Indiana State Fair

Overview

Get ready to turn up the volume on summertime! The 2025 Indiana State Fair's theme is Soundtrack of Summer, presented by Get Prepared Indiana.

The Indiana State Fair is held for 17 days each summer, yet it lives for generations in the memories of families who experience it together. Over 750,000 people visit the Indiana State Fair each year for family fun, carnival rides and games, barnyard animals, 4-H competitions, goat yoga, Indiana's Court open daily for free play, the Big Top Circus, fabulous fair food, and the Indiana Beer Wine & Spirits expo.

Celebrate the iconic sounds of summer, from the roar of the midway to the sizzle of your favorite Fair foods, the Indiana State Fair is your ultimate summer playlist. Get ready to immerse yourself in all the sights, sounds and FUN at the Indiana State Fair with fun like:

• The laughter of families making memories
• The roar of the crowds at a Hoosier Lottery Free Stage
• The animals in the barns
• The rides of the Midway
• The sizzle of Fair food favorites
• The salt-water taffy cranking out
• The tractor engine roaring
• The slurping of an ice-cold lemonade
• The music of Band Day filling the air
• The unwrapping of a grilled cheese sandwich from the Dairy Bar
• The galloping of horse racing
• The toe-tapping music in Pioneer Village
• The dribbling of a basketball
• And so much more

This year's featured foods include the all-vegan Indianapolis Philly, bacon honeybun burger, bacon-wrapped BBQ chicken on a stick, blue cotton candy margarita, BBQ machos, blueberry breakfast sausage flapjack, brunch Mary, brunch mimosa, Butterfinger funnel cake, cheesy hot honey chicken fries, cinnamon toast cookie butter pretzel bites, cookie butter cold brew, cotton candy lemon shake-up, deep fried pork chop sandwich, dirty dancing egg rolls, hot honey beignets, jalapeno popper pizza, jerk cheesy fries, Jessops' butterscotch apple crunch, key lime pie dairy milkshake, lobster mac & cheese, passion fruit boba lemonade shake-up, peach tea, pickle fried Oreos, pickle bacon ranch pizza, piggy funnel, piggyback stack, pineapple lemonade shake-up, slime licker boba blast, smoked gouda'cue, s'mores cookie, State Fair Cotton Candy beer from Sun King, street corn steak tacos, sweet heat sausage sandwich, the hog & slaw, trio of Italy, tropical thunder, turkey sausage pizza quesadilla, Yes Cer's burger, and the new state fair cocktail, Pineapple Whip from Shake Up.

Live Concerts:

• August 1 - Three Dog Night

• August 2 - Disney Channel DJ Party

• August 3 - Max McNown

• August 5 - Indiana State Fair DJ Night featuring B-Swift

• August 6 - Babyface

• August 7 - America

• August 8 - Bill Murray & His Blood Brothers

• August 9 - Emo Night featuring Thomas Nicholas Band

• August 10 - Chris Tomlin

• August 12 - Latino Day con Banda Troyana

• August 13 - Happy Together Tour (Tthe Turtles, the Vogues, Little Anthony, Jay and the Americans, Gary Puckett & The Union Gap)

• August 14 - Phil Vassar

• August 14 - Lonestar

• August 15 - Melissa Etheridge

• August 16 - 1964 The Tribute

• August 17 - Gospel Music Festival featuring Marvin Sapp

Vinyl Revival

VINYL REVIVAL will feature The Art of Music Experience, an immersive exhibit that celebrates the powerful connection between music and visual art by showcasing iconic album covers and the stories behind them.

Enjoy a pop-up record store, in partnership with Indy CD & Vinyl, along with hand-painted displays of musicians from around the world. Whether a lifelong music lover or a curious explorer, this one-of-a-kind showcase will entertain fairgoers of all ages.

New Experiences

• Discovery Channel's Moonshiners stars, legendary distillers Mark and Digger, will be appearing August 14.
• Mighty Mike juggles bowling balls and sledgehammers as part of his daily strongman shows.
• Ikonic DIY Glass Workshops introduce fairgoers to the art of glassblowing in 20-minute sessions. Dates and times vary.
• Meet the only traveling wolf pack on earth with Wolves of the World. Catch the canine show daily.
• The Wilson's Corn Eating Competition debuts August 10.
• ABATE of Indiana is sponsoring a Tiny Tots Riding Experience for children to enjoy the thrill of riding a motorcycle in a safe and controlled environment.
• Rivers, Rails, & Roads is an exhibit showcasing a 1,000-year timeline of transportation in the Hoosier state.