. It volition beryllium successful municipality done Sunday, Nov. 14.

The just returns with the accumulation hall, concerts, animals, food, rides, contests and more.

This year, the just volition not necessitate a disguise oregon vaccination, but volition beryllium taking information precautions specified arsenic manus sanitizing stations, a self-service kiosk astatine the gate, and spacing retired rides and food.

The taxable for the just this twelvemonth is “Back to the Fun.” But information comes first.

“For COVID this year, we’re benignant of spacing things retired a small spot much than past past years. And we person manus sanitizers everywhere,” said Bill Olson, president of the Jacksonville Fair Association.

“We person had the thrust inspectors retired present since Monday... truthful arsenic the rides are finished mounting up they are inspecting them making definite everything is bully to go,” Olson said.

Ticket prices scope from $5 (advance admission) to $10. Those prices are for just admittance only. Rides indispensable beryllium purchased separately. The hours alteration each day, but the admissions gates volition adjacent 1 hr anterior to the just closing.

When it comes to parking successful the stadium tons by the fairgrounds, you tin lone usage a recognition paper to pay.

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